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

The graph below shows the amount of goods transported in the UK from 1974 to 2002. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make icomparison where relevant.
The line graph illustrates the amount of goods transported in the United Kingdom by four different modes of
transport
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—road, rail, water and pipeline—from 1974 to 2002.
Overall
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, the total volume of goods carried increased for most categories over the period, with the exception of rail. Road
transport
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 consistently remained the dominant method,
while
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 pipelines were the least widely used throughout. Road
transport
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 began at just under 70
million
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tonnes
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 in 1974 and showed a steady upward trend, reaching approximately 95
million
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tonnes
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 in 2002, the highest figure recorded. Water
transport
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also
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 rose from about 40
million
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tonnes
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 to nearly 60
million
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tonnes
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 by 1982, remained relatively stable for a decade,
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 experienced a slight fall before climbing again to over 60
million
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tonnes
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 by the end of the period.
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, rail
transport
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 fluctuated around 40
million
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tonnes
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, starting and ending at roughly the same level despite several rises and falls in between. Pipelines, which were
initially
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 used to
transport
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 around 5
million
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tonnes
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, saw gradual growth to about 22
million
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tonnes
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 by 1995, after which the figure remained stable until 2002.

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Vocabulary: Replace the words transport, million, tonnes with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "amount" in your introduction.
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Vocabulary: The word "figure" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "figure" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "fall" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "remained" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "stable" was used 2 times.
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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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