The bar chart below shows percentages of people choosing different ways to go to work in two cities in 2006 and 2011.
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The bar chart illustrates the informationiinformation about the percentages of people choosing different ways to go to work in MelbourneMellbourne and Sydney in 2006 and 2011
Overall, it is clear that the proportion of people choosing private transport to go to workperson choosing private transport go to work was the highestis the most in those two cities, and it saw a slight decreasea slightly decreased between 2006 and 2011.By contrast, the figures for public transport and cycling or walkingwaling are lower than that for private transportthe private transport in those two cities in 2006 and 2011.
The proportion of private transport users in SydneyThe proportion of Sydney private transport using rate dropped from 70% in 2006 to 68% in 2011, while the figure for Melbourne declined from 84% to 79%decline to 79% in 2011.The proportaion of clyling or walking in these two cities are experieced a sreadily increased between 2006 and 2011. The figure for Sydney rose from 4% to 8% in these five yearsthis 5 years, similarly, thesimilarly the figure for Melbourne increased from 6% to 10%increased 6% to 10% overat the same period.
Looking at the percentage of public transport, the figure for Sydney declined from 26% to 24%declined 26% to 24% in the period. On the contrary, the figure for Melbourne rose from 10% to 11%rose 10% to 11% from 2006 to 2011.
Why this response received Band 5.5
该文章成功梳理了图表的主要趋势并对大部分关键数据进行了有效比较，整体框架清晰且回应了写作任务。然而，文中频繁出现拼写错误以及介词搭配和句型结构上的语法疏漏，对表达流畅度造成了一定影响。当前最优先的提升方向是严格核对基础词汇拼写，并规范使用描述数据变化的标准介词与动词句式。
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任务完成度
文章给出了包含主要趋势的宏观概述，并对各交通方式的数据做出了有效比较，但遗漏了墨尔本私家车2006年的初始数据。
在描述数据变化时应确保补充完整起始年份的具体数值（如墨尔本私家车2006年的84%），避免信息遗漏。
连贯与衔接
文章分段清晰，整体行文具备基本的逻辑顺序，但部分连接词的使用不够自然精准。
注意区分常规对比词（如 in contrast/whereas）与较强反驳意味的词汇（如 on the contrary），使段落衔接更加地道。
词汇资源
文章尝试使用了变化趋势类词汇，但拼写错误较为频繁，影响了词汇质量。
重点积累并背诵高频写作词汇的正确拼写（如 walking、proportion、cycling、steadily），完成写作后预留时间仔细检查拼写。
语法多样性与准确性
文章能够运用多种复合句结构表达对比，但存在较多语法错误，包括词性误用、介词缺失及被动语态误用。
熟练掌握数据增减的标准介词搭配（如 rose from A to B 或 increased by X%），并纠正“are experienced”等语态结构错误。