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Task One Question 6
 
You should spend 20 minutes on this task.
The graph illustrates the varying number of tourists visiting New
Zealand over a twelve month period in 2000.
 
Summarise the information by reporting and selecting the main
features of the graph and making appropriate comparisons where
relevant.
You should write at least 150 words.

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Prepositions
When writing Task 1 essays, it is important to pay attention to the 
prepositions
you use
to describe the data in each diagram. Here is some useful information about
prepositions:
Example:
The number of tourists visiting New Zealand
·
went up
·
rose
·
increased
from 200 in January to 600 in February.

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There are several different ways to describe the information here.
·
The number 
of
tourists rose 
from
200 
to
600 
between
January and February.
If you are describing the 
starting point
and
finishing point
, use the prepositions 
from
and 
to
.
600
200
·
The number 
of
tourists rose 
by
400 
between
January and February.

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If you are describing the 
change
(600-
200=400), then use the preposition 
by
.
600
200
·
The number 
of
tourists declined