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Monthly Cinema Attendance by Age Group (1978–2008)

The graph below shows the percentage of people by age group visiting the cinema at least once per month in one particular country between 1978 and 2008.

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

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Key features: Monthly Cinema Attendance by Age Group (1978–2008)

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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Answer · 214 words · 4 paragraphs · 8 comments

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Response 01
Estimated band7.5/ 9

Overall assessment

The response is well organised and linguistically fluent, covering all age groups with relevant data selection and comparison. Its overview captures the contrasting net changes, but some details are inaccurate: the 35–49 figure is presented as a share of all cinema-goers, and the 25–34 plateau is dated incorrectly. The older groups' early declines are also understated.

TA

Task Achievement

The response covers all four age groups and gives a defensible overview of their net changes. However, it misidentifies the denominator of the 35–49 group's percentage and incorrectly says the 25–34 group stabilised at 80% from 1988 onwards; the older groups' initial declines also need clearer reporting.

7.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

Paragraphing is logical with a clear introduction, overview, and detailed body, and cohesive devices are used naturally, though the internal contradiction in the trend narrative slightly disrupts clarity.

7.0
LR

Lexical Resource

Vocabulary is flexible and precise, with sophisticated items such as 'closely followed by', 'rebounded', 'albeit', and 'pronounced patterns', used accurately with no noticeable errors.

8.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

A wide range of complex structures, including varied participial and relative constructions, is handled flexibly and accurately, with only very minor lapses.

8.0

What to work on next

Check what each percentage measures and match trend phases to the dates: report attendance within each age group, and place the 25–34 group's 80% plateau in 1998–2003 before its final decline.

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