雅思 IELTS Writing Task 1 Mr.Mou Answers Collection
动态线图-旅游信息办公室咨询
The line graph illustrates the number of inquiries received by a city’s Tourist Information Office through three different channels—in person, by telephone, and by letter or email—between January and June 2011.
Overall, the total number of inquiries increased over the six-month period, mainly driven by a sharp rise in face-to-face and telephone contacts, while written correspondence declined steadily.
At the beginning of the year, around 900 inquiries were made by telephone, followed by about 800 by letter or email, and only 400 in person. From February onwards, in-person visits grew rapidly, overtaking the other two categories by March and reaching 1,800 in June, more than four times its January level.
Telephone inquiries fluctuated slightly in the first three months, falling to 800 in February before climbing steadily to 1,600 by June. In contrast, letters and emails followed the opposite trend: they fell gradually from around 800 in January to just over 300 by June, making it the least common mode of inquiry at the end of the period.
In summary, tourists increasingly preferred direct and immediate communication, while traditional written correspondence became far less popular.
🧠 Key Vocabulary & Collocations
- the number of inquiries
- mode/channel of communication
- increased sharply / rose steadily / declined gradually
- overtook / outnumbered / accounted for
- reached a peak of
- followed the opposite trend
- in contrast / meanwhile / overall
- direct and immediate contact
- traditional correspondence
- by comparison
🧩 Cohesion & Style Coaching Checklist
- ✅ Each paragraph focuses on one clear purpose (overview, trend 1, trend 2).
- ✅ Use comparative linkers (while, whereas, by contrast).
- ✅ Avoid repeating “number” too often; use synonyms (volume, figure, total inquiries).
- ✅ Maintain consistent tense (past for reported data).
- ✅ Link sentences logically: Overall → Firstly → Meanwhile → In contrast → In summary.
Common linkers: Furthermore, In contrast, For instance, Consequently, Overall.