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The Chart Below Shows The Male and Female Internet Users Aged 15-24 in Canada in 2000

The document contains two tasks. Task 1 summarizes the key findings of a bar chart showing the percentage of Canadian males and females aged 15-24 who used the internet in 2000. It finds that email was the most common online activity and a higher percentage of males engaged in social networking, while more females used email and online shopping. Task 2 discusses the debate around showing foreign films in cinemas. It acknowledges the cultural benefits countries gain from developing strong domestic film industries but argues the enjoyment audiences get from foreign films and the business challenges local theaters would face without them mean an outright ban is too severe and other methods beyond censorship should be used to encourage local culture.

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The Chart Below Shows The Male and Female Internet Users Aged 15-24 in Canada in 2000

The document contains two tasks. Task 1 summarizes the key findings of a bar chart showing the percentage of Canadian males and females aged 15-24 who used the internet in 2000. It finds that email was the most common online activity and a higher percentage of males engaged in social networking, while more females used email and online shopping. Task 2 discusses the debate around showing foreign films in cinemas. It acknowledges the cultural benefits countries gain from developing strong domestic film industries but argues the enjoyment audiences get from foreign films and the business challenges local theaters would face without them mean an outright ban is too severe and other methods beyond censorship should be used to encourage local culture.

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New ADVANCE WRITING DAY 6

TASK-1

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.


The chart below shows the male and female internet users aged 15-24 in Canada in 2000.
Summaries the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where
relevant

% Canadian males and females aged 15-24 who used the internet

TASK-2

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic

Some believe that it is beneficial to show foreign films while others feel this can have a negative impact on
local culture. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Write at least 250 words.
TASK 1

The bar chart outlines online activities of young Canadian males and females who were between 15 to 24
years old in the year 2000.
Overall, email communication was the most common activity among these users and a higher percentage of
male internet users were engaged in social networking than that of females while women email users and
online shoppers exceeded the ratio of male netizens.
Young Canadian internet users primarily used email applications and their second most preferred online
activity was social networking. Among the internet users, 48% females used emails and this ratio was 7%
higher than that of male email users. Regarding the social networking members, 28% of these netizens were
males and this ration was exactly 4% higher than that of females. Almost one in five young female intent users
did online shopping while male online shopper’s percentage was 13.  The remaining 9% males were involved
in other online activities while this was 18%, precisely double in the case of females.
TASK 2
Some believe cinemas should show a wide breadth of films from around the world, while others worry about
the globalizing effect on local culture. In my opinion, though reliance on domestic film can contribute
greatly to the cultural development of a nation, it is too severe a restriction.

Those wary of the pernicious effects of films from other countries point to the importance of nationally
produced films. When a country imports few films from abroad, they are forced into making more and better
movies to attract audiences. For instance, in the 1980s immediately after the Cultural Revolution in China, few
foreign films were shows. Studios instead funded ambitious Chinese film-makers like Zhang Yimou, who
would later go on to lead the early 1990s ascent of Chinese new wave cinema. This same pattern has
been repeated in South Korea, Japan, France, and numerous other countries at different periods in the 20th
century. The sum effect on culture for each respective nation has been massive and, in many
cases, represents their most recent defining cultural achievements.

Nonetheless, watching foreign films allows individuals to enjoy the best entertainment on offer. It would
be cruel to ban foreign films and enforce a sub-par viewing experience in countries with under-developed film
industries. Film is, after all, mainly an enjoyable form of relaxation. The most popular movies tend to come
from Hollywood and include blockbuster superhero franchises, Oscar-worthy dramas, and comedies.
Many local theatre chains would struggle to stay in business without foreign films and the new
online streaming options mean that audiences would likely just subscribe to Netflix or download movies
illegally. The actual cultural benefits of such restrictions might therefore be questionable while theatre-
goers would surely be deprived of quality recreation.

In conclusion, the examples of isolated national film industries do not outweigh the diversionary value of film.


There are other methods of preserving and encouraging culture besides censoring outside influences.

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