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The chart below shows the total number of minutes (in billions) of telephone calls in the UK, divided into three categories from 1992-2002. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The chart below shows the total number of minutes (in billions) of telephone calls in the UK, divided into three categories from 1992-2002. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
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The bar chart illustrates how many telephone calls are made by British people in a
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minutes
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 on
local-fixed
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local
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 lines, national and international–fixed lines, and
mobiles
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 (all calls) over seven years (1992-2002).
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, in terms of national and
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line
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 and
mobiles
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 (all calls), the number of
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 of UK telephone calls registered an upward trend over the entire seven years. Regarding
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the local-fixed
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local-fixed
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local fixed
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line
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, the number of
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 increased gradually from 1995 to 1999 and declined at the same pace until the end of the period. It is noteworthy that local fixed-
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 has always been at the top of telephone call consumption in Britain. In 1995, the
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 used in local-fixed
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 was nearly 72
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minutes
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,
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 those of national and international-fixed
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 and
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 (all calls) stood slowest at around 38 and 4
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, respectively. These three categories ascended gradually at the same pace until the year 1999. From 1999 onwards, national and international-fixed
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 and
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 (all calls) remained at the
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 pace of increase in the number of
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 to nearly 61 and 45, respectively.
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,
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local
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line
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 usage decreased by almost 5
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minutes
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 each year until it reached just above 70 in 2002.

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Vocabulary: Replace the words billion, minutes, mobiles, line with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "nearly" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "gradually" was used 2 times.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • total number of minutes
  • telephone calls
  • categories
  • local – fixed line
  • national and international – fixed line
  • mobiles
  • general trend
  • yearly totals
  • significant changes
  • milestones
  • data
  • rise significantly
  • decline
  • steady increase
  • fluctuate
  • peak
  • exponential growth
  • over the period
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