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Band 5+: The diagram below illustrates the process of recycling plastic bottles. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features.

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The image features an eight-step linear process flow diagram connected by directional arrows, arranged in two rows. The sequence begins in the top row from left to right: step 1 labeled "Used plastic bottles" showing bottles in a recycling bin; step 2 labeled "Sorting and cleaning" showing bottles on a conveyor belt inspected with a magnifying glass; step 3 labeled "Shredding into flakes" displaying a pile of plastic flakes; and step 4 labeled "Washing" showing flakes in a fluid tank with two rotating agitators. An arrow leads down to the bottom row, continuing from right to left: step 5 labeled "Drying" showing flakes inside a heated drying oven emitting steam; step 6 labeled "Melting and forming pellets" depicting a funnel-fed machine extruding small pellets; step 7 labeled "Moulding into new bottles" showing a machine chamber forming a bottle next to a produced bottle; and step 8 labeled "New plastic bottles" depicting three finished plastic bottles.

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The diagram illustrates the several steps of recycling plastic bottles. It includes various stages, from collect used water bottles to the final production of new plastic bottles.

Overall, this recycling process consist of eight main stages. Used plastic bottles are gather together and then they are passed from sorting and cleaning process, where they are examined carefully and separated into groups. After that they are cut into small pieces and move to container where these pieces are washed.

Furthermore, these small washed pieces are moved into oven which started drying these pieces at high temperature. These dried pieces are reached at most important step, where these pieces are filled in machine and started to melt. After that this melted material transformed into into pellets.

Moreover, these pellets arrived at last stage where they converted into new water bottle. These pellets entered into modelling machine and this machine gives them a solid water bottle shape at high temperature. Finally they are converted into new plastic bottles after passing from these stages.

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Overall Band Score

5.5

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Vocabulary Complexity:
C1 - Intricate
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Grammar Mistakes: N/A

Vocabulary Repetition:

these: 8

pieces: 6

plastic: 4

bottles: 4

where: 4

stages: 3

water: 3

after: 3

machine: 3

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Task Response

The report addresses the task by describing the main stages of the recycling process, and the overall structure is logical. However, there are some inaccuracies and omissions: the process is described as having eight stages, but the report does not clearly mention all of them (e.g., 'Drying' is mentioned, but 'Moulding' is described as 'modelling', and the final stage is not explicitly numbered). Some details are imprecise or repetitive (e.g., 'started drying', 'started to melt', 'converted into into pellets'), and the language is sometimes informal or unclear. To improve, ensure all stages are accurately and clearly described, use precise vocabulary, and avoid repetition. Also, check for grammatical errors and maintain a formal tone throughout.

Coherence & Cohesion

The report has a logical structure with an introduction, an overview, and body paragraphs, but the flow is sometimes disrupted by unclear referencing and abrupt transitions. For example, 'they are passed from sorting and cleaning process' is awkward, and the use of 'Furthermore' and 'Moreover' is not always appropriate for a process description. The paragraphing is acceptable, but the cohesion within and between sentences could be improved by using clearer sequencing markers (e.g., 'first', 'then', 'after that', 'finally') and ensuring pronouns clearly refer to the correct nouns. The overview is present but could be more concise and better integrated.

Lexical Resource

The report uses a limited range of vocabulary, with some repetition of 'pieces' and 'bottles'. There are attempts at appropriate terms like 'sorting and cleaning', 'shredding', 'melting', and 'pellets', but the language is often imprecise (e.g., 'gather together', 'started drying', 'modelling machine'). The phrasing 'reached at most important step' is awkward. To improve, use a wider variety of precise verbs (e.g., 'collected', 'processed', 'transformed', 'moulded') and nouns (e.g., 'flakes', 'material', 'stages'), and avoid informal or vague expressions.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The report contains several grammatical errors that affect clarity, such as subject-verb agreement ('process consist'), incorrect verb forms ('are gather', 'started drying'), and missing articles ('the sorting and cleaning process'). There are also issues with word order and sentence structure (e.g., 'These dried pieces are reached at most important step'). The range of grammatical structures is limited, with a tendency to use simple sentences. To improve, focus on using a variety of complex structures (e.g., passive voice, relative clauses) and ensure subject-verb agreement and correct verb tenses throughout.

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