IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing – Bar Graph:
» You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The graph below presents the number of different airline flights coming to Hong Kong per week in 1980 and 2000.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown in the diagrams below.
Write at least 150 words.
Number of flights coming to Hong Kong per week
Model Answer 1:
The bar chart compares the weekly flight numbers arriving in Hong Kong from eight different airlines in 1980 and 2000.
Overall, the volume of flights to Hong Kong increased markedly over the two decades, and all airlines expanded their service frequency. In 2000, Southeast Asian carriers, like Thai, Singapore and Malaysian Airlines, dominated the schedule.
In 1980, Singapore Airlines operated the highest number of weekly flights (16) to Hong Kong. Japan Airlines and Thai Airways both had moderate schedules, each with approximately 12 flights per week, while Malaysia Airlines and Korean Air offered slightly fewer, at around 11 each. Cathay Pacific provided 8 flights weekly, and Canadian Air reported the lowest figure at just 2. Dragon Air did not serve Hong Kong at all in 1980.
By 2000, the pattern changed significantly. Flights from Singapore, Thai, and Malaysian Airways increased most dramatically, between 43 and 45 flights per week, followed by Japan Airlines with 36 flights. Weekly flight frequency from Japan Airlines increased three times, while Korean Air nearly doubled its flights to Hong Kong. Cathay Pacific also expanded its service to about 16 flights weekly. Both Canadian Air and Dragon Air experienced gains: Canadian flights rose modestly to 5 per week, and Dragon Air entered the market with 10 weekly flights by 2000.
Sample Answer 2:
The bar chart compares the number of incoming flights from eight airlines to Hong Kong per week in 1980 and 2000.
Overall, in 2000, Hong Kong received significantly more flights from these airlines compared to 1980. Moreover, in 1980, the majority of the flights came from Singapore, whereas in 2000, Singaporean, Malaysian and Thai – all three airlines – were the major contributors.
According to the data, in 1980, 16 flights came to Hong Kong from Singapore per week. Japan Airlines and Thai Airways landed 12 flights at that time. Flights from Malaysian Airlines and Korean Air were marginally lower than Thai flights to Hong Kong, as these airlines sent 11 different flights to Hong Kong. 8 Cathay Pacific flights landed at Hong Kong Airport, and the fewest flights came from Canada, with only 2 flights, only. Interestingly, Dragon Air had no flights to Hong Kong Airport in 1980.
In 2000, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand sent the highest number of flights to Hong Kong, around 44 flights per week. The flight number from Japan was three times higher than it was in 1980. Besides, the number of incoming Cathay Pacific and Korean Air flights almost doubled. Moreover, weekly 5 flights landed in Hong Kong, which departed from Canada. Finally, Hong Kong received 10 flights from Dragon Air.
[Written by – Debarati Banerjee]
Sample Answer 3:
The bar graph shows the number of incoming flights from different airlines to Hong Kong in a week, both in 1980 and 2000.
Overall, weekly incoming flights to Hong Kong increased significantly in 20 years, and the majority of these flights came from Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia.
According to the illustration, the highest number of air flights per week to Hong Kong was from Singapore Airlines, accounting for 16 different flights in 1980. Japanese and Thai Airlines landed 12 flights each in Hong Kong. Different air flights from Malaysia and Korea were marginally lower than those of Thai Airways. Cathay Pacific had 8 flights in a week, and the lowest number of air voyages to Hong Kong came from Canadian Air – only 2/week.
After two decades, the weekly flights from these airways considerably increased, and the highest flights (45) came from Thai Airways, roughly 4 times higher than that of two decades ago. A similar number of flights came from Malaysian and Singaporean airlines, and these flights noticeably rose compared to the 1980s numbers. Interestingly, 10 flights per week came from Dragon Airways in 2000, and this airline did not have any flights to Hong Kong in 1980. Flights from Japanese and Korean airways trebled and doubled respectively per week, while 5 from Canadian Airlines reached Hong Kong per week.
Sample Answer 4:
The column graph compares the number of flights from different airlines that reached Hong Kong per week in 1980 and 2000.
Generally speaking, the number of flights in 2000 remarkably increased, and the highest number of flights to Hong Kong came from Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore.
In detail, Japan Airlines had 12 flights to Hong Kong in a week in 1980, and it tripled in just 20 years. During this time, Cathay Pacific’s flight doubled from its initial 8 weekly flights. Dragon Air had no operation in Hong Kong in 1980, but in 2000, it had 10 weekly flights to Hong Kong. Thai, Malaysian and Singaporean Airlines flew a significant number of flights to Hong Kong in 2000, and their number of weekly flights was 45, 44 and 43, respectively. These numbers were 3 to 4 times higher than those of 2 decades ago. While flights from Korean Air roughly doubled from 11 to 23 flights per week, Canadian Airlines flew 5 flights per week in 2000 compared to only 2 in 1980.
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