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 gives you information on how

children

Use synonyms

travelled to and from

school

Use synonyms

in the years 1990 and 2010. The modes of transport were by

car

Use synonyms

, walking, cycling, walking and by

bus

Use synonyms

and by

bus

Use synonyms

only. A striking feature in

this

Linking Words

chart is that the

number

Use synonyms

of

children

Use synonyms

who travelled by

car

Use synonyms

has increased from 1990 to 2010. In 1990 the most

number

Use synonyms

of

trips

Use synonyms

per year by

children

Use synonyms

were by walking.

Linking Words

However

Add a comma

However,

show examples

in

2010

Add a comma

2010,

show examples

it reduced to up to 6

million

Use synonyms

trips

Use synonyms

per year. The total

number

Use synonyms

of

trips

Use synonyms

to

school

Use synonyms

by cycling and walking and

bus

Use synonyms

were

Change the verb form

was

show examples

approximately 6

million

Use synonyms

in 1990.

However

Linking Words

the

number

Use synonyms

of

trips

Use synonyms

to

school

Use synonyms

by cycling

reduced

Add a missing verb

was reduced

show examples

to 2

million

Use synonyms

and the

number

Use synonyms

of

trips

Use synonyms

to

school

Use synonyms

by walking and

bus

Use synonyms

reduced

Add a missing verb

was reduced

show examples

to about 3

million

Use synonyms

in 2010. There isn’t a significant change to the

number

Use synonyms

of

trips

Use synonyms

to

school

Use synonyms

by

bus

Use synonyms

. In 1990 it was about 7

million

Use synonyms

and in 2010 it came down to approximately 5

million

Use synonyms

. In 1990 the

amount

Change the quantifier

number

show examples

of

children

Use synonyms

who travelled to and from

school

Use synonyms

by

car

Use synonyms

was significantly lower than the

Use synonyms

children

Correct quantifier usage

number of children

show examples

who travelled

by

Change preposition

on

show examples

walking.

In contrast

Linking Words

in

2010

Add a comma

2010,

show examples

the

number

Use synonyms

of

children

Use synonyms

who travelled to

school

Use synonyms

by

car

Use synonyms

increased and the

number

Use synonyms

of

children

Use synonyms

walking to

school

Use synonyms

has

Unnecessary verb

apply

show examples

decreased. In 2010

children

Use synonyms

travelled to

school

Use synonyms

by

bus

Use synonyms

more than they cycled to

school

Use synonyms

.