The following two pie charts give 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.

The following two pie charts give 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.
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two pie charts illustrate data about various popular leisure activities of European adults in 1985 and 1995.
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it is clear that
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in 1985 nearly a third of
people
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were wasting their leisure time mostly by watching
TV
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.
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, in 1995 most
people
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also
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had chosen to watch
TV
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or play computer games. Notably, an almost equal percentage of
people
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prefer to watch
TV
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in both years. In accordance with the pie chart in 1985
people
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mostly preferred to watch
TV
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rather than eat out and the percentage of
people
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who chose to watch
TV
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was 32%,
while
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eating out was 23%.
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, roughly
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of
people
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wasted their leisure time by talking with friends and
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talking with family.
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, 6% of
people
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did other activities.
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, almost
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of adults in 1995 preferred to watch
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, and the second most popular activity was playing computer games.
Due to
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developing technologies, roughly a quarter chose to play computer games,
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talking with friends was almost equal.
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talking with family and eating out was the same proportion. Whilst, 2% of adults chose other activities.
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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "also, while".
Vocabulary: Replace the words people, tv with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "charts" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "percentage" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "roughly" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "almost" was used 3 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • Pie charts
  • Leisure activities
  • European adults
  • Survey results
  • Popularity
  • Comparison
  • Ten-year period
  • Walking
  • Cycling
  • Increase/Decrease
  • Percentage
  • Popularity shift
  • Team sports
  • Solitary activities
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