The table below shows the consumer durables (telephone, refrigerator, etc.) owned in Britain from 1972 to 1983. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.

The table below shows the consumer durables (telephone, refrigerator, etc.) owned in Britain from 1972 to

1983.

Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.
The table provides information on the proportion of
household
electrical
appliances
owned by people in Britain over an eleven-
year
period
. Over time, it can be established that the
ownership
fo
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of
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household
appliance
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appliances
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has increased over the
period
. The highest
ownership
of
appliances
is central heating, which doubled the figures by the end of the
period
with the addition of a few
appliances
(telephone, washing machine, refrigerator and vacuum cleaner)
has
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witnessed a strong increase
year
on
year
. The two
appliances
with the lowest percentages- video and dishwater experienced no sales in the first few years.
It is clear that
four
household
appliances
witnessed a significant increase in
ownership
over the
periods
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period
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. By far, the largest number of people owning central heating has nearly doubled from thirty-three per
cent
in 1972 to sixty-four per
cent
in 1983. It was the
ownership
of the telephone,
however
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that witnessed the highest growth rate
year
on
year
, with an average rate of more than 6% that almost doubled the initial figures. Television had the highest
ownership
of 93% in 1972 with fluctuations throughout the
period
before ending at 98%,
whereas
the statistics figures for households owning vacuum
cleaner
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cleaners
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were at 87 per
cent
in 1972, an increase of 8 per
cent
before the end of the
period
.
In contrast
, Both dishwasher and video appliance was the
last
owned by
household
throughout the
period
, with some
period
witnessing no sales. The dishwasher had
witness
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sales in 1978 of just three per
cent
, which remained constant with slight increases before ending with two per
cent
more than it
initially
began with.
Moreover
, video
appliances
did not see any fluctuations or changes with only 18% of
ownership
at the end
of the
period
.
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Common mistake: Your writing should be 150-250 words.
Vocabulary: Replace the words household, appliances, period, ownership, year, cent with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "information" in your introduction.
Vocabulary: The word "figures" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 5 times.
Vocabulary: The word "fluctuations" was used 2 times.

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  • Can’t speak smoothly without pauses.
  • Use simple words and lack vocabulary.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Consumer durables
  • Annual trends
  • Ownership percentage
  • Notable increases/decreases
  • Milestones
  • Initial/final ownership
  • Comparative analysis
  • Significant changes
  • Overall trend
  • Shifts in ownership
  • Patterns in data
  • Year-on-year analysis
  • Implications
  • Data highlights
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