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 provides information about how many
minutes
(in billions) people spent on different types of telephone calls in the United Kingdom between 1995 and 2002.
It is clear that
the majority opted for local call types,
while
national and international calls were the second most popular in the UK.
Moreover
, both belonged to fixed lines.
In contrast
, mobile calls had the lowest numbers during the given period. Looking at the information in detail, British people spent 70
billion
minutes
on local calls in 1995.
This
number
then
slightly increased and peaked at 90
billion
minutes
in 1999. Afterwards, there was a gradual decline to approximately 72
billion
minutes
in 2002.
On the other hand
, the duration of national and international calls started at nearly 38
billion
minutes
in 1995 and increased steadily to just over 60
billion
minutes
by 2001. In terms of mobile call usage, it remained at a low level, below 10
billion
minutes
, from 1995 to 1998, before beginning to rise. Compared to 1995, the figures for mobile calls grew almost tenfold by 2002.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words minutes, billion with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "information" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" 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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