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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. 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.
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 graph shows the amount of
goods
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 transported in the UK from 1974 to 2002 by four different types of
transport
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:
road
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,
water
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, rail, and pipeline.
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,
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road
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the road
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 was the most popular
transport
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 method throughout the period,
while
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pipeline
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the pipeline
a pipeline
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 was the least used. In general, the amount of
goods
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 transported by
road
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 and
water
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 increased, but rail remained mostly stable. In 1974, around 70
million
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tonnes
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 of
goods
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 were transported by
road
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, and
this
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 number rose gradually to about 100
million
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tonnes
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 in 2002.
Water
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transport
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 started at about 40
million
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tonnes
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 and
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 increased, especially after 1994, reaching over 60
million
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tonnes
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 in 2002. Rail
transport
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 began at a similar level to
water
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 (about 40
million
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tonnes
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), but it dropped to around 30
million
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tonnes
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 in the mid-1990s.
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 it slightly rose again by the end of the period, finishing at about 40
million
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tonnes
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. Pipeline transported the least amount of
goods
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. It started at around 5
million
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tonnes
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 and increased slowly to about 20
million
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tonnes
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 in 2002,

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Vocabulary: Replace the words goods, transport, road, water, million, tonnes with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "shows" in your introduction.
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Vocabulary: The word "amount" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 5 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 3 times.
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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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