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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 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.
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The line graph shows how
much
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many
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goods
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 were transported using four types of
transport
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 in the UK from 1974 to 2002.
Overall
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, the amount of
goods
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 transported by all four types increased during
this
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 period.
It is clear that
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 there was a big rise in the amount of
goods
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 transported by road.
Firstly
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, the biggest change was seen in road
transport
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, which increased from about 70
million
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tonnes
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 in 1974 to just under 100
million
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tonnes
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 in 2002.
Goods
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 transported by water and pipeline
also
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 went up. Water
transport
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 started at just below 40
million
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tonnes
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 and went up to just above 60
million
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tonnes
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. Pipeline
transport
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 began at about 5
million
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tonnes
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 and rose to over 20
million
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tonnes
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. Among the four types, road
transport
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 was the most used.
On the other hand
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,
goods
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 transported by rail showed a different pattern. In 1974, rail
transport
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 was exactly 40
million
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tonnes
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, but it fell to around 30
million
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tonnes
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 by 1984. After some ups and downs from 1984 to 1995, rail
transport
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 increased a lot, reaching just over 40
million
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tonnes
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 in 2002.

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Vocabulary: Replace the words goods, transport, million, tonnes with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "shows" in your introduction.
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Vocabulary: The word "shows" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "amount" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "went up" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 2 times.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Overview
  • Trend
  • Fluctuation
  • Peak
  • Trough
  • Increase
  • Decrease
  • Stability
  • Mode of transport
  • Quantity
  • Comparison
  • Goods
  • Transported
  • Significant
  • Noticeable
  • General trend
  • Time span
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