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.
The bar chart illustrates the total
number
of trips to and from
school
using five different modes of transport which were taken by
children
in one country in 1990 and 2010. The five different modes of transport were
car
passenger, walking, cycling, walking and
bus
, and
bus
. In 1990, most of the
children
walked to and from
school
. There were more than 12
million
children
who traveled to and from
school
by walking
while
about 7
million
children
traveled by
bus
. The total
number
of
car
passengers, cycling, walking and
bus
were 4.5
million
, 6.1
million
and 5.9
million
respectively. In 2010, it is worth noticing that
children
who
traveled
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travelled
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to and from
school
by being
car
passengers became the largest proportion at 11
million
whereas
the total
number
of
children
who walked to
school
dropped to 6
million
.
Similarly
, the total
number
of
children
who rode bicycles, walked and took the
bus
, and merely took the
bus
all decreased considerably to 2
million
, 3
million
, and 5
million
respectively.
Overall
, all modes of transport showed a downward trend between 1990 and 2010, except for
children
who
traveled
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travelled
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to and from
school
by being
car
passengers
meet
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a twofold increase.
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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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