the graph below shows the number of tourists visiting a particular Caribbean island between 2010 and 2017.

the graph below shows the number of tourists visiting a particular Caribbean island between 2010 and 2017.
The graph illustrates the volume of Caribbean
Island
tourists staying on cruise ships and staying on the
island
from 2010 to 2017. The unit is measured in millions of
visitors
.
Overall
, the
number
of
visitors
who were travelling on the
island
fluctuated meanwhile people who were travelling on cruise ships rose with some fluctuations.
However
, the total
number
of travellers experienced a remarkably increased over the period of
time
. The sum of
visitors
was 1
million
at the beginning and steadily increased to 1.5
million
in 2012. Three years later, the total
number
of
visitors
plumed to around 2.75
million
and
finally
, reached the highest point at 3.5
million
in 2017. Regarding the
number
of people who were spending
time
on the
island
, at the beginning of the
time
, they were around 0.75
million
then
stayed constant until the end of the year 2011. After that, the
number
of travellers sharply increased to 1.5
million
in 2013, dropped to roughly 0.25
million
in 2016 and went up to 1.5
million
at the end
of the period.
This
means that the volume of people who were spending
time
on cruise ships was around 0.25
million
in 2010
then
grew to 0.5
million
in 2011 and hit the floor of approximately 0.25
million
in the year 2012.
Moreover
, in 2016, the
number
of
visitors
dramatically increased to 1.5
million
and reached a peak of 2
million
throughout the period of
time
.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words island, visitors, number, time, million with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 6 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 4 times.
Vocabulary: The word "reached" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "fluctuated" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 3 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • fluctuation
  • peak
  • trough
  • upward trend
  • downward trend
  • steady increase
  • sharp decline
  • seasonal variation
  • cruise ship visitors
  • island stay visitors
  • economic impact
  • environmental impact
  • tourism industry
  • sustainable tourism
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