The graph below shows the number of overseas visitors who came to the UK for different purposes between 1989 and 2009. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph below shows the number of overseas visitors who came to the UK for

different purposes between 1989 and 2009. Summarize the information by selecting

and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The line graph displays how many foreign
visitors
entered the UK for various reasons from 1989 to 2009.
Overall
, trends of business
visitors
and people entering the UK to see their relatives and friends increased significantly during the time
period
. At the same time holiday figures fluctuated wildly during the recorded
period
while
their numbers remained the highest during the recorded
period
. The business
visitors
'
trend
decreased slightly from 5
million
in 1989 to almost 4
million
visitors
in 1994, and
then
the
trend
increased gradually to just below 8
million
around 2008. After that, it went to a small drop to nearly 7
million
at the end
of the recorded
period
.
Similarly
, relatives and friends
visitors
numbers rose steadily between 1989 and 2008, before it went to a final drop
at the end
of the designated
period
. Holiday
visitors
'
trend
was the highest among all other trends. It fluctuated significantly from 1989 to 2004, between just below 9
million
to nearly 6.5
millionsp
Correct your spelling
million
millions
million sp
, and
then
the
trend
increased slightly to just below 9
million
at the end
of mentioned time.
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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "at the end".
Vocabulary: Replace the words visitors, period, trend, million with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "trends" was used 6 times.
Vocabulary: The word "drop" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "fluctuated" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "nearly" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "just below" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "significantly" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "slightly" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • overseas visitors
  • trend
  • fluctuations
  • statistics
  • year-on-year comparison
  • peak periods
  • holidaymakers
  • business trips
  • educational tourism
  • significant increase/decrease
  • data interpretation
  • exponential growth
  • steady decline
  • seasonal variation
  • cultural events
  • tourist influx
  • graph analysis
  • quantitative change
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