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UK Migration Length of Stay and Reasons

The graph and chart below give information about migration to the UK. The graph below shows how long immigrants in the year 2000-2008 intended to stay in the UK. And the pie-chart shows reasons for migration in 2008.

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

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Key features: UK Migration Length of Stay and Reasons

WhyThis is aMixed charts task — it asks you to connect the main patterns across two visuals.

SoWe split the points intoOverview(the main point of each chart)andKey features(figures and comparisons worth reporting).

Overview

2 points

Key features

6 points

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Response 01
Estimated band7.5/ 9

Overall assessment

The response addresses both visuals in a logical structure, identifies the leading categories and reports the pie-chart percentages correctly. However, its claim of fluctuation in the four-or-more-year group contradicts the flat line, and the two-to-four-year range overlooks the higher figure in 2007. The overview would benefit from a trend contrast. More precise category labels and range constructions would also strengthen the report.

TA

Task Achievement

Both visuals are addressed, with the main categories identified and all pie-chart percentages reported correctly. However, the flat four-or-more-year series is described as fluctuating, the two-to-four-year range misses the rise to about 70,000 in 2007, and the overview gives rankings without a main trend contrast.

8.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

Ideas progress logically across well-managed paragraphs with effective use of cohesive devices such as 'in contrast', 'in addition', and 'lastly', though some referencing and sequencing are slightly mechanical.

7.0
LR

Lexical Resource

The response uses a good range of topic-appropriate vocabulary, including "substantial increase" and "prominent reasons". Precision is reduced by "delineates that", the mixed construction "between ... to ...", and the unsupported description of the "No reason stated" group as "non-respondents".

7.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

A wide range of structures is used flexibly and accurately, including complex sentences with participial phrases and relative-style modification, with only rare minor errors that do not impede meaning.

8.0

What to work on next

Check each trend and category against the visual: describe the four-or-more-year line as unchanged, include the rise to about 70,000 in 2007 for two-to-four-year stays, and retain the label "No reason stated". Use "between X and Y" for ranges and add the main trend contrast to the overview.

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