The table below gives information on internet use in six categories by age group.
Describe the information in the table and make comparisons where appropriate.
Comparing activities, we can see that getting news is the most popular activity with users of all ages. At least 70% of people use the internet to get news.
Whilst 80% of teenagers play online games, this table drops to 54% of people in their twenties and 37% of people in their thirties. Online gaming reaches a low of 25% with people in their fifties and then increases in popularity with older people.
Downloads activity display a similar trend to internet games, but they are less popular in general and decline markedly with people over age 40. Only 6% of people over age 70 download.
Online Product research is made by over seventy percent of all people except for teenagers who do not research product. Product research peak in the forties age group, when almost three-quarters of people research for product in this way.
Buying a product online is equally popular with all internet users except those at either end of the age scale: teens and internet users age 70 or older. Searching for people online is done by between one-quarter and one-third of people depending on age, except for teenagers who make only five searches out of every 100.
- In many countries nowadays, young single people no longer stay with their parents until they are married, but leave to study or work somewhere else.Do you think this trend has more advantages or disadvantages? 47
- Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Only people who earn a lot of money are successful. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. 70
- Some companies are closing their offices one day per week to save energy gas electricity What are the advantages and disadvantages of this 79
- Schools should ask students to evaluate their teachers 74
- Some people say that success is 10 percent talent and 90 percent hard work Is hard work the key to success or is talent also important 70
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