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International Tourist Arrivals in Five Countries

The graph below gives information about international tourist arrivals in five countries.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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Key features: International Tourist Arrivals in Five Countries

WhyThis is aLine graph — it asks you to report the main trends and changes over time.

SoWe split the points intoOverview(the main trends over the period)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 all five countries, identifies overall growth and the two leading destinations, and uses mostly defensible approximate figures. However, it omits the USA's slight final decline and its convergence with France in 2010. Recurring noun-phrase and comparison errors, unsupported claims about reputation and travel purpose, and the single-paragraph layout limit precision and organisation.

TA

Task Achievement

The response covers all five countries, identifies overall growth and the leading destinations, and uses mostly defensible approximations. It does not explicitly report the USA's slight decline after 2005 or the final tie with France, and claims about fame and holiday purpose go beyond the chart.

7.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

The response moves from introduction and overview to country comparisons using time markers and links such as 'Moreover' and 'Finally'. However, all functions are compressed into one paragraph, and alternating between the leading destinations and smaller countries weakens the grouping of details.

7.0
LR

Lexical Resource

The response uses suitable trend language such as 'sharp rise' and 'gradually increased', but constructions such as 'tourists’ number' and arrival totals that 'crossed' are awkward. 'Favourite' and 'became famous' also shift from measured arrival counts to attitudes and reputation.

7.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

A good range of structures is used, including complex and comparative forms, though recurring errors such as 'foreign tourists arrival', 'double than that of' and 'tourists arrival in Egypt slowly increased' show imperfect control of noun phrases and articles.

7.0

What to work on next

Report the USA's small decline after 2005 and its final tie with France explicitly. Separate the overview from grouped details, and check plural noun phrases and numerical comparisons.

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