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
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The line graph describes the amounts of
people
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travelling to Caribbean islands in a 7-year period from 2010 to 2017. The data is measured by the
number
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of visitors in millions and categorised by travellers that are staying on ships, staying on the island, and in total.
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, both of the visitors that are staying on a cruise and on the island experienced an upward trend.
In addition
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, the total figures were seen to have a gradual rise year by year. The first striking feature is the
number
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of
people
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that were spending their night on a great ship.
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, the total figures of it doubled (0,25
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to 0,5
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) from 2010 to 2011,
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, it fell slightly in 2012 but quickly recovered in 2013.
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, the
number
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of visitors was continuously growing in the next 4 years and managed to reach its highest point with 2
million
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people
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. Meanwhile, the travellers that were staying on Caribbean islands in 2010 and 2011 seemed to be unchanged but
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experienced a soar from 2011 to 2013 with a ratio
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respectively (from 0,75 to 1,5).
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, the trendline stabilised from 2013 to 2015 with 1,5
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people
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in total.
On the other hand
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, the total tourist's
number
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was growing steadily in a 4-year period from 2010 to 2014 and continued to climb until it hit a peak of 3,5
million
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people
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in total.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words people, number, million with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "figures" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" 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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