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Band 4+: The chart shows students' monthly expenditure in percentage over a three-year period in the United Kingdom. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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The image illustrates students’ monthly expenditure in percentage for the United Kingdom across categories comparing years 1996 and 1999, where: Accommodation (1999: ~24%, 1996: ~19%), Food, bills, household goods (1999: ~17%, 1996: ~26%), Essential travel (1999: ~4%, 1996: ~6%), Non-essential travel (1999: ~5%, 1996: ~3%), Children (1999: ~1%, 1996: ~2%), Course expenditure (1999: ~11%, 1996: ~11%), Entertainment (1999: ~26%, 1996: ~12%), Other (1) (1999: ~12%, 1996: ~21%).

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The given line graph illustrates the data about students’ spending on the different things over a period from 1996 to 1999 in the United Kingdom.

Overall, most students expend a lot of money on entertainment. However, on the child is the lowest expenses. All units are measured in percentages.

At the beginning, in 1996, fun held the highest rate among other things, at around 26%, secondly went apartments approximately 24%. Some deals like food, bills, household goods and etc. about 20% and other aspects 13%. Moreover, there were unpopular factors like course expenditure (10%), essential (6%) and non-essential (approximately 6.5%) travels and the lowest element in the rate is children at about 2%.

In 1999, the pace almost did not change, entertainment went on holding first place and increased to 31%, other matters also went up to 16% and essential travels rosed to 11%. However, other objects in that rate declined like housing from 24% to 20%, deals like eating, bills and etc from 20% to around 17%. Course expenditure and unimportant travel took 7% and 3%. Children lost all points.

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B1 - Intermediate
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Grammar Mistakes: N/A

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about: 3

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Task Response

The report attempts to address the task by describing the data for both years and providing an overview. However, there are significant issues with data accuracy and clarity. Some figures provided in the report do not align with the visual description (for example, the report claims entertainment was the highest in 1996, whereas the description suggests food/bills was higher, and the report's figures for 1999 differ from the provided data). Additionally, the use of informal or imprecise vocabulary (e.g., 'fun', 'deals', 'unpopular factors', 'objects') detracts from the academic tone required. To improve, focus on using precise terminology for categories, ensuring all data points accurately reflect the chart, and organizing comparisons more logically to highlight trends rather than just listing numbers.

Coherence & Cohesion

The organization of the report is somewhat logical, but the progression of ideas is hindered by poor phrasing and imprecise transitions. While you attempt to group information by year, the internal structure of the paragraphs is confusing. To improve, use clearer cohesive devices (e.g., 'In contrast,' 'Regarding,' 'With respect to') and ensure that each sentence flows logically into the next. Avoid using informal or vague terms like 'some deals' or 'other matters' to introduce data, as these do not clearly signal the relationship between ideas.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary used is often imprecise or inappropriate for an academic report. Terms such as 'fun' (for entertainment), 'apartments' (for accommodation), 'unpopular factors' (for low expenditure), and 'deals' (for categories) are informal and do not accurately reflect the data categories. Additionally, words like 'pace' and 'objects' are used incorrectly in this context. Aim to use more formal, academic synonyms and stick closely to the terminology provided in the prompt or visual description to ensure accuracy and professional tone. Boost vocabulary complexity to elevate the overall score.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

There are frequent grammatical errors that impact the clarity of the report. Issues include incorrect verb forms (e.g., 'rosed' instead of 'rose'), subject-verb agreement, and awkward sentence structures (e.g., 'secondly went apartments approximately 24%'). There is also a lack of control over complex sentence structures. To improve, focus on mastering basic sentence patterns for describing trends (e.g., 'X increased to Y' or 'There was an increase in X') and ensure that your verb tenses are consistent throughout the report.

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