Exam practice: W riting Task 1
Unit 2
You should spend about 20 m inutes on th is task.
The graph below shows how elderly people in Europe spent th e ir free time between 1980 and 2010.
Summarize the inform ation by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
where relevant.
W rite at least 150 words.
Writing exam tip: When describing visual inform ation in Task 1, it is im po rta n t to
th in k about w hat tenses you w ill need. If the diagram includes tim e references (dates,
years) you w ill need a range of past and present tenses. If the
graph has no past tim e
reference, you w ill need to use the present sim ple tense only.
Free tim e activities of the elderly in Europe from 1980 to the present
%
-♦— Reading
■•— Hiking
- • — Theatre
-* — Playing sport
-#— Surfing
the Internet
Now com pare your answ er w ith the m odel answ er and th in k about how you could improve yours.
