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EU Clothing Import Prices per Kilometre, 1993 and 2003

The bar chart shows the average prices per kilometre of clothing imported into the European Union from six different countries in 1993 and 2003.

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

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Key features: EU Clothing Import Prices per Kilometre, 1993 and 2003

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

3 points

Key features

6 points

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Answer · 132 words · 4 paragraphs · 10 comments

Score details

Response 01
Estimated band6.0/ 9

Overall assessment

The response has a clear structure, with an overview and separate detail paragraphs for each year. Its main weaknesses are inaccurate comparisons and trend claims: Japan is not among the cheapest suppliers in 2003, and prices did not rise in every country except Bangladesh. Several awkward expressions and tense errors also reduce precision.

TA

Task Achievement

The response covers all six countries and includes an overview, but confuses lower prices within 1993 with decreases over time. Its 2003 account misstates the overall direction of change and reverses the relative prices of Japan and India. The overview also incorrectly presents Japan as low-priced relative to the other suppliers.

5.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

Information is arranged in logical year-based paragraphs with a clear overview and linking devices, though connectors like 'Whereas' are used mechanically and slightly inappropriately at times.

6.0
LR

Lexical Resource

There is adequate vocabulary for describing prices, but choices such as “appropriately” instead of “approximately” and “goods which is being brought” instead of imported clothing reduce accuracy. “Increased by” also confuses final price levels with amounts of change.

6.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

A mix of simple and complex structures is attempted, but errors in tense consistency, subject-verb agreement and relative clauses are noticeable, although the intended meaning generally remains clear.

6.0

What to work on next

Check the two bars for each country before describing changes. Distinguish lower prices within one year from a fall over time, and summarise which suppliers rose, fell or stayed unchanged.

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