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Writing Academic Task 1 Band 9.0 Example
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- The coast begins as the leading destination, dips slightly in 1992, then rises to finish highest.
- Mountain visitor numbers rise gradually, with little change between 1997 and 2002.
- The lakes have the most pronounced movement: a steep climb to the 2002 peak followed by a substantial fall.
Suggested structure
- Introduce the chart, locations, unit and period.
- Summarise the overall trends and identify the standout peak or change in ranking.
- Describe the coast’s figures in time order.
- Compare the more gradual mountain trend with the lakes’ sharper rise and fall.
Useful vocabulary & examples
- rose steadily
- increased gradually over time
Coastal visitor numbers rose steadily after 1992.
- remained close to this level
- stayed approximately the same
The mountain figure remained close to 30,000 in 2002.
- peaked at
- reached its highest point at a particular value
The number of visitors to the lakes peaked at around 75,000 in 2002.
- fell to
- decreased until it reached a stated value
Lake visits fell to 50,000 by 2007.
Task Prompt
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The line graph presented illustrates the trends in overseas visitors to three distinct regions – coast, mountains, and lakes – within a European country over a two-decade span from 1987 to 2007. Overall, the data reveals a significant increase in the number of visitors to both the coast and mountains, while the lakes experienced fluctuations, rising sharply before declining by the end of the period.
In 1987, the coast was the most popular area, attracting about 40,000 visitors, compared with 20,000 for the mountains and 10,000 for the lakes. Coastal numbers fell slightly to approximately 35,000 in 1992, then rose steadily, reaching around 50,000 in 1997 and 65,000 in 2002. They finished at roughly 75,000 in 2007.
The number visiting the mountains increased more gradually, from 20,000 in 1987 to about 30,000 in 1997. It remained close to this level in 2002 before climbing to approximately 35,000 at the end. By contrast, the lakes figure rose from 10,000 to 25,000 in 1992 and 40,000 in 1997, then peaked at around 75,000 in 2002. It subsequently fell to 50,000, leaving the coast as the leading destination in 2007.
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