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 illustrates the
number
of people travelling to a particular Caribbean
island
from 2010 to 2017.
It is clear that
the
number
of
tourists
who chose to stay on
cruise
ships
and inland
were
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both
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increased over a period of 7 years. Between 2015 and 2016, people became more likely to stay on
cruise
ships
, and it kept the first position until 2017. In 2010, there were approximately 0.75
million
visitors liked to stay on the
island
, compared to only 0.25
million
staying on
cruise
ships
. Over the following 5 years, even though
tourists
' preference of place to live always changed, the
number
of
tourists
staying in these two places still showed an upward trend. Between 2015 and 2016, after two years remained at the same
number
(1.5
million
), the amount of choice
of
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island
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islands
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declined to around 1.25
million
, overtook by the steadily increased
number
of
cruise
ship
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ships
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. In 2017, 2
million
people
staying
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on
cruise
ships
, which was 8 times as large as that in 2010.
While
the
amount
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of
tourists
who came to
this
island
also
experienced a considerable growth to 3.5
million
.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words number, island, tourists, cruise, ships, million with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "number of" in your introduction.
Vocabulary: The word "amount" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 4 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "stay" was used 3 times.

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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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