雅思写作(A类)真题：
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The table below give information aboutFavorite Pastimes in different countries.
Summarise the information by selecting andreporting the main features, and make comparisonswhere relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
雅思写作(A类)真题范文：
model answer:
This table clearly presents and compares favorablepastimes in eight different countries. The pastimes,across the top of the table, are analyzed in relationto each country.
As can be seen, about 60% of Canadians, Australiansand Americans like watching television. On the other hand, this figure is quite low for Chinawhere only 15% of people watch television. Predictably, Americans like music at 23%, whereasonly 2 to 5% of people in the other countries feel the same way. 20% of people in Englandenjoy sleeping as a pastime whereas in Canada and the USA, for example, the figure is only2%. Interestingly, the Chinese like hobbies the most at 50%, as opposed to only 20% inFrance. It isn't surprising that the highest percentage of beach-lovers is in Australia and theUSA at 30%.
It seems that pastimes of people of different nationalities may be influenced by a number offactors such as the socio-economic situation or the climate. These factors influence culturaldifferences between different nationalities and make cross-cultural experiences moreinteresting.
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