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Band 6+: The pie chart shows the percentage of persons arrested in the five years ending 1994 and the bar chart shows the most recent reasons for arrest. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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The image shows arrest data for five years ending in 1994. In the pie charts, 32% of males and 12% of females were arrested, with 68% of males and 88% of females not arrested. The bar chart for reasons of most recent arrest (%) includes drink driving (males ~11%, females ~7%), public drinking (males ~35%, females ~18%), breach of order (males ~13%, females ~6%), assault (males ~17%, females ~4%), theft (males ~13%, females ~3%), other reason (males ~10%, females ~6%), and no answer (males ~5%, females ~3%).

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The pie charts illustrates the percentages of males and females who were arrested during the five years ending in 1994, while the bar chart depicts the reasons for their most recent arrest.

Overall, the proportion of men was arrested much more often than women. In terms of the cause for arrest, public drinking was the most common reason for both genders, although the proportion was higher among females.

According to the pie charts, the percentage of men being arrested was 32%, higher than women, only 9%. Consequently, 68% of males and 91% of females were not arrested during the period.

Turning to the bar chart, around 38% of females were arrested for public drinking, which was higher than the figure for males at about 31%. Drink driving was the second most common cause, at approximately 27% for men and 16% for women. For breach of order, about 18% of men were arrested, while the figure for women was unarrested. The percentage of men arrested for theft and other reasons were also higher than those of women. By contrast, women had slightly higher proportions for assault and no answer.

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B2 - Upper Intermediate
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Grammar Mistakes: N/A

Vocabulary Repetition:

arrested: 7

women: 6

higher: 5

males: 3

females: 3

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Task Response

The report addresses the requirements of the task and identifies main trends, such as the higher arrest rate for males and the prevalence of public drinking. However, there are significant inconsistencies between the data reported in the text and the data provided in the visual description. For example, the report claims public drinking was higher for females, whereas the description indicates it was higher for males. Additionally, some figures provided in the report (e.g., 9% for females in the pie chart or 38% for public drinking) deviate significantly from the source data. To improve, ensure that all comparisons and numerical data points are accurately extracted from the charts to maintain logical consistency throughout the report.

Coherence & Cohesion

The report is logically organized with a clear introduction, overview, and body paragraphs. The use of cohesive devices such as 'Overall', 'According to', 'Turning to', and 'By contrast' helps guide the reader through the comparison. However, some transitions could be smoother to ensure the flow is effortless. To improve, ensure that the relationship between sentences is more tightly linked through more sophisticated referencing rather than just starting sentences with standard transitional phrases.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary used is appropriate for the task and covers the necessary categories. However, there is some repetition and a lack of variety in how data is described. For example, the word 'arrested' and 'proportion' are used frequently. To reach a higher band, try to use more varied synonyms and sophisticated collocations (e.g., instead of 'higher than', use 'outstripped' or 'surpassed'). Additionally, be careful with word choice; for instance, saying a figure for women was 'unarrested' is semantically incorrect in this context.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The report demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. However, there are several grammatical inaccuracies that affect the precision of the report. For example, 'The pie charts illustrates' contains a subject-verb agreement error (should be 'illustrate'), and 'the proportion of men was arrested' is grammatically awkward (should be 'the proportion of men arrested'). There are also issues with sentence structure in the comparison of percentages. To improve, focus on subject-verb agreement and the correct use of relative clauses to combine information more accurately.

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