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Food Consumption in China Between 1985 and 2010

The graph below shows the changes in food consumption by Chinese people between 1985 and 2010.

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

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Key features: Food Consumption in China Between 1985 and 2010

WhyThis is aLine graph — it asks you to report the main trends and changes over time.

SoWe split the points intoOverview(the main trends over the period)andKey features(figures and comparisons worth reporting).

Overview

3 points

Key features

4 points

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Response 01
Estimated band7.0/ 9

Overall assessment

The response describes all three series and identifies the highest consumption and the final equality of salt and meat. Most figures are reasonable readings of the graph, but the remaining period after 1995 is 15 years, and meat levels off after 2005. The overview would be stronger with the main directions of change. Several awkward collocations and passive constructions also need attention.

TA

Task Achievement

The response covers all three series, gives generally reasonable figures and notes the final equality of salt and meat. Its overview identifies rankings and endpoints but omits the main directions. The period after 1995 is miscounted as ten years, and the description of meat obscures the plateau after 2005.

7.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

The introduction, starting figures, subsequent changes and final overview create a clear sequence. Some linking is mechanical: "However" at the start of the trend paragraph implies a contrast with the initial figures that is not established, while "In contrast" would better link falling salt consumption to rising meat consumption.

7.0
LR

Lexical Resource

Vocabulary is flexible enough for the task with terms such as 'fluctuated', 'climbed steadily', and 'downward tendency', despite some imprecise collocations like 'grew up gradually' and 'related figure'.

7.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

A good range of structures is demonstrated, including relative clauses and participial phrases such as 'peaking at 850 grams', with only minor errors that do not impede meaning.

7.0

What to work on next

Correct the 1995–2010 span to 15 years, distinguish the meat plateau after 2005, and add overall trend directions to the overview. Revise "grew up" and the passive comparison "were eaten the same amount".

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