1.

Put off : dislike

2. Letdown : Disappointment
3. Rationale: Foundation
4. Ambiguous : Uncertain
5. Exploit : make use of
6. Stoicism: Patience
7. Philosophy : Theories
8. Epictetus : heroes song
9. Wholly : Entirely
10. Irrational: Unreasonable
1. Put off : dislike
2. Letdown : Disappointment
3. Rationale: Foundation
4. Ambiguous : Uncertain
5. Exploit : make use of
6. Stoicism: Patience
7. Philosophy : Theories
8. Epictetus : heroes song
9. Wholly : Entirely
10.Irrational: Unreasonable
11.Virtue: moral excellence
Intro:
• percentages of electrical appliances in a given country from
1920 to 2019
• the results on housework undertaken per week.
Overview:
• all electrical appliances became more popular, in particular
refrigerators and vacuum cleaners.
• The total time spent doing housework has also declined
steadily and dramatically
1.
• Refrigerators … the most significant rise
• begin at just over … in 1920, surging to more than … by 1950,
• continue to rise steadily until plateauing at 100% around 1980.
2.
• Vacuum cleaners started at 30%
• 1960 when growth tapered
• ownership ultimately reached 100% by 1980.
3. washing machines began at 40%,
1960, fell slightly, and recovered to finish the period at just above
70%.
• 1. The result for 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.
• Far-reaching: Extensive
• Yet: However
• Shed light on : Explain
• Fast : diet
• Paradox: Contradiction
• Remodel: Adjust
• Bedridden: Bedbound
• Anecdotal: Untrustworthy
• Manipulate: Handle
• Dislodge : Remove
• Knock down : Giveaway
• a given country a random nation
• results causes
• housework undertaken chores done
• Looking from an overall perspective, it is • gradual slowly
readily apparent that overall
• popular common
• in particular especially
• declined steadily decreased at regular
intervals
• dramatically by a lot
• witnessed experienced
• most significant rise huge increase
• surging to rising a lot to
• until plateauing at leveling off at
• tapered slowed
• ownership to have/purchase and keep
• ultimately reached finally got to
• recovered came back up
• finish the period at end the time surveyed
at
• above over