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Energy Production by Source from 1985 to 2003

The charts below show the proportion of the energy produced from different sources in a country between 1985 and 2003.

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

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Key features: Energy Production by Source from 1985 to 2003

WhyThis is aPie chart — it asks you to compare proportions and the biggest shares.

SoWe split the points intoOverview(the largest shares or the main change)andKey features(figures and comparisons worth reporting).

Overview

2 points

Key features

7 points

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Answer · 177 words · 4 paragraphs · 11 comments

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Response 01
Estimated band6.5/ 9

Overall assessment

The response covers all six energy sources and identifies oil as the largest source in both years. However, it misreports the initial oil share and the final coal share, while the overview omits the main shifts. Awkward collocations, passive constructions and an incomplete natural-gas clause also reduce clarity and precision.

TA

Task Achievement

The response covers all six sources and identifies oil as the largest contributor in both years. However, it gives the 1985 oil share as 59% rather than 52% and describes the 2003 coal share as two fifths rather than 22%. The overview would be stronger if it also summarised the main increases and decreases.

6.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

The introduction, overview and two detail paragraphs provide a logical sequence. However, openings such as “Having a deep look” and “Moving forward to the rest description” are mechanical, and “which reduced” leaves the reference to the nuclear share unclear.

7.0
LR

Lexical Resource

There is adequate lexical range for describing proportions and trends, but imprecise collocations such as 'participating in less ratio' and 'noticed for' reduce flexibility and accuracy.

6.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

Simple and complex structures are attempted, but errors such as “which were occurred”, “was decreased” and “13% and 23% noticed” show problems with verb forms and complete clauses, despite generally recoverable meaning.

6.0

What to work on next

Verify every proportion against the chart before writing, especially fractional expressions, and refine sentence structures such as passive and relative constructions.

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