The charts below show the changes in ownership of electrical appliances and amount of time doing housework and households in one country between 1920 and 2019. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The charts below show the changes in ownership of electrical appliances and amount of time doing housework and households in one country between 1920 and 2019. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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The given line graphs provide information about the ratio of electrical gadgets ownership and how many hours were spent on household chores weekly in one country from 1920 to 2019. At a glance, the number of households who bought three appliances namely a washing machine, fridge, and vacuum cleaner increased sharply,
while
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the number of weekly hours doing the washing, cooking, and cleaning experienced a dramatical drop over the cycle of time. In the year 1920, almost no one owned a refrigerator. Meanwhile, the vacuum cleaner was chosen by 30% of households, which is nearly as popular as the laundry machine, with 40%. In 1960, the percentage of people using refrigerators rocketed up to 90% and
then
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peaked at 100%
at the end
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of the duration. The figure for vacuum cleaners witnessed the same tendency, which
also
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climbed to 100% in 2019. As for the washing machine, the figure fluctuated slightly before ending at over 70%. It can be seen from the second line graph that 50 hours were spent doing household chores every week in 1920.
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, there was a significant decline in 1980, from 50 to around 20 before reaching a bottom
at the end
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of the mentioned stage.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "at the end".
Vocabulary: The word "graphs" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "figure" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • household appliances
  • time-efficient
  • labour-saving devices
  • technological innovations
  • ownership rate
  • housework chores
  • domestic workload
  • automation
  • advancements
  • trend analysis
  • societal shifts
  • economic impact
  • durability
  • lifespan of appliances
  • maintenance
  • historical comparison
  • time allocation
  • drudgery reduction
  • energy consumption
  • disruption in trends
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