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.

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.
The table chart illustrates the
amount
of
goods
carried by different types of transportation (
road
,water, rail, and pipeline) in the United Kingdom between 1974 and 2002.
Overall
,the highest
amount
of
goods
transported
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was transported
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on
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by
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road
,and there was
increase
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an increase
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in the
amount
of
goods
carried by
road
and
on
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boat over the given period.
While
the lowest
amount
of
goods
transported by pipeline. On the one hand, the number of
goods
carried on the
road
was around 70
million
tonnes
in 1974
,
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and dramatically increased to just under 100 in 2002.
While
the
amount
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of
goods
carried on
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the boat
a boat
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boat
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boats
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was under 40
millions
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million
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tonnes
in
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the beginning of the period, by 19869 it had increased to about 60
million
tones
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tonnes
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, before it dropped to about 50
million
tonnes
, and increased to above 60
million
tonnes
in 2002.
On the other hand
, the number of
goods
transported by pipeline was the lowest under 10
millions
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in 1974
then
gradually increased to above 20
million
tonnes
in 1982, and slightly decreased to exactly 20
million
tonnes
in 2002.
while
goods
carried by rail started at 40
million
tonnes
and remained the same over the period given.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "while".
Vocabulary: Replace the words amount, goods, road, million, tonnes with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "give" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "amount" was used 5 times.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 5 times.
Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 2 times.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • freight transportation
  • logistics
  • modal share
  • tonnage
  • volumes of goods
  • to transport
  • to surpass
  • to decline
  • to fluctuate
  • steady increase/decrease
  • to peak
  • to plateau
  • significant growth/drop
  • to outstrip
  • transportation sector
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