IELTS Writing Task 1: Weekly Leisure Hours by Age Group

The bar chart below shows the average number of hours per week that people in three age groups spent on four leisure activities in one country in 2021. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The vertical axis shows hours per week from 0 to 20, and the horizontal axis groups the activities of watching television, using social media, exercising and reading, each with three bars for people aged 18 to 29, 30 to 49 and 50 and over. Adults aged 50 and over watched the most television at about 18 hours, compared with 10 hours for the youngest group. Social media use was highest among 18 to 29 year olds at roughly 15 hours and lowest among the oldest group at 4 hours. Time spent exercising was similar across all groups at around 5 hours, while reading rose steadily with age, from 2 hours in the youngest group to 8 hours in the oldest.