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The graph below shows the different modes of transport used to travel to and from work in one European city in 1960, 1980 and 2000. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information below. » You should » You should not spend more than 20 minutes on this task.

The graph below shows the different modes of transport used to travel to and from work in one European city in 1960, 1980 and 2000. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information below. » You should » You should not spend more than 20 minutes on this task.
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The bar chart gives us information about the different types of transportation used to go to and from work in three different decades, 1960,1980 and 2000.
Overall
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, in 1960 the most used transport was
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bus
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a bus
the bus
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, and
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car
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the car
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 was the lowest. In 1980
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train
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trains
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,
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car
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cars
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 and
tube
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tubes
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 had grown,
while
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bus
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buses
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 decreased the number of users.
In the
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 2000
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car
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cars
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was
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were
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 the most used transport and
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bus
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the bus
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 the lowest. In 1960,
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bus
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the bus
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 was the transport used by
worker
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workers
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 to go to work at just below 40%,
while
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car
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the car
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 was the lowest
with
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at
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 just 7%.
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Train
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The train
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 was used only 18% tripled that of
car
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 and tube had just over 25%, nearly
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double
 the
train
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. In the 80s
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train
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trains
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 and
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bus
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buses
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 were the most used at 25 %
however
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 using buses decreased almost 10%
respect
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with respect
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 to 1960. The use of cars abruptly increased
at
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to
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 25 % in 1980,
the
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and the
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 use of tubes was 25% as well. In
the
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apply
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2000, the
car
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 had grown exponentially, reaching 37%, the
used
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use
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 of
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train
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trains
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 and tubes hovered just below 25%, and
bus
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using
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use
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 dramatically decreased
at
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by
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 15%.

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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "while".
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Vocabulary: Replace the words bus, car, train with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "information" in your introduction.
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Vocabulary: The word "decreased" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "just below" was used 2 times.
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