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Band 5+: You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The graph below shows the percentage of the Australian workforce in five industries between 1962 and 2012.Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.Write at least 150 words.

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The image displays a line graph illustrating the percentage of the Australian workforce in five industries—services, manufacturing, agriculture, construction, and mining—between 1962 and 2012. Services start at approximately 40% in 1962, ascend to about 70% by 2012. Manufacturing begins slightly above 30% in 1962, declines steadily to around 10% by 2012. Agriculture starts near 30% in 1962, decreases sharply to about 10% by 1982, further drops under 5% by 2012. Construction remains roughly stable, starting just below 10% in 1962 and ending slightly above 5% by 2012. Mining is consistently low, commencing around 2% in 1962 and maintaining under 5% throughout the period.

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The line graph presents the proportion of the Australian workforce in five industries during the period from 1962 to 2012.

Overall, it can be clearly noticed that services had the highest level of workforce compared to the other four industries. By contrast, manufacturing showed a significant decrease in a decade, while mining remained the smallest sector during that period.

To begin with, it can be seen that the only industry that was different from others was services. In 1962, it started at 54%. That year saw a gradual growth without any fluctuations and decreases. Finally, in 2012 services achieved almost 80% and demonstrated the highest level of work in Australia.

On the other hand, other four industries remained stable at the low level. However, manufacturing started at approximately 27% in 1962 and despite some stability, it became to decrease in 1972 and reached 11% as construction (remained stable all the time) in 2012. Mining was the one and only industry that began at the 1% and did not rise from 1962 to 2012 and ended at 1-2% as well.

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Vocabulary Complexity:
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Grammar Mistakes: N/A

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industries: 3

services: 3

level: 3

other: 3

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Task Response

The report addresses the main requirements of the task and identifies the general trends, such as the dominance of the services sector and the low levels of the other industries. However, there are some inaccuracies in data interpretation and descriptions. For instance, the report claims manufacturing decreased in a decade, whereas the graph covers a fifty-year span. Additionally, the description of agriculture is entirely omitted, which is a key feature of the visual information. To improve, ensure all categories mentioned in the prompt are included in the analysis and double-check that timeframes and trends are described accurately.

Coherence & Cohesion

The report follows a basic structure, but the progression of ideas is somewhat disjointed. The use of cohesive devices like 'To begin with' and 'On the other hand' is appropriate, but the internal logic within paragraphs is occasionally weak. For instance, the grouping of the four remaining industries into one paragraph is a good attempt at organization, but the description within that paragraph becomes cluttered and difficult to follow. To improve, ensure that each paragraph has a clear central topic and that sentences flow logically from one to the next using more sophisticated linking words.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary used is somewhat limited and repetitive. While terms like 'proportion', 'significant decrease', and 'fluctuations' are used correctly, there is a lack of variety in describing trends and levels. There are also some awkward phrasing issues, such as 'became to decrease' and 'the highest level of work'. To improve, aim to use a wider range of synonyms for 'increase', 'decrease', and 'stable', and practice using more natural collocations (e.g., 'experienced a decline' instead of 'became to decrease').

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The report demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but grammatical errors are frequent enough to occasionally impede clarity. Issues include incorrect preposition usage, awkward phrasing (e.g., 'the only industry that was different from others'), and errors in sentence construction (e.g., 'reached 11% as construction (remained stable all the time) in 2012'). To improve, focus on subject-verb agreement, the correct use of relative clauses to combine ideas, and ensuring that parenthetical information is integrated more smoothly into the sentence structure.

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