The table below shows the number of visitors in the UK and their average spending from 2003 to 2008.

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Sample Response

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The table presents dataindicates information about the number of people who visited the UK, the amount of money they spentspend and their average length of stay between 2003 and 2008.

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Overall, the figures forof all categories increased over the periodsurveyed time, except for the average nights per visit which fell slightlywhich experienced a slight drop.

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In 2003In the year 2003, 24.7157 million visitors chose the UK as their destination, and spent £11.855 billionapproximately 11.855 billion pounds. The number of visitorsholidaymakers increased each year until reaching a peak of 32.778 millionbillion in 2007, declining slightly to roughly 31.88 millionbillion in 2008. The amount of money they spent also increased significantlywitnessed a significant growth, reaching £16.323 billionpeaking at about 16.3 billion at the end of the period.

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The average duration per visit was 7.7 nights in 20088.2 nights in 2008, while the average traveller spent 475 pounds in 2003475 pounds was the amount of money an average traveller spent. The average duration per visit climbed slightly until reaching its highest point of 8.4 nights in 2006. Meanwhile, there was a fluctuation in the amount of money spent per visit, with 511 pounds being the highest level of expenditure in 2008.

Overall assessment

Why this response received Band 7.0

The response has a clear structure, an appropriate overview, and enough language range to convey the main changes across the period. Its reliability is weakened by several data errors: visitor totals are labelled as billions rather than millions, and the 2003 spending and stay figures are incorrectly assigned to 2008. The priority is to check units and years carefully and compare the fluctuating per-visit measures more accurately.

Band score breakdown

IELTS Writing Criteria Scores

TA

Task Achievement

6.0
Scoring rule

The overview identifies the broad trends and several key figures, but incorrect units and misassigned endpoint data reduce accuracy.

Next step

Verify every unit and year against the table, especially 32.778 million visitors and the 2003 values of £475 and 8.2 nights.

CC

Coherence and Cohesion

7.0
Scoring rule

Information is logically sequenced through an introduction, overview, and two focused detail paragraphs, with clear progression throughout.

Next step

Group the per-visit figures explicitly by trend so the contrast between rising spending and falling nights is even easier to follow.

LR

Lexical Resource

7.0
Scoring rule

The response uses a sufficiently varied range of trend and comparison vocabulary, with only occasional awkward collocations.

Next step

Prefer precise forms such as total spending rose and visitor numbers peaked rather than less natural expressions such as witnessed a significant growth.

GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

7.0
Scoring rule

A variety of simple and complex sentences is handled with good control, despite a few tense and agreement slips.

Next step

Check tense consistency and noun forms, changing the amount of money they spend to spent and a significant growth to significant growth.

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IELTS Academic Writing Task 1

The table below shows the number of visitors in the UK and their average spending from 2003 to 2008.

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