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Band 5+: The bar chart below shows the production of the world’s oil in OPEC and non-OPEC countries. Write a short report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.

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The image shows a bar graph titled 'Over a barrel' with forecasted increases in world oil production for three time periods: 1980-2000, 2000-10, and 2010-20. Three categories of oil-producing regions are represented in each bar: Non-OPEC, Other OPEC, and OPEC Middle East. The y-axis measures million barrels/day in increments of 5, from 0 to 20. From 1980-2000, Non-OPEC production increased by approximately 6 million barrels/day, Other OPEC by roughly 2 million barrels/day, and OPEC Middle East by about 3 million barrels/day. In 2000-10, Non-OPEC production saw an increase close to 4 million barrels/day, Other OPEC approximately 2 million barrels/day, and OPEC Middle East around 8 million barrels/day. For 2010-20, Non-OPEC is predicted to increase by nearly 4 million barrels/day, Other OPEC by approximately 1 million barrels/day, and OPEC Middle East by close to 7 million barrels/day.

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The chart depicts the creation of global oil in categorised countries; OPEC, non-OPEC and OPEC middle east.

Overall, while the amount of oil produced in non-OPEC countries rapidly reduced throughout the years, numbers of production in OPEC middle east progresivelly rose according to other distincts.

According to the first bar, non-OPEC countries’ production accounted for the majority of oil with about 10 million barrels per day, leaving rougly 3 million for OPEC middle east in1980-2000.

In the begining of 21th century, with apperance of other OPEC countries at around 5 million units, reduction was experienced by non-OPEC ones, making them approximately at the same rate as former one. OPEC middle east, in its turn considerably climbed representing figures by 5 million more than in previous decades. 2010-20 was the period of surge for production of oil in OPEC middle east countries, making them just a little more than 15 million. Remaining 2 million were equally divided between non-OPEX and other OPEX countries(resulting at 1 million for each).

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The report attempts to address the task and identifies some trends, but there are significant issues with data interpretation and accuracy. The report describes a reduction in non-OPEC production, whereas the visual description indicates an increase across all periods. Additionally, the report confuses the total production levels with the forecasted increases described in the prompt. To improve, ensure that you carefully distinguish between the values being measured (e.g., total production vs. the amount of increase) and focus on accurately reflecting the trends shown in the data. Maintaining consistency between the trends described and the actual data points is essential for a higher score.

Coherence & Cohesion

The report follows a logical structure, but the progression of ideas is sometimes hindered by awkward phrasing and imprecise transitions. While there is an attempt to group information by time periods, the connections between sentences could be smoother. To improve, focus on using a wider variety of cohesive devices (e.g., 'In contrast,' 'Subsequently,' 'Regarding...') and ensure that each paragraph has a clear, central topic sentence that guides the reader.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary used is somewhat limited and contains several inaccuracies and spelling errors (e.g., 'progresivelly', 'distincts', 'apperance', 'non-OPEX'). There is also some misuse of words, such as using 'creation' instead of 'production' or 'units' instead of 'barrels'. To reach a higher band, aim for greater precision in your word choices and ensure that technical terms related to the graph (like 'production levels' or 'output') are used correctly and spelled accurately.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The report demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but grammatical errors are frequent and occasionally impede clarity. Issues with article usage, prepositional phrases (e.g., 'in1980-2000'), and subject-verb agreement are present. Additionally, some sentence constructions are awkward (e.g., 'making them approximately at the same rate as former one'). Focus on mastering basic sentence structures and practicing the use of comparative and superlative forms to describe trends more accurately.

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