Tuesday, July 08, 2003

PERCENTAGE OF SAME SEX AND AGE GROUP AUSTRALIA, 1996 CENSUS


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Talk with a partner. What could you say about this graph in a task 1 writing essay?




PERCENTAGE OF SAME SEX AND AGE GROUP EMPLOYED,
AUSTRALIA, 1996 CENSUS


Cut up strips and post them around the room. Put students in pairs. One pair can go around the room and look at the strips, and then report back to their partner. The partner writes the phrases in the appropriate blanks. The student who looks at the words cannot write them, and the student who does the writing cannot leave their seat to look at the words.

rates
according to
rose
reaching a peak
dropped slightly
dramatically
slightly higher than
increased sharply
fluctuated
reached
fluctuated
Fill in the missing words

The graph shows employment (1) ________________ in Australia in 1996, (2)________________ age and gender.

38 percent of men in the 15 to 19 age group were employed in 1996. This figure (3) ________________ with age until (4) ________________ of just over 80 percent for workers in the 35 to 44 age bracket. The employment rate (5) ________________ for men in the next age group (45-54) and then (6) ________________ for workers over the age of 55. Only 9 percent of men aged 65 and over were still employed.

39 percent of women, (7) ________________ the male figure, entered the workforce in their teenage years. Female employment (8) ________________ to around 65 percent for 20-24 year-old women and then (9) ________________ until women (10) ________________ the age of 54. A large percentage of women subsequently left the workforce and less than 5 percent of women were still working after turning 65.

Overall, employment rates (11) ________________ more for women than for men in Australia. Additionally, women tended to start work earlier and retire earlier than their male counterparts.
Answers

The graph shows employment (1) rates in Australia in 1996, (2)according to age and gender.

38 percent of men in the 15 to 19 age group were employed in 1996. This figure (3) rose with age until (4) reaching a peak of just over 80 percent for workers in the 35 to 44 age bracket. The employment rate (5) dropped slightly for men in the next age group (45-54) and then (6) dramatically for workers over the age of 55. Only 9 percent of men aged 65 and over were still employed.

39 percent of women, (7) slightly higher than the male figure, entered the workforce in their teenage years. Female employment (8) increased sharply to around 65 percent for 20-24 year-old women and then (9) fluctuated until women (10) reached the age of 54. A large percentage of women subsequently left the workforce and less than 5 percent of women were still working after turning 65.

Overall, employment rates (11) fluctuated more for women than for men in Australia. Additionally, women tended to start work earlier and retire earlier than their male counterparts.

PERCENTAGE OF SAME SEX AND AGE GROUP EMPLOYED,
AUSTRALIA, 1996 CENSUS



Paragraph 1:
Rewrite the question





Paragraph 2:
Male employment
(Start at the earliest age group & then describe changes)







Paragraph 3:
Female employment
(Start at the earliest age group & then describe changes)









Overview:
Men / women
The graph shows employment rates in Australia in 1996, according to age and gender.






38 percent of men in the 15 to 19 age group were employed in 1996. This figure rose with age until reaching a peak of just over 80 percent for workers in the 35 to 44 age bracket. The employment rate dropped slightly for men in the next age group (45-54) and then dramatically for workers over the age of 55. Only 9 percent of men aged 65 and over were still employed.





39 percent of women, slightly higher than the male figure, entered the workforce in their teenage years. Female employment increased sharply to around 65 percent for 20-24 year-old women and then fluctuated until women reached the age of 54. A large percentage of women subsequently left the workforce and less than 5 percent of women were still working after turning 65.






Overall, employment rates fluctuated more for women than for men in Australia. Additionally, women tended to start work earlier and retire earlier than their male counterparts.



(Word Count: 175)



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