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Question: The chart below shows the total number of minutes (in billions) of telephone calls in the UK, divided into three categories, from 1995-2002. Summarise the information by selecting a reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Image: ielts-writing-bar-chart-uk-telephone-calls

Question: The chart below shows the total number of minutes (in billions) of telephone calls in the UK, divided into three categories, from 1995-2002. Summarise the information by selecting a reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Image: ielts-writing-bar-chart-uk-telephone-calls
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The chart illustrates the total number of
minutes
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 (in billions) spent on three types of telephone calls in the UK—local
fixed-line
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, national and international
fixed-line
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, and mobile calls—between 1995 and 2002.
Overall
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, local
fixed-line
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 calls were the most widely used throughout the period, peaking in 1999 before declining.
In contrast
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, both mobile and national/international
fixed-line
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 calls showed consistent growth, with mobiles experiencing the most dramatic increase. Local
fixed-line
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 calls rose from approximately 72
billion
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minutes
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 in 1995 to a peak of 90
billion
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 in 1999, after which they declined steadily, returning to their 1995 level by 2002.
In contrast
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, national and international
fixed-line
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 calls grew steadily from 38
billion
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minutes
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 in 1995 to 61
billion
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 in 2002, exhibiting a more moderate but consistent upward trend. Mobile calls experienced the most striking change, starting at just 4
billion
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minutes
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 in 1995 and increasing nine-fold to 45
billion
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 by 2002. Notably, their rise became particularly steep after 1999, coinciding with the decline in local
fixed-line
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 usage.

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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "in contrast".
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Vocabulary: Replace the words minutes, fixed-line, billion with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "number of" in your introduction.
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Vocabulary: The word "declined" was used 2 times.
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