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The diagram below shows the average hours of unpaid work per week done by people in different categories. Describe the information presented below. Comparing results for men and women in the categories shown. Suggest reasons for what you see.

The diagram below shows the average hours of unpaid work per week done by people in different categories. Describe the information presented below. Comparing results for men and women in the categories shown. Suggest reasons for what you see.
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The diagram illustrates how married people spend their time doing unpaid work per week in three different periods.
Overall
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, it can be easy to see that the number of
hours
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women
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getting
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get
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 involved in housework, childcare and gardening had
tendency
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a tendency
the tendency
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 to be much more
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then
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than
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men
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's
one
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apply
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. As regards
period
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the period
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 without children, the average
hours
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 of unpaid work per week done by married
women
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 reached the bottom at 30
hours
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 which was nearly twice as much as
men
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's
hours
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. Moving to
having
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have
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 1-2
children
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children's
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 time,
women
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's
hours
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 rocketed
at
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to
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 over 50
hours
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 which increased by roughly 20
hours
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 compared with the first one.
Meanwhile
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,Meanwhile
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 the number of
hours
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men
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spending
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spent
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 taking over household duties seemed to be erratic at around 18
hours
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.
At
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In
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 the period with over three children, married
women
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 peaked at 55
hours
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while
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 the opposite was true for
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men's
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men
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 one which was at 15
hours
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.

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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
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Common mistake: Your writing should be 150-250 words.
Basic structure: Change the third paragraph.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words hours, women, men with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the third paragraph.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Unpaid work
  • Household chores
  • Gender roles
  • Disparity
  • Societal expectations
  • Cultural norms
  • Full-time housewives
  • Part-time jobs
  • Traditional responsibilities
  • Domestic roles
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