The chart below shows the total number of minutes(in billions) of telephone calls in the UK, divided into three categories, from 1995-2002

The chart below shows the total number of minutes(in billions) of telephone calls in the UK, divided into three categories, from 1995-2002
The bar chart compares the
overall
minutes
of telephone calls in the UK which were classified into three groups that were named local, National and international, and mobiles between 1195 and 2002. It can be seen that during 8
years
people tended to communicate through local lines. The usage of mobile dramatically increased but it remained
in
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the lowest level in comparison with other groups. In 1995 individuals' calls by local fixed-line was just more than 70
billion
minutes
which saw its peak at 90
billion
minutes
in 1999 and
then
it decreased to its first figures in 1995 over 4
years
.
However
, it maintained its status as the major call type.
By contrast
, the proportion of time spoken at about 38
billion
minutes
nationally and internationally in 1995 increased to a little under 50
billion
minutes
after 3
years
and it remained steady at around 48
billion
minutes
for a year and after that, it began to go up. The quantity of time for users of mobiles was recorded at a minor rate approximately 3
billion
minutes
and it went up to 45
billion
minutes
noticeably over 8
years
.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • total number
  • minutes
  • telephone calls
  • UK
  • divided into
  • categories
  • from
  • to
  • overall
  • increased significantly
  • local fixed-line calls
  • accounted for
  • largest proportion
  • throughout
  • period
  • international calls
  • highest rate of growth
  • experiencing
  • sharp increase
  • national long-distance calls
  • remained relatively stable
  • slight decline
  • towards
  • end
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