The average number of hours of teaching per year done by each teacher in four different countries in 2001. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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of teachers working hour in Japan, Spain, Ireland and the USA annually in 2001 for 3 education levels. In general, mostly teaching moment was occupied by upper secondary class degree
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approximately took 1150
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in a year.
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, teacher in the primary school has the shortest period of teaching with 830
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average in 2001. The longest
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needed for teaching is accounted for by teachers in the USA who teach the upper secondary
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for 1100
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a year.
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, the USA has
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become the country with the most teaching
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for every degree of education.
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, in Japan and Spain , the upper secondary
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is
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responsible for the most significant
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to teach , with 700 and 950
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, respectively.
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, in Ireland, the lower secondary grade is the one that needs more
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for teachers.
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, Japan and Spain have the same ratio of teaching
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for the primary
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and the lower secondary
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Task
Task response: Say what the chart shows in a clear way. Give a short intro, a clear overview of the main facts, and then a few clear comparisons. Check all numbers and keep them true.Do not mix up facts from different lines.
Coherence
Coherence and cohesion: Use a plan. Start with the intro, then an overview, then one paragraph for each country or level. Use linking words like 'also', 'however', 'in addition' to link ideas. Use similar order when you compare.
Task Achievement
You state some facts from the chart and try to compare countries.
Coherence
You use numbers in parts to show the hours.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • annual hours of teaching
  • teaching workload
  • educational systems
  • teacher-student ratio
  • significantly
  • slightly
  • noticeably
  • gap
  • highest/lowest number of hours
  • compare
  • contrast
  • reflect
  • variations
  • distribution of teaching hours
  • average
  • respectively
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