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The table below shows the minimum number of public holidays that companies are required to give their full-time workers in six countries in 2016. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The table below shows the minimum number of public holidays that companies are required to give their full-time workers in six countries in 2016. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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The table illustrates the minimum number of paid
vacation
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days
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 and public
holidays
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 provided to full-time employees in six countries in 2016.
Overall
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, Finland had the highest total number of paid
holidays
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,
while
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 Japan had the lowest. Most countries provided a combination of paid
vacation
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days
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 and public
holidays
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, but there were variations in the distribution of these
days
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. Finland offered the most generous holiday allowance, with a total of 36 paid
days
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—25 as
vacation
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 and 11 as public
holidays
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. Sweden
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 provided 25
vacation
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days
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, but with no additional public
holidays
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, resulting in a total of 25 paid
holidays
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. Australia had slightly fewer paid
vacation
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days
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 (20), but with 10 public
holidays
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, its total reached 30
days
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, making it the third highest among the countries listed.
In contrast
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, Japan had the fewest paid
holidays
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, with just 10
vacation
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days
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 and no public
holidays
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. The USA and China provided a similar total number of paid
holidays
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 (20 and 16
days
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, respectively).
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,
while
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 the USA offered 10
vacation
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days
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 and 10 public
holidays
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, China had only 5
vacation
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days
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 but compensated with 11 public
holidays
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.

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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "while".
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Vocabulary: Replace the words vacation, days, holidays with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "number of" in your introduction.
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Vocabulary: Only 6 basic words for charts were used.
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Vocabulary: The word "provided" was used 4 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 3 times.
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