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Band 6+: The bar chart below compares the main modes of transport used by people to travel to work in London in 2000 and 2020

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The image contains a bar chart titled 'Main Mode of Transport to Work in London (2000 vs 2020)', detailing the percentage of commuters. For 2000, the data is: Car 60%, Public Transport 25%, Bicycle 5%, and Walking 10%. For 2020, the data is: Car 50%, Public Transport 30%, Bicycle 10%, and Walking 10%.

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The graphic compares the total proportions of using of 4 different main modes of transport which were Car, Public Transport, Bicycle and Walking used by people to arrive at their workplace in London from 2000 to 2020.

Overall, Car’s figure dominated the ranking table through years despite a small drop. Both Public Transport and Bicycle kept increasing clearly, while Walking still remained unchanged afterall.

In 2000, Car showed its power by flexing the percentages which stood at 60% and ranked at first place. Occupying the second place was Public Transport, whose figure was less than a half of Car’s (at about 24%). Walking illustrated their data at 10% and it was double the figure for Bicycle, which was at 5%.

However, in 2020, the amount of people using cars plummeted from 60% to 50%, but it still successfully ranked at the top. In contrast, Public Transport showed the opposite trend, which indicated that it rose 6% (reached the number of 30% in 2020), Bicycle followed the same pattern and increased to 10% in the final turn. Meanwhile, Walking leveled off at 10%, showing a period of stability but still had to share the bottom position with Bicycle.

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Overall Band Score

6.5

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B2 - Upper Intermediate
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Grammar Mistakes: N/A

Vocabulary Repetition:

transport: 5

bicycle: 5

which: 4

public: 4

walking: 4

figure: 3

still: 3

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Task Response

The report effectively addresses the task by comparing the different modes of transport across the two years. It provides a clear overview of the main trends and supports the description with accurate data points. The structure is logical, moving from a general overview to specific details. To improve, focus on refining word choices to ensure a more academic tone (e.g., avoiding informal phrases like 'showed its power' or 'flexing the percentages') and ensuring grammatical precision in complex sentence structures.

Coherence & Cohesion

The report follows a logical structure, moving from an introduction and overview to specific details for each year. However, the cohesion is occasionally hindered by awkward phrasing and imprecise transitions. For example, the use of 'afterall' at the end of a sentence is non-standard in this context. To improve, focus on using more natural cohesive devices and ensure that each sentence flows logically into the next without relying on repetitive or slightly misused transitional phrases.

Lexical Resource

The writer attempts to use a variety of vocabulary to describe trends (e.g., 'dominated', 'plummeted', 'leveled off'). However, some word choices are imprecise or used incorrectly, which affects the naturalness of the report. For instance, 'flexing the percentages' and 'showed its power' are too informal and idiomatic for an academic report. Additionally, 'amount of people' should be 'number of people' when referring to countable nouns. Aim for more formal, academic synonyms and ensure that collocations are used correctly.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

There is a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but grammatical errors are frequent enough to be noticeable. Issues include awkward phrasing (e.g., 'proportions of using of 4 different main modes'), incorrect preposition usage, and some errors in subject-verb agreement or noun usage. While the meaning is generally clear, the accuracy of the grammar needs to be more consistent. Focus on refining sentence structures to ensure they are both sophisticated and error-free.

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