CAMBRIDGE IELTS 2-TEST 3-WRITING TASK 1

CAMBRIDGE IELTS 2-TEST 3-WRITING TASK 1:
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The first chart below shows the results of a survey which sampled a cross-section of 100,000 people asking if they travelled abroad and why they travelled for the period 1994-98. The second chart shows their destination over the same period.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shows below.You should write at least 150 words

VISIT ABROAD BY UK RESIDENTS BY PURPOSE OF VISITS (1994-98)
	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
Holiday	15,246	14,898	17,896	19,703	20,700
business	3,155	3,188	3,249	3,639	3,957
Visits to friends and relatives	2,689	2,628	2,774	3,051	3,181
Other reasons	982	896	1,030	1,054	990
TOTAL	22,072	21,610	24,949	27,447	28,828

 

DESTINATIONS OF VISITS ABROAD BY UK RESIDENTS BY MAIN REGION (1994-98)
	Western Europe	North America	Other areas	Total
1994	19,371	919	1,782	22,072
1995	18,944	914	1,752	21,610
1996	21,877	1,167	1,905	24,949
1997	23,661	1,559	2,227	27,447
1998	24,519	1,823	2,486	28,828

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The table represents main reasons why people traveled abroad between 1994 and 1998 among one hundred thousand UK residents. It is easily to find out that holiday is the main reason for visits abroad and the number of visits abroad decreased in 1995 in most purposes such as holidays, visits to friends and relatives and other reason but except business. There were 15,246 visits abroad for holidays in 1994 and this figure went up sharply to 20,700 in 1998. Business is the second poplar reason. There were 3,957 business trips in 1998, increasing 802 visits compared to that of the beginning year of the survey. Visits to friends and family is ranked as the third major reason and the number of visits abroad for this purpose increased slightly from 2,689 to 3,181 for the period 1994-98. Others reason accounted for 982 visits in 1994 and slightly increased to 990 visits at the ending period.
The table shows main destinations where UK resident travelled abroad for the period 1994-1998. It is obviously to see that Western European was chosen to be the most popular destination of visits abroad and North American is the destination where the number of visits abroad increased sharply, and there was a decreasing trend of visits abroad in most of regions in 1995. According to this statistical information, UK resident preferred Western European when choosing travelling oversea destination. The number of visits for this region increased from 19,371 visits in 1994 to 24,519 visits in 1998 .North American was ranked as the third favorable destination but there were more and more people chose to travel to this region, which pushed the number of visits abroad to North American go up extremely high-1,853 visits in 1998, increasing 904 visits compared to that of 1994. And other areas accounted for the second popular destination of visits abroad with a steady increase from 1,782 to 2,486 visits in 1994, 1998 respectively. Remarkably, there was a decrease in the number of visits abroad in all regions in 1995, especially in Western European.
It is clear when looking at these two tables comparatively that the numbers of UK residents preferred traveling abroad was increasing between 1994 and 1998. In 1995, the number of visits abroad decreased in most regions and for most of purposes but the demand of oversea business trip did not decrease, which means UK resident would prioritize their businesses other than other purposes of visits abroad.
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