The graph below shows the number of inquiries received by the Tourist Information Office in one city over a six-month period in 2011. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph below shows the number of inquiries received by the Tourist Information Office in one city over a six-month period in 2011. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
IELTS Writing Task Chart for The graph below shows the number of inquiries received by the Tourist Information Office in one city over a six-month period in 2011. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
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The line graph displays how many people inquired about tourist-related data in an unnamed city for
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in 2011.
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it is clear that
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approaching by
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phone was the highest number recorded in January,
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the personal approach was the lowest. Both of the two categories showed an increase throughout the
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except for the number of emails received which had a considerable decrease. At the beginning of the six-month
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, inquiries obtained via phone were approximately 900 in the month of January, after that it revealed a slight fall until it reached 800 in February. Despite staying steady for a month in March, it continued to rise till it peaked in June reaching 1600. Regardless of being the lowest category, in personal approach rose dramatically, and it surpassed telephone numbers in the middle of March, ending in almost 1900 inquiries
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, the only category that went down was email, which was just below 800 on the first of January month with a steady decline until it equalled
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just below in June.

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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
Vocabulary: Replace the words period with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "just below" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • Inquiries
  • Tourist Information Office
  • Overall trend
  • Sharp increase
  • Gradual decline
  • Peak
  • Fluctuation
  • Outnumbered
  • Dominated
  • In-person inquiries
  • By telephone
  • By letter/email
  • Correspondence
  • Interpersonal
  • Communication method
  • Popularity
  • Comparison
  • Tourism season
  • Visitor engagement
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