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The graph below shows the number of inquiries received by the Tourist Information Office in one city over a six-month period in 2011. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph below shows the number of inquiries received by the Tourist Information Office in one city over a six-month period in 2011. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
The
chrart
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chart
 illustrates three methods of receiving
inquiries
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 in
tourist
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a tourist
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 information office in a specific city for 6 months in 2011.
It is clear that
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 people
had
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who had
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 made
inquiries
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 in
person
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 increased dramatically over
six-month
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a six-month
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 period.
In
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addition
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addition,
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inquiries
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 by letter or email had a decreasing trend during the period.
Overall
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, in
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person
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person,
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inquiries
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 increased as by telephone did too. In January 2011,
in
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in-person
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person
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 was the lowest at a figure of roughly 450
whereas
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 telephone was the highest rating
900
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at 900
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. As technologies improved, the number of
inquiries
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 by telephone rose from 900 in January to 1600 in June 2011.
In addition
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,
number
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a number
the number
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 of
inquiries
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 in
person
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 had a sharp increase from 450 to 1900 during the period which was more than
a
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apply
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triple.
On the other hand
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, amount of
inquiries
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 by letter or email was the only method which had a decreasing tendency during 6
month
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months
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. From January to March the figure maintained stable at around 750 but it started to fall steeply in April and May as people writing letters and emails declined generally. In June it remained stable at approximately 380.

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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "in addition".
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Introduction: The introduction is missing.
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Introduction: The chart intro is missing.
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Introduction: The chart intro is missing.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words inquiries, person with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "figure" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "figure" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "stable" was used 2 times.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Inquiries
  • Tourist Information Office
  • Overall trend
  • Sharp increase
  • Gradual decline
  • Peak
  • Fluctuation
  • Outnumbered
  • Dominated
  • In-person inquiries
  • By telephone
  • By letter/email
  • Correspondence
  • Interpersonal
  • Communication method
  • Popularity
  • Comparison
  • Tourism season
  • Visitor engagement
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