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Motor Vehicles per 1,000 Inhabitants in Eight Countries

The table below shows the number of motor vehicles per 1,000 inhabitants in eight countries in 1990 and 2000.

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

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Key features: Motor Vehicles per 1,000 Inhabitants in Eight Countries

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

3 points

Key features

6 points

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Response 01
Estimated band7.0/ 9

Overall assessment

The response covers all eight countries with a clear overview and well-chosen comparisons, demonstrating flexible vocabulary and varied sentence structures. Its main limitation is occasional data inaccuracy, such as the stated increases for Luxembourg and New Zealand, plus a few imprecise ranking claims.

TA

Task Achievement

The response presents a clear overview, covers all countries, and makes relevant comparisons, but contains some inaccurate data, such as the increases of 'around 140 and 88' for Luxembourg and New Zealand that do not match the table's figures of 180 and 26.

7.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

Information follows a logical sequence from the introduction and overview to country comparisons and exceptions. The existing line breaks mark these stages, but clearer paragraph separation would help readers; “On the contrary” also introduces a comparison rather than a rebuttal.

7.0
LR

Lexical Resource

Vocabulary shows range in describing trends and comparisons, but some choices lack precision: “citizens” changes the population measure, “exponentially” asserts an unshown growth pattern, and “most popular” interprets ownership rates as popularity.

7.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

A good range of structures is used accurately, including participial phrases and complex sentences, with only occasional minor slips such as 'at the 3rd and 4th place'.

7.0

What to work on next

Verify every figure and increase quoted against the table before writing, especially when calculating differences between years.

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