Academic Writing Task 2
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The chart below shows the average hours worked per day by married men and women in paid employment
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant
You should write at least 150 words.
Grammar Focus Task
Fill in the gaps in the following sentences using the correct form of the words in brackets and any other words you need.
The total number of hours worked by married women with children is _______ (great) the total number of hours worked by men.
Whilst women aged 45 to 64 may work __________ (few) hours inside the home than younger women, overall they work __________ (great) number of hours per day due to the extra hours of paid work that they do.
Men aged 25 to 44 spend only _________ (slight/more) time working outside the home than men aged 45 to 64, but this figure is ________ (significant/high) the number of hours of paid work that women of the same age do.
Women in the 25 to 44 age group work almost ________ (many) hours inside the home as outside, and there is only a slight difference in the 45 to 64 age group.
However, men work on average ________ (three/long) outside the home than inside
Unit 9. Analysing and Presenting Data.
1. Practice the pronunciation of the words:
Characteristic, appropriately, decision, clarify, concisely, require.
Read and memorize the following words. Use them in the sentences.
Sensibly subsequently
clarify worth doing sth
to make sense of outnumber
summarize work out.
3. Read and translate the following sentences:
1. Wouldn't it be more sensible to leave before the traffic gets bad? She's only thirteen but she's very sensible. He’s sensibly dressed for the weather. The police praised motorists for driving sensibly in the appalling conditions. She wasn't very sensibly dressed for hiking across the moors. 2. Could you clarify the first point please? I don't understand it completely. The position of all shareholders will be clarified next month when we finalize our proposals. The law aims to clarify building regulations. 3. He's written me this note but it doesn't make any sense. It makes sense to buy now while prices are low. I'm trying to make sense of this document. I've read the letter twice, but I can't make (any) sense of it. 4 I'll just summarize the main points of the argument in a few words if I may. 5 It's not as good as his last book but it's definitely worth reading. It was a long climb up the mountain but the view was worth it. Don't bother complaining - it's really not worth it. There's nothing worth reading in this newspaper. If you are a young, inexperienced driver, it is worth having comprehensive insurance. It's worth remembering that prices go up on February 1st. 6. In our office, the women outnumber the men 3 to 1. Women now far outnumber men on language courses. 7. Don't worry - everything will work out in the end. We need to work out the total cost of the project.