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Band 7+: The graph below gives information about the number of jobs in four sectors of the economy in the US between 1960 and 2020. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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The image displays a line graph titled 'Number of jobs in four sectors of the economy in the US, 1960-2020', plotting 'Jobs in millions' on the y-axis against 'Year' on the x-axis. For Manufacturing, the data points are: 1960 (15M), 1980 (20M), 2000 (17M), and 2020 (13M). For Retail: 1960 (6M), 1980 (10M), 2000 (15M), and 2020 (16M). For Agriculture: 1960 (6M), 1980 (3M), 2000 (3M), and 2020 (2M). For Healthcare: 1960 (2M), 1980 (5M), 2000 (11M), and 2020 (14M).

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The graph provides data about the number of jobs in four sectors of the economy in the US from 1960 to 2020.

Overall, retail and healthcare jobs have experienced a steady growth, while agriculture dropped down gradually and remained the least popular. Conversely, manufacturing increased suddenly and reduced its popularity.

At the start of 1960, retail and healthcare started at approximately 6 million and 3 million, respectively. Then, in 1980, both figures rose up to around 10 million and 5 million, respectively. In 2020, they both have remained at the same number of jobs, just above 15 million.

In 1960, agriculture started at the same number as retail job did. However, this number has been reduced to about 3 million. Between 2000 to 2020, that number of jobs has changed a little, at roughly 3 million jobs. While agriculture has remained unchanged and become the least popular job, manufacturing sector was initially popular among the other sectors starting with 15 million jobs. This figure has surged to 20 million, but then, in 2000, it declined steadily going down to approximately 16 million. At the end of the period, manufacturing decreased to around 13 million in 2020.

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million: 10

number: 5

retail: 3

agriculture: 3

remained: 3

popular: 3

manufacturing: 3

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Task Response

The report adequately covers the main features of the graph, including overall trends and specific data points for each sector. It makes relevant comparisons, such as noting the initial similarity between agriculture and retail, and the contrasting trends between manufacturing and other sectors. However, there are some inaccuracies and omissions: the healthcare figure for 1960 is stated as 3 million instead of 2 million, and the retail figure for 2020 is described as 'just above 15 million' while the data shows 16 million. Additionally, the description of manufacturing's trend as 'increased suddenly and reduced its popularity' is somewhat vague. The report could be improved by providing more precise data and clearer comparisons across all sectors.

Coherence & Cohesion

The report is generally well-organized with a clear overall trend and logical grouping of sectors. However, the flow could be improved by using more cohesive devices to link ideas and avoid abrupt transitions. For instance, the paragraph on manufacturing and agriculture could be better structured to enhance readability. Ensure that each paragraph has a clear central topic and that comparisons are made more explicitly.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary used is adequate and mostly accurate, with some good attempts at paraphrasing (e.g., 'experienced a steady growth', 'dropped down gradually'). However, there is room for more sophisticated and precise word choices. For example, 'reduced its popularity' could be replaced with 'declined in prominence' or 'saw a decrease in employment'. Additionally, avoid repetition of phrases like 'remained unchanged' and 'the least popular' by using synonyms.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The report contains a mix of simple and complex structures, but there are several grammatical errors and awkward phrasings that affect clarity. For example, 'retail and healthcare jobs have experienced a steady growth' should be 'have experienced steady growth' (uncountable). Also, 'agriculture dropped down gradually' is redundant; 'dropped gradually' is sufficient. The sentence 'In 2020, they both have remained at the same number of jobs, just above 15 million' is confusing because it implies they remained at the same number since 1980, which is not accurate. Work on subject-verb agreement, tense consistency, and clarity of expression.

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