The chart below shows the total numbers of minutes (in billions) of telephone calls in the UK, divided into three categories from 1995 to 2002.

The chart below shows the total numbers of minutes (in billions) of telephone calls in the UK, divided into three categories from 1995 to 2002.
The bar graph illustrates the total
number
of
minutes
for three types of telephone calls (local- fixed line, national and international- fixed line, and mobiles) in the British,Wales and Scotland between 1995 and 2002. Units are measured by billions.
Overall
, local calls had the highest
number
of
minutes
in the UK,
while
mobile calls the had least
number
of
minutes
. There was a significant increase in mobile
minutes
. In terms of local -fixed line, the
number
of
minutes
grew from about 70
billion
minutes
in 1995 to exactly 90 in 1999, before it dropped dramatically to around 70
billion
minutes
.
in contrast
, the
number
of
minutes
for national and international calls increased gradually from just under 40
billion
minutes
in 1995 to exactly 60 in 2002. The
number
of
minutes
of mobile calls, in 1995
it
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was the least under 5
billion
minutes
, by 2002 it had increased significantly to about 50
billion
minutes
in 2002.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words number, minutes, billion with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 6 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "significant" was used 2 times.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • telephone calls
  • total number of minutes
  • divided into categories
  • local fixed-line calls
  • national and international calls
  • mobile calls
  • steady rise
  • growing popularity
  • accessibility
  • fluctuations
  • predominant mode of communication
  • progressive increase
  • dramatic increase
  • communication patterns
  • technological changes
  • social changes
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