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Weekly European Food Consumption

The table below presents the food consumption per person weekly in a European country in 1992,2002, and 2012.

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

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Sample answer (1) Key features (6) Vocabulary (3)

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Key features: Weekly European Food Consumption

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 band7.5/ 9

Overall assessment

The response is well organised and covers all five food categories with accurate reported figures and a clear overview. It correctly identifies vegetables as the most consumed food and the net decline in meat consumption. Comparisons could be sharper, particularly the size of the increases in wheat and beans. Explicit dates for the meat figures and more direct phrasing would improve clarity. The response meets the minimum length, with only a few local language problems.

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Task Achievement

The response covers all five foods, gives an accurate overview of their net changes and reports the selected figures correctly. The 171-word response meets the minimum length. Clearer comparison of the sizes of the increases and explicit dates for the meat figures would strengthen the account; not every intermediate value needs to be listed.

7.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

Information is logically grouped by food type with clear progression and effective referencing, though transitions are somewhat mechanical in places.

7.0
LR

Lexical Resource

Vocabulary is varied and generally appropriate for consumption trends. However, “were consumed under 1000 grams” needs a natural quantity phrase, and expressions such as “were included on a weekly basis in a person’s diet” could be more direct.

7.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

A wide range of structures is used with strong control, including accurate participle and passive constructions, and errors are rare and non-impeding.

8.0

What to work on next

Make the comparisons sharper by contrasting the increases in wheat and beans. Add dates to the meat figures, clarify that its decline was overall, and correct “those” to “that” and the quantity phrase after “consumed”.

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