This is an IELTS writing task 2 sample answer essay on the topic of the role of sports in society and how important they are from the real IELTS exam.
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IELTS Essay: The Role of Sports in Society
Some people think that sports play an important role in society. Others think they are nothing more than a leisure activity.
Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Many feel sports play an essential role in society while others believe they are simply for entertainment and relaxation. From my point of view, though their stated purpose is leisure, sports serve key social and psychological purposes.
The claim that sports are largely just a leisure pastime is based on self-evident facts. Most people watch or participate in sports to release pressure and do not take them as seriously as other parts of life. For example, in England, football is the national sport and many individuals will play in amateur matches, follow their local team, and discuss sports with friends and family. Each of these activities can be broadly defined as a way of relaxing and a purposefully unproductive and enjoyable use of free time. If polled, the majority of individuals would state sports are an important yet entirely recreational part of their lives.
Nonetheless, sports in fact play the essential role of satisfying a number of deep psychological needs. The average sports fan invests a tremendous amount of time and self-esteem in the success or failure of their team. When the team wins, they can bask in the reflected glory and feel proud vicariously. Research has shown that even when a team loses, there is concomitant and addictive communal sensation of misery. Added to this are the variety of human drives that are satisfied by talking about the team, thinking about them in one’s spare time, reading and watching sports media, and being outraged or excited about team transactions. This all takes place within a welcoming community of like-minded individuals that approves of and normalizes this social behavior.
To conclude, despite the ostensible purpose of sports to entertain, they actually allow individuals to satisfy a range of crucial human desires. This makes sports a healthy hobby when not taken to obsessive extremes.
Analysis
1. Many feel sports play an essential role in society while others believe they are simply for entertainment and relaxation. 2. From my point of view, though their stated purpose is leisure, sports serve key social and psychological purposes.
Paraphrase the overall essay topic.
Write a clear opinion. Read more about introductions here.
1. The claim that sports are largely just a leisure pastime is based on self-evident facts. 2. Most people watch or participate in sports to release pressure and do not take them as seriously as other parts of life. 3. For example, in England, football is the national sport and many individuals will play in amateur matches, follow their local team, and discuss sports with friends and family. 4. Each of these activities can be broadly defined as a way of relaxing and a purposefully unproductive and enjoyable use of free time. 5. If polled, the majority of individuals would state sports are an important yet entirely recreational part of their lives.
Write a topic sentence with a clear main idea at the end.
Explain your main idea.
Develop it with specific examples.
Keep developing it fully.
Stay focused on the same main idea.
1. Nonetheless, sports in fact play the essential role of satisfying a number of deep psychological needs. 2. The average sports fan invests a tremendous amount of time and self-esteem in the success or failure of their team. 3. When the team wins, they can bask in the reflected glory and feel proud vicariously. 4. Research has shown that even when a team loses, there is concomitant and addictive communal sensation of misery. 5. Added to this are the variety of human drives that are satisfied by talking about the team, thinking about them in one’s spare time, reading and watching sports media, and being outraged or excited about team transactions. 6. This all takes place within a welcoming community of like-minded individuals that approves of and normalizes this social behavior.
Write a new topic sentence with a new main idea at the end.
Explain your new main idea.
Include specific details and examples.
Continue developing it…
as fully as possible!
Conclude with a strong statement.
1. To conclude, despite the ostensible purpose of sports to entertain, they actually allow individuals to satisfy a range of crucial human desires. 2. This makes sports a healthy hobby when not taken to obsessive extremes.
Summarise your main ideas.
Include a final thought. Read more about conclusions here.
Vocabulary
What do the words in bold below mean?Make some notes on paper to aid memory and then check below.
Many feel sports play an essential role in society while others believe they are simply for entertainment and relaxation. From my point of view, though their stated purpose is leisure, sports serve key social and psychological purposes.
The claim that sports are largely just a leisure pastime is based on self-evident facts. Most people watch or participate in sports to release pressure and do not take them as seriously as other parts of life. For example, in England, football is the national sport and many individuals will play in amateur matches, follow their local team, and discuss sports with friends and family. Each of these activities can be broadly defined as a way of relaxing and a purposefully unproductive and enjoyable use of free time. If polled, the majority of individuals would state sports are an important yetentirely recreational part of their lives.
Nonetheless, sports in fact play the essential role of satisfying a number of deep psychological needs. The average sports fan invests a tremendous amount of time and self-esteem in the success or failure of their team. When the team wins, they can bask in the reflected glory and feel proud vicariously. Research has shown that even when a team loses, there is concomitant and addictive communal sensation of misery. Added to this are the variety of human drives that are satisfied by talking about the team, thinking about them in one’s spare time, reading and watching sports media, and being outraged or excited about team transactions. This all takes placewithin a welcoming community of like-minded individuals that approves of and normalizes this social behavior.
To conclude, despite the ostensible purpose of sports to entertain, they actually allow individuals to satisfy a range of crucial human desires. This makes sports a healthy hobby when not taken to obsessive extremes.
Answers
For extra practice, write an antonym (opposite word) on a piece of paper to help you remember the new vocabulary:
play an essential role have an important place
while in contrast
simply basically
entertainment something to watch
relaxation a way to chill out
from my point of view in my opinion
stated purpose ostensible reason
serve key social have importance for communities
psychological purposes reasons related to how people think and behave
claim state
largely mostly
leisure pastime hobby in their freetime
based on has its foundation in
self-evident facts obvious truths
participate in do
release pressure de-stress
do not take them as seriously as other parts of life don’t consider it as important as other things in life
national sport most popular sport in a country
amateur matches not professional games
follow closely watch
local team team from your area
discuss talk about
broadly defined widely described
purposefully unproductive intentionally not for a productive reason
enjoyable fun
polled asked questions
state say
yetentirely recreational however just for fun
nonetheless regardless
essential key
satisfying makes you feel fulfilled
deep psychological needs real human desires
invests puts time and money into
tremendous significant
self-esteem how you feel about yourself
failure unsuccessful
bask feel happy/proud, revel in
reflected glory the success of others shining on you
feel proud vicariously feel good about yourself due to the successes of others
research has shown that studies indicate
concomitant related and caused by
addictive can’t stop doing it
communal related to the community and people around your
sensation of misery feeling of unhappiness
added to this also
variety lots of different types
drives desires
satisfied fulfilled
sports media people talking about sports on shows, sites, etc.
outraged angered by
excited feel excitement
transactions making trades, signing players, etc.
takes place happens
within a welcoming community in a group of people who accept you
like-minded individuals similar people
approves of satisfied with
normalizes makes it seem normal
social behavior actions in public and around others
I recommend getting a pencil and piece of paper because that aids memory. Then write down the missing vocabulary from my sample answer in your notebook:
Many feel sports p_______________________e in society w______e others believe they are s_________y for e________________t and r___________n. F_______________________w, though their s_______________e is leisure, sports s_________________l and p____________________s.
The c_______m that sports are l_________y just a l_____________e is b___________n s_________________s. Most people watch or p______________n sports to r__________________e and d_____________________________________________e. For example, in England, football is the n_______________t and many individuals will play in a________________s, f__________w their l_____________m, and d__________s sports with friends and family. Each of these activities can be b_______________d as a way of relaxing and a p__________________________e and e____________e use of free time. If p___________d, the majority of individuals would s________e sports are an important y________________________l part of their lives.
N_______________s, sports in fact play the e_____________l role of s___________g a number of d_____________________s. The average sports fan i___________s a t_______________s amount of time and s____________m in the success or f___________e of their team. When the team wins, they can b_____k in the r______________y and f_____________________y. R_______________________t even when a team loses, there is c______________t and a____________e c___________l s____________________y. A________________s are the v__________y of human d_________s that are s___________d by talking about the team, thinking about them in one’s spare time, reading and watching s_____________a, and being o__________d or e_________d about team t______________s. This all t_____________ew___________________________y of l_______________________s that a_________________f and n____________s this s________________r.
To conclude, d_________e the o___________________e of sports to entertain, they a___________y allow individuals to s________y a r________e of crucial h_______________s. This makes sports a h______________y when n_________n to o___________________s.
Listening Practice
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Useful Study Activities
Don’t just practice your weaknesses – it can be more helpful sometimes to improve your strengths.
Also, to have truly excellent English you need to practice in a way that includes all 4 skills so that it is more memorable and you can use the language that you learn.
The ways you practiced to get to the intermediate or upper intermediate level, may no longer be able to help you get to the next stage.
Try the activities below in conjunction with IELTS Cambridge 16 to really start pushing to the next level and get the score you want!
Listening Activities with Cambridge IELTS 16
Over and over: The most important key to improving your listening is to listen multiple times. Listen over and over and try to hear new sounds, words, etc. Then check with the tapescript to find where your weaknesses are.
Test environment: Find out how the exam works in your country and simulate the environment. Headphones or speaker? Sitting at a desk? Really cold room? This can help to alleviate anxiety on the day of the test.
After you listen: This is the key period for improvement. Fill in the answers but maybe write some other possibilities – keep your practice light and easy. You should be having fun with it and playing around with your listening skills. Vary it up by putting down the book and listening to a video on YouTube or a podcast as well.
Individual skills: Don’t try writing a whole essay every time. Practice skill by skill like a football player working on shooting, dribbling, passing, and then finally combining it to play a whole game/write a whole essay. First, look at the task 1s – write your overviews and check with the sample answer. Keep repeating with samples until you are confident. Then move on to another skill – writing about the data. Do the same for task 2 by focusing on introductions, topic sentences, examples, etc. Keep applying this approach until you are confident and then write a fully essay.
Your score: The essays at the back of the book can be really helpful for understanding generally where you are. After some time practicing, though, you should get expert help from me or another trusted source. You might not need it all the time, but you should check with a former examiner sometimes to see how much progress you are making and to be sure you are not learning and repeating mistakes.
Topics: Practicing with a variety of topics is important. However, I would suggest working with 1 topic a week. For example, do an essay about the environment, listen about the environment, read about the environment, speaking about the environment. Then move on to the next topic. This will aid memory retention.
ReadingActivities with Cambridge IELTS 16
Synonyms: Possibly the most important skill for IELTS reading. Underline the key words in the questions. Write down a ton of different ways of saying the same thing. Then check with the reading – this will raise awareness of the test and help you improve this skill for all sections of IELTS.
New questions: By writing new questions for topics, you will start to full understand what the test is doing. This is even better if you have a friend so that you can send each other your questions and then talk about it.
Writing summaries: This is a really valuable and challenging skill. Write a summary after each paragraph or whole reading. It will push you to understand what is really important.
SpeakingActivities with Cambridge IELTS 16
Intonation: Pronunciation is one of the biggest problems for most students and intonation is the different between sounding unnatural and natural. It’s hard to improve but you can work on it by exaggerating your emotion when you talk, singing along to songs, and repeating after actors in your favorite shows.
Relax: One of the biggest issues on IELTS speaking is that students do not relax – they get too nervous about giving the right answer. To overcome this fear that can hurt your score, practice giving crazy or bad answers and not caring about how they sound. Your skin will get thicker and you will be able to relax on the real exam.
Preparation: You shouldn’t prepare every time, but sometimes it is a good idea to look up vocabulary, watch a video or two, make notes on good collocations and phrasal verbs, and then practice. Be sure to record yourself to check if you used the vocabulary and practice with the same topic over and over again – don’t move on to a new one!
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This is an IELTS writing task 2 sample answer essay on the topic of newly built houses and what styles should be allowed in local areas from the real IELTS exam.
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IELTS Essay: Style of New Houses
Some people think the newly built houses should be the same as the old housing styles in local areas. Others argue that local authorities should allow people to build houses in their own style.
Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Many feel it is crucial that home owners possess the freedom to design their own property, while others feel there should be restrictions. In my opinion, the value of preserving the identity of a neighborhood outweighs the rights of property owners.
Those in favor of unfettered choice argue this can inspire and motivate. When an owner has the ability to express an individual vision, they are naturally more invested in developing their property. Examples of this abound in newer cities such as Shenzhen in mainland China. There is little history to disturb and therefore architects are encouraged to pursue a vision in concert with owners that is aesthetically pleasing and novel. The result is modern homes and offices that push the boundaries of design and in the aggregate contribute an energy and vitality that can enliven, or even revitalize in some cases, an urban area.
However, in the majority of communities it is more important to prioritize cultural preservation. This is because the unique character of many cities and neighborhoods is today under threat from the irreversible effects of globalization. A standout instance of this would be the old quarter in Hanoi in Vietnam. The government has imposed strict regulations in recent years as a growing middle class has attempted to modernize their living conditions. To preserve the historic character of the city, many new homes must meet certain guidelines, including having classic wooden shutters, employing older building materials and not demolishing noteworthy homes. These efforts in Hanoi and similar cities conserve essential and unique aspects of history and culture.
In conclusion, despite endeavors to allow for freedom of expression in design, I believe that it is generally more valuable to preserve historically relevant design principles. Governments must naturally balance this with a desire to modernize.
Analysis
1. Many feel it is crucial that home owners possess the freedom to design their own property, while others feel there should be restrictions. 2. In my opinion, the value of preserving the identity of a neighborhood outweighs the rights of property owners.
Paraphrase the overall essay topic.
Write a clear opinion. Read more about introductions here.
1. Those in favor of unfettered choice argue this can inspire and motivate. 2. When an owner has the ability to express an individual vision, they are naturally more invested in developing their property. 3. Examples of this abound in newer cities such as Shenzhen in mainland China. 4. There is little history to disturb and therefore architects are encouraged to pursue a vision in concert with owners that is aesthetically pleasing and novel. 5. The result is modern homes and offices that push the boundaries of design and in the aggregate contribute an energy and vitality that can enliven, or even revitalize in some cases, an urban area.
Write a topic sentence with a clear main idea at the end.
Explain your main idea.
Develop it with specific examples.
Keep developing it fully.
Stay focused on the same main idea.
1. However, in the majority of communities it is more important to prioritize cultural preservation. 2. This is because the unique character of many cities and neighborhoods is today under threat from the irreversible effects of globalization. 3. A standout instance of this would be the old quarter in Hanoi in Vietnam. 4. The government has imposed strict regulations in recent years as a growing middle class has attempted to modernize their living conditions. 5. To preserve the historic character of the city, many new homes must meet certain guidelines, including having classic wooden shutters, employing older building materials and not demolishing noteworthy homes. 6. These efforts in Hanoi and similar cities conserve essential and unique aspects of history and culture.
Write a new topic sentence with a new main idea at the end.
Explain your new main idea.
Include specific details and examples.
Continue developing it…
as fully as possible!
Vary long and short sentences.
1. In conclusion, despite endeavors to allow for freedom of expression in design, I believe that it is generally more valuable to preserve historically relevant design principles. 2. Governments must naturally balance this with a desire to modernize.
Summarise your main ideas.
Include a final thought. Read more about conclusions here.
Vocabulary
What do the words in bold below mean?Make some notes on paper to aid memory and then check below.
Many feel it is crucial that home owners possess the freedom to design their own property, while others feel there should be restrictions. In my opinion, the value of preserving the identity of a neighborhood outweighs the rights of property owners.
Those in favor ofunfettered choiceargue this can inspire and motivate. When an owner has the ability to express an individual vision, they are naturally more invested in developing their property. Examples of this abound in newer cities such as Shenzhen in mainland China. There is little history to disturb and therefore architects are encouraged to pursue a vision in concert with owners that is aesthetically pleasing and novel. The result is modern homes and offices that push the boundaries of design and in the aggregate contribute an energy and vitality that can enliven, or even revitalize in some cases, an urban area.
However, in the majority of communities it is more important to prioritize cultural preservation. This is because the unique character of many cities and neighborhoods is today under threat from the irreversible effects of globalization. A standout instance of this would be the old quarter in Hanoi in Vietnam. The government has imposed strict regulationsin recent years as a growing middle class has attempted to modernize their living conditions. To preserve the historic character of the city, many new homes must meet certain guidelines, including having classic wooden shutters, employing older building materials and not demolishing noteworthy homes. These efforts in Hanoi and similar cities conserve essential and unique aspects of history and culture.
In conclusion, despite endeavors to allow for freedom of expression in design, I believe that it is generally more valuable to preserve historically relevant design principles. Governments must naturally balance this with a desire to modernize.
Answers
For extra practice, write an antonym (opposite word) on a piece of paper to help you remember the new vocabulary:
crucial really important
home owners people who have property
possess have
freedom ability to do what you want
design the way something looks
property land, houses, apartments, etc.
restrictions regulations
value importance
preserving keeping the same
identity character
outweighs stronger than
rights freedom to do what you want
property owners people who own houses, etc.
those in favor of supporters of
unfettered choice complete freedom
argue claim
inspire motivate
motivate encourage
ability capacity
express show
individual vision view of the world
naturally of course
invested in care about
examples of this abound in instances of this are common
mainland China China not including other territories
little history not much background
disturb affect
architects designers of homes
encouraged motivated
pursue try for
vision way of seeing the world
in concert with combined with
aesthetically pleasing beautiful
novel new
result effect
modern homes new houses
push the boundaries expand what is possible
in the aggregate combined
contribute an energy give power
vitality feeling alive
enliven bring alive
revitalize bring back to life
urban area city
majority most of
communities neighborhoods
prioritize cultural preservation value history and culture
unique character distinctive personality
under threat at risk
irreversible effects can’t be changed
globalization making the world all the same
A standout instance of this would be a good example is
old quarter in Hanoi historic neighborhood in Vietnam’s capital
imposed strict regulations enacted strong laws
in recent years recently
growing middle class people getting richer
attempted tried
modernize making newer
living conditions how people live
historic character old personality
meet certain guidelines abide by rules
classic wooden shutters outside windows to block light
employing older building materials use old substances
not demolishing noteworthy homes don’t know down nice homes
efforts attempts
conserve essential keep important
unique aspects what is different
despite endeavors regardless of attempts
allow for give the opportunity to
preserve historically relevant design principles keep alive the cultural quality
naturally balance of course weigh options against each other
I recommend getting a pencil and piece of paper because that aids memory. Then write down the missing vocabulary from my sample answer in your notebook:
Many feel it is c_________l that h_______________s p_________s the f_________m to d_______n their own p__________y, while others feel there should be r_____________s. In my opinion, the v_______e of p____________g the i__________y of a neighborhood o__________s the r______s of p_________________s.
T_______________________________________e this can i________e and m________e. When an owner has the a________y to e_________s an i_________________n, they are n__________y more i___________n developing their property. E_____________________n newer cities such as Shenzhen in m_________________a. There is l_______________y to d_________b and therefore a___________s are e___________d to p__________e a v______________________h owners that is a_______________________g and n_______l. The r_______t is m_______________s and offices that p___________________s of design and i______________________e c______________________y and v____________y that can e___________n, or even r_________________e in some cases, an u_____________a.
However, in the m____________y of c________________s it is more important to p_______________________________n. This is because the u_________________r of many cities and neighborhoods is today u_______________t from the i______________________s of g_________________n. A__________________________________e the o_______________________i in Vietnam. The government has i_________________________si___________________s as a g___________________s has a____________d to m_____________e their l__________________s. To preserve the h____________________r of the city, many new homes must m______________________s, including having c____________________s, e______________________________s and n_________________________________s. These e__________s in Hanoi and similar cities c__________e e___________l and u_______________s of history and culture.
In conclusion, d________________s to a___________r freedom of expression in design, I believe that it is generally more valuable to p______________________________________s. Governments must n______________________e this with a d________e to modernize.
Listening Practice
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IELTS 16 Essay: Ownership of Electrical Appliances Line Chart
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.
Cambridge 16: Line Chart Electrical Appliances
The line charts detail total percentages of electrical appliances in a given country from 1920 to 2019 and the results on housework undertaken per week. Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that all electrical appliances became more popular, in particular refrigerators and vacuum cleaners. The total time spent doing housework has also declined steadily and dramatically in the last one hundred years.
Refrigerators witnessed the most significant rise, beginning at just over 0% in 1920, surging to more than 50% by 1950, and then continuing to rise steadily until plateauing at 100% around 1980. Vacuum cleaners started higher at 30% and then rose by precisely 20% every 20 years until 1960 when growth tapered and ownership ultimately reached 100% by 1980. In contrast, proportions for washing machines began at 40%, climbed to 70% by 1960, then fell slightly, and recovered to finish the period at just above 70%.
The result for housework was that time spent washing clothes, preparing meals, and cleaning fell steadily from 50 hours a week in 1920 to 20 by 1960. After that, the decline was more gradual, reaching slightly above 10 hours by 2019.
Analysis
1. The line charts detail total percentages of electrical appliances in a given country from 1920 to 2019 and the results on housework undertaken per week. 2. Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that all electrical appliances became more popular, in particular refrigerators and vacuum cleaners. 3. The total time spent doing housework has also declined steadily and dramatically in the last one hundred years.
Paraphrase what the process shows.
Write a clear overview summarising the major groups. Read here about overviews for processes.
You might need a second sentence for your overview.
1. Refrigerators witnessed the most significant rise, beginning at just over 0% in 1920, surging to more than 50% by 1950, and then continuing to rise steadily until plateauing at 100% around 1980. 2. Vacuum cleaners started higher at 30% and then rose by precisely 20% every 20 years until 1960 when growth tapered and ownership ultimately reached 100% by 1980. 3. In contrast, proportions for washing machines began at 40%, climbed to 70% by 1960, then fell slightly, and recovered to finish the period at just above 70%.
Begin writing about the data for the first category.
Describe the next area and compare it to the area before.
Make sure everything is detailed.
1. The result for housework was that time spent washing clothes, preparing meals, and cleaning fell steadily from 50 hours a week in 1920 to 20 by 1960. 2. After that, the decline was more gradual, reaching slightly above 10 hours by 2019.
Write about the final line chart – include everything!
Try to paraphrase some words used before as well.
Vocabulary
What do the words in bold below mean?Take some notes on a piece of paper to aid your memory:
The line charts detail total percentages of electrical appliances in a given country from 1920 to 2019 and the results on housework undertaken per week. Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that all electrical appliances became more popular, in particularrefrigerators and vacuum cleaners. The total time spent doing housework has also declined steadily and dramatically in the last one hundred years.
Refrigerators witnessed the most significant rise, beginning atjust over 0% in 1920, surging to more than 50% by 1950, and then continuing to rise steadily until plateauingat 100% around 1980. Vacuum cleaners started higher at 30% and then rose by precisely 20% every 20 years until 1960 when growth tapered and ownership ultimately reached 100% by 1980. In contrast, proportions for washing machines began at 40%, climbed to 70% by 1960, then fell slightly, and recovered to finish the period at just above 70%.
The result for housework was that time spent washing clothes, preparing meals, and cleaning fell steadily from 50 hours a week in 1920 to 20 by 1960. After that, the decline was more gradual, reaching slightly above 10 hours by 2019.
Answers
Try to write down or think of an antonym/opposite word for further practice:
detail describe
electrical appliances toasters, washers, ovens, etc.
a given country a random nation
results causes
housework undertaken chores done
per week each week
Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that overall
popular common
in particular especially
refrigerators place to keep your food cold
vacuum cleaners pick up dust and dirt on your floor
total complete number
declined steadily decreased at regular intervals
dramatically by a lot
last one hundred years from the last 100 years
witnessed experienced
most significant rise huge increase
beginning atjust over starting just above
surging to rising a lot to
continuing to rise keeping going up
until plateauingat leveling off at
started began
rose increase
precisely exactly
tapered slowed
ownership to have/purchase and keep
ultimately reached finally got to
in contrast however
proportions percentages
washing machines where you wash your clothes (if you do that)
The line charts d_______l total percentages of e_____________________s in a_______________________y from 1920 to 2019 and the r________s on h_____________k u________________________k. L___________________________________________t all electrical appliances became more p________r, i_______________rr____________s and v______________s. The t_______l time spent doing housework has also d_____________y and d______________y in the l___________________________s.
Refrigerators w__________d the m____________________e, b________________tj_________r 0% in 1920, s__________o more than 50% by 1950, and then c_____________________e steadily u____________________t 100% around 1980. Vacuum cleaners s_________d higher at 30% and then r____e by p___________y 20% every 20 years until 1960 when growth t__________d and o______________________________d 100% by 1980. I__________t, p____________s for w___________________s began at 40%, c__________d to 70% by 1960, then f_____________y, and r___________d to f___________________t just a_______e 70%.
The result for housework was that time spent washing clothes, p___________________s, and cleaning fell steadily from 50 hours a week in 1920 to 20 by 1960. A__________t, the decline was more g__________l, reaching s_____________e 10 hours by 2019.
Listening Practice
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