The chart below shows how the UK unemployed spent their time in the year 1982. Write a report to a university lecturer describing the information below.
The table depicts the information about the amount of
time
(in percentage) spent by the unemployed British people on several activities Use synonyms
last
year. Linking Words
Overall
, it can be seen that both Linking Words
men
and Use synonyms
women
were busier in the morning than in the afternoon.
To start with, it is obvious that both groups spent most of their Use synonyms
time
in the morning. Use synonyms
Women
were mostly spending their Use synonyms
time
at 49% doing some housework, Use synonyms
,
Change the punctuation
apply
Linking Words
however
Add a comma
,however
men
spent a significant amount of Use synonyms
time
at 22% looking for jobs, with only 2% drinking, Use synonyms
whereas
Linking Words
women
only spent the least of their Use synonyms
time
enjoying their beverages at 1%.
Use synonyms
On the other hand
, even though both groups had fewer activities in the afternoon, it seems that Linking Words
women
were busier than Use synonyms
men
. Use synonyms
Men
only allocated 7% of their Use synonyms
time
to go shopping, Use synonyms
whereas
Linking Words
women
at 21% spent more money on shopping. Interestingly, Use synonyms
men
sometimes spent the least amount of their Use synonyms
time
lying in bed at 4%, but there was no woman at all (0%) who took a nap Use synonyms
last
year.Linking Words
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "last, whereas".
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Vocabulary: Replace the words time, men, women with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "information" in your introduction.
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Vocabulary: The word "amount" was used 3 times.
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