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.
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The given line graph demonstrates the
number
of foreigners who visited the United Kingdom for various reasons from 1989 to 2009.
Overall
, most overseas
visitors
came to the UK for holidays throughout the two decades,
although
there were some fluctuations. The
number
of people visiting friends and relatives rose steadily,
while
business-related visits experienced a moderate increase. In 1989, over
six
million
visitors
travelled to the UK for holidays The
number
increased gradually over the next five-year period and
then
rose significantly, peaking at just under ten
million
in 1999.
However
, the figure declined substantially in the following decade dipping below eight
million
in 2004 before recovering to slightly below ten
million
by 2009. Less than four
million
visitors
came to visit friends and relatives in 1989.
This
figure increased steadily to exceed
six
million
in 2004 but dropped gradually to approximately
six
million
by 2009.
Similarly
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business travel began with just under
six
million
foreigners in 1989 but experienced a dip to approximately four
million
before 1994. The
number
of business
visitors
grew considerably to reach a peak of eight
million
between 2004 and 2009 before falling slightly to just over
six
million
in 2009.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words number, visitors, six, million with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "number of" in your introduction.
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Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "approximately" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "just under" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "gradually" 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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