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Band 4+: The bar chart below shows shares of expenditures for five major categories in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Japan in the year 2009. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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The image displays a bar chart of expenditure shares in 2009 for the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Japan across five categories. For Food, expenditures were: United States 14%, Canada 15%, United Kingdom 20%, and Japan 23%. For Housing, the shares were: United States 26%, Canada 21%, United Kingdom 24%, and Japan 22%. In Transportation, spending was: United States 17%, Canada 20%, United Kingdom 15%, and Japan 10%. Health care expenditures were: United States 7%, Canada 4%, United Kingdom 2%, and Japan 4%. Finally, for Clothing, the percentages were: United States 3%, Canada 6%, United Kingdom 5%, and Japan 4%.

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The bar chart shows spending part for food, housing, transportation, health care, clothing in United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Japan for 2009.

Overall, the biggest spent for all four countries were housing and the smallest spent were health care and clothing. United States had the highest number(more than 25%) in the housing. United Kingdom had the smallest number(less than 5%) in the health care.

Canada had equalities in the housing and transportation(about 20%). Almost the same number had Japan in two categories: food and housing. In addition, category clothing had similarities in % for United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Japan.

Summaries, United Kingdom spent lots of money on housing, Canada on the transportation, Japan on the food and housing, United States on the housing and the less costly categories were health care and clothing. So the most costly category was housing

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housing: 9

united: 8

health: 4

clothing: 4

states: 4

kingdom: 4

canada: 3

japan: 3

spent: 3

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Task Response

The report identifies some main features and makes some comparisons, but it lacks depth and detail. The organization is somewhat clear, but the language could be more precise and varied. To improve, provide more specific data points and comparisons between countries and categories. Also, focus on using a wider range of vocabulary and more complex sentence structures to enhance clarity and coherence. The report falls short of the required 150 words.

Coherence & Cohesion

The report lacks clear organization and logical flow. The ideas are not well-connected, and the paragraphing is not effective. The report would benefit from a clearer structure, with each paragraph focusing on a specific aspect of the data. Use cohesive devices to link ideas and sentences together.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary used is basic and lacks precision. There is limited use of appropriate vocabulary to describe the data and make comparisons. Expand your vocabulary related to describing trends, proportions, and comparisons. Use more specific and varied language to convey the information accurately. Pay attention to vocabulary repetition to improve the overall score.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The report contains numerous grammatical errors, including incorrect verb tenses, subject-verb agreement issues, and incorrect word usage. These errors significantly affect the clarity and accuracy of the report. Focus on improving your understanding and application of basic grammar rules. Proofread carefully to identify and correct errors.

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