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The bar chart illustrated the amount of houses constructed yearly in two cities ( Derby and Nottingham) during the period from 2000 to 2009.

The bar chart illustrated the amount of houses constructed yearly in two cities ( Derby and Nottingham) during the period from 2000 to 2009.
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The bar chart illustrated the
amount
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number
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 of
houses
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 constructed yearly in
two
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 cities (
Derby
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 and
Nottingham
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) during the period from 2000 to 2009. In the first
two
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years
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, the number of
housed
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houses
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 built in these
two
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 cities
were
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was
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 similar,
near
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nearly
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 50
houses
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.
Then
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Derby
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 presented
upward
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an upward
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 trend, having 100
houses
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 built  in 2003.
Then
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 from 2004 to 2007,
this
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 figure
flatten
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 out, around 120 annually. In
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last
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the last
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two
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years
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, 
this
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 figure dramatically increased in
Derby
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, up to about 280 in 2008 and close to 350 in 2009. The number of
houses
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 built in
Nottingham
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 presented
unsteady
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an unsteady
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 trend. After a sudden drop in 2003 to around 20,
this
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 figure gradually increased until 2005,
around
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with around
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 75
houses
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 built in 2005. In the
last
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 four
years
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,
houses
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 built in
this
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 city presented
a
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apply
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 various
pattern
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patterns
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. There were only around 10
houses
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 built in 2006 and 2008; but, the number of
houses
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 built in 2007 and 2009 to 250 and 300 respectively. 
Overall
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, more
houses
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 had been built annually in
Derby
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 than those in
Nottingham
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, except in the first
tow
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two
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years
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 and the year
of
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apply
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2007.
Real
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The real
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 estate market in 
Derby
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 was better than that in
Nottingham
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 during the period.

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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "last".
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Vocabulary: Rephrase your introduction. Words match: 92%.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words houses, two, derby, nottingham, years with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "illustrated" in your introduction.
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Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "amount" in your introduction.
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Vocabulary: The word "figure" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "presented" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "trend" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the fourth paragraph.
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