The graph below shows the number of tourists visiting a particular Caribbean island between 2010 and 2017. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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

 Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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The line graph compares how many
tourists
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visited a specific Caribbean
island
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from 2010 to 2017.
Overall
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, the total
number
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of
visitors
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kept steadily growing throughout the given period of time. By the end of 2017, the
number
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of
visitors
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on cruise
ships
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quadrupled,
while
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the
number
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of
the
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tourists
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staying on the
island
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increased threefold. In 2010 there were less than half a
million
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island
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visitors
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staying on
ships
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, followed by a gradual increase over the next four years reaching the point of one
million
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tourists
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. From 2014 to 2017 the
number
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of travellers doubled, eventually peaking at two
million
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visitors
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. The
number
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of people staying on
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island
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the island
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,
however
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, was twice as large in 2010 than on cruise
ships
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, experiencing a steady rise until 2013.
Then
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, the figure levelled off at 1.5
million
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point
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, remaining the same until 2017. The total
number
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of
tourists
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figure shows the same positive trend as the cruise
ships
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one and is the sum of both other figures at each point in time. It witnessed a steady growth in visitor numbers from one to 3.5
million
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between 2010 and 2017.
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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
Vocabulary: Replace the words tourists, island, number, visitors, ships, million with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "figure" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 6 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • fluctuating trend
  • initially
  • significant increase
  • slight decline
  • momentary setback
  • steady increase
  • minor fluctuations
  • reaching a peak
  • moderate growth
  • notable growth
  • surge in popularity
  • seasonal or yearly factors
  • stagnation
  • growing appeal
  • visitors worldwide
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