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IELTS Academic Task 1: Mixed Charts — Travel & tourism
Original practice prompt written in exam style — not a real exam question, and not a prediction.
The charts below show the number of international tourists visiting a country and the average amount each tourist spent, in selected years. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. The data is as follows. Tourist numbers (bars, in millions): 8 million in 2010, 11 million in 2015, 14 million in 2019, and 5 million in 2020. Average spending per tourist (line, in US dollars): $900 in 2010, $1,050 in 2015, $1,200 in 2019, and $1,100 in 2020. Visitor numbers rose steadily until 2019 and then collapsed in 2020, while spending per tourist followed the same broad pattern but fell far less sharply in the final year, dropping by only $100 from its 2019 peak.
Examiner focus: Two series, one shared trend, different 2020 falls — compare the depth of the two declines, not just their direction.
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