The charts below show the changes in ownership of electrical appliances and amount of time spent doing housework in households in one country between 1920 and 2019. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The charts below show the changes in ownership of electrical appliances and amount of time spent doing housework in households in one country between 1920 and 2019. 

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The
two
line charts show data recorded every
two
decades from 1920 to 2019, regarding the percentages of
families
in the same country who owned household electronics in three kinds and weekly
time
spent on domestic work by each of those
families
, which could be done by electrical appliances.
Overall
, the more
families
that owned one or more pieces of domestic appliances, the less
time
they spent on housework on average. The proportion of households using domestic appliances has seen an increase over the past 99 years,
while
the typical weekly
time
consumed on housework has seen a continual decrease
conversely
. The households' ownership rates of both refrigerators and vacuum cleaners surged in the 60 years since 1920, going up by roughly 100% and 60% respectively. These
two
rates
also
reached the top of 100% after 1980, maintaining stable afterwards. The rate of owning washing machines increased from 40% in 1920 to 60% in 1960,
however
, followed by a decrease of approximately 10% over the next 20 years.
In contrast
,
families
'
time
that
Correct word choice
apply
show examples
housework costs per week
see
Wrong verb form
saw
show examples
a dramatical decline before 1960, and
then
reduced in a similar range, fluctuating around 5% every
two
decades.
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Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "show" in your introduction.
Vocabulary: The word "decrease" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 2 times.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • household appliances
  • time-efficient
  • labour-saving devices
  • technological innovations
  • ownership rate
  • housework chores
  • domestic workload
  • automation
  • advancements
  • trend analysis
  • societal shifts
  • economic impact
  • durability
  • lifespan of appliances
  • maintenance
  • historical comparison
  • time allocation
  • drudgery reduction
  • energy consumption
  • disruption in trends
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