IELTS issues | Jamshid

The bar chart illustrates the purchases of five different goods in four different seasons at a particular store in 2011. Overall, the sales of the items varied noticeably across four seasons. Women’s clothes consistently recorded the largest sales, with the most notable disparity compared to other products seen in autumn, although items like sports equipment, cosmetics, and jewellery were sold in their largest volumes during this season. It is also clear that spring and summer saw the highest sales of men’s clothes.

Winter and spring exhibited less significant differences in the sales. Women’s clothes were sold for the largest amounts at $40,000, followed closely by men’s clothes, sports equipment, and cosmetics, all of which accounted for around $25,000. Similarly, the highest sales volume was seen in women’s clothes at $60,000 in spring. Sports equipment trailed far behind with $40,000 sales, which was double the figure for men’s clothes, cosmetics, and jewellery (each at around $20,000).

As for summer and autumn, the purchasing preferences varied significantly across these items. Women’s clothes, however, remained the best-selling product, with the figure standing at $80,000, which was twice as high as the sales of men’s clothes ($40,000). Meanwhile, the figures for the remaining products ranged between $20,000 and $30,000. The sales figures were even more pronounced in autumn, when a substantial $110,000 was earned from women’s clothes. Jewellery sales, however, came second during this period at around $50,000, followed noticeably by cosmetics ($42,000), sports equipment ($40,000), and men’s clothes ($30,000).

The bar chart illustrates the proportion of females from the 16-25 age group who are involved in either playing or watching certain sports in a particular country. Overall, participation and viewing preferences vary significantly. While tennis and basketball attract the largest audiences, sports like basketball, tennis and golf dominate participation rates. Conversely, the remaining activities like gymnastics, badminton and horse riding draw notably fewer viewers and participants. Notably, the most significant disparity between participating and watching can be seen in golf and especially tennis.

As for watching, tennis attracts the largest audience, at 60%, followed closely by basketball, which draws around 55% of the viewers. The remaining sports, however, are significantly less popular, with gymnastics watched by one-fifth and golf by one-tenth of the female audience. Badminton and horse riding/racing see the lowest viewing rates, showing only 10% each.

This stands in notable contrast to participation rates, with the highest figure seen in basketball at 50%. Tennis and golf come second, enjoying the same number of participants, at 30%. Badminton, gymnastics, and horse riding/racing, however, attract considerably smaller shares of sportswomen, with their respective figures standing at just over 10%, approximately 8% and a mere 2%.