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Writing Academic Task 1 Band 4.0 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.
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The line graph compares and contrasts in changes of how many people travelled to the coast, the mountains and the lakes in a European country over a 20-year period from 1987 to 2007. A closer look at the diagram highlights the fact that the three attractions seemed to be favored by the visitors as they visited these areas. Overall, the coast was the most popular place in 1987 and 2007, while the lakes had the highest figure in 2002. The number for the mountains increased slowly during the period.
In 1987, around 40 thousand visitors went to the coast, compared with 20 thousand for the mountains and 10 thousand for the lakes. The coast figure fell a little to about 35 thousand in 1992, then went up to 50 thousand in 1997. It continued rising, reaching about 65 thousand in 2002 and 75 thousand at the end.
The lakes also increased, from 10 thousand to 25 thousand in 1992 and 40 thousand in 1997. It then climbed quickly to approximately 75 thousand in 2002, before dropping to 50 thousand in 2007. In comparison, mountain visitors grew from 20 to 25 thousand in 1992 and reached 30 thousand in 1997. After this, the number changed only a little, and finished at about 35 thousand. The gap between the coast and lakes therefore changed considerably over these years.
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