雅思作文：圖表題示範解答

Task 1 Writing Sample Answer – Smoking in Britain (2)

分析

Line Chart                                   線型圖

Comparing men and women         比較男女

Talking about a “gap”                   注意差距的分析

Identifying key points                    把重要的時間點定義出來

Sample Answer                            作答舉例

The line chart compares the smoking rate for British men and women from 1948 to 2007.

Most interestingly, although smoking was much more popular among men than women at the start of the period (65% and 40% respectively), by 2007 they were nearly identical (approximately 27% and 25% respectively). In other words, the gap between both groups narrowed considerably.

There are two other points of interest. First, despite a small rise in popularity in the 50s, men tended to smoke less over the time. In contrast, after falling to about 35% in 1955, more women suddenly began to smoke. Their smoking rate continued to increase until peaking at around 43% in 1972.

The second point is the dramatic decline in the popularity of smoking from 1972. After this point, the percentage of male and female smokers plunged, with both dropping to around 30% by 1990.

In conclusion, despite the temporary rise in the popularity of smoking among women, it can clearly be seen that the percentage of smokers of both sexes dropped significantly over the period. In addition, the gap between both groups narrowed considerably.

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