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The graph below shows the number of enquiries received by the Tourist Information Office in one city over a six-month period in 2011.

The graph below shows the number of enquiries received by the Tourist Information Office in one city over a six-month period in 2011.
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The graph shows the dynamics of
enquiries
 by the Tourist
Information
 office between
January
 and
June
 2011.
Enquiries
 through telephone and in person were increasing between
January
 and
June
 2011,
while
enquiries
 received through letter or email was declining.
Moreover
, the questions received by
Tourist
Correct article usage
the Tourist
show examples
Information
 office through personal talks increased in each
month
 of the period. The Tourists mostly asked the office
through
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by
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 telephone in
January
 2002, with more than 800
occasions
happened
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happening
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 in that
month
,
although
 experienced a slight decline in the following
month
 to 800
occasions
 in February. In March, there was a noticeable increase
by
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of
show examples
 200
occasions
. The trend remained flat between March and April though a steep rise occurred in
the
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apply
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May and still increased by 200
occasions
at the end
 of
June
.
This
 figure was higher than its counterpart in
January
. Tourists enquired
information
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about information
show examples
 through personal talks
was
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apply
show examples
less happened than the other two in
January
.
Nevertheless
,
in person
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in-person
show examples
 enquiry was constantly increasing at the rate of 200
occasions
 in each
month
 between
January
 and March. There was a dramatic increase in April, the highest rate of increase among any other
month
 between
January
 and
June
. In
June
,
in person
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in-person
show examples
 enquiry was four times higher than in
January
.
Information
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The information
show examples
 asked through letter or email was more than 600
occasions
 in
January
 but began to decrease in the each
of
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apply
show examples
following
month
 until it
was
Unnecessary verb
apply
show examples
plateaued in
June
.
Hence
,
by letter
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by-letter
show examples
enquiries
 were
less
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fewer
show examples
 in
June
 than in
January
.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words enquiries, information, january, june, month, occasions with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "shows" in your introduction.
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Vocabulary: The word "information" was used 4 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 5 times.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • enquiries
  • Tourist Information Office
  • in person
  • by letter/email
  • by telephone
  • general trend
  • six-month period
  • significant increase
  • steady rise
  • decline
  • peak
  • fluctuations
  • monthly data
  • comparison
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