The pie charts below show the percentage of time working adults spent on different activities in a particular country in 1958 and 2008. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant
The chart displays the proportion of
time
allocated by employed adults to various activities in a certain nation in 1958 and 2008. Overall
, it was evident that the majority of working adults spent most of their time
working and sleeping.
In 1958, the record shows among all of the activities, work
was the priority of employed people as they spent 33% of their time
on it. This
was followed by sleep with a minimal difference of 1%. Whilst, about 19% of the time
was spent socializing with family and friends. They dedicated less than 16% to relaxing at home, indulging in other interests or playing sports and travelling to work
.
In 2008, work
still occupied most of the people’s time
with 42%. Sleeping was followed next by 25%, which was approximately double the percentage of time
working adults spent wind down at home. This
time
, travelling to work
seemed to take more time
than in the past, considering people dedicated 8% of their time
to it, the same amount of time
as doing other interests or playing sports. The time
spent hanging out with friends and family has significantly plummeted, from 19% to 6%.Submitted by nguyennhatanh280707 on
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Vocabulary: Replace the words time, work with synonyms.
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