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Journeys to School by UK Children Aged 11-16

The chart below gives information about the journeys to school by children aged 11 to 16 in the UK in a year.

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

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Key features: Journeys to School by UK Children Aged 11-16

WhyThis is aBar chart — it asks you to compare the most important categories.

SoWe split the points intoKey features(figures and comparisons worth reporting).

Key features

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Response 01
Estimated band7.0/ 9

Overall assessment

The response covers all four distance bands, gives a clear overview of the leading modes and organises the details logically. Its numerical estimates are broadly consistent with the plotted bars. The clearest correction is to express the walking–cycling gap as 40 percentage points, while more natural collocations and a cross-distance comparison of car travel would strengthen the report.

TA

Task Achievement

The response covers all four distance ranges with a clear overview and useful comparisons. The reported heights are broadly consistent with the chart, but the gap between walking and cycling in the shortest band should be expressed as 40 percentage points, not 40%.

7.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

Ideas are organised logically by distance band with clear linking phrases and a coherent progression from overview to detail, although paragraph transitions are somewhat formulaic.

7.0
LR

Lexical Resource

Vocabulary is varied and appropriate for chart comparisons, including distance ranges, rankings and proportions. The phrase "belonged to those who walked" is awkward for describing journeys and would be clearer as "were made on foot".

7.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

A wide range of structures is used accurately, including participial phrases, comparative constructions, and passive forms, with only occasional minor errors that do not impede meaning.

7.0

What to work on next

When subtracting percentages, report the result in percentage points: 90% minus 50% is 40 percentage points. Also connect the car figures across distance bands to highlight their peak at 2–5 miles.

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