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 depicts the number of calls made by the UK’s individuals which are divided into three groups between 1995 and 2002.
Overall
, the local calls were the most popular calls all around the survey,
although
it saw a decline since the second half of the period, the number of national and international calls and mobiles had an upward trend.
It is clear that
local calls were highly used until the end of the period, it was 70
minutes
in 1995 and increased to reach a peak of 90
minutes
in 1999, followed by a dramatic decrease to just under 70
minutes
in 2002. The national and international calls stood in second place and started at approximately 5
minutes
in 1995 and rose slightly to 60
minutes
in 2002.
Finally
, mobile calls had a small portion of under 5
minutes
in 1995, before experiencing a dramatic increase from 10
minutes
in 1999 to 45
minutes
in 2002, there was a slight rise until 1998.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words minutes with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "number of" in your introduction.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "dramatic" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "slightly" was used 2 times.
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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