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Band 4+: The line graph below shows the number of serious crimes that occurred in London between 2003 and 2012. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

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The image presents a line graph displaying the number of crimes from 2003 to 2012 for three categories: Armed Robbery, Assault, and Murder. The y-axis lists numbers from 0 to 4000 in increments of 500. The x-axis lists years from 2003 to 2012. Armed Robbery shows a decrease from over 3500 in 2003 to around 1200 in 2012. Assault shows a more fluctuating trend, starting at around 2500 in 2003, peaking at 3500 in 2007, and ending around 3000 in 2012. Murder shows the least variation, remaining steady between 500 in 2003 and slightly below 500 in 2012.

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The line graph illustrates the number of armed robbery, assault, and murder that happened in London from 2003 to 2012. Overall, the number of Armed Robbery increased sharply, whereas Assault rose over the period. The numbers of murders remained stable between 2003 and 2012.

In 2003 Armed Robbery recorded the highest number at around 3.400 compared with Assault and Murder that only show figures by 2.400 and 500 respectively. By 2004, Armed robbery peaked, by the numbers of 3.700. However, from 2004 to 2008 the number of crime caused by Armed Robbery decreased dramatically, and then steady rise again until 2012.

The number of assault constant in the second position. However, by 2007, it reached 2.300, overtook Armed Robbery, made it in the highest position. While Armed Robbery and Assault changed over the year, Murder remained stable. In 2003, Murder only recorded figures by 500 and steadily increased to 9.000 in 2005. Furthermore, between 2006 and 20012 the number of Murder always under 1.000, it means if murder didn’t experiencing a significant changes throughout the period.

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armed: 7

robbery: 7

number: 6

murder: 6

assault: 5

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Task Response

The report attempts to address the task and identifies the three categories of crime. However, there are significant inaccuracies in the data reporting that affect the overall clarity and reliability of the summary. For instance, the report claims murder increased to 9,000, which contradicts the visual description and the scale of the graph, and it describes armed robbery as increasing sharply in the overview when the trend was actually a significant decrease. To improve, ensure that the trends described (increase vs. decrease) align with the visual data and double-check that numerical values are consistent with the provided scale. Focus on accurately grouping trends and ensuring the overview provides a true reflection of the main patterns.

Coherence & Cohesion

The organization of the report is somewhat logical, but the progression of ideas is frequently interrupted by grammatical errors and awkward phrasing. While there is an attempt to use cohesive devices (e.g., 'Overall', 'However', 'Furthermore'), they are not always used effectively to link ideas. To improve, focus on using transition words more naturally and ensuring that each paragraph has a clear, central topic sentence that guides the reader through your comparisons.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary used is quite limited and often repetitive. There are several instances of incorrect word choices and awkward phrasing (e.g., 'show figures by', 'made it in the highest position', 'didn't experiencing'). To improve, work on learning collocations related to trends (e.g., 'experienced a sharp decline', 'remained relatively stable') and vary your word choice to avoid repeating the same terms for the crime categories and the data trends.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

Grammatical errors are frequent and significantly impact the clarity of the report. There are issues with subject-verb agreement, tense consistency, and sentence structure (e.g., 'The number of assault constant', 'it means if murder didn't experiencing'). Many sentences are fragmented or poorly constructed. To improve, focus on mastering basic sentence structures, ensuring correct verb tenses when describing past trends, and practicing the use of complex sentences to combine related pieces of information.

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