IELTS Writing Task 1: ages and age groups

It's easy to make small mistakes when describing ages and age groups. Here are some examples that should help.

One person:

• He is 10 years old.
• He is a 10-year-old.
• He is aged 10.

More than one person:

• The children in the class are all 10 years old.
• It is a class of 10-year-olds (or "10-year-old children").
• The children in the class are all aged 10.

Age groups with more than one person:

• The chart shows the preferred hobbies of children (who are) between 10 and 12 years old.
• The chart shows the preferred hobbies of 10- to 12-year-olds (or "10- to 12-year-old children").
• The chart shows the preferred hobbies of children aged 10 to 12.

Note:
If you miss the hyphens (-), it's not a big problem. It won't affect your score.

Comments

[Aria]

It is a class of 10-year-olds (or "10-year-old children").

Is the "s" at the end of word old correct?

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[minguyen]

It's correct, Aria. We have 's' for plural because in the sentence, '10-year-old' functions as a noun.
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[Sonia]

Please can you tell me how can i write the introduction of this prompt
A graph shows the number of male and female of different age groups employed in eurpeon country in year 2013 . The figure is given in people per thousand