The graph shows the proportion of population aged 65 and over in major developed countries. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words. You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The bar chart illustrates the percentage of people aged 65 years and over living in seven developed

countries

Use synonyms

from 1950 and the prediction

in

Change preposition

for

show examples

the future until 2050.

Overall

Linking Words

, Japan,

Germany

Use synonyms

, and

Rusia

Correct your spelling

Russia

show examples

have

significant

Correct article usage

a significant

show examples

increase

at the end

Linking Words

of the period,

while

Linking Words

the rest of the

countries

Use synonyms

listed generally have a slight increase. In 1950, the population aged 65 and over in

Germany

Use synonyms

, Japan, and

Korea

Use synonyms

was less than 10%. The number generally increased in these

countries

Use synonyms

, but

Korea

Use synonyms

underwent a slight

fell

Replace the word

fall

show examples

in 1970,

while

Linking Words

it fell in

Germany

Use synonyms

in 1990. Japan underwent a dramatic

increased

Replace the word

increase

show examples

surpassing

Germany

Use synonyms

in 2000, and

this

Linking Words

upward trend is predicted to happen until 2050 with the

proportion

Use synonyms

almost

reach

Wrong verb form

reaching

show examples

40%.

In addition

Linking Words

,

Korea

Use synonyms

underwent a significant

increased

Replace the word

increase

show examples

from 1990 surpassing several

countries

Use synonyms

and

predicted

Add a missing verb

is predicted

show examples

to stand

on

Change preposition

in

show examples

the

Correct article usage

apply

show examples

second place in 2050 with 35% population, followed by

Germany

Use synonyms

with

the

Correct article usage

a

show examples

proportion

Use synonyms

slightly less than that of

Korea

Use synonyms

.

On the other hand

Linking Words

, the

proportion

Use synonyms

in

Correct article usage

the U.S

show examples

U.S

Correct your spelling

U.S.

, France, Australia, and China was less than 15% in 1950. The trend in France was increasing and

predicted

Add a missing verb

is predicted

show examples

to end

with

Change preposition

at

show examples

around 25% in 2050. Meanwhile, the

proportion

Use synonyms

in

U.S

Correct your spelling

U.S.

, Australia, and China was generally increased with a slight

fell

Replace the word

fall

show examples

in some

year

Fix the agreement mistake

years

show examples

and predicted to reach less than 28% in 2050.