TASK 1 (Table): People perception
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Sample Answer:
The provided table illustrates the outcomes of a questionnaire regarding public and individual perceptions of the newly introduced theatre in a specific town in 2012, showing three opinions across three distinct metrics.
What is immediately striking from the data is that all three surveyed categories were generally well received, with theatre quality showing the greatest polarization between club members and the general public. Despite this disparity, quality remained the most highly evaluated aspect, in stark contrast to information, which received by far the highest proportion of poor remarks.
The quality of the new cultural institute was overwhelmingly in favor of positive ratings, particularly among club members, 88% of whom considered this aspect excellent. This contrasted sharply with the above-average rating of 53% from the general population. Moderate approval (satisfaction) for this metric also showed a marked divergence, with 40% of the public expressing satisfaction compared to only 10% of club members. Poor evaluations therefore stood at 7% and 2% for the public and members respectively.
Information was the measure with more comparable statistics. Positive approval ratings were reported at 66% for the public and 54% for club members. A reverse pattern, however, was seen in satisfaction, with 30% of members compared to 20% of the public. Poor remarks were also similar, recorded at around 15% for both groups.
Lastly, facilities showed the most pronounced distinction in dissatisfaction, with the figure for the general public being quadruple that of club members (8% versus 2%). Despite this discrepancy, moderate ratings averaged 25% for both groups, while those perceiving this metric as excellent were skewed towards theatre club members, at 72% compared to a lower 64% among the public.
Vocabulary
| immediately striking | nổi bật ngay lập tức |
| well received | được đón nhận tốt |
| polarization | sự phân cực |
| disparity | sự chênh lệch |
| stark contrast | sự tương phản rõ rệt |
| poor remarks | nhận xét tiêu cực |
| cultural institute | viện văn hóa |
| positive ratings | đánh giá tích cực |
| contrasted sharply | đối lập rõ rệt |
| above-average rating | đánh giá trên mức trung bình |
| moderate approval | sự chấp thuận vừa phải |
| marked divergence | sự khác biệt rõ rệt |
| poor evaluations | đánh giá kém |
| comparable statistics | số liệu có thể so sánh |
| positive approval ratings | tỷ lệ chấp thuận tích cực |
| reverse pattern | mô hình ngược lại |
| pronounced distinction | sự khác biệt rõ ràng |
| quadruple that of | gấp bốn lần so với |
| discrepancy | sự khác biệt |
| moderate ratings averaged | đánh giá trung bình vừa phải |
| perceiving this metric as excellent | coi chỉ số này là xuất sắc |
| skewed towards | nghiêng về phía |
| general public | công chúng nói chung |
| club members | thành viên câu lạc bộ |
| surveyed categories | các hạng mục khảo sát |
