The line graph shows visits to and from the UK from 1979 to 1999, and the bar graph shows the most popular countries visited by UK residents in 1999.
Sample Response
The following line diagram depicts trips to and from Great Britain in a 20-year span, and the bar chart provides information about the countries most visitedprovides the information on most visited nations by UK residents in 1999. Overall, visits abroad by UK residents increased substantiallyhave overseen a massive increase compared with visits to the UKcompared to the otherwise. On the other hand, the most popular nations visited by UK residents are mostly European countriesare dominated by countries from Europe.
In the line graph, the initial counts of visits by UK residents abroad and vice versa started initially with 10 million visits each in 1979. Over the years, the trend distinguished differently. Between 1979 andto 1999 the visits abroad by UK residentsvisits abroad by Great Britain citizens rose significantly. By 1999, the number of visits quadrupled compared with the figure in 1979the twenty-year prior. On the other hand, the number of journeys by UK residents abroad only doubled by 1999.
The bar chartThe next graph shows that shows five countries asthere are five countries listed as the most popular destinations for Great Britain citizens. Four countries come from Europe, and the fifth is in North Americathe other one hailed from North America. France is the most visited nation with over 11 million UK visitors, followed closely by Spain with 9 million trips. The other European destinationsTheir European compatriots, Turkey and Greece, received about 2 and 3 million visitsamassed about 2 and 3 million journeys, respectively. The United States received 4 million visitsAt the same time, United States notched a respectable 4 million visits considering their geographical range from the UK. Their 4 million visits, together with the totals for Turkey and Greeceif totalled those with those South European countries, are still slightly below France’sa bit shy of French’s 11 million visits.
If those two graphs were compared, the massive number of visits abroad by UK residents in the former might be affected by a large number of visits to European and North American nations in the latter. Other than that, the most noticeable comparison is the second chart’s total of visits still higher than first graph’s visits to the UK by overseas residentsEngland, Northern Ireland, Wales, and Scotland by citizens from another country.
Why this response received Band 6.0
The response addresses both visuals, provides a recognizable overview, and reports the destination rankings with mostly accurate figures. Its main weakness is precision: the description confuses incoming and outgoing travel in one key comparison and adds speculative, unhelpful conclusions, while awkward language sometimes obscures meaning. Prioritize accurate series labels and concise, factual comparisons drawn directly from the graphs.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
Both visuals are covered and most destination figures are accurate, but the response mislabels a key line-graph trend, gives an imprecise starting comparison, and includes unsupported speculation.
Track the two line-series labels carefully, report their correct approximate start and end values, and omit speculative links between the graphs.
Coherence and Cohesion
The response has a clear paragraph structure and generally moves from overview to each visual, but repetition, confused referencing, and the final speculative paragraph weaken progression.
Use one focused paragraph per visual and end after the key factual comparisons instead of adding an unclear cross-chart conclusion.
Lexical Resource
The response attempts a fairly broad vocabulary, but frequent inappropriate or strained choices such as 'overseen,' 'compatriots,' and 'geographical range' reduce precision.
Choose conventional graph-reporting vocabulary and avoid expressive language that adds evaluation rather than factual description.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
There is an attempt to use varied complex sentences, but frequent errors in agreement, prepositions, comparison structures, and clause formation sometimes impede clarity.
Use shorter comparative sentences and proofread constructions such as 'from 1979 to 1999,' subject-verb agreement, and possessive forms.
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IELTS Academic Writing Task 1
The line graph shows visits to and from the UK from 1979 to 1999, and the bar graph shows the most popular countries visited by UK residents in 1999.
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