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

The chart below shows the total number of minutes (in billions) of telephone calls in the UK, divided into three categories, from 1995- 2002.
IELTS Writing Task Chart for The chart below shows the total number of minutes (in billions) of telephone calls in the UK, divided into three categories, from 1995- 2002.
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The bar graph compares the amount of time spent by people in the UK with three different types of
call
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between 1995 and 2002. It is clearly observed that during
this
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period using local, international and national calls( fixed line) was popular among
British
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while
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, spending time with mobile phones was lower among people in the UK. In 1995, the figures for national and international calls were at about 35
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minutes
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whereas
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that of mobile phones was lower at almost 5
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. From
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year to 2002, the number of times of mobile and national and international rose gradually by nearly 40 and 25
billion
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respectively. Looking at the local call, between 1995 and 1999 the amount of
minutes
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increased moderately from approximately 70 to 90
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minutes
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, in the subsequent years, the popularity of using local calls declined slightly and reached just over 70
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minutes
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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
Basic structure: Change the second paragraph.
Vocabulary: Replace the words billion, minutes with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "amount" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the second paragraph.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • total number
  • minutes
  • telephone calls
  • UK
  • divided into
  • categories
  • from
  • to
  • overall
  • increased significantly
  • local fixed-line calls
  • accounted for
  • largest proportion
  • throughout
  • period
  • international calls
  • highest rate of growth
  • experiencing
  • sharp increase
  • national long-distance calls
  • remained relatively stable
  • slight decline
  • towards
  • end
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