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Daily Leisure Time by Age in New Zealand

The charts give information about the average amount of time per day spent on two common leisure activities of different age groups in New Zealand.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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Key features: Daily Leisure Time by Age in New Zealand

WhyThis is aBar chart — it asks you to compare the most important categories.

SoWe split the points intoOverview(the biggest differences or patterns)andKey features(figures and comparisons worth reporting).

Overview

2 points

Key features

4 points

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Score details

Response 01
Estimated band5.5/ 9

Overall assessment

The response clearly identifies the main trends: reading time rises steadily with age while music listening follows a U-shaped pattern, and most quoted figures are broadly accurate. However, the 43-55 group is largely omitted, the language is very basic and repetitive, and recurring grammatical errors such as subject-verb agreement slightly weaken communication.

TA

Task Achievement

The response identifies the rise in reading time and the dip followed by recovery in listening time. Most figures are broadly accurate, but direct comparisons between the activities are missing, and the claim about liking music goes beyond the measured duration.

6.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

Information is organised into a clear introduction, overview, and two body sections with broadly logical progression, though linking is basic and somewhat mechanical.

6.0
LR

Lexical Resource

Vocabulary is adequate but limited and repetitive, relying on simple phrases like 'go down' and 'go up again' with little precise or flexible language for describing data.

5.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

Sentence forms are simple and errors are frequent, especially subject-verb agreement such as 'the number go' and 'it go up', but the meaning remains generally clear.

5.0

What to work on next

Compare the two activities directly, including the equal times for the 33–42 and 43–55 groups. Practise singular subject–verb agreement in phrases such as “the figure rises”, and describe listening time rather than how much people like music.

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