The graph below shows the proportion of the population aged 65 and over between 1940 and 2040 in three different countries.

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Band 5.5

Coherence and Cohesion

Band 6.0

Lexical Resource

Band 5.5

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

Band 5.5

The presented line graph demonstrates proportion of senior citizen in the USA, Japan, and Sweden in a century period between 1940 and 2040. In general, there has been an increase of elder population in all countries observed since 1940 and is predicted to jump up gradually until 2040.

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Band 6.0

Coherence and Cohesion

Band 6.0

Lexical Resource

Band 6.0

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

Band 6.0

The line graph depicts the percentage of senior citizens, who are older than 65 years, over a century in three countries, namely- the United States, Sweden and Japan, from 1940 and also gives projection till 2040.

Task Achievement

Band 8.0

Coherence and Cohesion

Band 7.0

Lexical Resource

Band 6.5

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

Band 6.0

The graph compares the growth of population aged 65 and over in Japan, Sweden, and America from 1940 to 2040. According to the graph, it can be clearly seen that although initially Japan’s ageing population ratio was lower than that of Sweden and USA and will remain so till 2030.

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Band 5.5

Coherence and Cohesion

Band 6.0

Lexical Resource

Band 5.5

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

Band 5.5

The given line graph compares the aged people of Sweden, the USA and Japan from 1940 and gives projection till 2040. As is observed from the line graph, initially in 1940, the proportion of aged people who were over 64 years old was between 5 to 10 percent.

Task Achievement

Band 7.0

Coherence and Cohesion

Band 7.0

Lexical Resource

Band 6.5

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

Band 6.0

The line graph illustrates the percentage of citizens who aged 65 or above in three various nations from 1940 to 2040.