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Task 1 Academic · pie chart

The two pie charts below show the proportion of household expenditure by category in a country in 1990 and 2020. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The two pie charts compare how households in a particular country divided their spending across six categories — , , transport, , entertainment and other — in 1990 and 2020. , while and remained the two largest areas of expenditure throughout, the period saw a marked shift away from towards and , reflecting changing priorities over the three decades. In 1990, accounted for the greatest share of the household budget, at 30 per , closely followed by at 25 per . Transport made up a further 15 per , and entertainment each represented a modest 8 per , with the remaining 14 per classified as other. By 2020, the picture had altered considerably. had overtaken to become the dominant category, rising to 32 per , while the proportion spent on had fallen substantially to 20 per . had also grown noticeably, doubling to 16 per , which suggests an ageing population or rising medical costs. , spending on transport dipped slightly to 12 per , and entertainment edged up marginally to 10 per . The share allocated to other purposes remained relatively stable, decreasing only slightly to 10 per over the twenty-year span.
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Examiner feedback

What to improve
  • Grammatical RangeVary sentence structures further and proofread for minor grammar and article errors.
  • Lexical ResourceReduce repetition by paraphrasing key terms with precise synonyms.
What you did well
  • Task AchievementThe response addresses all parts of the task and maintains a clear position throughout.
  • Coherence & CohesionIdeas are logically ordered with a clear introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion.