You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. Write at least 150 words. 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 graph illustrates how many
trips
were made by children to travel to and from school using different types of transportation from 1990 to 2010.
Overall
, the total number of walking was the primary transportation among students between 5 and 12 years old in 1990. The number of car passengers saw the most dramatic increase over two decades and became the primary method of transportation among school children aged 5 to 12 years old.
The total number of car passengers was just above 4 million
trips
in 1990, exhibiting the least selected option in that year
. Walking's value was just over 12 million
trips
, dominating other options. The remaining methods that
cycling, walking and Correct word choice
apply
bus
, and only bus
were just over 6 million
, just below 6 million
, and around 7 million
trips
per year
in 1990, respectively.
After two decades, the option of being a car passenger almost tripled its value by roughly 11 million
trips
per year
. The walking method saw a noticeable decrease of more than 6 million
trips
per year
. The least preferred methods were, therefore
, the remaining alternatives that cycling with approximately 2 million
trips
, walking and using a bus
with about 3 million
trips
, and finally
only using a bus
with around 5 million
trips
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Conclusion: The conclusion is too long.
Vocabulary: Replace the words trips, million, year, bus with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "just over" was used 2 times.
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