BAND 4.5 IELTS ESSAY SAMPLE: ANALYSIS OF ROAD TRANSPORT STATISTICS IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

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The bar charts below give information on road transport in a number of European countries.Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Essay Sample

The graph supplies a comparison of the figures for people who visited two exhibition every month, during a year. (Exhibition on Modern Sculpture and exhibition on 20th century Ephemera)
Overall, the number of visitors to the 20th Century Ephemera was lower than the other exhibition (Modern Sculpture) although the figure for it has fluctuated. On the other hand, that of the Century Ephemera exhibition, first decreased, but then it regained its popularity.
In January, the number of visitors to Modern Sculpture exhibition was higher at 100000, whereas that of 20th Century Ephemera stood at 40000. In the three months later, the figure for Modern Sculpture saw a sharp drop and remained the same during this time at 30000. In contrast, that of 20th Century Ephemera increased markedly by 60000. In March, the number of Modern Sculpture visitors rocketed from 20000 to 150000, while that of other exhibition fell to 40000 as same as the first month. During the seven months later, the number of visitors to this exhibition, first exceeded that of the other one, to approximately 160000, on April, but this figure declined significantly by 100000.
On June, there was a significant reduction in the number of visitors to Modern Sculpture of nearly 50000, followed by this figure fluctuated during four later months. In the end, the number of this exhibition visitors grew up to well under 160000 in the last two months.