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.

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Ideas to explore

  • 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

  1. Introduce the chart, locations, unit and period.
  2. Summarise the overall trends and identify the standout peak or change in ranking.
  3. Describe the coast’s figures in time order.
  4. 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.

Sample answers

AI-completed learning example

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The line graph displays the number of international tourists visiting the coast , the mountains, and the lake in Europe in the last 20 years. Overall, it is clear that, the visitors visit to coast outnumbered over the yera. Whereas, explores towards lake increased steadily till 2002 ,which gradually dropped down in 2007. Similarly, tourists visiting the mountains also rose, but the growth was much slower. At the begi…

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AI-completed learning example

184 words · Illustrative target band

The given line graph displays the number of people visiting the mountains, lakes and coastal areas in a European country between the time period of 1987 to 2007. Firstly, the trend for the coastal areas started to decline in 1987 from 40 thousand humans to 35 thousand people in 1982 however gained a steep rise to around 50 thousand by 1997, before continuing upward to roughly 65 thousand in 2002 and 75 thousand in 20…

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AI-completed learning example

207 words · Illustrative target band

The given line graph describes figures concerning the quantity of tourists visiting three various regions in a certain state in Europe between the years of 1987 and 2007. Overall, it can be clearly seen that, the number of foreigners visiting all three regions, namely the coast, the mountains and the lakes showed growth in the period. The coast began at about 40 thousand visitors in 1987, before falling slightly to 3…

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