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 line graph illustrates how the number of transported goods has changed between 1974 and 2002 in the UK by four types of transportation, including road, water, rail and pipeline.
Overall
, it is clear that
most of the goods for the entire period
was
transported by road. Delivering by pipeline was the least used method.
Starting with the road transport, about 70 Change the verb form
were
million
tonnes
were delivered through it in 1974. After a little fall in 1982, it continued to grow until about 1992, when it reached just over 80 million
tonnes
. After a slight decrease in 1994, it started to rise sharply until 1998 and continued to grow steadily until the end of the period
, when it reached a peak just
under 100 Change preposition
of just
million
tonnes
in 2002. Continuing with rail transport, it started the journey just
over 40 Change preposition
with just
million
tonnes
. In 1978, the indexes of rail and water were at the same point, at 40. After fluctuating, between 1978 and 1998, at 40 and about 30 million
tonnes
, returned to its starting point in 2002.
Water ways
started used more Correct your spelling
Waterways
common
Change the word
commonly
from
1978Change preposition
in
,
when noticed a sharp rise, which is continued until about 1982. It remained stable before Remove the comma
apply
slight
decrease in 1998, after which started Add an article
the slight
a slight
gradual
rise. In 2002, it reached its peak at more than 80 Correct article usage
a gradual
million
tonnes
. Usage of pipelines,
started the Remove the comma
apply
period
from about 0. It rose until 1994, sharply in some place
and slowly in others, and reached a peak at above 20 Fix the agreement mistake
places
million
tonnes
and remained stable until the end of the period
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Common mistake: Your writing should be 150-250 words.
Vocabulary: Replace the words period, million, tonnes with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "decrease" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "reached" was used 4 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "remained" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "rise" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "stable" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 5 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "just over" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "slight" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the second paragraph.
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