The pie charts below show the percentage of time working adults spent on different activities in a particular country in 1958 and 2008. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant
The pie charts depict the proportion of
time
spent on various activities by adults in a specific country in 1958 and 2008. Overall
, it can be seen that working activities accounted for the largest share in both years.
Looking in more detail, in 1958, the time
allocated for working and sleeping combined accounted for over 30%, representing a significant portion. This
was trailed by hanging out with friends or family at 19% and relaxing at home at 8%. Meanwhile, time
spent on other interests or sports was slightly lower at 6%. Only 2% of adults in the mid-20th century spare
their day travelling to work, showing the smallest proportion in 1958.
Verb problem
spent
Similarly
, in 2008, working and sleeping continued to dominate, although
the percentage of time
spent working increased to just over two-fifths, while
sleeping decreased to a quarter. In contrast
to the first picture, relaxing at home was the third popular
activity at 13%, Correct quantifier usage
most popular
whereas
going out with relatives represented the smallest share at only 6%. Interestingly, time
used for playing sports and travelling to work had the same rate at 8%.Submitted by nineband9s on
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Vocabulary: Replace the words time with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "proportion" was used 2 times.
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