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Band 7+: The charts below show the proportion of people's total spending in a particular European country was spent on different commodities and services in 1958 and in 2008. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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The image displays two pie charts titled 'European Spending Trends 1958 and 2008'. The chart for 'Sales in 1958' shows the following distribution: Housing 22%, Food 32%, Clothing 18%, Travel/transport 8%, Entertainment 13%, and Luxury goods 7%. The chart for 'Sales in 2008' shows this distribution: Housing 32%, Food 12%, Clothing 16%, Travel/transport 17%, Entertainment 6%, and Luxury goods 17%.

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The pie charts illustrate the percentages of citizen’s total expenditure on different commodities and services in European between 1958 and 2008

Overall, it is clear that all figures recorded an upward trend, except for the percentages of money spent on entertaiment, clothing, and food .The percentage of money spent on housing is consistently the highest figure throughout the period.

Looking first at categories rising, around 22 % of citizens’ expenditure is spent for housing, before rising dramatically to 32% in 2008. Meanwhile, the proportions of money spent on luxury goods and travelling in 1958 was at 7% and 8%, respectively. By 2008, these figures increased significantly to 17%.

Turning to the remaining categories, entertainment made up 13% of the total expenditure in 1958, which was two times higher than the proportion of money spent on entertainment in 2008. The share of expenditure spent on food fell by 20 % over the 5 decades period. Simultaneously, the corresponding figure for clothing slightly decreased from 18% to 16%.

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Vocabulary Complexity:
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spent: 6

expenditure: 4

money: 4

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Task Response

The report effectively addresses the task by summarizing the main features and making relevant comparisons. The overall structure is clear, with an introduction, an overview, and detailed paragraphs. The data is generally accurate, though there is a minor inaccuracy in stating that 'all figures recorded an upward trend' when some categories decreased. The comparison between entertainment in 1958 and 2008 is well-handled, but the phrase 'two times higher' could be more precise (e.g., 'more than double'). To improve, ensure that the overview accurately reflects the overall trends without overgeneralization, and consider using more precise language for comparisons.

Coherence & Cohesion

The report is well-structured with a clear overall statement and logical grouping of categories. The use of cohesive devices like 'Overall', 'Looking first at', and 'Turning to' helps the reader follow the progression. However, the phrase 'consistently the highest figure throughout the period' is slightly misleading as housing is not the highest in 1958 (food is). This minor lapse in coherence could be improved by more careful data interpretation. Paragraphing is appropriate and skilfully managed.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is generally appropriate and varied, with good use of terms like 'expenditure', 'dramatically', 'significantly', and 'corresponding figure'. However, there are some inaccuracies and less natural choices, such as 'citizen's total expenditure' (should be 'citizens' total expenditure' or 'people's total spending'), 'in European' (should be 'in a European country'), and 'two times higher' (more natural would be 'twice as high'). The range is adequate but could be more sophisticated.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The report uses a mix of simple and complex structures, including relative clauses and comparisons. However, there are several grammatical errors and awkward phrasings: 'entertaiment' (spelling), 'is spent for housing' (should be 'was spent on housing'), 'the proportions of money spent on luxury goods and travelling in 1958 was' (subject-verb agreement: 'proportions... were'), and '5 decades period' (should be '50-year period'). Punctuation is mostly correct, but these errors prevent full flexibility and control.

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