The graph below shows the quantities of goods transported in the UK between 1974 and 2002 by four different modes of transport. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph below shows the quantities of goods transported in the UK between 1974 and 2002 by four different modes of transport. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The graph given illustrates the quantities of goods transported in the UK between 1974 and 2002 by
road
, water, rail, and pipeline.
Overall
, the highest transfer was by
road
. The
road
, water, rail, and pipeline experienced an increase in 2002.
To begin
with, in 1974, the pipeline transported 2
million
tonnes
, the number increased in 1982 and remained stable till 1990 at 22
million
tonnes
. The total slightly fell to 20
million
, and the capacity was stable till 2002 at 20
million
.
However
, rail conveyed 40
million
tonnes
in 1974 and slightly decreased every four years in 1994 to under 40
million
, the quantities rose in two different years and reached the same number in 1974. In 1974, the water transferred 39
million
tonnes
, and the total increased in 1982 before experiencing stable till 1994. The capacity fell in 1998 and rose in 2002 to 61
million
tonnes
.
Furthermore
, the
road
carried 70
million
tonnes
in 1974, the number was under 80 and above 60
million
till 1994, the quantities started rising in 1994, and the highest conveyed was in 2002 at 98
million
tonnes
.
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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
Vocabulary: Replace the words road, million, tonnes with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "fell" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "stable" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "slightly" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • Overview
  • Trend
  • Fluctuation
  • Peak
  • Trough
  • Increase
  • Decrease
  • Stability
  • Mode of transport
  • Quantity
  • Comparison
  • Goods
  • Transported
  • Significant
  • Noticeable
  • General trend
  • Time span
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