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The graph below shows the quantities of goods transported in the UK between 1974 and 2002 by four different modes of transport.

The graph below shows the quantities of goods transported in the UK between 1974 and 2002 by four different modes of transport.
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The line graph illustrates the quantities of goods transported in the United Kingdom using road, water,
rail
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, and pipeline from 1974 to 2002.
Overall
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,
it is clear that
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 the figures for all modes of transport had increased in the period, except for
rail
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 transport which remained stable. In 1974, the
quantity
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 of roads was about 70
million
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tonnes
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, before it experienced a gradual decrease (at the same figure as the initial
quantity
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), had increased to around 70
million
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tonnes
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. After 1982, it had a significant rise to nearly 100
million
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tonnes
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 in 2002.
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, the figure for the pipeline was almost 3
million
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tonnes
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 and
then
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 it experienced a slight increase to about 5
million
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tonnes
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 and after that it had a gradual rise between 1982 and 1990 before it remained stable with just over 20
million
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tonnes
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, it increased moderately from 18 to more than 20
million
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tonnes
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. The
quantity
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 of water and
rail
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 was the same in the first 4 years with approximately 40
million
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tonnes
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,
then
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 the figure for water increased considerably to around 55
million
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tonnes
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 and remained stable between 1981 and 1994.
At the end
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 of 4 years, it experienced significant growth to over 60
million
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tonnes
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. From 1978 to 2002, the
quantity
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 of
rail
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 experienced fluctuations and
at the end
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, it reached the same amount as beginning (around 40
million
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tonnes
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).
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "at the end".
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Vocabulary: Replace the words rail, quantity, million, tonnes with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "undefined" in your introduction.
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Vocabulary: The word "figures" was used 4 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 5 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "remained" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "rise" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "stable" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "gradual" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "significant" was used 2 times.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Transported goods
  • Quantities
  • Trends
  • Modes of transport
  • Rail
  • Road
  • Water
  • Pipeline
  • Fluctuations
  • Predominance
  • Economic influences
  • Societal changes
  • Technological advancements
  • Environmental impact
  • Growth
  • Steady increase/decrease
  • Comparison
  • Period (e.g., decade, years)
  • Examination
  • Implications
  • Analysis
  • Conclusion
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