Academic Writing task 1 - Graphs

Ielts Writing Tasj 1

The Charts below show the number of Japanese tourists travelling abroad between 1985 and 1995 and Australia’s share of Japanese Tourist Market.

Write a report for University Lecturer describing the information show below.

You should write at least 150 words.

The given Bar chart and Line graph depict number of Japanese tourists travelling abroad between1985 to 1995; and the percentage of Japanese going to Australia.

In 1985 above 4 million Japanese travellers went abroad, and ratio of people travelling Down Under was 2%. From 1985 to 1988 number of tourists from Japan travelling to other countries rose steadily to above 8 million; with percentage of Japanese heading Australia also registered a rise.

From 1988 to 1990, number of Japanese going to foreign countries kept rising at a steady pace (rose by almost 2 million), whereas the percentage travelling to Aussie shores dipped to almost 4% between 1988 and 1989, but rose again between 1989 and 1990.

From 1989 to 1990 there was a fall in number of tourists going abroad, but from 1990 to 1995 the figures rose again to above 14 million.

In the corresponding period the percentage of Japanese going Down Under rose to 6%.

To sum up, Japanese tourists going abroad and Australia rose in said decade.