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 line graph illustrates the average number of
British
travelling to work using three common transportations, the car, bus, and train, from 1970 to 2030.
Overall
, there was more
British
used car and train for commuting over the period of 1970 - 2020,
while
the number of
British
using a bus for commuting declined for the same period. The figure
further
predicts the number of
British
who will be using these transportation services in 2030, which shows a similar trend. Looking at the details, using a car to commute was the most favourable option for the
British
in 1970, followed by bus and train, accounting for 5
million
, 4
million
, and 2.5
million
, respectively. The usage of these three transportations remains stable until 1980. The usage of
cars
began to rise gradually from 5
million
in 1980 to 7
million
in 2000. The
use
of
trains
followed a similar trend but had a less obvious increase from 2
million
in 1980 to 3
million
in 2000.
Conversely
, the usage of buses followed a downward trend, which fluctuated between 3 to 4
million
from 1980 to 2020. Despite the
use
of
cars
and
trains
remaining constant from 2000 to 2010, they both experienced a significant rise from 2010 to 2020, ending at 7.5
million
for
cars
and 4
million
for
trains
, respectively.
While
the
use
of buses declined gradually from 4
million
in 2000 to just above 3
million
in 2020. In 2030, it is predicted that the
use
of
cars
and
trains
will continue to rise with 9
million
British
using
cars
to commute and around 5
million
British
using
trains
to commute.
Moreover
, the
use
of buses will decline to 3
million
in the same year.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "while".
Common mistake: Your writing should be 150-250 words.
Vocabulary: Replace the words british, million, cars, use, trains with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "number of" in your introduction.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "trend" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "declined" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "rise" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "gradually" 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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