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 graph illustrates the comparison of the amount of travel using particular transportation used by kids aged 5-12 in 1990 and 2020.
Overall
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, most children in 1990 went to travel by walking, with a total number of above 12 million,
however
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, car passenger was the most common accommodation for toddlers' trips in 2010. As it is presented in the chart, the schools were not using passenger cars mostly in comparison with other accommodation, which was just 6 million trips that were taken by it.
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, they would prefer to use buses as a vehicle for travelling. By 2010, school trips were not using bicycles frequently, as can be seen in the diagram with the total number of 2 million journeys, which was the lowest number among other options. Meanwhile, walking was the second most common transport used, and it is followed by the buses. There was
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an option to walk and use a bus,
although
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many schools prefer not to use it regularly.
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Vocabulary: The word "comparison" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" 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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