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The bar chart below shows the number of houses built per year in two cities, Derby and Nottingham, Between 2000 and 2009

The bar chart below shows the number of houses built per year in two cities, Derby and Nottingham, Between 2000 and 2009
The graphic charts above
illustrates
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illustrate
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proportion
Correct article usage
the proportion
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number
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 of new houses in almost a decade from 2000 to 2009 in Derby and Nottingham. It's clear that in 2009, both two cities reached its peak of their highest
number
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.
Moreover
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, every
cities
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city
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show
Correct subject-verb agreement
shows
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 different trends
in
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apply
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each
year
Use synonyms
.
Firstly
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 we will talk about Derby. The
number
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 in
this
Linking Words
 city shows
gradual
Correct article usage
a gradual
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 increase as per
new
Correct article usage
the new
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year
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. It
starting
Wrong verb form
started
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 from below 50
house
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houses
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 in 2000 and in 2003 it escalated the growth
number
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at
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to
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 above 100 and kept stable until 2007.
Therefore
Linking Words
, it
shows
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showed
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significantly
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significant
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 increases in 2008 by approximately
above
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apply
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250 and it kept growing until reached almost 350 in 2009.
Secondly
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, in Nottingham, it's pretty much different from Derby. The proportion in each
year
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 is very fluctuative. In early 2000, Nottingham only reached above 50,
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however
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,however
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 it didn't grow and eventually dropped below 30 in 2002. Next
year
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, it
shows
Wrong verb form
showed
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Correct article usage
a slightly
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slightly
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slight
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 improvement in 2003 by approximately 50 and
Wrong verb form
continued
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continue
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tocontinue
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 grow until 2005 before it decreased extremely in 2006
nearly
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to nearly
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 0. It came back stronger in 2007 by around 200 and dropped dead again
nearly
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to nearly
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 zero in 2008.

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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words number, year with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "show" was used 4 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "proportion" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "reached" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "approximately" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "nearly" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "almost" was used 2 times.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • bar chart
  • number of houses built
  • per year
  • cities
  • Derby
  • Nottingham
  • between
  • comparison
  • 10-year period
  • year-wise
  • analyze
  • compare
  • total
  • over
  • closing statement
  • introduction
  • overview
  • summarize
  • main points
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