Annual Overseas Visitors to Australia

The line graph below shows the number of annual visits to Australia by overseas residents. The table below gives information on the country of origin where the visitors came from. NUMBER OF VISITORS (million) 1975 | 2005 SOUTH KOREA JAPAN CHINA USA BRITAIN EUROPE | 2.9 3.2 0.3 0.4 0.9 1.1 | 9.1 12.0 0.8 1.1 2.9 4.5 Total | 8.8 | 30.4

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Key features: Annual Overseas Visitors to Australia

WhyThis is aMixed charts task — it asks you to connect the main patterns across two visuals.

SoWe split the points intoOverview(the main point of each chart)andKey features(figures and comparisons worth reporting).

Overview

2 points

Key features

7 points

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Response 01
Estimated band7.0/ 9

Overall assessment

The response covers both visuals well, with a clear overview, accurate figures, and logical two-part paragraphing supported by some effective vocabulary such as 'skyrocketed' and 'hit a peak'. The main limitation is a handful of imprecise or awkward expressions, including 'originality' instead of 'origin', 'between 1985 to 1995', and the vague phrase 'in ascending other in', alongside minor data rounding such as 'about 8 million' for 8.8 million.

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Task Achievement

The response presents a clear overview of the upward trend and the highest and lowest countries, selects and reports most key figures accurately from both visuals, though one value is rounded away from the table's 8.8 million and the description of Europe, Britain and the USA is somewhat vague.

7.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

Paragraphing is logical and progression through the line graph then the table is clear, supported by cohesive devices such as 'Overall', 'First' and 'On the other hand', though some phrases like 'in ascending other in' reduce clarity locally.

7.0
LR

Lexical Resource

Vocabulary is generally flexible and appropriate, including items like 'saw an upward trend' and 'hit a peak', with occasional imprecise choices such as 'originality' for 'origin' and 'the least no of visits'.

7.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

A range of sentence structures is used with mostly accurate control, but there are recurring minor grammatical and prepositional errors, including 'between 1985 to 1995' and inconsistent article use.

7.0

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Refine word choice and linking phrases so comparisons between countries and time periods are expressed precisely and without ambiguity.

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