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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 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
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The pie charts illustrate the percentage of working hours that were spent by adults on six activities in a certain nation in 1958 and 2008.
Overall
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, in
given
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a given
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 period of
time
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, most people
spent
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spend
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 their
time
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to
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working
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work
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 in a day compared to other activities.
To begin
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 with, in 1958, almost
a
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apply
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one-third of adults spent their
time
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 either
to
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working
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work
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 or
sleep
Wrong verb form
sleeping
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 with 33% and 32% respectively.
Additionally
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, going out with friends or family took the second
larger
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largest
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 portion at 19%. Meanwhile, in three other activities, people spent less
time
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 around 10% for relaxing at home around 8%, playing sports at 6% and travel to
work
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with
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at
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 2%. On the other side, in
general
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general,
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 the total amount of working hours spent by
adult
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adults
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 increased slightly in fifty years. Spending
time
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for
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on
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work
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 rose to 42%.
Moreover
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,
allocation
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the allocation
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time
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of time
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 for relaxing at home had a slight
increased
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increase
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by
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of
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 5%.
In addition
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,
adult
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adults
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 spent the same hours
to travel
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travelling
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 to
work
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 or playing sports
with
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as
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 8%.
In contrast
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, the number of sleeping and going out experienced
significant
Correct article usage
a significant
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 decrease by 5-13% to 25% and 6% respectively.

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Conclusion: The conclusion is too long.
Vocabulary: Replace the words time, work with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "percentage" in your introduction.
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Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "slightly" was used 2 times.
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