Transport and Car Use in Edmonton

  • Transport
  • Cars

The diagrams below give information on transport and car use in Edmonton.

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Annotated response

6 correction notes

The pie chart portrays the different types of vehicles used in Edmonton and their usage. The table shows the various reasons for using a car in Edmonton.

the car in terms of transportation in Edmonton, followed by Light Rail Transit. Also, the primary reasons for using cars in this city are and business.

The utilization of a car in Edmonton is the highest of transportation, with 45% of the traffic being cars. The second most preferred mode of travel is the Light Rail Transit with 35% usage. Buses and taxis are the least used and only contribute 10% each to the total traffic.

Around 55% of people in Edmonton commute to work by car, making it the chief purpose of using a car in the city. 45% of the population use cars, for business purposes whereas 40% use them to take their children to school. Cars are used for leisure activities or shopping by 15% of the people.

Overall assessment

Why this response received Band 7.0

The response covers both visuals accurately, selecting the main figures and providing a clear overview of dominant trends. Its main limitation is occasional imprecision, such as merging separate categories and loosely framing table percentages as shares of the population, alongside some repetitive phrasing.

IELTS criteria

How each score was decided

Task Achievement

7.0

The response covers the key features of both visuals with an appropriate overview and mostly accurate data, though merging shopping and leisure into one 15% figure and describing table values as shares of the population introduce minor imprecision.

Coherence and Cohesion

7.0

Ideas are organised logically with a clear overview, separate treatment of each visual, and effective use of cohesive devices, with only mechanical linking in places.

Lexical Resource

7.0

There is a sufficient range of vocabulary for the task, including terms like 'commute', 'mode of transportation' and 'utilization', though some phrasing is somewhat unnatural or repetitive.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

7.0

A variety of complex structures is used with generally good control, and errors such as 'the highest among any other mode' are minor and do not impede meaning.

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