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

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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 coa…

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192 words · Illustrative target band

The line graph illustrates the trends in overseas visitors to three distinct regions—coast, mountains, and lakes—within a specific European country over a twenty-year period from 1987 to 2007. Overall, the data indicates a general upward trajectory in visitor numbers across all three areas, with the coast experiencing the most significant increase and maintaining the highest number of visitors by 2007. However, the l…

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212 words · Illustrative target band

he line graph illustrates the fluctuations in the number of overseas visitors to three distinct destinations—coastal areas, mountainous regions, and lakes—within a European country from 1987 to 2007. Overall, coastal areas consistently attracted the highest number of visitors, while the lakes recorded the fewest by the end of the period. Despite fluctuations, all three destinations saw an overall increase in visitor …

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