The bar chart depicts the percentages of males, females, and children in the United Kingdom who consumed the recommended daily quantity of fruit and vegetables in three different years (2002, 2006 and 2010). Overall, the proportion of people consuming fruits and vegetables . Furthermore, whereas women consumed the most of these foods, the opposite was true for children. According to the data, around one-quarter of females in the United Kingdom consumed the recommended quantity of fruits and vegetables in 2002. This was followed by of males consuming these items on a daily basis, which was twice as high as that of youngsters. Over the next eight years, the statistics for all categories rose to a peak in 2006, with women accounting for little more than 30% of the total. However, by 2010, the percentage of ladies, males, and children consuming fruit and vegetables had fallen somewhat to 27 percent, 24 percent, and 14 percent, respectively.
UK Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Rates
The chart below shows the percentage of the population in the UK who consumed the recommended daily amount of fruits and vegetables in 2002, 2006 and 2010.
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Overall assessment
Why this response received Band 7.0
The report includes the main group differences and describes the later fall in the body. However, its overview contradicts that pattern by claiming an upward trend throughout. The interval leading to 2006 and the men’s 2002 value are also misstated, so accuracy needs more attention than stylistic polishing.
IELTS criteria
How each score was decided
Task Achievement
6.5The body describes the rise to 2006 and fall by 2010, but the overview incorrectly says the trend was upward throughout. The report also describes the 2002–2006 interval as eight years and says over 22% where the chart gives exactly 22%.
Coherence and Cohesion
7.0Ideas progress logically from overview to detailed year-by-year comparison with effective use of referencing and cohesive devices, though transitions are at times mechanical.
Lexical Resource
7.0Vocabulary is flexible and appropriate for describing data, with good use of terms like 'proportion', 'accounting for', and 'respectively', though 'ladies' is informal and a few phrases are slightly imprecise.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
7.0A wide range of structures is used with good control, including complex sentences and accurate tense choices, with only rare, minor errors that do not impede meaning.