You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The pie charts below show the average household expenditures in a country in 1950 and 2010. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information below. You should write at least 150 words. Writing task 1
The Pie Charts
compares
the trend in a Correct subject-verb agreement
compare
particualr
country Correct your spelling
particular
how
working adults spend their Change preposition
in how
time
on extra activities in five decades.
In 1958, Working adults Use synonyms
spend
Wrong verb form
spent
third
of their Correct article usage
a third
time
Use synonyms
on
working and 32 Change preposition
apply
Use synonyms
percent
of Change the spelling
per cent
Use synonyms
time
Correct pronoun usage
their time
on
sleeping. Comparing Change preposition
apply
this
to 2008, people spend more Linking Words
time
Use synonyms
on
working(42%) rather than sleeping(25%). The Change preposition
apply
time
to travel to work Use synonyms
also
varies in different Linking Words
time
frames - with 2 Use synonyms
Use synonyms
percent
Change the spelling
per cent
time
Use synonyms
spend
on travelling to 8 Change the form of the verb
spent
Use synonyms
percent
Change the spelling
per cent
time
Use synonyms
spend
on travelling.
The Change the form of the verb
spent
time
spent Use synonyms
on
hanging out with friends/family in 1958 is considerably higher than the Change preposition
apply
time
spent in 2008. 8 Use synonyms
Use synonyms
percent
of Change the spelling
per cent
working
population Add an article
the working
tends
to relax at home in 1958 and comparing Wrong verb form
tended
this
to 2008 which is significantly more in number. The Linking Words
time
spent Use synonyms
on
staying at home in 2008 for working adults Change preposition
apply
is
13 Wrong verb form
was
Use synonyms
percent
.
There Change the spelling
per cent
is
only Wrong verb form
was
small
increase Correct article usage
a small
on
Change preposition
in
amount
of Add an article
the amount
time
spent Use synonyms
on
playing sports Change preposition
apply
in
1958 and 2008.Change preposition
between
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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
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Basic structure: Change the second paragraph.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words time, percent with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the second paragraph.
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