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he bar chart below shows estimated world illiteracy rates by region and by gender for the last year. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

he bar chart below shows estimated world illiteracy rates by region and by gender for the last year. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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The graph below shows the world's projected number of people who cannot read or write
according to
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 region and by gender status for the
last
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 year.
Overall
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, there are more illiterate
men
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 than women in all regions. Both developed countries and latin
america
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America
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 have the lowest
people
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number of people
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 who can't read or write,
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however
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however,
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 more illiterate males and females are found in South Asia. As noticeable from the diagram, South Asia has the highest illiteracy rate at almost 60% for women and just over 30% for
men
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whereas
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 in the developed
world
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world,
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men
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 are at about 2% and women at nearly 1%.
However
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, for both males and
females
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females,
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 the rate of illiteracy is almost equal with 10% and roughly 12% respectively, in the Caribbean.
Additionally
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, Sub-saharan Africa is
on
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in
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 the third position in females with
highest
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the highest
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 illiteracy rate
while
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 for
men
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 it was
on
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in
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the
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apply
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second place.

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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "however".
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Common mistake: Your writing should be 150-250 words.
Basic structure: Change the fifth paragraph.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words men with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "shows" in your introduction.
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Vocabulary: The word "almost" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the second paragraph.
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Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the fifth paragraph.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Illiteracy rates
  • Region
  • Gender disparity
  • Bar chart
  • Estimated
  • Summarise
  • Main features
  • Comparisons
  • Analyzing
  • Discrepancies
  • Significant
  • Pronounced
  • Speculation
  • Male
  • Female
  • Global perspective
  • Literacy
  • Educational attainment
  • Socio-economic factors
  • Cultural influences
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