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 chart illustrates how many people
had
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visited a particular Caribbean
Island
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from 2010 until 2017 as
tourists
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.
Firstly
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, the total
number
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of
tourists
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increased dramatically. At the beginning of the period, the
number
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of
tourists
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accounted for 1
million
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individuals,
while
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0.25
million
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came from
cruise
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ships and 1.75
million
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were hosted on the
island
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. The
number
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of
visitors
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constantly increased until 2015,
then
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remained stable at 2.75
million
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for one year and after that rose rapidly, ending up at 3.5
million
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, which is three and a half times more compared to the start point.
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,
visitors
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from
cruise
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ships
had
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become the majority. Started as a minority in 2010, they doubled their numbers in 2011,
then
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went down to 0.25
million
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in 2012 and constantly increased since
then
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. On
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, the
number
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of
visitors
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who were accommodated on the
island
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doubled between 2011 and 2013, peaked at 1.5
million
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, but
then
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, after 2015, surpassed by
cruise
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ships’
tourists
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, who represented 0.5
million
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people more in 2017.
Overall
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, the
number
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of
tourists
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that visited a Caribbean
Island
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in a seven-year period increased substantially,
while
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cruise
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ships
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visitors
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from the weakest group have become the majority, overcoming the
visitors
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who stayed on the
island
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.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "while".
Vocabulary: Replace the words island, tourists, number, million, cruise, visitors with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 5 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 4 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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