Passenger travel by transport type: IELTS Task 1 answer #25, band 5.5

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131 words. Marked by Axiom on 12 October 2026. Estimated by AI. It isn’t an official IELTS score.

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Passenger travel by transport type (IELTS Task 1 bar chart) (distance travelled, units not stated)
	1990	2000
Bicycle	3	1
Motorbike	4	2
Air	1	4
Bus	40	42
Rail	35	37
Total	100	110

Academic Task 1131 words

The chart shows the total distance travelled by passengers on five types of transport in the UK between 1990 and 2000

The bar chart compares the distance visited by tourists on transport (Bicycle, Bike, Air, Bus, Rail) and total from 1990 to 2020 in the UK, with kilometres in billions.

Overall, Travelling by bus, rail was demonstrated more than other three ones. Although Bike, bicycle, air was followed similar degree in downwards, In total it constituted to overtake them at the beginning.

Lexical resource
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RevisedTraveling by bus and rail was utilized more than the other three modes.
The sentence needed to be more precise in terms of language use.
Coherence & cohesion
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RevisedAlthough the bike, bicycle, and air transport experienced a similar downward trend, it constituted to overtaking them at the beginning in total.
The sentence structure needed to be improved for better clarity.

As far as using all of them in total at the beginning, it considered the predominant amount in graph, with 100 billion kilometres in 1990, after which during 10 years it sustained peak of amount also increase (significantly) approximately 110 kilometres. Then main part of using all them in total was illustrated by bus, rail. There was an increase at the beginning between 1990 and 2020, similarly. Bus experience from...

Coherence & cohesion
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RevisedThe main portion of total usage was illustrated by bus and rail.
The sentence could be simplified and made more precise.
Lexical resource
Close revision note
RevisedThere was a similar increase at the beginning between 1990 and 2020.
The sentence needed to be more precise and concise.
Grammar & accuracy
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RevisedThe essay ended abruptly without completing the sentence. It's important to complete your thoughts to maintain grammatical accuracy and sentence structure.
The sentence needed to be completed to make it grammatically accurate and to convey the intended meaning.

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Coherence & cohesion

Band 5.0/ 9

The essay has a clear overall structure and presents information in a logical order. However, there are some unclear connections between sentences and paragraphs.

Suggestions

Make sure to clearly connect your ideas and sentences.
Use a wider range of cohesive devices to improve the flow of your writing.

Sentence revisions 2

RevisedAlthough the bike, bicycle, and air transport experienced a similar downward trend, it constituted to overtaking them at the beginning in total.
The sentence structure needed to be improved for better clarity.
RevisedThe main portion of total usage was illustrated by bus and rail.
The sentence could be simplified and made more precise.

Grammar & accuracy

Band 6.0/ 9

The essay uses a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, and the majority of sentences are free from grammatical errors. However, there are some grammatical inaccuracies that affect the clarity of the writing.

Sentence revisions 3

RevisedAlthough the bike, bicycle, and air transport experienced a similar downward trend, the total later overtook them at the beginning.
The sentence needed to be corrected for grammatical errors and for clarity.
RevisedThe main portion of total usage was illustrated by buses and rails.
The sentence needed to be corrected for grammatical errors and for clarity.
RevisedThe essay ended abruptly without completing the sentence. It's important to complete your thoughts to maintain grammatical accuracy and sentence structure.
The sentence needed to be completed to make it grammatically accurate and to convey the intended meaning.

Lexical resource

Band 6.0/ 9

The essay uses a range of vocabulary and there is some evidence of less common and idiomatic language. However, there are some inaccuracies in word choice and collocation.

Sentence revisions 3

RevisedTraveling by bus and rail was utilized more than the other three modes.
The sentence needed to be more precise in terms of language use.
RevisedIt represented the predominant amount on the graph
The sentence needed to be corrected for proper language use.
RevisedThere was a similar increase at the beginning between 1990 and 2020.
The sentence needed to be more precise and concise.

Task achievement

Band 6.0/ 9

The essay provides an overview of the total distance traveled by tourists using different types of transport in the UK between 1990 and 2000. However, the task is not fully completed as the essay abruptly ends and does not provide a conclusion or a comprehensive analysis of the data.

Suggestions

Ensure that you complete your essay to fully address the task requirements. Provide a detailed analysis of the data and draw relevant comparisons and conclusions.

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