Types of activities in leisure time in Someland

Academic IELTS Writing task 1

The table below gives data on the hour of leisure time / year for people in Someland.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information in the table below.

• You should write at least 150 words.
• Allow yourself 20 minutes for this task.

The table represents various types of activities that people of all ages do in their leisure time in Someland. It can be clearly seen that the way people choose to spend their free time depends on their age.

According to the figures, everyone spends a great part of their leisure time watching TV and videos. Teenagers and retired people do this activity for approximately 1,200 hours per year, which is twice as much as adults. Not only youngsters, but also people in their thirties, Socialise with others for 500 hours per year. However, this number drops dramatically as people age. 

Teenagers spend about 450 hours playing sports or doing group exercise. This tendency is going down as they are getting older until they entirely stop doing this activity. When they turn 60. Individual exercise is preferred by those in their 30s and 40s, who spend 200 hours per year on this activity. By contrast, they spend only 25 hours in the cinema, which is less than the other age groups. 

In conclusion, we can see that people tend to lead a more solitary life as they grow older. However, teenagers also spend a lot more time watching TV than socialising.