The graph below shows the percentage of people in different age groups in one city who attended music concerts between 2010 and 2015.
People attend colleges or universities for many different reasons (for example, new experiences, career preparation, increased knowledge etc.). Why do you think people attend colleges or universities?
Model answer
Task-1
The line graph compares five distinct groups of age in terms of the
proportion of citizens in one city who went to music performance from
2010 to 2015.
It can be seen from the chart that the number of inhabitants engaged
in music concerts fluctuated over the period given. People who are more
than 75 years old tended to participate in this kind of concert less
than any other group of age.
In 2010, there was more than 50 percent of people who is from 45 to
54-year-old joined music concerts, while this number of teenage (16 to
24-year-old) and labor force age (25 to 44-year-old) stood at 40
percent. By contrast, there were nearly a tenth of people attended a
performance, which was the lowest point compared to four other groups of
younger age. At the same time, people aged 55 – 64 situated at a
quarter of the city population joined the concert.
Students who are in go-to-school age saw an upward trend over the
period shown and hit its peak at 70 percent in 2015. There was a steady
fall in the percentage of people between 25 and 44-year-olds from 2010
to 2012 and then go up gradually until 2015, it increased to nearly 50
percent. People aged 45 to 54 saw a small change. Whereas city citizens
who lived more than 75 years were seen to attend a music concert only a
fifth in 2015.
Task-2
People primarily enrol in a college or university to achieve the
necessary education and degree they require to build a career. Apart
from the career, people seek higher studies to gain knowledge, to
enhance social status and learn more about diverse cultures.
The current society and its educational structures are far different
than they had been a century back when a self-educated person could gain
a good career and parents could arrange private tutors to ensure their
children’s education. But in today’s world, universities are the
authority to declare a person to have the necessary education to be
ready for the job. People are going to universities because this is the
most common way of getting the education. The sole purpose of a college
or university is to ensure the proper theoretical and moral education to
build the ideal citizens the country needs and this is the system which
is unquestionably accepted by the society. People who do not have the
plan to use their certificate to get a job either because they have
other career plans or may be blessed with inherited fortune.
Many go to these educational institutes to learn values, gather ideas
and education they require to be good humans. In fact, education is a
borderline between a savage person and a good man and this is another
reason the society has adopted the idea of education for all.
Some people go to universities to get further education to enhance their
horizon or to improve their job position and salary. Others go to the
colleges and universities to let the world know that they are educated.
Funny this may seem but many people simply consider the higher education
as the status they require to get a higher position in the society.
In conclusion, education, experiencing diverse cultures and customs,
getting prepared for the future career, improving job position, subject
matter interests and social status are the main reasons for people to
attend colleges and universities.