Percentage of Cinema Visitors by Age Group from 1978 to 2008

IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 - Line Graph

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IELTS Writing Task 1 Question

The line graph shows the percentage of different age groups of cinema visitors in a particular country from 1978 to 2008.

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Common questions for the line graph

1. Graph Type: Line Graph

2. Title: Percentage of Cinema Visitors by Age Group from 1978 to 2008

3. What are the units of measurement?: Percentage of cinema visitors

4. Who: Four age groups (14-24, 25-34, 35-49, 50+)

5. When: From 1978 to 2008

6. Where: A particular country

7. Topic: Cinema attendance trends among different age groups

Process Showing and Trends

Comparison 1: Cinema Attendance (1978–1988)

Details:

1. In 1978, cinema attendance was highest among the 14-24 age group at 90%, followed by the 25-34 age group at 80%, the 35-49 group at 60%, and the 50+ group at 40%.

2. By 1988, the attendance dropped across all age groups: the 14-24 group fell to 75%, the 25-34 group to 60%, the 35-49 group to 40%, and the 50+ group to 20%.

Comparison 2 : Growth in Cinema Attendance (1988–1998)

Details:

1. From 1988 to 1998, there was a noticeable increase in cinema attendance across all age groups.

2. This growth was most significant in the 14-24 and 25-34 age groups.

Comparison 3 : Growth in Cinema Attendance (1988–1998)

Details:

1. After 1998, cinema attendance stabilized for all age groups until 2003.

2. From 2003 to 2008, cinema attendance decreased in all groups except for the 50+ group, which saw an increase.

Sample Answer

The line graph illustrates the cinema attendance trends among four different age groups in a particular country from 1978 to 2008.

In 1978, the 14-24 age group had the highest cinema attendance at 90%, followed by the 25-34 group at 80%, the 35-49 group at 60%, and the 50+ group at 40%. Over the next decade, cinema attendance decreased across all groups, with the 14-24 group falling to 75%, the 25-34 group to 60%, the 35-49 group to 40%, and the 50+ group dropping to 20% by 1988.

From 1988 to 1998, cinema attendance increased across all age groups, with the 14-24 and 25-34 age groups showing the most significant rise. After 1998, cinema attendance remained stable in all groups until 2003. From 2003 to 2008, cinema attendance declined in all groups except for the 50+ group, which showed an upward trend.

Overall, cinema attendance was more popular among younger age groups, but after 2003, the over-50s became the only group to show increased cinema attendance, while the others declined.

Top 26 Vocabularies

Vocabulary	Meaning	Synonyms	Examples	Type
Proportion	The percentage or share of something	Percentage, ratio	“The proportion of cinema attenders in the 14-24 group was the highest in 1978.”	Noun
Decrease	A reduction or decline in the amount	Decline, drop	“Cinema attendance decreased across all age groups after 1988.”	Verb/ Noun
Stabilize	To become steady or unchanging	Steady, remain constant	“After 1998, cinema attendance stabilized for all age groups.”	Verb/ Noun
Escalation	A significant increase	Rise, growth	“There was a noticeable escalation in cinema attendance from 1988 to 1998.”	Noun
Trend	A general direction or tendency	Pattern, movement	“The trend shows that cinema attendance declined in most age groups after 2003.”	Noun
Illustrate	To explain or clarify something with examples	Depict, demonstrate	“The line graph illustrates cinema attendance trends.”	Verb
Fluctuate	To change continuously in an irregular way	Vary, oscillate	“Cinema attendance fluctuated across all age groups.”	Verb
Steady	Constant, not changing	Stable, consistent	“Attendance remained steady between 1998 and 2003.”	Adjective
Decline	A gradual reduction	Decrease, drop	“Cinema attendance declined after 2003.”	Noun/Verb
Rise	An increase in level or amount	Growth, surge	“There was a rise in cinema attendance from 1988 to 1998.”	Noun/Verb
Dominant	More influential or prevalent	Leading, prevailing	“The 14-24 age group remained the dominant group in 1978.”	Adjective
Pattern	A repeated trend or regularity	Trend, sequence	“The attendance pattern showed a decline after 2003.”	Noun
Notable	Worthy of attention	Significant, remarkable	“There was a notable increase in cinema attendance in the late 1990s.”	Adjective
Dip	A temporary decrease	Drop, decline	“Cinema attendance saw a dip in 1988 before rising again.”	Noun
Surge	A sudden and strong increase	Jump, escalation	“There was a surge in attendance for the younger age groups.”	Noun/Verb
Prevail	To dominate or be widespread	Reign, predominate	“Younger age groups continued to prevail in cinema attendance.”	Verb
Vary	To show differences over time	Change, fluctuate	“Attendance rates varied among different age groups.”	Verb
Outpace	To grow or develop faster than something else	Surpass, exceed	“The 50+ group began to outpace younger groups after 2003.”	Verb
Peak	To reach the highest point	Climax, top	“Cinema attendance peaked in 1978 for the 14-24 group.”	Verb/Noun
Gradual	Happening slowly over time	Slow, progressive	“There was a gradual decline in attendance after 2003.”	Adjective
Upswing	An improvement or increase	Boost, rise	“An upswing in cinema attendance occurred between 1988 and 1998.”	Noun
Dwindle	To reduce slowly in size or amount	Shrink, lessen	“The 25-34 age group’s attendance dwindled after 2003.”	Verb
Persist	To continue despite difficulty	Endure, remain	“The 50+ group’s increase in attendance persisted after 2003.”	Verb
Substantial	Large or considerable in amount	Significant, major	“A substantial number of young people attended cinemas in 1978.”	Adjective
Rebound	To recover after a decline	Recover, bounce back	“Cinema attendance rebounded from 1988 to 1998.”	Verb
Contrary	Opposite in nature or direction	Opposing, different	“Contrary to other groups, the 50+ group saw increased attendance after 2003.”	Adjective

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