The chart below shows the number of trips made by children in one country in 1990 and 2010 to travel to and from school using different modes of transport. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant

The chart below shows the number of trips made by children in one country in 1990 and 2010 to travel to and from school using different modes of transport. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant
IELTS Writing Task Chart for The chart below shows the number of trips made by children in one country in 1990 and 2010 to travel to and from school using different modes of transport. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant
The bar chart provides the proportion of the journeys made by teenagers in one nation in 1990 and 2010 who used different kinds of transportation to travel to and from school, measured in millions.
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, in 1990 data, it can be seen that walking was the most common way for young students, and car passenger was the least one. Meanwhile, the favourite method had changed in two decades, car passengers became the highest rate and cycling went down to the
last
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place
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. in terms of the
first year
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first-year
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details, the number of children walking to and from school stood at more than 12
million
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. Followed by bus at 7
million
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and
then
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cycling with walking and bus shared the same
place
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virtually at 6 and 5.9 respectively.
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, there were only more than 4
million
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passengers who went to or from school by car, which was less than triple times in the first
place
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. Surprisingly Cars became
to be
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the most preferred way at more than 11
million
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which was double time compared to second
place
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was walking. Bus
also
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declined down to third
place
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instead
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of second in the first year, by 5
million
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.
Next,
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walking and buses were at 3
million
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and
then
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cycling was
last
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instead
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of third level at 2
million
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.

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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "instead, last".
Vocabulary: Replace the words place, million with synonyms.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • trips
  • children
  • modes of transport
  • walk
  • cycle
  • public transport
  • drive
  • car
  • trends
  • decrease
  • increase
  • shift
  • convenient
  • comfortable
  • commuting
  • traffic congestion
  • safety concerns
  • significant
  • indicate
  • reasons
  • traffic congestion
  • safety concerns
  • 20-year period
  • doubled
  • considerable margin
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