Band 6+: WRITING TASK 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The charts below show the proportion of holidaymakers using four types of accommodation in three different years. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words

The chart delineates the ratio of holidaymakers utilizing four distinct types of lodging – staying with family, rented apartments, camping, and hotels – across the years 1988, 1998, and 2008.

Overall,staying with family consistently accounted for the largest share of holiday accommodation,while hotels experienced gradual increase in number of visitors over the period of three decades.By contrast,both camping and rented apartments displayed more modest fluctuations.

In 1988,just over half of all travellers(52%) stayed with family,making it by far the most common option.Camping ranked second at 26%,whereas hotels(15%) and rented apartments(7%) were relatively minor choices.By 1998,the dominance of staying with family strengthened slightly to 54%,while camping dropped considerably to 13%.Rented apartments rose marginally to 22%,overtaking camping,and hotel use grew modestly to 11%.

In 2008, a notable shift occurred.Although staying with family stayed the most popular choice, its share fell to 44%.Conversely, rented apartments share stayed tripled compared with 1988,reaching 22%,matching the proportion of hotels.Camping experienced only minimal decline,settling at 12%.