UNIT 3D: SKILLS FOR WRITING

Writing: Write a description of data

Look at the bar chart and read the notes below. Then write an article about how people
follow sport today.

newspapers – not free, ‘old’ news, people prefer to read online

attending events – difficult, expensive
TV – not so popular today, time may be inconvenient
internet – free instant news all the time
radio – no pictures, best in car

HAVE YOU ASKED YOURSELF HOW PEOPLE FOLLOW SPORT TODAY?

There are many ways of people follow sport today, how you can look at the bar chart.
Some students of Universidad Tecnica de Ambato of the career of physical education
made some surveys about how people follow sport today in a period of time (2000-2015).

They checked that who follows sport in newspapers have had a decrease from 20 percent
because, people prefer to read online. Also people who have been attending events have
percent from 5 percent in the period of 2000 and a percent from 2.5% in 2015, you can
see that there are a decrease from 2.5%, because these activities are very difficult and
expensive.
People who prefer watching sport by TV have had a decrease from 22.5% respect to 2015
year, because this type isn’t so popular today and for this activity the time may be
inconvenient.
In the internet there are an increase from 52% in this period of time, because people can
get free instant news all the time. While who have used radio had a decrease from 6%
because people prefer seeing pictures, that only listen sport news, therefore, this type of
news is prefer listening by car.
In conclusion people today want to read sport news at the internet, because they can
received notifications in their smartphones with updated sport news. They can see videos
and matches of their favorite sports.