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Band 8+: The pie charts below show the proportions of residential water usage for different purposes in 1980 and 2008. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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The image presents two pie charts on "Residential Water Use" for 1980 and 2008. In 1980, the allocation was: Bathroom 25%, Washing Clothes 22%, Garden 20%, Toilet 18%, and Kitchen 15%. For 2008, the distribution was: Kitchen 30%, Bathroom 29%, Washing Clothes 19%, Toilet 14%, and Garden 8%.

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The two charts illustrate residents’ water consumption over a twenty-eight-year period from 1980 to 2008.

By and large, it is evident that the highest water usage was recorded in the bathroom, while the lowest share was found in the kitchen during the initial year. In contrast, consumers experienced the highest consumption in the kitchen, whereas the garden showed the lowest percentage in the latter year.

Looking first at 1980, people allocated 25% of their water to the bathroom, followed by washing clothes at 22% and gardens at 20%, respectively. Meanwhile, kitchen and toilet water consumption accounted for the lowest shares, at only 15% and 18% each.

In terms of 2008, water utilization in the kitchen experienced an upward trend, doubling to reach 30%. This was followed closely by the bathroom and washing clothes, which made up 29% and 19% each. Whereas, the figures for toilets and gardens represented the lowest proportions, dropping to 14% and plummeting to 8% only.

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

Vocabulary Repetition:

water: 5

lowest: 4

kitchen: 4

consumption: 3

bathroom: 3

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Task Response

The report fully satisfies the requirements of the task. It provides a clear overview of the main trends, effectively compares the two years, and highlights key changes such as the significant increase in kitchen usage and the decrease in garden usage. The data is reported accurately according to the visual description, and the structure is logical and easy to follow.

Coherence & Cohesion

The report is well-organized, moving logically from an overview to specific details for each year. The use of cohesive devices such as 'By and large', 'In contrast', and 'In terms of' helps guide the reader through the comparisons. To reach a higher band, ensure that sentence transitions are even more seamless; for instance, the use of 'Whereas' at the start of the final sentence is grammatically a fragment and disrupts the flow slightly. Integrating that thought into the previous sentence would improve cohesion.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is varied and appropriate for an academic report. You have used good synonyms for consumption, such as 'utilization', 'allocation', and 'share'. Terms like 'plummeting' and 'upward trend' effectively describe the changes. To improve, try to avoid slight redundancies and ensure that the precision of word choice matches the data (e.g., 'doubling' is a very strong claim that should be used cautiously unless the math is exact).

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The report demonstrates a good range of complex structures, including comparative forms and subordinate clauses. However, there are some minor grammatical issues that prevent a higher score. Specifically, the sentence starting with 'Whereas' is a dependent clause acting as a full sentence, which is a punctuation/sentence structure error. Additionally, ensure that the tense remains consistent when describing historical data. Refining these structural nuances will help achieve a higher level of accuracy.

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