Task 1 · line graph · 18 samples

The graph below shows the number of overseas visitors to three different areas in a European country between 1987 and 2007 Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant

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Ideas to explore

  • The coast grows overall despite a small dip between 1987 and 1992, then finishes with the highest visitor total.
  • The lakes show the largest fluctuation: a sharp rise to a 2002 peak followed by a substantial fall.
  • The mountains remain the least visited area at the end, but their numbers increase gradually rather than decline.

Suggested structure

  1. Introduce the graph, its subject, locations and time period.
  2. Give an overview of the broad trends, the lakes’ peak and the final ranking.
  3. Describe the coast’s starting point, brief decline and subsequent rise.
  4. Compare the mountains’ steady increase with the lakes’ rise and later fall.
Useful vocabulary & examples
rose steadily
increased gradually over a period

Visitor numbers for the mountains rose steadily from about 20,000 to 35,000.

peaked at
reached the highest point

The number of visitors to the lakes peaked at approximately 75,000 in 2002.

fell to
decreased and reached a particular level

The lakes’ figure fell to around 50,000 by 2007.

ended as the most popular destination
had the highest visitor figure at the end of the period

The coast ended as the most popular destination, at about 75,000 visitors.

Sample answers

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The line graph illustrates the number of overseas visitors to three distinct regions—coast, mountains, and lakes—within a European country over a two-decade period from 1987 to 2007. Overall, while the coast and lakes experienced significant growth in visitor numbers, the mountains witnessed a notable decline, particularly from the early 2000s onwards. In terms of the detailed figures, however, the mountain trend is …

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The line graph presents data regarding the number of overseas visitors to three distinct regions – the coast, mountains, and lakes – in a European country over a 20-year period, from 1987 to 2007. Overall, the coast consistently attracted the highest number of visitors throughout the two decades, in contrast to the mountains, which experienced a particularly modest increase. However, this ranking was not uninterrupte…

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The line graph illustrates the trends in overseas visitors to three distinct regions—coast, mountains, and lakes—in a European country from 1987 to 2007, measured in thousands. Overall, while the coast remained the most frequented destination throughout the period, the lakes exhibited the most significant growth in visitor numbers, contrasting with the decline experienced by the lakes after their peak in 2002. Strict…

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The line graph elucidates the trends in international tourism within a European nation, tracking the visitor numbers to the coast, mountains, and lakes over two decades, commencing in 1987. The data reveals a general uptrend in visitation to these locales, with coastal areas witnessing the most pronounced and rapid influx of overseas tourists. Initially, in 1987, the coast was the most popular destination, attracting…

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Illustrated in the given line chart is the volume of foreign people visiting different destinations in a European country, including the coast, the mountains, and the lakes, over the period of 20 years. It is noticeable that there was an upward trend in the number of international tourists arriving at the coast and the mountains, while the number of visitors to the lakes changed more dramatically. Overall, the coast …

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The graph illustrates how many foreign tourists to three destinations in one European country from 1987 to 2007. Overall, there was an increase in the number of travelers across all 3 areas throughout the period. It is evident that while the coast and the lakes tended to appeal to more and more visitors, the mountains’ figures rose much more gradually. In 1987, the coast attracted about 40,000 visitors, compared with…

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Provided is the line graph illustrating the number of foreigners traveling to three separate regions namely the coast, the mountains and the lakes in Europe over the periods of 20 years, starting from 1987. Overall, it is apparent that there was an upward trend in three different categories and the number of travellers to the coast rose overall, despite an initial dip. It finished with the highest figure, while the l…

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The provided line graph depicts the changes in the number of international tourists visiting three distinct areas in a European country during the 20-year period from 1987 to 2007. Overall, it is evident that there was a remarkable increase in the number of overseas visitors to the coast and lakes, while the mountain areas experienced a slower but steady rise. In 1987, the coast was the most popular destination, attr…

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As we can see, the line graph depicts the amount of international tourists to different areas in a European nation in the period between 1987-2007. A glance at the graph reveals that there is an increase in the number of visitors in three domains of the coast, mountains and lakes over two decades. Beginning with the coast, about 40 thousand tourists visited this area in 1987. The figure went down a little to around 3…

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Given is a line graph illustrating the number of international visitors travelling to three different spots in Europe, namely the coast, mountains and lakes in the period of 20 years since 1987. In general, it is evident that while the figure for the coast and mountains went up, the data on the lakes decreased. Besides, the lakes' visitor total rose over the full period, despite falling sharply after 2002. The coast …

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The line chart illustrates the amount of tourist that visited three different areas in a European country from 1987 to 2007. Overall, all these areas witnessed an increase in the number of visitors during this 20 years; for the coast and the lakes it was higher compared to the mountains where tourism slightly increased. The mountains received about 20,000 visitors in 1987, and this figure rose gradually to around 35,…

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The line graph displays the tourists in European country in verious areas. Overall, there was many changes in given 20 years for three areas but lakes areas had noticable change. To begin with, in 1987, for mountains and lakes areas had 20 and 10 thousands foriegn visitors. It increse slowley and steadily over 10 years and the coast had about 40 thousand. By 1997, the number for coast went up around 45 thousand, and …

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