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Question: The chart below shows the total number of minutes (in billions) of the telephone call in the UK, divided into three categories, from 1995-2002. Summarise the information by selecting a reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant

Question: The chart below shows the total number of minutes (in billions) of the telephone call in the UK, divided into three categories, from 1995-2002. Summarise the information by selecting a reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant
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The bar chart shows the combined time spent in billions of
minutes
, on three kinds of
the
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phone call in the United Kingdom, from 1995-2002.
Overall
, local calls were the most popular over the whole period, with national and international calls and calls on mobiles
second
 and
third
 respectively.
However
, the number of
minutes
 spent on national and international calls and mobiles both increased over the period; with mobile
minutes
 increasing dramatically,
thus
 narrowing that gap between the three categories by 2002.
Minutes
 spent on local calls fluctuated over the time period; with just over 70
billion
minutes
 in 1995, peaking at approximately 90
billion
 in 1999 and
then
 steadily decreasing to just over 70
billion
minutes
 in 2002. National and international calls increased steadily year on year, from just under 40
billion
minutes
 in 1995 to a peak of just over 60
billion
 in 2002. Mobile
minutes
 increased at a very rapid pace from approximately 3
billion
 in 1995 to around 45
billion
 in 2002. Mobile phone usage nearly doubled from approximately 22
billion
minutes
 in 2000 to 40
billion
 in 2001.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • total number of minutes
  • telephone calls
  • categories
  • local – fixed line
  • national and international – fixed line
  • mobiles
  • general trend
  • yearly totals
  • significant changes
  • milestones
  • data
  • rise significantly
  • decline
  • steady increase
  • fluctuate
  • peak
  • exponential growth
  • over the period
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