The graph below shows the number of shops that closed and the number
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 — Cambridge IELTS 17, Test 4
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The graph below shows the number of shops that closed and the number of new shops that opened in one country between 2011 and 2018.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
What the chart shows
A line graph, "Number of shop closures and openings 2011–2018", with two lines — Openings and Closures — plotted against the years 2011 to 2018 on a scale from 0 to 9,000. (Refer to the graph in Cambridge IELTS 17, Test 4, Writing Task 1.)
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