Writing Task - Sample 4: Table (5 categories) Task 1: The table below shows the number of people (millions) taking part in the five different physical activities between 2001 and 2009 in Australia The table presents information regarding the number of Australians in millions, who took part in different sporting and recreational activities The focus for the data is on the years 2001, 2008 and 2009 It can be clearly seen that walking was the most popular activity enjoyed by Australians, however aerobics saw the largest growth in the period examined To begin with, walking saw a 43% growth in the number of participants with 4.3 million in 2001 It then increased rapidly to 5.9 and finally 6.1 million users in the years 2008 and 2009 respectively The trend for Australians doing aerobics was similar The number of those enjoying the activity was a low 1.1 million in 2001, though seven years later it had risen to 1.6 million and a sudden dramatic surge in the final examined year to 2.8 million made aerobics the second most popular physical activity in Australia Swimming dropped from second to third place over the period and it saw only a 2% positive change with 2.1 million, slipping slightly to million, before recovering to 2.2 million participants over the three years examined Next is tennis, and this is the only activity that shrank in the number of its participants compared to the other four Overall there was a 23% drop with 0.9 million players in 2001, but in 2008 and 2009, numbers had fallen but stabilized at appropriately 0.7 million Finally, the numbers of Australians enjoying running had huge growth, like aerobics with a noticeable 89% growth in this activity The numbers grew from 0.9 to 1.1 million from 2001 to 2008, though the largest increase like aerobics came in the final year overtaking tennis and rocketing up to 1.7 million Based on the information provided it can be concluded that all physical activities increased in popularity with the exception of tennis Also the most obvious changes were seen between the years 2008 and 2009 in general for the activities