Band 6+: You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The line graph shows how much money overseas visitors spent in the UK from 1980 - 2010 and the pie charts show the reasons for their visits in 1980 and 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The given line graph illustrates the amount of money spent by overseas visitors in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1980 to 2010, while the pie chart compares the motives behind their visits in 1980 and 2010.

Overall, it can be seen that the amount of money that was spent by overseas visitors had dynamic changes throughout the years. The main reason why they want to visit the UK is for holidays, which led the majority of votes in 1980 and 2010.

In 1980, the amount of money that was spent by foreign visitors stood at approximately 8,000 million euros. In the following 10 years, it saw a gradual increase of around 1,500 million euros. The graph reached the peak at 12,000 million euros around 1996 before it fell slightly to about 11.000 in 2000. Finally, it reached the point of just below 10,500 in the final year.

Regarding the reasons for the tourists’ visit in 1980 and 2010, the highest reason for both years is for the holiday at 44.1% and 39.1%, respectively. Notably, the reason to visit friends or relatives increased by 9.5% in the span of 30 years. The same pattern can be seen in the business needs, which rose slightly by 2.1%. Furthermore, the other reasons consistently had the least percentage and experienced a dramatic decrease from 16.6% in 198 to 9.8% 2010.