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Weather in Glasgow, Scotland

The charts below give information about the weather for Glasgow, a city in Scotland.

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

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Key features: Weather in Glasgow, Scotland

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

3 points

Key features

8 points

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Score details

Response 01
Estimated band8.0/ 9

Overall assessment

The response covers all three measures with a clear overview, well-selected peaks and lows, and generally accurate figures. Its organisation and language are strong. The mainly chronological temperature account could include a direct comparison of the two lines, while the early-year estimates, repeated overview wording and isolated dangling modifier offer specific opportunities for refinement.

TA

Task Achievement

The response presents a clear overview of all three measures and selects their main peaks and lows accurately. Most figures are well reported, although the early-year temperature estimates could be closer to the plotted points and the rainfall account omits the small August dip.

8.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

Ideas progress logically from overview to temperature detail and then to rainfall and sunshine. Devices such as “while” and “thereafter” make the sequence clear, although the overview repeats its seasonal temperature point and “conversely” could express the relationship more precisely.

8.0
LR

Lexical Resource

Vocabulary is flexible and precise for describing change, including 'climb steadily', 'reaches its lowest point', 'peaking at' and 'diminishes', with natural collocation throughout.

8.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

Varied sentence structures are generally well controlled, including “while” clauses and participial constructions such as “peaking at”. Errors are rare and do not impede understanding, although “Examining precipitation and sunshine levels, rainfall begins” contains a dangling modifier.

8.0

What to work on next

Add a precise cross-chart comparison: sunshine peaks at 6 hours per day in June, two months before temperatures peak in August. Avoid suggesting that all warm months are relatively dry; July and September each receive 10 cm of rain.

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