The charts below show local government expenditure in 2010 and 2015

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The pie charts demonstrate regional government spending by 9 types of categories (education, healthcare, pensions, defence, welfare, interest on borrowing, transport, culture, leisure, and others) in the 5-year period of time from 2010 and 2015. Looking from an

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perspective, it is readily apparent that the expenditures to increase were welfare and interest on borrowing,

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, as for remaining, they all decreased except for pensions and others which both stayed at the same level over the period given.

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the figure, welfare and interest on borrowing which showed broadly similar numbers accounted for a mere 8 and 5 per

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in 2010 to climb 5 per

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in 2015 respectively.

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, pensions and other remained steady in five years of time.

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, education and healthcare comprised 24 and 21 per

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at first to decline by a mere 3 and 1 per

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each.

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, defence and transport made up 14 and 3 per

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in 2010 to go down by 3 and 2 per

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respectively in 2015.

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, culture and leisure took up a fraction at 1 per

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in the beginning, dropping by exactly 1 per

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in the final year surveyed

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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 4.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Introduction & conclusion present

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 8.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 6.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 6.0

Complete response

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4 paragraphs

200 words

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Topic Vocabulary:

expenditure
allocation
budget
fiscal
increased/decreased spending
percentage
funding
infrastructure
public services
education
healthcare
recreation
welfare
economic conditions
fiscal policy
trend
analysis
comparative
significant
allocate
reallocate
subsidize
cutbacks
deficit
surplus

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The charts below show local government expenditure in 2010 and 2015

Nowadays the way many people interact with each other has changed because of technology. In what ways has technology affected the types of relationships that people make? Has this been a positive or negative development?

You are leaving a job and coming back to your hometown. Write a letter to your friend and say : 1. What is the reason for your leaving 2. What do you plan to do 3. Where an when will you meet your friend to discuss it?

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