Band 7+: You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The graph below gives information about the preferred leisure activities of Australian children. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown. You should write at least 150 words.

The bar graph elucidates the various interests of Australian boys and girls aged 5 to 14 in percentage.

Overall, both genders preferred watching television or videos, as it had the highest rate among all leisure activities. On the other hand, children showed varying preferences in bike riding, electronic or computer games, and arts and crafts, whereas skateboarding or rollerblading was the least popular hobby in comparison with others.

Firstly, a hundred percent of young individuals expressed their preference in watching television or videos. Subsequently, there was also a discernible dominance of digital activities among kids as electronic or computer games had significantly high rates, 80% for boys and 60% for girls.

Secondly, physical activities such as bike riding, and arts and crafts presented fluctuations of liking, with the former having generally higher rates compared with the latter. Furthermore, skateboarding or rollerblading received the lowest rating among all activities. It only had around 39% for boys and less than 25% for girls.