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Department and Online Stores in Australia in 2011

The table shows information about department stores and online stores in Australia in 2011.

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

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Key features: Department and Online Stores in Australia in 2011

WhyThis is aTable — it asks you to group and compare the key figures.

SoWe split the points intoOverview(the main patterns in the table)andKey features(figures and comparisons worth reporting).

Overview

2 points

Key features

4 points

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Answer · 137 words · 4 paragraphs · 17 comments

Score details

Response 01
Estimated band5.5/ 9

Overall assessment

The response covers all four categories and attempts comparisons, showing a basic grasp of the table's message that online stores outperformed department stores. Its main limitations are several inaccurate figures (growth percentages, sales revenue) and misstated units, alongside an under-length response and repeated, imprecise wording.

TA

Task Achievement

The response addresses the task with an overview and data for both store types, but it reports inaccurate values (4% and 6% instead of 0.4% and 0.6%, 13500 instead of 13400 million AUD) and omits the million-AUD unit, which weakens data accuracy.

5.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

The response is organised into a clear overview and category-based paragraphs with generally workable progression, though repeated linking like 'Furthermore' and some awkward transitions reduce cohesion.

6.0
LR

Lexical Resource

Vocabulary is adequate but limited and at times imprecise, with errors such as 'the yielded table', 'average profile' for profit, and 'more 700AUS' instead of a correct comparative phrase.

5.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

A range of sentence structures is attempted with mostly understandable meaning, but recurring errors, such as 'far more than department stores on account of 368' and run-on phrasing around profit, show imperfect grammatical control.

6.0

What to work on next

Verify every figure and unit against the table, including the growth percentages and the million-AUD scale, and expand the response to meet the minimum length with clearer comparisons.

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