The charts below show the comparison of time spent, in minutes per day, by UK males and females on household and leisure activities in 2008. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words.

The charts below show the comparison of time spent, in minutes per day, by UK males and females on household and leisure activities in 2008.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

You should write at least 150 words.
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These two graphs depict the
time
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consumed by men and
women
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on housework and leisure
activities
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and show the difference between them in 2008. It is clear from the graph that
women
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achieved the highest ratio in cooking and washing homework.
According to
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what is shown, for the housework
activities
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,
women
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spent around 75
minutes
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a day preparing food and cleaning,
whereas
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men spent less than half of that
time
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.
Women
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appear to have a preference for shopping, clothing washing and ironing more than men by around 10
minutes
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and 20
minutes
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, respectively. The table shows the leisure
activities
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per day for both genders.
In contrast
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, the
the
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males generally invested more
time
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than females in
this
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category. The estimated peak
time
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of consumption in TV, radio and video watching was 137
minutes
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a day , which
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is more than females by around 20
minutes
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.
To sum up
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, we could say that males did not prefer to full
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with homework
activities
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like females with one exception
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that happened
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in the repair field.
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Basic structure: Change the fourth paragraph.
Vocabulary: Replace the words time, women, activities, minutes with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "graphs" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "show" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the fourth paragraph.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • Comparison
  • Household activities
  • Leisure activities
  • Average
  • Significantly more/less
  • Markedly more/less
  • Striking difference
  • Counterparts
  • Societal norms
  • Differing interests
  • Dedicated time
  • Household tasks
  • Maintenance
  • Repairs
  • Pursuits
  • Socializing
  • Gender divide
  • Traditional roles
  • Allocation of time
  • Reflects
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