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Band 6+: The chart below shows the percentage of land area affected by desertification in three different regions of the world in 1990 and 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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The image features a grouped bar chart titled "Percentage of Land Area Affected by Desertification", plotting "Percentage of Land Area (%)" on the vertical axis (scaled from 0 to 30 in increments of 5) against "Region" on the horizontal axis across two years: 1990 and 2010. For North America, the percentage of land area affected is approximately 12% in 1990 and 15% in 2010. For Europe, the values are approximately 9% in 1990 and 11% in 2010. For Sub-Saharan Africa, the figures stand at 25% in 1990 and 32% in 2010. For Australia, the affected land area is approximately 14% in 1990 and 13% in 2010.

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The bar chart compares the proportion of land area affected by desertification in four distinct region of the world in 1990 and 2010

Overall, Sub Sahara Africa had by far the highest proportion of land affected by desertification and continued to rise in both year, outpointing the other three regions. By contrast Australia was the only region where the percentage decreased, while the figure for North America and Europe rose.

In North America , the proportion of land affected by desert climbed from 12% in 1990 to 15% in 2010. a similar trend was seen on Europe, where the figure increased from 9% in 1990 to 11% in 2010. However the increase in these two region was relatively small compared to that in Sub Sahara Africa.

In Sub Sahara Africa, the percentage of the affected land increased by 7 percentage point between 1990 and 2010, from 25% to 32%, respectively. By contrast, Australia experienced a slight decline from 14% in 1990 to 13% in 2010. despite this decreasing figure Australia had higher percentage of affected land compared with North America and Europe in 1990, although it was lower than North America in 2010.

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Vocabulary Complexity:
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Grammar Mistakes: N/A

Vocabulary Repetition:

affected: 5

percentage: 4

north: 4

america: 4

proportion: 3

region: 3

sahara: 3

australia: 3

figure: 3

europe: 3

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Task Response

The report effectively addresses the task by presenting the main features and making relevant comparisons. The overall trend is clearly identified, and the data for all four regions is included. However, there are a few minor lapses, such as a few grammatical errors (e.g., 'region' instead of 'regions', 'outpointing' instead of 'outpacing') and slight awkward phrasing. The report could be improved by ensuring subject-verb agreement and using more precise vocabulary. Overall, the response is well-structured and covers the requirements appropriately.

Coherence & Cohesion

The report is logically organized with a clear overall statement and a comparison of regions. However, there are minor lapses in cohesion, such as the abrupt transition between paragraphs and the use of 'outpointing' which is not a standard term. The paragraphing is generally clear, but the final sentence could be better linked to the preceding information to improve flow.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is adequate and mostly appropriate, with some good attempts at paraphrasing (e.g., 'proportion of land affected', 'experienced a slight decline'). However, there are some inaccuracies and awkward phrasings, such as 'outpointing' and 'a similar trend was seen on Europe' (should be 'in Europe'). The range of vocabulary is sufficient but not highly sophisticated, and there is room for more precise and natural expression.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The report contains a mix of simple and complex structures, but there are several grammatical errors that affect clarity. For example, 'four distinct region' should be 'four distinct regions', 'in both year' should be 'in both years', 'point' should be 'points', and 'despite this decreasing figure Australia had higher percentage' should be 'despite this decreasing figure, Australia had a higher percentage'. Punctuation is also inconsistent, with missing commas after introductory phrases. These errors, while not severe, are noticeable and impact the overall accuracy.

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