New York City Population by District 1800-2000

The first table below shows changes in the total population of New York City from 1800 to 2000. The second and third tables show changes in the population of the five districts of the city (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, Staten Island) over the same period.

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

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Key features: New York City Population by District 1800-2000

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

2 points

Key features

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Response 01
Estimated band6.0/ 9

Overall assessment

The response covers the main trends across the three dates and reports most figures accurately, which is its strongest aspect. Its main limitations are an incomplete introduction, a vague and partly inaccurate overview, and recurring grammatical and word-choice errors that occasionally blur meaning.

TA

Task Achievement

The response reports the total population figures and most district data accurately and makes relevant comparisons, but the introduction is incomplete, the overview is vague and contains the inaccurate claim about 'six different districts', and Manhattan's 2000 figure is omitted.

6.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

Progression across the time periods is broadly clear, but linking is mechanical with repeated 'Then', 'In contrast' and 'After this', and some referential wording such as 'in population consist of' obscures connections.

6.0
LR

Lexical Resource

The response uses adequate vocabulary for the task, including 'substantial increase' and 'accounted for', but shows imprecise usage such as 'consists of', 'comprises only', and repeated 'constituting' that reveals limited flexibility.

6.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

A mix of structures is attempted, including comparative clauses and passive-like forms, but frequent errors such as 'the total number of individuals consists of 3,437,202 people' and 'there were 60,515 people accounted for' reduce accuracy while meaning mostly survives.

6.0

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Write a complete introduction naming all three tables and give a precise overview of the central trend, especially the reversal between Manhattan's decline and other districts' growth by 2000.

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