Household spending, UK · Band B2 · Change + group comparison
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Task
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The table below shows the average weekly household spending (USD) on seven categories by men and women in the United Kingdom in 2013 and 2023.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
Band B2Pattern: Change + group comparisonTime: 20 minMin. 150 words
Average weekly household spending (USD) on seven categories, men and women, United Kingdom, 2013 and 2023
Category
Men (USD)
Women (USD)
2013
2023
2013
2023
Food
80
85
88
95
Clothing
55
42
90
78
Technology
40
95
22
48
Healthcare
30
38
50
65
Leisure
68
72
60
58
Transport
82
88
66
70
Eating out
45
60
40
62
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Introduction
Không bắt đầu bằng "Overall,"
Paraphrase lại đề bài, nêu đủ 7 category, 2 nhóm (nam/nữ) và 2 năm (2013, 2023)
Không đưa số liệu cụ thể vào câu mở bài
Body
KHÔNG liệt kê đều cả 7 category — chọn lọc: nhóm "thay đổi lớn nhất" (Technology, Clothing) viết kỹ, nhóm "thay đổi nhỏ" (Food, Healthcare, Transport, Leisure) gộp lại 1-2 câu
Mỗi câu phải so sánh CẢ nam và nữ trong cùng category, không tách riêng từng giới
Dùng đúng đơn vị "USD per week" hoặc "$X per week", cấu trúc "from $X to $Y"
Phải nêu rõ điểm Eating out: nữ vượt nam vào năm 2023 dù xuất phát thấp hơn năm 2013
Không suy đoán nguyên nhân
Không dùng ý kiến cá nhân
Overview: Technology tăng vọt (đặc biệt ở nam); Clothing là category duy nhất giảm ở cả 2 nhóm. Không dùng số liệu cụ thể, viết tối đa 2 câu.
The table shows average weekly household spending, in US dollars, across seven categories for men and women in the United Kingdom in 2013 and 2023.
Overall, the most striking change was the dramatic rise in technology spending among men, while clothing expenditure fell for both sexes; spending on most other categories increased only modestly over the ten-year period.
The biggest change occurred in technology spending for men, which more than doubled from $40 to $95 per week, easily the largest increase of any category for either sex. Women's technology spending also rose considerably, from $22 to $48, though it remained well below the male figure throughout. By contrast, clothing was the only category to decline for both groups, falling from $55 to $42 for men and from $90 to $78 for women; notably, women spent almost twice as much as men on clothing in both years.
Spending on eating out rose substantially for both sexes, from $45 to $60 for men and, more sharply, from $40 to $62 for women, meaning women surpassed men in this category by 2023. Food, healthcare, and transport spending increased only slightly for both groups, while spending on leisure changed little, rising marginally for men but falling slightly for women.