Findings The study indicates that household accounting was an instrument for restraining female consumption, particularly during times of crises, and that accounting in australian homes focused on maintaining records of routine transactions as opposed to the preparation of budgets The surviving records examined suggest that while areas of financial responsibility were defined by gender there was little evidence of formalized hierarchical accountability between spouses as has been found to be the case in britain Originality/value- The study extends knowledge of household accounting and gender. Most historical investigations on this subject draw on instructional literature. The current investigation also examines accounting practice in the home. ( Swales Feak 2009: 29) PaRT 2: Abstracts -General issues Read the following two abstracts and describe what you believe the writer does in each sentence Sentence numbers have been added for your convenience Abstract 1-Engineering/ Science(Glasman-Deal 2010: 206) Physical properties of crude oil from acoustic measurements In this sentence Abstract the writer I The speed of sound in a fluid is determined by and therefore an indicator of the thermodynamic properties of that fluid. 2 The aim of this study was to investigate the use of an ultrasonic cell to determine crude oil properties, in particular oil density 3 An ultrasonic cell was constructed to3 measure the speed of sound and tested in a crude oil sample. 4 The speed of sound was measured at temperatures between 260 and 411 K at pressures up to 75 MPs 5 The measurements were shown to leads to an accurate determination of the bubble point of the oil. 6 This indicates that there is a possibility of obtaining fluid densit from sound speed measurements and suggests that it is possible to measure sound absorption with an ultrasonic cell to determine oil viscosity2 Findings – The study indicates that household accounting was an instrument for restraining female consumption, particularly during times of crises, and that accounting in Australian homes focused on maintaining records of routine transactions as opposed to the preparation of budgets and financial statements. Household accounting in Australia was performed by women and men. The surviving records examined suggest that while areas of financial responsibility were defined by gender there was little evidence of formalized hierarchical accountability between spouses as has been found to be the case in Britain. Originality/value – The study extends knowledge of household accounting and gender. Most historical investigations on this subject draw on instructional literature. The current investigation also examines accounting practice in the home. (Swales & Feak 2009: 29) PART 2: Abstracts – General Issues Read the following two abstracts and describe what you believe the writer does in each sentence. Sentence numbers have been added for your convenience. Abstract 1 – Engineering/Science (Glasman-Deal 2010: 206)