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Band 7+: The chart below illustrates the percentages of sales of one bookseller in 1970, 1997 and 2012. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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The image displays pie charts detailing book sales by genre in three different years: 1970, 1992, and 2012. In 1970, sales percentages are distributed as follows - Adult fiction: 20%, Children's fiction: 30%, Biography: 20%, Travel: 15%, Others: 15%. In 1992, the distribution is - Adult fiction: 25%, Children's fiction: 25%, Biography: 15%, Travel: 10%, Others: 25%. In 2012, the sales percentages are - Adult fiction: 45%, Children's fiction: 20%, Biography: 15%, Travel: 10%, Others: 10%.

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The provided pie charts depict the proportion of books sold across five different genres(adult fiction, children’s fiction, biography, travel and others) by a particular bookseller in three separate years: 1972, 1992, and 2012.

Overall, adult fiction became the dominate genre by 2012, whereas the share of ‘others’ and biography categories fell considerably over the period. Children’s fiction and travel, meanwhile, remained relatively stable throughout fourty year span.

Adult fiction saw the most significant growth, rising from 20% contribution in 1972 to huge 45% by 2012, thereby becoming the best-selling genre by the final year. Children fiction also grew steadily, increasing from 20% sales share to 25% over the same period.

By contrast, the proportion of ‘others’ book sales nearly halved, dropping from 25% to 12%, while biography fell from 20% to just 8%. Travel shows a rise in percentage share from 15% to 18% between year 1972 to 1992 but could not sustain the growth and fell to 10% by 2012.

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biography: 3

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Task Response

The report effectively addresses the task by summarizing the main features and making comparisons. The overall structure is clear, with an introduction, an overview, and detailed paragraphs. However, there are some inaccuracies in the data (e.g., the years 1972 instead of 1970, and some percentages are misstated). Additionally, the description of children's fiction is inconsistent with the visual data. To improve, ensure that all data points are accurately reported and that the trends described align with the given information. The report would benefit from more precise language and careful proofreading to avoid minor errors.

Coherence & Cohesion

The report is generally well-organized with a clear overall trend and comparisons. However, there are minor lapses in coherence, such as the mention of '1972' instead of '1970' in the introduction, which could confuse the reader. The paragraphing is logical, but the final paragraph could be more smoothly connected to the previous one. To improve, ensure all years are consistently accurate and use cohesive devices more naturally to link ideas.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is appropriate and varied, with good use of terms like 'depict', 'proportion', 'dominate', and 'significant growth'. However, there are some inaccuracies, such as 'dominate' (should be 'dominant') and 'fourty' (should be 'forty'). The phrasing 'huge 45%' is slightly informal for an academic report. To improve, use more precise and formal vocabulary, and proofread for spelling errors.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The report uses a mix of sentence structures, but there are several grammatical errors and awkward phrasings. For example, 'adult fiction became the dominate genre' should be 'dominant genre', and 'Children fiction' should be 'Children's fiction'. The phrase 'Travel shows a rise' is in the present tense, which is inconsistent with the past tense used elsewhere. Punctuation is generally correct, but the lack of a space before 'genre(adult' is a minor issue. To improve, review subject-verb agreement, tense consistency, and article usage.

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