The graph below shows the number of tourists visiting a particular Caribbean island between 2010 and 2017. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph below shows the number of tourists visiting a particular Caribbean island between 2010 and 2017. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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The line chart displays how many visitors paid a visit to Caribbean
island
over an
eight year
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period from 2010 to 2017.
Overall
, the total
number
of travellers who visited the
island
grew steadily almost every year.
In addition
, more visitors stayed on cruise ships than on the
island
in 2017. It was clear that the total
number
of arrivals on the
island
increased gradually from 1
million
in 2010 to approximately 2.75
million
in 2015. It
then
remained stable in 2016 before rocketing to 3.5
million
in 2017. There was a period of stability around 0.75
million
between 2010 and 2011 which fell on the volume of visitors who stayed on the
island
. It
then
rose consistently before reaching a plateau of 1.5
million
which lasted from 2013 to 2017 apart from a small dip in 2016. There were far fewer tourists staying on cruise ships in 2010, at only about 0.25
million
. After some fluctuations in the next 2 years, the
number
started rising steadily. In 2016, it
overtaken
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the
number
of those who stayed on the
island
around 0.25
million
, until it climbed up to 2
million
in 2017.
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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
Vocabulary: Replace the words island, number, million with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "stayed" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • fluctuating trend
  • initially
  • significant increase
  • slight decline
  • momentary setback
  • steady increase
  • minor fluctuations
  • reaching a peak
  • moderate growth
  • notable growth
  • surge in popularity
  • seasonal or yearly factors
  • stagnation
  • growing appeal
  • visitors worldwide
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