The graph below shows the different modes of transport used to travel to and from work in one European city in 1960, 1980 and 2000.

The graph below shows the different modes of transport used to travel to and from work in one European city in 1960, 1980 and 2000.
The following bar chart represents the percentages of four different modes of transportation;
train
,
car
, tube, and
bus
, used to commute back and forth from work in an unidentified European city in 1960, 1980, and 2000.
Overall
, it can be clearly observed that trends of travelling by
car
and
bus
experienced
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an extreme shift of figures,
whereas
that of the other two
vehicals
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vehicles
underwent little
fluctaution
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fluctuation
fluctuations
throughout the given time frame.
To begin
with, in 1960, commuters travelled by
bus
at
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almost 40% was the highest number among all
transports
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, followed by tube,
train
, and
car
at approximately 29%, 18%, and 8%, respectively. In regards
with
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, in 1980, the
preferable
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modes of transport changed where
bus
passengers dropped
almost
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10%, the number of commuters by
train
surpassed the aforementioned means with the same rate and
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few
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a few
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percentages behind. Meanwhile, those who
driving
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and
taking
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tube
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tubes
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are at
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similar figures of more than 20% with few
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differences
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.
However
, it is interesting to note that unlike forty years ago the number of workers driving their
car
in 2000 surprisingly outnumbered that of those who
taking
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buses and ranked the top among
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the others
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others
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other
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four choices of travelling, whilst statistics of those who
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use
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underground
train
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trains
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and
train
were similar back
then
at about 25%, and 22%,respectively.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words train, car, bus with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "almost" was used 2 times.

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