Band 6+: You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 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 given table and bar chart compare the amount of time spent in terms of minutes per day by men and women of the UK on household and leisure activities.

Overall, it can be seen that men spend significantly greater time in leisure activities. Women are least involved in sports activities and dedicate the most time in household activities. Interest in books for both genders is almost similar.

In detail, men participate considerably more in leisure activities such as TV, radio, and video, at 137 minutes, whereas for women it is 118 minutes. Men and women are equally engaged in books, at 18 minutes for men and 19 minutes for women, respectively.

Furthermore, in terms of household activities specifically, overall involvement of men is lower than women. Women dedicate around 75 minutes per day to household chores, while men spend only 25 minutes, which is less than half the time for women. Women spend 35 minutes of the day in shopping, while men spend 25 minutes. Moreover, men perform more repair work, around 20 minutes, in contrast to women at around 10 minutes. There is a remarkable difference in time spent in cleaning, washing and ironing too, at 25 minutes for women, and a mere 10 minutes for men.