WRITING TASK 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task The following two pie charts show the results of a survey into the popularity of various leisure activities among European adults in 1985 and 1995. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

WRITING TASK 1

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task

The following two pie charts show the results of a survey into the popularity of various 

leisure activities among European adults in 1985 and 1995.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make 

comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.
The following chart showcases two pie distributions of leisure
activities
amongst European
adults
in two different periods. The first one
about
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1985 and the second one 10 years later.
In
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this
description,
it
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apply
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will
be elucidated
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important changes throughout
a
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the
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decade. It can be seen that rather hobbies in 1985 are related to watching TV and
hang
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out with friends, more than
a
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apply
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half of
population
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surveyed
whereas
talking with family and other
activities
are less important.
In contrast
, 10 years later spending time had changed dramatically, watching TV is commonly used but a new one
arise
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and
take
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almost three tens of leisure
activities
,
this
is related to
play
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playing
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computer games. Both surpass the half-barrier.
However
,
adults
continue maintaining the percentage of spending time with friends. In fact, it increased 5%.
Thus
,
activities
such
as talking with family, eating out and others have been incredibly decreased
due to
adults
prefer
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to
use
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spend
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their time staying at home playing computer games.
For instance
, eating out was commonly used
with
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by
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23%, almost two
adults
between a hundred, now in 1995 only
the
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8%
consumes
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food outside,
it
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means that only eight in
a
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hundred go out of their
home
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homes
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.
In
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the other hand, talking with family diminished
more
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by more
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than
a
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half from 18% to 7%.
Overall
, it can be seen that computer games have impacted the
activities
of
Europeans
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adults
importantly.
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Introduction: The introduction is missing.
Introduction: Change the first sentence in the introduction.
Introduction: The chart intro is missing.
Basic structure: Change the second paragraph.
Introduction: The chart intro is missing.
Vocabulary: Replace the words activities, adults with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "changes" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "almost" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the second paragraph.

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