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.

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.
The following charts illustrate the percentage of
households
owned
Correct pronoun usage
that owned
show examples
electrical appliances and the number of
hours
of housework,
such
as washing clothes,
prapering
Correct your spelling
preparing
meals and cleaning per week for every
households
Change to a singular noun
household
show examples
from 1920 to 2019. At first glance, it is evident that as the percentage of
households
with electrical appliances rose, the amount of time people spent doing housework decreased. Looking at the details of the first chart, The proportion of
households
who
Correct pronoun usage
that
show examples
had a refrigerator was less than 5% in 1920.
However
, it rose significantly from 1920 to 1980, reaching 100% in 1980. All the
households
owned a refrigerator from 1980 on.
Moreover
, the percentage of families who had a washing machine increased moderately from 40% in 1920 to 70% in 1960.
Then
, it
expereined
Correct your spelling
experienced
a slight fall in 1980, followed by a gradual rise in 1980.
Finally
, it hit a peak of more than 70%. The proportion of the
last
appliance, vacuum cleaner was 30% in 1920, but it plummeted during the next 80 years, reaching 100% in 2000. Taking a closer look at
he
Correct your spelling
the
show examples
second chart, The number of
hours
each household allocated to housework had a sharp fall from 50
hours
in 1920 to almost 15
hours
in 1980 and
then
, it levelled off for a 20-years period of time.
Lastly
, it experienced another drop,
hiting
Correct your spelling
hitting
a trough of only a little bit more than 10
hours
in 2019.
Submitted by ava.saljoughi on

Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Writing9 with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.

Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
Vocabulary: Replace the words households, hours with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "charts" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "percentage" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "proportion" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "fall" was used 2 times.

You are not ready for IELTS Speaking, if you

  • Can’t speak smoothly without pauses.
  • Use simple words and lack vocabulary.
  • Feel nervous and anxious when speaking.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • ownership
  • electrical appliances
  • housework
  • time frame
  • variables
  • trends
  • significant milestones
  • turning points
  • correlation
  • reduction
  • influenced
  • societal implications
  • quality of life
  • gender roles
  • economic implications
What to do next:
Look at other essays:

Essentional vocabulary list for IELTS Writing 7+

Learn how to write high-scoring essays with powerful words.
Download Free PDF and start improving you writing skills today!