The table below gives information about changes in modes of travel in England between 1985 and 2000
The chart shows
average
distances that people in England travelled by using different forms of Correct article usage
the average
transport
in the years 1985 and 2000.
It is evident that the total number of miles
travelled by English people using all types of transport
increased significantly between 1985 and 2000. The car was by far the most used form of transport
in both years.
In 1985, the average distance travelled by car was 3,199 miles
, and this
rose to 4,806 miles
in the year
2000. The figures for long distance
Add a hyphen
long-distance
bus
, Fix the agreement mistake
buses
train
, Fix the agreement mistake
trains
taxi
and Fix the agreement mistake
taxis
other type
of Change the wording
another type
other types
transport
experienced an increase from 1985 to 2000. Taxi saw the most significant change, with more than a threefold increase from 13 miles
per person per year
in 1985 to 42 miles
per person per year
in 2000.
There was a fall in the average distance for three types of transports
; walking, bicycle and local bus. In 1985, Fix the agreement mistake
transport
average
walking by an English person was 255 Correct article usage
the average
miles
per year
in
1985, but it fell by 18 Change preposition
apply
miles
in 2000. Similarly
, an Engish travelled 51 miles
by bike in 1985, and it dropped to 41 miles
in 2000. While
an
English travelled 429 Correct article usage
apply
miles
annual
in 1985 by using the local bus, it fell to 274 Change the word
annually
miles
per year
in 2000, and it is the biggest downward trend that was seen in all types of transport
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Vocabulary: Replace the words transport, miles, year with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "fall" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "significantly" was used 2 times.
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