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The table and chart give information about doctors in Australia between 1986 and 2006. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Number of doctors in Australia (1986, 1996 and 2006) (Task1)

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The table and chart give information about doctors in Australia between 1986 and 2006. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Number of doctors in Australia (1986, 1996 and 2006) (Task1)
The table shows information about the number of
doctors
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 in
Australia
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 in 1986, 1996 and 2006,
while
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 the bar charts compare the percentages of
doctors
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according to
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 gender and place of birth in the same years.
Overall
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, the total number of
doctors
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 in
Australia
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 increased over the period. In terms of gender, the
proportion
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 of female
doctors
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 increased,
while
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 that of male
doctors
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 decreased.
In addition
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, the
proportion
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 of overseas-born
doctors
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 increased,
while
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 the
proportion
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 of
Australia
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-born
doctors
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 declined. Looking first at the table, the number of
doctors
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 in
Australia
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 increased over the period.
the
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 figure stood at 23,720 in 1986 and rose to 29,060 in 1996 before rising again to 35,450 in 2006 . Turning to the bar charts, males accounted for approximately 75% of
doctors
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 in 1986, compared with about 25% for females. These figures changed to around 65% and 35% respectively in 1996, before reaching approximately 58% and 46% in 2006. Regarding place of birth, around 60% of
doctors
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 were born in
Australia
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 in 1986, compared with approximately 39% who were born overseas. By 1996,
doctors
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were
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born in
Australia
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 accounted for 59%
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whereas
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doctors
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were born-overseas
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born overseas
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 accounted for 45% . By 2006, the two
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proportion
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proportions
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 were approximately equal, at around 50% each.

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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "while".
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Vocabulary: Replace the words doctors, australia, proportion with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "information" in your introduction.
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Vocabulary: The word "charts" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "table" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "figure" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "compare" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "figure" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "proportion" was used 4 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 4 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "approximately" was used 4 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 3 times.
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