Line graph 最容易失分的兩個點——沒寫 overview 跟每條線平均描述。本篇用四國 2000–2020 觀光客數據示範怎麼「分組 + 挑主要趨勢」寫出 Band 7+，並附完整評分解析。
題目與數據
The line graph below shows the number of international tourists (in millions) visiting four countries between 2000 and 2020. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
資料（單位：百萬人次）：
| 年份 | 法國 France | 西班牙 Spain | 泰國 Thailand | 越南 Vietnam | |------|-------------|--------------|---------------|--------------| | 2000 | 77 | 46 | 10 | 2 | | 2005 | 75 | 55 | 11 | 3 | | 2010 | 77 | 53 | 16 | 5 | | 2015 | 84 | 68 | 30 | 8 | | 2020 | 89 | 75 | 40 | 18 |
完整範文（165 字）
¹ The line graph illustrates the number of international visitors, measured in millions, arriving in France, Spain, Thailand and Vietnam over the two decades from 2000 to 2020.
² Overall, tourist arrivals rose in all four countries during the period, but the two Asian destinations experienced far steeper growth than the two European ones, which remained the largest markets in absolute terms throughout.
³ France was consistently the most visited country, beginning at 77 million in 2000 and climbing modestly to 89 million by 2020, while Spain followed a similar trajectory, increasing from 46 million to 75 million. ⁴ Growth in both European nations was gradual, with a brief dip around 2005 before a steady recovery.
⁵ In contrast, Thailand and Vietnam saw dramatic expansion from a much lower base. ⁶ Thai arrivals quadrupled, rising from 10 to 40 million, whereas Vietnamese numbers surged ninefold, from a mere 2 million in 2000 to 18 million by 2020, reflecting the sharpest relative increase of any country shown.
句句 Band Descriptor 解析
- 句 1 — Task Achievement: 改寫題目（illustrates, measured in millions, arriving in）避免抄題——直接進 Band 7 門檻。
- 句 2 — Task Achievement (Overview): Overall... 一句同時寫出兩大主要特徵（都漲 + 亞洲漲幅大於歐洲）。少掉 overview 或 overview 只寫一個 feature = Band 6 上限。
- 句 3 — Coherence + Lexical: was consistently the most visited + followed a similar trajectory——用 similar trajectory 取代再講一次趨勢，coherence 有 reference。
- 句 4 — Grammar Range: Growth... was gradual, with a brief dip... before a steady recovery.——複雜名詞結構 + 時序連接詞 before，展示 grammar range。
- 句 5 — Coherence: In contrast 開新段，清楚區隔兩組國家。
- 句 6 — Lexical Resource: quadrupled / surged ninefold / a mere 2 million / the sharpest relative increase——一句塞進四個 Band 7 詞彙。
8 組高分詞彙
| Phrase | 中文 | |--------|------| | arriving in / visitors to | 抵達／訪客 | | climbing modestly | 緩步攀升 | | follow a similar trajectory | 呈現相似走向 | | a brief dip | 短暫下滑 | | steady recovery | 穩定回升 | | dramatic expansion | 急遽擴張 | | from a much lower base | 從更低的基期 | | quadrupled / surged ninefold | 翻四倍／翻九倍 | | the sharpest relative increase | 相對漲幅最大 |
本篇避開的常見錯誤
錯誤：四條線平均描述，每條各寫一句「從 X 漲到 Y」。 結果 overview 消失、comparison 消失，Task Achievement 卡 6.0。
本範文的解法——分組（歐洲 vs 亞洲）+ 挑主角（法國最多、越南漲幅最大）。只要抓「絕對值冠軍」跟「相對漲幅冠軍」兩個主角，剩下的都當配角比較。