The table below shows how the UK unemployed spent their time last year. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The table illustrates how the unemployed men and women in the UK spend their mornings and afternoons

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over the

last

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year. The units are measured in percentage. In general,

it is clear that

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most girls spend their day doing housework, but men tend to enjoy job hunting more. The least popular activity for females was playing sports;

on the other hand

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, for guy's-drinking. In more detail, leisure time in the mornings was spent

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for both genders, with the most popular activities being housework, shopping and job hunting.

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, around half of the women did work around the house, but only 1% played sports or drank.

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, 22% of men hunted for jobs

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likewise

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, only 2% of them spend their morning drinking. The percentage of females who did housework in the afternoon reduced by more than half (to 21%), indeed, still staying as the most popular activity.

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14% of guys chose to watch TV. Almost no one (1% of gentlemen and 0% of ladies) stayed in their beds in the afternoon

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similarly

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, very few drank.

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Dec 13, 2025

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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "similarly".

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Vocabulary: The word "percentage" was used 2 times.

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Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 2 times.

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Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the second paragraph.

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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 8.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Introduction & conclusion present

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 4.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 6.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 9.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

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4 paragraphs

176 words

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