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Band 7+: The pie charts below show responses by teachers of foreign languages in Britain to a survey concerning why their students are learning a foreign language. The first chart shows the main reasons for learning a foreign language, the second chart shows how many teachers felt that there have been a recent change in the reason. Write a report for university lecturer describing the information below.

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The image contains two pie charts. The first, titled '% of teachers reporting as most common reason for learning a foreign language', displays the following breakdown: Travel 33%, Business 26%, Buy property overseas 19%, Personal development 7%, Social contacts 7%, Foreign partners 5%, and General interest 3%. The second chart, titled '% of teachers reporting recent increase in people learning for the following reason', shows these percentages: Buy property overseas 34%, Business 19%, Social contacts 15%, No change 15%, General interest 6%, Personal development 4%, Foreign partners 4%, and Travel 3%.

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The two given charts illustrate survey data from foreign languages teachers in Britain. The first chart indicates the principal reasons why their students learn a foreign language, the second one depicts the percentage of recent rise in these motivations.

Overall, it is clear that travel stands out the most widely motivation for language learning. However, teachers report that buying property overseas is the reason that has experienced the greatest reason in prominence.

In terms of the first chart, travel is the primary reason at almost a third, followed by business and buying property overseas, at 26% and 19% respectively. The remaining motivations are all relatively minor, with social contacts and personal development each accounting for 7%, while foreign partners and general interest are the least prevalent, at 5% and 3% respectively.

Regarding the recent increases, the second chart shows that buying property overseas has seen the most significant growth, at 34% of teachers reporting this. Business sees an slight decrease by 5% compared to the first chart. Moreover, social contacts increase to 15%, which is similar to no change. In contrast, travel witnesses a sharply decline to 3%, the least recent reason. Additionally, personal development shares the same proportion of motivation with foreign partners, at only 4%, followed by general interest at 6%.

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foreign: 4

chart: 4

reason: 4

teachers: 3

first: 3

recent: 3

travel: 3

buying: 3

property: 3

overseas: 3

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Task Response

The report effectively addresses the task by describing the main features of both charts and making relevant comparisons. The overall structure is clear, with an introduction, an overview, and detailed paragraphs for each chart. However, there are some inaccuracies and awkward phrasings that detract from clarity. For example, 'the greatest reason in prominence' should be 'the greatest increase in prominence', and 'travel witnesses a sharply decline' should be 'travel witnesses a sharp decline'. Additionally, the statement 'Business sees a slight decrease by 5% compared to the first chart' is not directly supported by the data, as the charts show different categories (main reasons vs. recent increases) and should not be directly compared in this way. To improve, focus on accurate data interpretation and ensure grammatical precision. The overview could also be strengthened by explicitly stating the key contrast between the two charts.

Coherence & Cohesion

The report is generally well-structured with a clear overall statement and logical paragraphing. However, the second paragraph could be more smoothly integrated, and some transitions between ideas feel slightly abrupt. To improve, use more cohesive devices to link sentences and paragraphs, such as 'in contrast' or 'similarly', and ensure each paragraph has a clear central topic.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is appropriate and varied, with good use of terms like 'principal reasons', 'prominence', and 'prevalent'. However, there are some inaccuracies and awkward phrasings, such as 'the greatest reason in prominence' (should be 'the greatest increase in prominence') and 'witnesses a sharply decline' (should be 'witnesses a sharp decline'). To improve, focus on precise word choice and natural collocations, and avoid repetition of words like 'reason'.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The report uses a mix of simple and complex structures, but there are several grammatical errors that affect clarity. For example, 'travel stands out the most widely motivation' (should be 'travel stands out as the most common motivation'), 'an slight decrease' (should be 'a slight decrease'), and 'witnesses a sharply decline' (should be 'witnesses a sharp decline'). Punctuation is generally correct, but some sentences are run-on. To improve, review subject-verb agreement, article usage, and adjective-adverb forms, and practice using a wider range of sentence structures accurately.

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