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BEST IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, 28th August
ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
The chart shows British emigration to selected destinations between 2004 and 2007.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
SAMPLE ANSWER
The bar chart compares the number of British people who emigrated to five different countries over the period 2004 to 2007.
Overall, it is clear that Australia was the most popular destination throughout the period shown. Besides that, while the figures of Australia and the USA fluctuated, the figures of three other countries was relatively constant.
In 2004, emigration to Australia was 42,000 people, which was 7,000 higher than Spain and twice as high as the New Zealand, the USA and France. Although the figures for Australia reduced in 2005 and 2007 at 38,000 and 43,000 respectively, in 2006, it reached a peak at more than 50,000, which was the highest point in the whole chart.
Spain was the second popular choice with around 35,000 in 2004 and 2005 though from 2006 to 2007, the number of people decreased slightly to 28,000. Approximately 20,000 people came to New Zealand and the USA each year, whereas although France attracted nearly 35,000 in 2005, it was the country with the least people coming to in the end of the period with only under 20,000.
