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Task 1

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Compare the largest category in each direction: aircraft parts are $72 million from the US to Vietnam, while coffee is $23 million from Vietnam to the US.
Highlight the gap between the leading and smaller categories: US exports include other goods at $35 million and machinery at $30.5 million, while Vietnam’s garments and other exports are both $2 million.
Point out close values where they help summarise the data: Vietnam’s seafood ($4.4 million) and rice ($4.3 million) are almost equal.

Suggested structure

Paraphrase what the charts compare and state that values are in millions of dollars.
Give an overview naming the leading category in each direction and any notable tie or overall contrast.
Describe US-to-Vietnam exports from the largest value to the smallest.
Describe Vietnam-to-US exports in descending order, grouping the close seafood and rice figures and the tied lowest figures.

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account for: to make up or represent a stated amount or share
Aircraft parts account for $72 million of exports to Vietnam.
be valued at: to have a stated monetary value
Machinery is valued at $30.5 million.
be tied at: to have the same value as another category
Garments and other exports are tied at $2 million.
followed by: used to introduce the next item in a ranking
Coffee leads at $23 million, followed by fruit and vegetables at $16 million.

Task Prompt

The pie charts below shows exports between the US and Vietnam

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Band 9.0

The pie charts illustrate the value of exports between the US and Vietnam in several categories, measured in millions of dollars. Overall, Vietnam mainly exports agricultural products to the US, while the US primarily exports industrial goods to Vietnam. In addition, the value of US exports is generally much higher than that of Vietnamese exports. Vietnamese exports were led by coffee, at $23 million, followed by fruit and vegetables at $16 million. Together, these two categories made up the bulk of the total. Seafood and rice were nearly equal, at $4.4 million and $4.3 million respectively, while garments and other exports were just $2 million apiece. In the opposite direction, aircraft parts were by far the largest US export, at $72 million. Other goods ($35 million) and machinery ($30.5 million) followed, with fertiliser worth $16.5 million. Cotton and cars accounted for smaller amounts of $12 million and $6 million, respectively. In numerical terms, US exports totalled about $172 million, more than three times the Vietnamese figure of about $51.7 million.

Targeted Improvement Tips

Keep the overview focused on the leading export types and the overall difference; consider mentioning the more-than-threefold total difference there.

When reporting chart labels, use the exact category name “Other” rather than expanding it to “Other goods.”

Check totals and ratios after describing individual slices: here, the chart values sum to about $51.7 million for Vietnam and $172 million for the US.

AI Feedback

Overall Band

9.0

Excellent

Words

175

Type

Pie Chart

Criteria Breakdown

Task Achievement

8.5 Band

The overview, “Vietnam mainly exports agricultural products to the US,” identifies the main contrast, and the body supports it with the leading categories and figures in both charts. The comparison of totals, “more than three times,” adds a useful summary of the overall difference. As an optional refinement, make the overview itself more precise by including that scale of difference there, rather than leaving it to the final sentence.

Coherence & Cohesion

8.5 Band

The answer moves clearly from an overview to Vietnamese exports, then US exports, and ends with a direct comparison of totals. Phrases such as “In the opposite direction” and “respectively” help readers follow the shift and pair the figures. The category-by-category sequence is easy to scan; one refinement would be to group the smaller categories more compactly so the largest contrasts remain prominent.

Lexical Resource

8.0 Band

Vocabulary such as “led by,” “by far the largest,” and “apiece” communicates ranking and amounts economically, while “aircraft parts” and “fertiliser” name chart categories accurately. The language is varied without sounding forced. For extra precision, use the chart’s label “Other” rather than “Other goods” when reporting that slice, and keep labels consistent across both directions.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

8.5 Band

The answer uses accurate sentence structures of different lengths, including the contrast in “while garments and other exports were just $2 million apiece” and the comparison “more than three times.” Commas and “respectively” make the paired amounts clear. There are no substantial grammatical errors to correct; as a final check, ensure long sentences remain easy to read when combining several categories and figures.

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