WRITING TASK 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task The following two pie charts show the results of a survey into the popularity of various leisure activities among European adults in 1985 and 1995. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

A glance at the two pie charts provided reveals the relative

of various leisure

among European adults in 1985 and 1995.
Of these activities, watching TV was the most widely enjoyed in both years, at 32

in
1985 and a slightly lower 30

in 1995. Yet, by far the most significant change to take

during

period was the increased

of computer games. Not a single

to the survey rated playing computer games as their preferred leisure activity in
1985.

, by 1995

figure stood at 27

– the

highest overall.

in 1995 was talking with friends, at 26

compared to 21

a

earlier.
In stark contrast,

, all other activities decreased in

. Eating out – which

the

most widely enjoyed pastime in 1985, accounting

23

– slipped to a mere 8

in 1995.

, there were

considerable

in the

ratings of talking with family, other

(as previously

) watching television.