The Table below gives information about changes in modes of travel in England between 1985 and 2000. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparison where relevant.

The Table below gives information about changes in modes of travel in England between 1985 and 2000. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparison where relevant.
The table compares eight forms of travel transportation in England from 1985 to 2000 years.
Overall
,
it is clear that
the majority of the types were used more in 2000, except local buses, bicycles, and walking.
However
, all modes saw a
quartar
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quarterly
increase in the number of
trips
made. Looking in more detail, in 1985 walking
trips
were 255,
while
the figures decreased gradually in 2000, reaching 237
trips
made. A similar thing happened with the
trips
made by bicycles and local buses, which declined from 51 to 41 and from 429 to 274, respectively.
In contrast
, car journeys saw a dramatic rise from 3199 to 4806 with a growth rate of approximately 35% over the period. There was a surge in the number of
trips
made by
long distance
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long-distance
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buses, from 54 in 1985 to 124 in 2000. Taxies increased rapidly from only 13 to
above
Rephrase
more than
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40 journeys.
Although
there are three modes plunged, the
overall
trips
in all modes spiked from 4,740 to 6,475.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "overall".
Vocabulary: Replace the words trips with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 2 times.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • mode of travel
  • popularity
  • decline/increase
  • public transport
  • urbanization
  • infrastructure
  • economic factors
  • environmental impact
  • urban planning
  • technological advancements
  • data points
  • trend
  • usage
  • comparison
  • implications
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