The graph below shows the number of enquiries received by the Tourist Information Office in one city over a six-month period in 2011. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

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

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
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The line chart depicts the figures for enquiries sent by the tourist information office in a city for six
months
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in 2011. It is clear from the graph that the
people
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number of people
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who sent by
telephone
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and in
person
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increased over the six years,
while
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the number of tourists who sent by letter or email decreased in the same period.
According to
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what is shown, in the first
three
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months
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,months
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the
people
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number of people
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who went to the office in
person
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increased doubled who sent by
telephone
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.
However
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, the increase in
person
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was from 420 to 800 and by
telephone
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was almost 900 to 1000.
In addition
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, in the next
three
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months
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the increase was huge, from 800 in
person
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to 1900,
while
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by
telephone
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, the first month was the same, after that went up until 1600 in June.
On the other hand
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, the number of people who sent the latter or email decreased slightly in the first
three
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months
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,
while
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in the next two
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months
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the decrease was gradual from 700 to nearly 3800. The
last
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month was at the same level.
To sum up
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, the tourists in the
last
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three
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months
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focused on the
telephone
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and in
person
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.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "last, while".
Basic structure: Change the fourth paragraph.
Vocabulary: Rephrase your introduction. Words match: 69%.
Vocabulary: Replace the words months, telephone, person, three with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "decreased" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 4 times.
Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the fourth paragraph.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • number of inquiries
  • Tourist Information Office
  • six-month period
  • increased steadily
  • reached a peak
  • decreased slightly
  • increased dramatically
  • experienced a gradual decline
  • general trend
  • highest number
  • lowest number
  • significant increase
  • tourism interest
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