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 line graph gives data on how many tourists visited a Caribbean
island
in total, by staying on cruise ships and on the
island
over a 7-year period.
Overall
,
while
the total number of
visitors
and the figure for
visitors
staying on cruise ships experienced a dramatic increase, the trend for
visitors
staying on the
island
rose with some slight fluctuations over time. As the graph shows, the total quantity of
visitors
started at 1
million
in 2010, followed by a sharp growth to 3
million
people
in 2017. Regarding
visitors
staying on cruises, in 2010, approximately 0,3
million
people
visited.
This
figure fluctuated between 0,3
million
and 0,5
million
from 2010 to 2013. Afterwards, it experienced a quick climb to 2
million
people
in 2017.
By contrast
, in 2010, 0,8
million
visitors
stayed on the
island
. The trend levelled off at 0,8
million
in 2011, before witnessing a steady go up to 1,3
million
and 1,5
million
people
in 2012 and 2017, respectively.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words island, visitors, million, people with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "graph" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "figure" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "trend" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "fluctuations" was used 2 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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