Nowadays more and more people want to live by themselves. What are the reasons? Is it a positive or negative trend?

The bar graph illustrates how many computer games are downloaded per

week

from three different games over a 5

week

time period. The unit is in 10000s. Overall, what stands out from the graph is that, even though all three categories experienced an upward trend, Java which shows steady growth throughout the period.

However

, other two items, both ActiveX and Net fluctuated slightly. Focussing on the Active X and Net, the former started its growth at approximately 600000 downloads and continued

this

, until the fourth

week

, when there was a slight dip before rising to its all time peak, just above 1200000.

This

remained most popular computer throughout the period. The latter, was the least

preffered

more desirable than another

preferred

game among the group;

however

initially

this

was downloaded by just 4000,

then

it started to decline till

third

week

, since

then

it picked up its rise and finished at around 50000 downloads per

week

. Java, the only game which had steady growth from 40000 to 80000 in the

last

week

almost doubled the number of downloads

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meeting the goal of 7 or more
1Word repetition
meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
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173 words

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Coherence and Cohesion: 4.0

Logical structure

Introduction & conclusion present

Supported main points

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 7.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 8.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 4.0

Complete response

Clear & comprehensive ideas

Relevant & specific examples

Appropriate word count

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