📌Task 1: The chart below shows the percentage of households owning four types of electronic devices between 1995 and 2015.
The line graph illustrates the proportion of household ownership of four distinct electronic devices from 1995 to 2015.
Overall, there was a consistent upward trend in ownership for all four device categories during the specified period. Notably, mobile phones dominated as the most prevalent electronic device for the majority of this timeframe.
However, towards the conclusion of the period, computers also surged in popularity, sharing the top spot with mobile phones.
The percentage of households possessing mobile phones stood at approximately 10% in 1995. This figure experienced a remarkable increase, soaring to 70% by 2000, and subsequently maintained a steady rise, reaching nearly 97% by 2015. A similar trajectory was observed for computer ownership, commencing at 10% and gradually climbing to approach the same 97% mark by 2015.
In 1995, MP3 players held the highest ownership rate, at nearly 20%. Nevertheless, as the years passed, they progressively became the least commonly owned electronic devices, experiencing a modest 20% growth over two decades. In contrast, although tablets were virtually absent in households between 1995 and 2003, they then began to witness a substantial surge in adoption, culminating in an impressive 80% ownership rate by 2015.
dominate (verb): to have control over a place or a person, or to be the most important person or thing
prevalent (adj): existing very commonly or happening often
soar (verb): to rise very quickly to a high level
steady (adj): happening in a smooth, gradual, and regular way, not suddenly or unexpectedly
trajectory (noun): the curved path an object follows after it is thrown or shot into the air, or of an object that is traveling through space
adoption (noun): accepting or starting to use something new
culminate in/with something: If an event or series of events culminates in something, it ends with it, having developed until it reaches this point