Band 6+: WRITING TASK 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The graph below shows the quantities of goods transported in the UK between 1974 and 2002 by four different modes of transport. You should write at least 150 words.

The line graph illustrates the amount of goods transported in the UK between 1974 and 2002 with four main modes of transportation. Overall, the line graph depicts the primary modes of transporting the goods, which were by road, water, rail, and pipeline. It is observed that roads were the most dominant mode of transportation, while the least number of goods were transported by pipeline from 1975 to 2000.

In 1975, roads were the most dominant mode of transport goods, accounted for around 70 million tonnes, followed by water and rail transportation, at 40 million tonnes relatively. The figue for road transportation were fluctuatued before reached its peak to around 100 million tonnes in 2000. While rail transportation usage was reduced, it fluctuated and reached back to 40 million tonnes in 2000. Water transportation usage was increased gradually over the same period, accounted for around 60 million tonnes in 2000.

On the contrary, the least amount of goods were transported by pipeline, at less than 20 million tonnes in 1975. However, this figure was increased to around 20 mliion tonnes in 1980 and constantly stable at around 20 million tonnes from 1980 to 2000.