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Band 5+: 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 and clothing in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Japan for 2009.

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

Canada had equalities in the housing and transportation(about 20%). Japan had almost the same number 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: 8

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 detail and precision. The organization is acceptable, but the language could be more accurate and varied. To improve, provide more specific data points and use a wider range of vocabulary to describe the trends and comparisons. The report falls short of the required 150 words.

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The report presents some discernible main features, but the organization could be improved for better clarity. The flow of information is somewhat disjointed, and the connections between sentences and paragraphs are not always clear. Consider using more explicit linking words and phrases to guide the reader through the data. Paragraphing could also be more effectively managed to group related information together.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary used is relatively basic and lacks the precision needed to fully convey the nuances of the data. There is some repetition of words and phrases, which could be avoided by using synonyms or more varied language. Try to incorporate a wider range of vocabulary related to expenditure and comparison to enhance the report's descriptive power. Pay attention to vocabulary repetition to improve the overall score.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The report contains several grammatical errors and inaccuracies that affect its clarity. Sentence structures are often simple and lack complexity. Pay closer attention to verb tenses, subject-verb agreement, and the correct use of articles and prepositions. Proofreading carefully for errors before submitting the report is essential.

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