The chart below shows the number of trips made by children in one country in 1990 and 2010 to travel to and from school using different modes of transport. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The chart below shows the number of trips made by children in one country in 1990 and 2010 to travel to and from school using different modes of transport.

 

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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The pie chart illustrates how
children
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travelled to school using different means of
transport
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the transport
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system in the years 1990 and 2010.
Overall
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, most of the
children
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preferred walking
while
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going to school in 1990,
while
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most of the students used cars
at the end
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of the period. Walking, Cycling and using a school
bus
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the
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major modes of transportation for earlier
children
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.
In contrast
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, travelling by car had become more common for 2010
children
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. Walking is the primary source of transportation among students in 1990 with more
that
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than
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10
million
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trips
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during the year.
Nonetheless
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, it contributed to only 6
million
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trips
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in 2010.
Bus
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rides,
cycling
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and cycling
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contributed almost
similarly
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in 1990 with around 7
million
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trips
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. A mix of Walking and taking a
bus
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ride accounted for just under 6
million
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trips
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in 1990. Car
trips
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increased by around 7
million
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in 2010.
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, walking
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and a mix of walking and taking a
bus
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ride have reduced to half of their original value by the end of the period. Cycling
trips
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saw a drastic decline
by
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of
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three times
between
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over
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the years.
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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "in contrast, while".
Vocabulary: Replace the words children, bus, million, trips with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • trips
  • children
  • modes of transport
  • walk
  • cycle
  • public transport
  • drive
  • car
  • trends
  • decrease
  • increase
  • shift
  • convenient
  • comfortable
  • commuting
  • traffic congestion
  • safety concerns
  • significant
  • indicate
  • reasons
  • traffic congestion
  • safety concerns
  • 20-year period
  • doubled
  • considerable margin
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