TASK 1:
Question: The graphs give information about the visits from France and North America for holiday and business.
ANSWER:
The graphs illustrate the number of holiday and business visits to the UK from France and North America across four quarters of the year, measured in millions.
Overall, in both countries, holiday visits increased during the first three quarters before declining in the final quarter. By contrast, business travel showed a generally upward trend over the year, although the figures were much lower than those for holidays.
For holiday travel, visits from France rose steadily from about 0.8 million in January-March to roughly 1.2 million in April-June, reaching a peak of around 1.5 million in July-September. The figure then fell to approximately 0.9 million in October-December. North American holiday visits followed a sharper pattern, increasing from about 0.9 million in the first quarter to around 2.5 million in the second and nearly 3 million in the third quarter, before dropping significantly to just under 1 million at the end of the year.
Concerning business visits, trips from France increased from around 0.15 million in the first quarter to 0.3 million in the second, declined to about 0.2 million in the third quarter, and then rose again to just above 0.3 million in the final quarter. Meanwhile, visits from North America climbed from approximately 0.05 million to 0.15 million in April-June, fell to around 0.1 million in July-September, and increased to about 0.2 million in the last quarter.
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