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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The chart shows the unemployment situation in Australia in the year 2012. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words. Writing task 1

The chart shows the unemployment situation in Australia in the year 2012. 0GQ1
The given line graph depicts the rate of unemployment in urban and rural areas of Australia in the four quarters of the year 2012. Overall, the percentage of unemployment has been growing in urban Australia, whereas, the percentage has decreased for rural Australia over the four quarters of 2012. The urban areas in Australia has seen a real growth in unemployment rate from the first quarter at about 2% to nearly 5% at the end of the year. While the unemployment rate saw a slight dip in the third quarter at 2% following the increase at 4% in the second quarter for urban areas, it still continued to grow for the fourth quarter landing at 4. 9%. In contrast to the growth of the urban areas, the rural areas of Australia saw a gradual decrease in rate of unemployment from around 6. 5% to 4. 5% at the second quarter. While there was a general decrease of unemployment rate, they had 5% of unemployed population in rural areas by the end 2012.
The
given
line graph depicts the
rate
of
unemployment
in
urban
and
rural
areas
of Australia in the four
quarters
of the year 2012.

Overall
, the percentage of
unemployment
has been growing in
urban
Australia, whereas, the percentage has decreased for
rural
Australia over the four
quarters
of 2012.

The
urban
areas
in Australia has
seen
a real growth in
unemployment
rate
from the
first
quarter
at about 2% to
nearly
5% at the
end
of the year. While the
unemployment
rate
saw
a slight dip in the third
quarter
at 2% following the increase at 4% in the second
quarter
for
urban
areas
, it
still
continued to grow for the fourth
quarter
landing at 4. 9%.

In contrast
to the growth of the
urban
areas
, the
rural
areas
of Australia
saw
a gradual decrease in
rate
of
unemployment
from around 6. 5% to 4. 5% at the second
quarter
. While there was a general decrease of
unemployment
rate
, they had 5% of unemployed population in
rural
areas
by the
end
2012.
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IELTS academic The chart shows the unemployment situation in Australia in the year 2012.

Academic
  American English
4 paragraphs
172 words
6.5
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 7.0
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    Vary your linking phrases using synonyms
Lexical Resource: 5.5
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  • Check your work for spelling and word formation mistakes
Grammatical Range: 6.0
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Task Achievement: 7.0
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    Present relevant ideas
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    Support ideas with relevant, specific examples
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