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 bar chart describes the data on travel modes used by elementary students and how many journeys they have made per year to school (in millions). The statistics are based on one country between 1990 and 2010, accounting for modes of transportation: car, walking, cycling, walking and
bus
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, and
bus
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only. As seen above, the contrast between 1990 and 2010 can be seen; walking is the most preferred method used in 1990
while
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riding a car is the highly used in 2010. In 1990, students who walked to school made a total amount of 12 million per year. The range is staggering, considering other methods,
such
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as car, cycling,
bus
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and transferred
bus
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-walk doubled the proportions of those who walked.
However
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, entering 2010, elementary children now preferred using cars, with a sum of 11 million trips made. On the other side, the number of walking children dropped to 6 million.
Moreover
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, children who cycled, used the
bus
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only and combined
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and walking
also
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dropped by more than 2 points.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words bus with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Only 6 basic words for charts were used.
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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