The two line graphs below show New Zealand import figures from Australia and Japan in the years 1994 - 2004.

 WRITING TASK 1

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The two line graphs below show New Zealand import figures from Australia and Japan in the years 1994 - 2004.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

You should write at least 150 words.

The line graphs show the value of imported goods imported to New Zealand from two different countries, Japan and Australia, over a ten year period. 

There appears to be two different trends displayed on the line graphs. The trend for Japan is downward as New Zealand imported goods worth 3 billion NZ$ in 1994 and 2 billion in 2004. On the other hand, figures for Australia showed an upward trend as its goods were the value of 4 billion at the beginning of the period and 7 billion at the end. However, there is considerable fluctuation for both countries. If we look at imports from Japan we could see that the line graph displays two large peaks in 1997 and 2000 and that between these years New Zealand imported a higher ammount of goods from Japan than Australia. Imports from Australia also fluctuated and dipped twice, however the strong recovery in the second half of the period meant they ended up with goods worth four times the value of those from Japan. 

Overall, we can see that imports were far from stable from both countries but that imports from Japan decreased over time and those from Australia increased.

IELTS Band - 7

The two line graphs show imports to New Zealand from two different countries, Japan and Australia. 

Overall we can see imports fluctuated in both countries but that imports from Australia generally followd an upward trend and imports for Japan were downward. 

At first imports from Australia were worth more money than imports from Japan. Both countries increased over the first few years but much more sharper in Japan with the value of imports increased to 7 billion New Zealand dollars in 1997. This was over two billion dollars more than in Australia. However this was the highest point of imports for Japan. Numbers started to fall. They did recovery in 2000 but steadily fell since then and finished the year on 2 billion New Zealand dollars. Imports from Australia dropped from 1996 to 1999 but then recovery. Despite they dipped again in 2002 they grew over the period and finished at 8 billion New Zealand dollars.

IELTS  Band - 6 

The two line graphs give information about imports and new Zealand. The top graph gives information about imports from Australia and the bottom line graph imports from Japan. 

Overall we can see imports were with fluctuation for both countries but Australia imports generaly increased and Japan imports generally decreased. 

At the beginning there were more 4000 imports from Australia and 3000 from Japan. However there was a sharp rise in Japan imports and between 1996 and 2000 there were more imports from Japan but Japan imports were not steady in this time with peaks in 1997 and 2000. After 2000 Japan decreased from sharply to 3000 in 2001. This was the same as in beginning. After 2001 Japan imports continued to fell steady and finished on 2000 in 2004. Australia diped in 1999 and is only 4000. After this there was increase and decrease but overall increase and Australia imports finishes on 8000.

IELTS Band - 5

The two line graphs show the different import figures from Australia and Japan for New Zealand. The grahs show information for 10 years. 

It starts at 1994 and ends 2004. Imports from Australia started at 4000 and then increases to 6000 in 1996. Then slightly decreases is 50000 in 1997. There was slight increase but then big decrease. line falls down to 3000 in 1999 this is smallest number for Australia. After there was sharply increase and in year 2000 it is 7000. Line is steady for a year and then decreases in 2002 is 5000. After 2002 steady increase and finish is the highest at 8000. Imports for Japan increases steady. The line started at 3000 and is 7000 in 1997. This was biggest number for Japan. After there was decrease and in 1999 Japan is 5000. Then there was increase and peak. 2000 was little less than 7000. After Japan sharp decrease and in 2001 less than 3000. After this line decreased slightly and in 2004 was about 2000.