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Sales of Five Different Kinds of Jam

The chart shows the sales of five different kinds of jam from 2009 to 2014.

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

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Sample answer (1) Key features (5)

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Key features: Sales of Five Different Kinds of Jam

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

2 points

Key features

3 points

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Response 01
Estimated band7.0/ 9

Overall assessment

The response covers all five jam types with a clear overview and a logical structure. Most reported values are consistent with the chart, but the description of cherry misses its rise in 2012 and plateau in 2013. The chart also gives no basis for the repeated measurement label 'million units'. Language is generally effective, with occasional awkward phrasing and a subject–verb agreement error.

TA

Task Achievement

The response covers all five categories and provides a clear overview, but cherry's later trend is inaccurate: it rises to just over 3 in 2012, stays level in 2013 and finishes just below 3. The repeated use of 'million units' is also unsupported because the chart provides no measurement unit.

7.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

Ideas progress logically from overview to individual trends, with cohesive devices such as 'Similarly', 'However' and 'Moving on' used naturally, though the final Cherry description is slightly confusing.

7.0
LR

Lexical Resource

Vocabulary is varied and generally suitable for describing trends, including 'reached a peak' and 'gradually dropped'. Some expressions lack precision or clarity: 'the figures ... witnessed ... their sales' is cumbersome, and 'no unit was recorded' can suggest missing data rather than zero sales.

7.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

A wide range of structures is used accurately, including participial openings ('Starting at 3.2 million units'), relative clauses and passive voice, with only minor errors such as subject-verb disagreement in '2.5 million units of plum was sold'.

7.0

What to work on next

Check both the measurement labels and each annual movement before writing. Do not assume a unit that the chart does not provide; for cherry, distinguish the rise in 2012, the plateau in 2013 and the final decline.

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