WRITING TASK 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The graph below shows the unemployment rates in the US and Japan between March 1993 and March 1999. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below. You should write at least 150 words.
The line chart above provides information about percentages of people who didn't have occupation in two countries from
March
1993 to March
1999.
Overall
, as the data shows although
initially
U.S
unemployment rate was much higher than Japan, Correct your spelling
U.S.
at the end
of the period in the
question Japan surpassed Correct article usage
apply
Correct article usage
the U.S
U.S
regarding the percentage of Correct your spelling
U.S.
workforce
.Add an article
the workforce
While
Both countries had steady
flow between Correct article usage
a steady
March
1996 to March
1998, the chart shows dramatic changes betweent
1998 and 1999.
at the beginning of the period, The Correct your spelling
between
U.S
unemployment rate was about 7% Correct your spelling
U.S.
however
, it experienced a downward trend and decrease
to nearly over 4% in the year 1999.
Wrong verb form
decreased
One
the other hand, Correct your spelling
On
Japan
percentage started at about 2.5% which Change noun form
Japan's
followed
by Add a missing verb
was followed
gradual
increase Add an article
a gradual
by
Change preposition
in
March
1998 and finally
between March
1998 and March
1999 it witnessed the
significant rise and reached Correct article usage
a
to
about 5%.Change preposition
apply
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