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The graph below shows the number of overseas visitors who came to the UK for different purposes between 1989 and 2009.

The line graph illustrates the
amount
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number
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 of
people
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 abroad, who came to the
UK
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 to rest, work and visit their
famile
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family
 and friends, from 1989 to 2009.
Overall
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, the number of visitors to the
UK
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, despite fluctuations, had risen throughout the period. Holiday remained the main reason for
people
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 to travel to the
UK
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,
whereas
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 visiting friends and relatives
stayed
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remained
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 the lowest. In 1989, just over 6
million
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people
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 visited
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UK
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the UK
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 for
holiday
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a holiday
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. Over the next
decade
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decade,
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this
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 number increased and hit its highest at more than 9
million
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 visitors. Despite the sharp fall to less than 8
million
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 by 2004, it
then
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 experienced a considerable increase to about 9
million
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people
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 by the end of the period.
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, the
amount
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number
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 of
people
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 who came for work decreased from more than 5
to
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million to
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 4
million
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 in the first 4 years before showing an upward trend with some fluctuations. By the end of the
last
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 year, it
rised
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rose
 by almost 1
million
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 visitors. The least popular reason was visiting.
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, it showed a significant increase from about 4 to 7
million
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 in 15 years
but
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, but
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 still had a drop to 6
million
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 in 2009

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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "however".
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Vocabulary: Replace the words people, uk, million with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "amount" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "fluctuations" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 2 times.
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