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        	<title>David Lee on Task 1 Graph: Elderly in Sweden, USA and Japan</title>
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        	        	<description><![CDATA[<p>Thx so much Enda and Ruby, it helps me a lot. The reason why I threw people away coz I want to save some words.</p>
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<p>Yep, it's totally wrong. I will rewrite my work by myself and pay attention in my future works.</p>
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<p>Thx again.</p>
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        	<title>writefix on Task 1 Graph: Elderly in Sweden, USA and Japan</title>
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        	        	<description><![CDATA[<p>Hi DavidLee</p>
<p>It's not really awful. Your basics are OK and your vocabulary choice is fine, but make sure to remember that these are people. As Ruby suggest, you need to vary the structures. What does she mean? Let's look at one of your paragraphs.</p>
<p>One point I would love people to remember about graphs in IELTS is that there are usually <strong>PEOPLE</strong> behind the lines and numbers and tables. You wrote:</p>
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<span style="background-color: #ffff99">Sweden and USA had the similar tendency. In 1940, the ratio in Sweden and USA are larger than Japan, 7% and 9% respectively. The increasing speed in Sweden was faster than USA and overpassed them in 2000. After that point onwards, both two nations continued surging, and will be surpassed by Japan around 2035. Finally, Sweden and USA would stand at 25&#38; and 23% correspondingly</span>.</p>
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<p>What is this paragraph about? Yes, you’ve described a few lines and said if they go up or down. That's OK. It's like the cartoon here: </p>
<p><img src="http://www.admc.hct.ac.ae/hd1/english/graphs/graphcartoon.jpg" width="400"  class="sfimagemiddle spUserImage" alt="LINE GO UP, LINE GO DOWN" /></p>
<p>But behind the graph, there are people. Nowhere in this paragraph have you mentioned people: Elderly people, old people, the number of young people, the number of old people, the working population, how many young people will have to take care of the older people, etc.</p>
<div style="float: right"><img src="/wp-content/forum-image-uploads/writefix/2012/08/elderly_japanese11.jpg" width="198"  class="sfimagemiddle spUserImage" alt="elderly_japanese11.jpg" /></div>
<p>This is called a ‘mechanical’ description (Have a look at the <a href="http://www.ielts.org/pdf/UOBDs_WritingT1.pdf" target="_self" target="_blank">official descriptors for IELTS Task 2 Writing (public version)</a>, under Task Fulfillment.)</p>
<p>You do mention people in your final paragraph, but it’s important to remember throughout. </p>
<p><span style="color: #800000"><strong>Word Choice/Word Form/Usage</strong></span></p>
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<li>The line graph portrays the percentage of the elderly who <span style="text-decoration: line-through">beyond</span> 65 in three countries  →  The line graph portrays the percentage of the elderly who are <span style="color: #800000"><strong>over/ are aged over</strong>/</span> 65 in three countries</li>
<li><span style="background-color: #ffff00">Each line had an increasing tendency over</span> the <span style="text-decoration: line-through;background-color: #ffff00">1 </span>century.  →<span style="text-decoration: line-through;background-color: #ffff00"> Each line had an increasing tendency over the century.</span>  <strong><span style="color: #800000">NO!<br />
  </span></strong></li>
<li><strong><span style="color: #800000">The number of older people as a percentage of the population will increase sharply in all three countries.<br />
     </span></strong></li>
<li><strong><span style="color: #800000"> </span></strong><span style="text-decoration: line-through">Specifically</span>, <span style="text-decoration: line-through">there were </span>only 5% old individuals <span style="text-decoration: line-through">live </span>in Japan <span style="text-decoration: line-through">since </span>1940. → Only 5% of Japanese people in 1940 were over 65.</li>
<li>Then, the <span style="background-color: #ffff00">rate</span> had decreased to 3% gradually by 1960 → Then, the proportion/percentage of people over 65 years decreased gradually to 3% by 1960    [Keep the adverb near the verb, and it’s not a rate – it’s a percentage or a proportion.]</li>
<li>In 1940, the ratio in Sweden and USA <span style="background-color: #ffff00">are</span> larger than Jap<span style="background-color: #ffff00">an, 7%</span> and 9% respectively → In 1940, the ratio in Sweden and USA are larger than Japan, <span style="color: #800000"><strong>with/at</strong></span> 7% and 9% respectively.</li>
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<p>You wrote:</p>
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<span style="background-color: #ffff99">The increasing speed in Sweden was faster than USA and overpassed them in 2000. After that point onwards, both two nations continued surging </span></p>
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<p>This needs a complete rewrite:</p>
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The number/percentage/proportion of older people in Sweden grew more quickly than in the USA, where the proportion stayed steady at 14% of the population. From 1995 onwards, the percentage of Sweden’s elderly began to rise sharply and is expected to reach 1 in 5 of the population by 2015.  </p>
<p>The proportion of people over 65 in America is predicted to rise rapidly from 15% in 2020 to almost one quarter of the population in 2040.</p>
<p>However, Japan will have the sharpest rise in the proportion of old people. It is estimated that the percentage will jump from just 10% of the population in 2030 to almost 25% in 2040. In other words, there will be only three younger people for every Japanese pensioner over 65 in 2040.</p>
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<p>So your basics are OK and your vocabulary choice is fine, but make sure to remember that there are people, not just lines!</p>
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        	<title>ruby2011 on Task 1 Graph: Elderly in Sweden, USA and Japan</title>
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        	        	<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>DavidLee said </strong></p>
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<strong>The graph below shows the proportion of the population aged 65 and over between 1940 and 2040 in three different countries.  </strong></p>
<p><a class='spShowPopupImage' title='Click image to enlarge' data-src='/wp-content/forum-image-uploads/writefix/2012/08/sweden_usa_japan.jpg' data-width='480' data-height='auto' data-constrain='1'><img src="/wp-content/forum-image-uploads/writefix/2012/08/sweden_usa_japan.jpg" width="400"  class="sfimagemiddle spUserImage" alt="sweden_usa_japan.jpg" /><img src="https://staging5.writefix.com/wp-content/sp-resources/forum-themes/defaultnew/images/sp_Mouse.png" class="sfimagemiddle sfmouseother" alt="Image Enlarger" /></a><strong></strong></p>
<p>The line graph <span style="color: #ff0000">portrays</span> (<span style="color: #ff0000">I think the word portray'snot suitable here)</span>the percentage of <span style="color: #ff0000">the elderly who beyond 65 in</span> (<span style="color: #ff0000">there're some problem)</span>three countries- Japan, Sweden and USA from 1940 to 2040. Each line <span style="color: #ff0000">had?</span> an increasing tendency over the 1 century.</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000">According to the line graph</span>(<span style="color: #ff0000">u should'nt use this phrase)</span>, the changing of Japan was the most dramatic. Specifically, there were only 5% old individuals live in Japan since 1940. Then, the rate had decreased to 3% gradually by 1960. The proportion kept stable before the figure grew back to 5% in 2010. In the latest 30 years, the number would jump from 5% to approximately 27%. Japan will become the country which holds the <span style="color: #ff0000">larges</span>t<span style="color: #ff0000">(highest)</span> rate of <span style="color: #ff0000">older people.(it seems a bit awkward here)</span></p>
<p>Sweden and USA <span style="color: #ff0000">had the similar tendency(repitition)</span>. In 1940, the ratio in Sweden and USA are larger than<span style="color: #ff0000">(that of)</span> Japan,<span style="color: #ff0000">(U should find an appropriate preposition here)</span> 7% and 9% respectively. The i<span style="color: #ff0000">ncreasing(increased)</span> speed in Sweden was faster than USA and <span style="color: #ff0000">overpassed </span>them in 2000. <span style="color: #ff0000">After(from)</span> that point onwards, both <span style="color: #ff0000">two(redundant)</span> nations continued surging, and will be <span style="color: #ff0000">surpassed</span> by Japan around 2035. Finally, Sweden and USA would stand at 25&#38; and 23% correspondingly.</p>
<p>Overall, the percentage of aged people will probably continue to increase during the next 20 years. Even though Japan kept the lowest rate around 90 years, it is anticipated take over the first place in 2040.</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000">Hello I have some comment on ur essay as above.U should vary ur structures to get a higher score</span>.<span style="color: #ff0000">Otherwise I ike it and u've discribed the overall trend.:) Drop by and feel free to comment on my essay too.</span></p>
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        	        	<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>The graph below shows the proportion of the population aged 65 and over between 1940 and 2040 in three different countries.  </strong></p>
<p><strong></strong>Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.  Write at least 150 words.</p>
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<p>The line graph portrays the percentage of the elderly who beyond 65 in three countries- Japan, Sweden and USA from 1940 to 2040. Each line had an increasing tendency over the 1 century.</p>
<p>According to the line graph, the changing of Japan was the most dramatic. Specifically, there were only 5% old individuals live in Japan since 1940. Then, the rate had decreased to 3% gradually by 1960. The proportion kept stable before the figure grew back to 5% in 2010. In the latest 30 years, the number would jump from 5% to approximately 27%. Japan will become the country which holds the largest rate of older people.</p>
<p>Sweden and USA had the similar tendency. In 1940, the ratio in Sweden and USA are larger than Japan, 7% and 9% respectively. The increasing speed in Sweden was faster than USA and overpassed them in 2000. After that point onwards, both two nations continued surging, and will be surpassed by Japan around 2035. Finally, Sweden and USA would stand at 25&#38; and 23% correspondingly.</p>
<p>Overall, the percentage of aged people will probably continue to increase during the next 20 years. Even though Japan kept the lowest rate around 90 years, it is anticipated take over the first place in 2040.</p>
<p><strong>Text Statistics</strong><br />
 No. of sentences 15<br />
 No. of words 209<br />
 No. of complex words 18<br />
 Percent of complex words 8.61%<br />
 Average words per sentence 13.93<br />
 Average syllables per word 1.43</p>
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<p><span style="color: #003366">Hey, Enda, my part 1 is really awful, u can see my work. I guess some structure must be wrong. </span><span style="color: #003366">How can I improve it efficiently? </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #003366">Thanks so much.</span></p>
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