IELTS Graph # 16 - The chart below shows the amount of time that 10 to 15-year-olds spend chatting on the Internet and playing on games consoles on an average school day in the UK. Compare and contrast necessary information.



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The chart below shows the amount of time that 10 to 15-year-olds spend chatting on the Internet and playing on games consoles on an average school day in the UK. Compare and contrast necessary information.



The given bar graph compares time spent chatting on the internet and playing games on a gaming console, between boys and girls in the UK aged 10-15. The information is divided into three time ranges.

Overall, boys and girls were spending more time playing games on consoles rather than chatting, around 68% against 62%. Specifically, around 33% more boys were playing games as compared to girls.

Boys playing games for 1-3 hours were 35%, whereas girls in this time frame constituted of 13%.  Around 2% of girls were recorded playing for more than 4 hours, as opposed to 10% of the boys. A higher proportion of girls played games for less than an hour compared to boys who liked to play for longer time periods.

Coming to chatting on the internet, girls were recorded to be around 69% and boys were around 55%. Equal proportion of boys (25%) was recorded under chatting for less than an hour and for 1-3 hours. Around 3% and 8% of boys and girls respectively were recorded chatting for more than 4 hours.

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IELTS Graph # 16 - The chart below shows the amount of time that 10 to 15-year-olds spend chatting on the Internet and playing on games consoles on an average school day in the UK. Compare and contrast necessary information. IELTS Graph # 16 - The chart below shows the amount of time that 10 to 15-year-olds spend chatting on the Internet and playing on games consoles on an average school day in the UK. Compare and contrast necessary information. Reviewed by Devanshi on December 13, 2017 Rating: 5

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