The pie chart below shows the different methods used to manage municipal solid waste in the city of Da Nang in 2024. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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Examiner Notes

• TR“Overall, landfill was clearly the most common method of managing the city's waste, while chemical and hazardous treatment was the least common method.” — Identifies the highest and lowest categories like the 7.5 answer, but with repeated wording ("method... method") instead of varied vocabulary.
• LR“Together, these three methods accounted for most of the total waste produced in the city.” — A safe, correct summarising phrase, but far less precise than the 7.5 answer's "responsible for over three-quarters".
• GRA“Composting made up 11% of the waste, which was more than exporting for recycling abroad (5%) and chemical and hazardous treatment, which was the smallest method of all at only 3%.” — Two "which" relative clauses are strung together correctly but repetitively, rather than the varied comparative-plus-relative structure of the 7.5 answer.
• CC“The other three methods played a much smaller role.” — A functional pivot sentence, but shorter and less elaborated than the 7.5 answer's "By contrast, the remaining methods played a considerably smaller role."

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Examiner Notes

• TR“Overall, landfill disposal was by far the most widely used method of handling the city's waste, whereas chemical and hazardous treatment made up the smallest proportion.” — Names the highest and lowest categories in one balanced sentence, matching the 7.5 answer's overview strategy closely.
• LR“these three methods were responsible for more than three-quarters of all waste processed in the city” — Aggregates several figures with a natural summarising phrase, close to the 7.5 answer's "Combined... responsible for" but slightly less economically phrased.
• GRA“Composting accounted for 11% of waste, somewhat more than exporting for recycling abroad, which made up 5%, and chemical and hazardous treatment, the least common method overall at just 3%.” — Strings a comparative clause and an appositive together to cover three figures in one sentence — ambitious, though slightly less tightly controlled than the 7.5 answer's version.
• CC“The remaining three methods, however, played a considerably smaller part in the overall system.” — A clear pivot sentence separating major from minor methods, functionally equivalent to the 7.5 answer's transition but with a slightly less economical "however" insertion.

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Examiner Notes

• TR“Overall, landfill disposal stood out as the dominant method for handling the city's waste, whereas chemical and hazardous treatment accounted for the smallest proportion.” — Identifies the highest and lowest categories in the pie chart in one balanced sentence, exactly what an overview needs.
• LR“Combined, these three methods were responsible for over three-quarters of all waste management activities in the city.” — The summarising phrase "Combined... responsible for" is a natural way to aggregate several figures without simply adding numbers mechanically.
• GRA“Composting was used for 11% of the waste, a figure noticeably higher than exporting for recycling abroad, which accounted for 5%” — A comparative structure ("noticeably higher than") combined with a relative clause links three data points inside one sentence.
• CC“By contrast, the remaining methods played a considerably smaller role.” — A clear pivot sentence that separates the three major methods (previous paragraph) from the three minor ones described next.
• TR“chemical and hazardous treatment, the least common method at just 3%” — Closes the report by confirming the smallest category named in the overview, giving the essay a well-rounded structure.