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Band 5+: You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The line graph below shows the percentage of spending in Turkey, from 1960 to 2000. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words.

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The image displays a line graph titled "Percentage of spending in Turkey (1960-2000)" showing data for five categories across five years. Food percentages were: 1960, 35%; 1970, 32%; 1980, 26%; 1990, 20%; 2000, 15%. Leisure percentages were: 1960, 20%; 1970, 18%; 1980, 16%; 1990, 14%; 2000, 12%. Clothing percentages were: 1960, 9%; 1970, 12%; 1980, 15%; 1990, 16%; 2000, 17%. Transport percentages were: 1960, 10%; 1970, 9%; 1980, 8%; 1990, 7%; 2000, 3%. Energy percentages were: 1960, 5%; 1970, 4%; 1980, 3%; 1990, 2%; 2000, 1%.

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The line chart illustrates the proportions of spending on several sectors in Turkey between 1960 and 2000.

Overall, Turkey spend its money mostly on food and the least on energy, at first. Over the period, the trends showed a decline in leisure, transport, energy, particularly on food exhibited a drastic decline until 2000. In constrast, Turkey’s spending on clothing increasing over time in the same period.

In 1960, Turkey spent its money mostly on food for about 35% and strated decreasing to around 33%, in 1970 and plumetted to 15% in 2000. Meanwhile, energy (5%) and leisure (20%) shared similar trends that showing incremental decrease over the same period to around 2% and 3%, respectively.

On the other hand, turkey’s spending on food gradually increased in 1960 from just under 10% to around 17% in 2000. as a result, it overtook the expenses on leisure and food, making it into the first place in 2000, followed by spending of food on the second place and leisure on the third.

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

Vocabulary Repetition:

spending: 4

leisure: 4

turkey: 3

energy: 3

around: 3

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Task Response

The report addresses the task and provides an overview of the main trends, but there are some inaccuracies and omissions. The overall trend is correctly identified, and key categories are mentioned. However, there are minor data errors (e.g., leisure and energy percentages are reversed in the final paragraph, and the description of clothing's increase is slightly off). The report could be improved by ensuring all data points are accurately reported and by making clearer comparisons between categories. Additionally, some sentences are awkwardly phrased, and there are minor grammatical issues. Overall, the response is generally on topic but contains some inaccuracies that detract from its completeness.

Coherence & Cohesion

The report has a clear overall structure with an introduction, overview, and detailed paragraphs. However, there are some lapses in cohesion, such as the abrupt shift in the second paragraph from food to energy and leisure, and the final paragraph introduces clothing without a clear link. The use of cohesive devices is sometimes inaccurate (e.g., 'in constrast' is misspelled and misused). Paragraphing is adequate but could be more logically organized to group similar trends.

Lexical Resource

The vocabulary is adequate for the task, with some good attempts at paraphrasing (e.g., 'proportions of spending', 'exhibited a drastic decline'). However, there are several errors in word choice and spelling (e.g., 'strated' instead of 'started', 'plumetted' instead of 'plummeted', 'in constrast' instead of 'in contrast'). The range of vocabulary is limited, and some phrases are repetitive (e.g., 'spending on food' used multiple times). To improve, use more precise and varied vocabulary, and ensure correct spelling.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The report contains a number of grammatical errors that affect clarity. There are subject-verb agreement issues (e.g., 'Turkey spend' should be 'Turkey spent'), tense inconsistencies (e.g., 'showed' vs. 'exhibited'), and incorrect verb forms (e.g., 'that showing' should be 'that showed'). Punctuation is also problematic, with missing commas and incorrect capitalization (e.g., 'turkey's' should be 'Turkey's'). The range of sentence structures is limited, and complex sentences are often awkwardly constructed. To improve, focus on grammar accuracy and vary sentence structures.

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