TASK 1:
ESSAY INFORMATION:
Written by: IELTS I-Ready, 28/7/2024
Marked by: Ex-BC Examiner
(IELTS Academic – 27/7/2024)
Question: The chart below shows the number of different types of vehicles registered in European use from 1996 to 2006
ANSWER:
The bar graph illustrates the registered numbers of various transportation means in Europe in 1996 and 2006, along with their percentage changes between those years. Overall, most vehicles witnessed an increase over the period, except for motorbikes which declined, while public transport remained unchanged. Additionally, the number of private automobiles was the highest throughout.
Regarding the increasing categories, the number of registered personal cars increased the most significantly from approximately 18 million to roughly 24 million from 1996 to 2006, which translated to a 26% growth. Despite ascending to a lesser extent quantitatively, lorries recorded the highest percentage rise of 50%, from around 1 million to nearly 2 million over the surveyed time span. Moreover, from about 2 million in 1996, unspecified vehicles increased by roughly 1 million in 2006, equivalent to a 33% rise.
Concerning the remaining categories, motorbikes started in second position at approximately 3 million, then dropped by about one-third to around 2 million by 2006. Finally, the number of registered vehicles from the public transport system stabilized at roughly 1 million for both selected years, which was the lowest result throughout.
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