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Band 9: 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. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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The image contains two line graphs; the first graph shows the percentage of households with electrical appliances from 1920 to 2019, with washing machines increasing from 20% to 90%, refrigerators from 0% to 99%, and vacuum cleaners from 0% to 85%. The second graph shows the number of hours of housework per week per household from 1920 to 2019, decreasing from 50 hours to 15 hours.

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The graphics show the percentage of households that had electrical appliances (washing machines, refrigerators, and vacuum cleaners) and the number of hours spent on housework per week in one country from 1920 to 2019.

Overall, while ownership of all appliances showed an upward trajectory, the number of hours of housework experienced a dramatic decline.

In 1920, whereas ownership of washing machines and vacuum cleaners stood at around 40% and 30% respectively, no households owned a refrigerator. Over the following decades, ownership of refrigerators rose exponentially, surpassing 90% in 1980, and reaching 100% in 2000. Households with vacuum cleaners showed a similar pattern. It experienced a dramatic increase and stood at 100% by 2000. Moreover, ownership of washing machines rose to 70% by 1960, then fluctuated from 1960 to 2000, and reached 75% by 2019.

Conversely, the number of hours spent on chores per week fell sharply from 50 hours in 1920 to 20 hours. Following this, housework time continued to decline, albeit at a slower rate, reaching roughly 10 hours by 2019.

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B2 - Upper Intermediate
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Grammar Mistakes: N/A

Vocabulary Repetition:

hours: 6

ownership: 4

households: 3

machines: 3

vacuum: 3

number: 3

housework: 3

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Task Response

The report effectively addresses the task by identifying the main trends and making relevant comparisons between appliance ownership and housework time. The overview is clear and provides a good summary of the overall direction of the data. The body paragraphs are well-organized, though there are some minor discrepancies between the reported figures and the provided visual description (such as the starting percentages for washing machines and vacuum cleaners). However, the logical structure and the ability to highlight key features and trends are strong. To improve, ensure that the data points mentioned align more closely with the provided description to maintain maximum accuracy.

Coherence & Cohesion

The report is exceptionally well-organized. The introduction provides a clear overview of the task, and the overview paragraph effectively highlights the main trends (the inverse relationship between appliance ownership and housework time). The use of cohesive devices such as 'Overall', 'In 1920', 'Over the following decades', 'Moreover', and 'Conversely' allows the reader to follow the progression of data effortlessly. Paragraphing is logical, separating the appliance trends from the housework time trends.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary used is sophisticated, precise, and varied. Terms like 'upward trajectory', 'experienced a dramatic decline', 'rose exponentially', 'surpassing', and 'fluctuated' are used accurately to describe trends. The writer demonstrates a high level of lexical control, avoiding repetition while maintaining clarity. The choice of words is natural and appropriate for an academic report.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The report demonstrates a wide range of grammatical structures, including complex sentences and various tense usages, all of which are executed with full flexibility and control. Punctuation is used correctly to manage complex ideas, and there are no noticeable errors. The ability to use subordinating conjunctions (e.g., 'whereas', 'while', 'albeit') contributes to the high level of grammatical sophistication.

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