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The graph below shows the amount of goods transported in the UK from 1974 and 2002. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph below shows the amount of goods transported in the UK from 1974 and 2002. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
The line graph compares the amount of goods transported in the UK by four different modes of
transport
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 —
road
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,
rail
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, water and
pipeline
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 — between 1974 and 2002.
Overall
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, the total quantity of goods carried increased for all modes except
rail
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, which showed a slight decline before recovering by the end of the period.
Road
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transport
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 consistently accounted for the largest share,
while
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pipeline
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 remained the least used method throughout. In 1974,
road
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transport
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 stood at around 70
million
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tonnes
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, followed by water at just under 60,
rail
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 at about 40, and
pipeline
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 at only 5
million
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tonnes
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. Over the following decades, both
road
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 and
pipeline
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transport
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 rose steadily.
Road
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 climbed to roughly 100
million
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tonnes
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 by 2002,
whereas
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pipeline
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 grew gradually to about 20
million
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tonnes
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 and
then
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 levelled off.
Similarly
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, goods transported by water fluctuated slightly, remaining near 60
million
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tonnes
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 for most of the period before ending slightly higher in 2002.
In contrast
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,
rail
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 experienced a fall from 40 to around 30
million
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tonnes
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 by the mid-1990s, before recovering to its initial level of 40
million
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tonnes
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 by the end of the timeframe.

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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words transport, road, rail, pipeline, million, tonnes with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "amount" in your introduction.
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Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "slight" was used 3 times.
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