You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The graph below shows the average number of UK commuters travelling each day by car, bus or train between 1970 and 2030. Write a report for a university, lecturer describing the information shown below. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words.

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The graph below shows the average number of UK

commuters travelling each day by car, bus or train between

1970 and 2030.

Write a report for a university, lecturer describing the

information shown below.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the

main features and make comparisons where relevant.

You should write at least 150 words.
The following line graph illustrates the
overall
number of UK commuters travelling every day either by car or bus or train from 1970 to 2030.
Overall
, it can be clearly seen that the number of people using trains had a slight increase in 1990 and it continued until 2000 as it remained stable for ten years.
However
, in the next 30
years
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the numbers increased sharply. Commuters have been using cars mostly for travelling through the given years as they have the highest
rates
of use since 1970.
On the other hand
,
at the end
of the given ,period the number of consumers of buses had a drop that went to only three million. Meanwhile, both car and train were soar as car
rates
went up to approximately 9 million and the train
rates
reached roughly five million.
Nevertheless
, bus
rates
have a level off from 1970 to 2000.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "overall".
Common mistake: Your writing should be 150-250 words.
Vocabulary: Replace the words rates with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "number of" in your introduction.
Vocabulary: The word "give" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 2 times.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • commuters
  • average
  • mode of transport
  • consistent
  • steady rise
  • significant increase
  • gradual decline
  • projection
  • surpassing
  • external factors
  • advancements
  • public transportation policies
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