TASK 1: You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 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

TASK 1: You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

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
A glance at
two
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pie charts provided reveals a stark comparison of the rate of time people spent on various leisure pursuits in a particular nation between 1958 and 2008, measured in
percent
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per cent
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.
Overall
, an overwhelming majority of the time ratio was made up by working in two years, the
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activities followed different trends. It is evident that each day, no other proportions were as high as working in 1958 and 2008, which increased from 33% to 42%. Not only working but
also
traveling
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to work significantly hiked by 6%.Regarding
the
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hobbies, chilling out at home and other interests or playing sports had a positive relation compared to each other, reaching
at
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13% and 6%
equivalently
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respectively
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.
On the other hand
, going out with friends or family and sleeping decreased comfortably
with
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6% and 25% respectively in 2008.
Although
working was the largest proportion in both years, the most insignificant was different. The former was constituted by
traveling
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to work with 2%, the latter made up
by
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of
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going out with friends or family with 6%.
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Vocabulary: The word "proportions" was used 2 times.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • pie chart
  • percentage
  • activities
  • working adults
  • summarise
  • report
  • main features
  • comparisons
  • relevant
  • time spent
  • work-related
  • leisure
  • personal care
  • travel
  • noticeable trends
  • over a period
  • devoted
  • significant changes
  • contrast
  • compare
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