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The graph below shows the amount of goods transported in the UK from 1974 to 2002.

The graph below shows the amount of goods transported in the UK from 1974 to 2002.
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The line graph illustrates how much
goods
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 using road,
water
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, rails, and pipelines were transported in the UK between 1974 and 2002. Units are measured in
million
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tonnes
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.
Overall
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, the largest volume of
goods
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 was carried by road,
whereas
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 the smallest volume was transported through pipelines. At the start,
rail
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 was the second most popular method of cargo transportation but, by the end, it was overtaken by
water
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. The amount of items transported using road was approximately 70
million
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tonnes
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 in 1974 and
then
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 increased gradually over the given period, before peaking at nearly 100
million
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tonnes
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 in 2002. Meanwhile, around 5
million
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tonnes
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 of
goods
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 were transported via pipeline in the first year, climbing steadily to just over 20 by the final year. In the first year,
goods
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 transported by
water
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 were slightly below 40,
while
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rail
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 accounted for exactly 40
million
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tonnes
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. By 1975,
water
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 transport surpassed
rail
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 and peaked at over 60
million
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tonnes
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,
whereas
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rail
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 had a mid-period decline before recovering to just over 40
million
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tonnes
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.

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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "whereas".
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Vocabulary: Replace the words goods, water, million, tonnes, rail with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "just over" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the second paragraph.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • amount
  • transported
  • UK
  • increased
  • significantly
  • 28-year period
  • first decade
  • steady increase
  • significant jump
  • highest point
  • gradual decline
  • minor increase
  • dropped
  • similar level
  • goods
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