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The line graph illustrates the amount of visitor spend for visitors to New Zealand from 5 countries over a period of eighteen years between 1996 and 2014.

The line graph illustrates the amount of visitor spend for visitors to New Zealand from 5 countries over a period of eighteen years between 1996 and 2014.
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The line graph illustrates the amount of visitor spend for
visitors
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 to New Zealand from 5
countries
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 over a period of eighteen years between 1996 and 2014.
Overall
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, during
this
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 eighteen-year period, Australia remained the biggest spenders among
visitors
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, with all four
countries
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 spending much less on them. In 1996 China spent the least amount of money
for
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visitors
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,
while
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 Japan and the UK spent about as much as each other.
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, by 2004, the gap in spending between these two
countries
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 had widened and considerably more money was spent in the USA than in Japan. As can be seen from the graph, the amount of
visitors
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 spent increased between 2004 and 2008 in three
countries
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 but dropped dramatically in Japan and
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China. The period between 2008 and 2010 saw a sharp growth.

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Common mistake: Your writing should be 150-250 words.
Vocabulary: Rephrase your introduction. Words match: 100%.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words visitors, countries with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "illustrates" in your introduction.
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Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "amount" in your introduction.
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Vocabulary: The word "graph" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "amount" was used 3 times.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • illustrates
  • visitor spend
  • over a period of
  • eighteen years
  • between 1996 and 2014
  • general trend
  • observed
  • increase
  • decrease
  • fluctuations
  • a breakdown of
  • spending habits
  • comparison
  • highest spenders
  • lowest spenders
  • possible reasons
  • economic conditions
  • tourism promotions
  • significant events
  • specific significant peaks
  • drops in spending
  • corresponding years
  • impact of external factors
  • global financial crisis
  • natural disasters
  • summarizing
  • overall trend
  • implications
  • tourism industry
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