UK Daily Fruit and Vegetable Consumption 2001-2008

Diet and nutrition
Food

The chart below shows the percentage of people who ate five portions of fruits and vegetables per day in the UK from 2001 to 2008.

Annotated response

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The given graph shows the proportion of the UK population following the dietary recommendation of consuming fruit and vegetables from 2001 to 2008.

Overall, there was an increase observed across the UK during the mentioned period, with a notable gap in the growth rates among children, men, and women.

Initially, the percentage of children meeting the dietary guideline stood at approximately 12% in 2001, maintaining a steady state until 2003 before experiencing a consistent rise, in 2007. Similarly, the proportion of men was roughly at 17% in the year 2001, showing in the next two years. Then, the by 2007.

On the other hand, the percentage of women of fruits and vegetables a day in 2001 was the highest among the said categories. Over the period from 2001 to 2006, there was a gradual increase in , , and experiencing a in the final two years. women remained as the highest population in 2008 compared to men and children.

Overall assessment

Why this response received Band 7.0

The response demonstrates a clear structure, an effective overview, and mostly accurate data selection across the three groups. Its main limitations are occasional grammatical breakdowns, such as the incomplete relative clause describing women, and some informal or imprecise wording like 'Anyways' and 'sharp increase of around 27%'.

IELTS criteria

How each score was decided

Task Achievement

7.0

The response covers all three groups across the period, gives a clear overview of rising trends with women consistently highest, and data figures are broadly consistent with the chart, with only minor imprecision in describing the men's change.

Coherence and Cohesion

7.0

Ideas are logically organised with clear paragraphing, an overview, and cohesive devices such as 'Similarly' and 'On the other hand', though a few linkages are mechanical or informal.

Lexical Resource

7.0

Vocabulary is generally flexible and appropriate for describing trends, including 'proportion', 'dietary guideline', and 'gradual increase', but phrases like 'Anyways' and 'lesser change in the amount' reduce precision.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

6.5

A range of structures is attempted, but errors including the missing verb in 'women who the mentioned proportions' and tense inconsistencies lower accuracy despite mostly clear meaning.

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