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-task-1-bar-chart-uk-telephone-calls
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The chart illustrates the total number of
minutes
(in billions) spent on three types of telephone calls in the UK—local Use synonyms
fixed-line
, national and international Use synonyms
fixed-line
, and mobile calls—between 1995 and 2002.
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Overall
, local Linking Words
fixed-line
calls were the most widely used throughout the period, peaking in 1999 before declining. Use synonyms
In contrast
, both mobile and national/international Linking Words
fixed-line
calls showed consistent growth, with mobiles experiencing the most dramatic increase.
Local Use synonyms
fixed-line
calls rose from approximately 72 Use synonyms
billion
Use synonyms
minutes
in 1995 to a peak of 90 Use synonyms
billion
in 1999, after which they declined steadily, returning to their 1995 level by 2002. Use synonyms
In contrast
, national and international Linking Words
fixed-line
calls grew steadily from 38 Use synonyms
billion
Use synonyms
minutes
in 1995 to 61 Use synonyms
billion
in 2002, exhibiting a more moderate but consistent upward trend.
Mobile calls experienced the most striking change, starting at just 4 Use synonyms
billion
Use synonyms
minutes
in 1995 and increasing nine-fold to 45 Use synonyms
billion
by 2002. Notably, their rise became particularly steep after 1999, coinciding with the decline in local Use synonyms
fixed-line
usage.Use synonyms
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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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