One complete Academic Task 1 practice with its visual, two worked examples and a model report.
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The bar chart below shows total visitor numbers at the Marlow Museum, while the line graph shows the percentage of those visitors who were international, in 2010, 2015 and 2020.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
| Year | Total visitors (thousands) | International share (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 100 | 20 |
| 2015 | 150 | 30 |
| 2020 | 200 | 40 |
Study the two worked examples. Use the writing plan and useful language to prepare your response, then submit it to review the model and explanation. Scores exclude the examples; Writing and Speaking use self-review rather than automatic band marking.
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Model answer: Overall, both the size of the museum’s audience and the international share increased. Total attendance doubled over the period, and international visitors accounted for a progressively larger proportion of that growing total.
Why: This selects the main overall features, rather than listing every detail.
Model answer: The museum received 100,000 visitors in 2010. This figure rose to 150,000 in 2015 and reached 200,000 in 2020. The increase was therefore the same in each five-year interval, at 50,000 visitors, giving an overall gain of 100,000.
Why: This groups related information and supports it with accurate visual details.
Review the question and visual
Total visitor numbers and the international share both rose. The museum’s audience doubled overall while international visitors became a larger proportion.
Introduction naming both measures. Overview covering both trends. Details 1: total visitors. Details 2: international share and a carefully calculated comparison of international visitor counts.
doubled over the period · rose by 20 percentage points · accounted for a growing share
The bar chart presents total visitor numbers at the Marlow Museum in 2010, 2015 and 2020, while the line graph gives the percentage of visitors who came from abroad.
Overall, both the size of the museum’s audience and the international share increased. Total attendance doubled over the period, and international visitors accounted for a progressively larger proportion of that growing total.
The museum received 100,000 visitors in 2010. This figure rose to 150,000 in 2015 and reached 200,000 in 2020. The increase was therefore the same in each five-year interval, at 50,000 visitors, giving an overall gain of 100,000.
International visitors represented 20% of the total initially, rising to 30% in 2015 and 40% in 2020. This was an increase of 20 percentage points across the full period. Applying these shares to the attendance figures gives international visitor totals of 20,000, 45,000 and 80,000 respectively. Thus, although total attendance doubled, the number of international visitors increased fourfold because their share of the museum’s audience also grew.
Why this works: Both visual types are covered, with their different units kept distinct. The overview connects the trends without claiming a cause. Derived counts are explicitly calculated from the displayed shares and totals; 20,000, 45,000 and 80,000 are correct.
Compare your work with the model and tick only points you achieved. This is a self-review checklist, not automatic marking or an IELTS band score.
Self-review score: 0 / 6