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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.

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.
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The line chart above provides information about percentages of people who didn't have occupation in two countries from
March
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 1993 to
March
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 1999.
Overall
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, as the data shows
although
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initially
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U.S
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U.S.
 unemployment rate was much higher than Japan,
at the end
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 of the period in
the
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question Japan surpassed
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the U.S
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U.S
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U.S.
 regarding the percentage of
workforce
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the workforce
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.
While
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 Both countries had
steady
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a steady
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 flow between
March
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 1996 to
March
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 1998, the chart shows dramatic changes
betweent
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between
 1998 and 1999. at the beginning of the period, The
U.S
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U.S.
 unemployment rate was about 7%
however
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, it experienced a downward trend and
decrease
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 to nearly over 4% in the year 1999.
One
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On
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 the other hand,
Japan
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 percentage started at about 2.5% which
followed
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was followed
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 by
gradual
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a gradual
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 increase
by
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in
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March
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 1998 and
finally
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 between
March
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 1998 and
March
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 1999 it witnessed
the
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a
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 significant rise and reached
to
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about 5%.
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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
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Common mistake: Your writing should be 150-250 words.
Vocabulary: Replace the words march with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "information" in your introduction.
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Vocabulary: The word "chart" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "shows" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "percentages" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 4 times.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • unemployment rate
  • trend
  • fluctuations
  • steady
  • comparing and contrasting
  • significant
  • data
  • economy
  • period
  • comparison
  • decrease
  • increase
  • peak
  • trough
  • stabilize
  • recover
  • dip
  • surge
  • notable
  • bar graph
  • line graph
  • percentage
  • time frame
  • correlation
  • economic indicators
  • variable
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