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The chart and table below show the results of a survey of library users at a university. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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The chart and table below show the results of a survey of library users at a university. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The pie chart and table show the findings of a university library survey, detailing the types of
users
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 and how happy they are with five different services.
Overall
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, full-time undergraduate students constitute the largest segment of library
users
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,
while
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 library staff and opening hours receive the highest satisfaction ratings.
In contrast
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,
users
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 are the
most happy
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happiest
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 with
available
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the availability
 of journals and the reliability of the wi-fi network. Regarding the user types, full-time undergraduate
make
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students make
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 up the biggest portion at 44%, followed by full-time and part-time postgraduates at 25
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apply
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 and 16% respectively ,
while
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 distance learners (8%) and academic staff (7%) are the smallest groups. In terms of
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users
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user
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 satisfaction, the helpfulness of staff is rated the best, with 95% of
users
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 feeling very satisfied. Opening hours
also
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 score well with 65% very satisfied .Importantly, no
users
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 are dissatisfied with these two areas. The availability of books, wi-fi, and journals
have
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has
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 similar high satisfaction rates between 45% and 50%.
However
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, journals and wi-fi
also
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 cause the most complaints, with 20% and 19% of
users
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 saying they are not satisfied.

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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "also, while".
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Basic structure: Change the third paragraph.
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Vocabulary: Rephrase your introduction. Words match: 78%.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words users with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "show" in your introduction.
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Vocabulary: Only 3 basic words for charts were used.
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Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the second paragraph.
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Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the third paragraph.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • library users
  • survey results
  • the chart shows
  • the table gives
  • the largest group
  • the smallest group
  • a high number
  • a low number
  • more than
  • less than
  • about the same
  • in general
  • overall
  • by contrast
  • while
  • compared with
  • positive view
  • negative view
  • service quality
  • study space
  • opening hours
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