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The pie chard showes age of visitors from the UK to Spain in 1983 and 2003.

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Introduction
The pie chart shows 5 types of age in terms of visitors from the UK to Spain in 1983 and 2003.
Body · 1
Overall
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, the group
tourist's
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tourists'
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 age experienced different trends in the time period.
While
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 the percentage of old
people
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 visiting fell
down
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apply
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, young
peoples
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people's
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proposition
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proportion
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 rose.
Body · 2
The graph shows that
people
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 around 35-54
years
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 started to visit from 50 % in 1983, and it declined to 35 % in 2003. Middle-aged individuals
decrease
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decreased
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 from 20% to 12 % between 1983 and 2003.
Conclusion
The percentage of
people
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 aged 55+
years
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 grew the one in ten from 1983 to 2003. The lowest change showed the age
around
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group around
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 0-15
years
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individuals
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apply
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, which increased 2% from 1983 to 2003 . The highest figure indicated youngsters between 16 and 24
years
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people
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that
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who
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 constituted 11% .

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structure
Use one clear idea per part. Start with a short intro, then a clear overview, then body ideas, then a short end.
data
Check the data well. Do not mix up groups or years. If the chart has five age groups, write about each one or say you cannot use all data.
vocabulary
Use simple and exact words. Use 'part' or 'share' for a part of people, and 'percent' when you must.
grammar
Keep grammar simple. Use past form like 'was' and 'were'. Avoid words like 'proposition'; use 'increase' or 'rise' for more clear meaning.
coherence
Link ideas with plain words such as 'and', 'but', 'however', 'then', 'so' to show how things change.
content
An effort to show the main idea of change.
structure
The writer compares two years in a short text.
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