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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191 words · Illustrative target band

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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AI-completed learning example

210 words · Illustrative target band

The quantity of international tourists between 1987 and 2007 to three various places which include the coast, the mountains and the lakes in a European country is illustrated on the line graph. Overall, it can be easily seen that the amount of mountains visitor increased steadily between those years, however the number of people who visited the coast also rose over the period. The lakes, in contrast, showed a much sh…

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221 words · Illustrative target band

The line graph illustrates the figure for overseas travellers to three different areas in a European country from 1987 to 2007. Overall, it is obvious that the number of tourists travelling to three areas increased over the period. In addition, coastal areas attracted the largest amount of people to visit here. In 1987, 40 thousands visitors travelled to the coast, while 20 thousands went to the mountains and 10 thou…

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