The chart shows the number of shops that closed and the number of new shops opening in a country from 2011 to 2018.

The chart shows the number of shops that closed and the number of new shops opening in a country from 2011 to 2018.
IELTS Writing Task Chart for The chart shows the number of shops that closed and the number of new shops opening in a country from 2011 to 2018.
The graph illustrates the
number
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of
shops
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that it had closed down and opened from 2011 to 2018.
Overall
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, it had a downward trend in the
number
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of closed and open
stores
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. As can be seen in the graph given,
it is clear that
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in 2011, the proportion of opened
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was very high about 8,500
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. In the next year, there was a significant decrease in 4,000
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.
Next,
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from 2012 to 2014,
this
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quantity had increased again and
this
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was an upward trend with 4,000
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in 2011 to 6,100
shops
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in 2014. After that, it tended to decline again from 6,100
stores
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in 2014 to 4,000
stores
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in 2015.
This
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number
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was steady in 2016 and
then
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, it had a mild rise at 4,100 outlets in 2017.
Finally
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, it continued to decrease in 2018 by about 3,000
shops
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.
On the other hand
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, the
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of closed
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also
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had a fluctuation.
Firstly
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, it had a slight drop from 6,300
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in 2011 to 6,000
shops
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in 2012.
Besides
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that, from 2012 to 2014, it did not have a stable. It had increased in 2013 to about 7,100
stores
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but in the next year, it’s just about 6,500
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. In 2015, it had a significant fall from 6,500
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to 500
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.
Then
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it had a quick increase immediately about 5,100 outlets in 2016. Between 2016 and 2018, it stayed constant and did not have many changes.

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Contractions: Don't use contractions.
Vocabulary: Replace the words number, shops, stores with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "number of" in your introduction.
Vocabulary: The word "graph" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "trend" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "decrease" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 5 times.
Vocabulary: The word "significant" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • trend
  • fluctuation
  • peak
  • decline
  • surge
  • stabilize
  • correlation
  • economic conditions
  • consumer behavior
  • technological advancements
  • urban development
  • employment
  • retail sector
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