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The line graph illustrates changes in the number of foreigners who paid a visit to three destinations in a
European country between 1987 and 2007. Overall, the visitor number witnessed an upward trend.

As can be seen from the illustration, there was a significant disparity in the number of visitors to all
three areas. In 1987, those coming to the coast came out first while tourists going to the lakes and the
mountains showed much lower figures. By 2002, the gap had widened as the number of travellers
attracted to the lakes skyrocketed, reaching the peak at 75 thousands. In 2007, though the difference in
numbers had become less marked, there was still a gap of 20 thousands between these places.

A closer look at the chart reveals that the overall growth in numbers was not always steady. The coast’s
visitor numbers underwent a progressive increase from 40 to 75 over the period shown; meanwhile, the
mountains experienced a mild fluctuation, changing between lows of …and highs of … What stands out
from the chart is that visitors to the lakes saw an impressive uplift to the highest ever recorded quantity
of 75 in 2002 before plunging down.

VOCABULARY
ADJECTIVE:

Negligible = Marginal = Mild = Progressive = Steady = Sluggish

Exponential = Impressive

MODIFY ADJECTIVES

A hefty 90%

A massive 95%

A tiny 5%

A mere 2%

NOUN

An upbeat change

A consistent downward/upward trend

A visible shrinkage/acceleration of …%

An impressive leap/recovery

VERB

Plunge = Dive = Plummet = Decline

Augment = uplift = soar = escalate = accelerate = Increase

Bounce back/Recover

PHRASES

Go into a nosedive = sudden drop


Fluctuate in the vicinity of …20%

Oscillate between a high of ….and a low of…

NUMBERS

Increase (v) to 20%

Increase (v) by 20%

Saw a moderate increase of 20%

Achieved an impressive 70% increase


The line graph illustrates changes in the amount of acid rain emited from four different
sectors between 1991 and 2007. The figures were measured in million tonnes and, as can
be seen, the overall decline in numbers was not always steady.

A closer look at the infographics reveals that there was a great disparity in the emissions
at the beginning; however, the gap got much lower by the end of the survey. In 1991,
electricity, gas and water supply released the biggest amount of nearly 3.5 while other
industries ranked second with a bit more than 2. The amount discharged from transport
and communication and domestic sector was far smaller at about 0.6 equally. By 2007,
water and energy supply witnessed an impressive shrinkage, plunging down to a mere 0.5,
the second lowest ever recorded level. Similarly, the emission from both other industries
and household activities had dropped but at a milder rate to 1.3 and 0.2 respectively by
2007. Transportation and communication was the only sector that had experienced a
minimal rise in acid rain emission until 2005 when the growing trend halted and the figure
started to drop.

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