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The document presents two exercises analyzing government spending on road and transport in four countries from 1990 to 2005, and the main transport methods used by university students in 2004 and 2009. It highlights an upward trend in U.S. spending while other countries saw declines, with the UK consistently having the lowest figures. Additionally, it notes a significant drop in car usage for university commuting, with bus usage rising to become the most popular option by 2009.

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The document presents two exercises analyzing government spending on road and transport in four countries from 1990 to 2005, and the main transport methods used by university students in 2004 and 2009. It highlights an upward trend in U.S. spending while other countries saw declines, with the UK consistently having the lowest figures. Additionally, it notes a significant drop in car usage for university commuting, with bus usage rising to become the most popular option by 2009.

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Exercise 1: The bar chart below shows the percentage of government spending on road and transport in four

countries from 1990 to 2005.


The bar chart illustrates the proportion budget allocated to road and transport by the government of four
countries every 5 years between 1990 and 2005.
Overall, there was an upward trend in the allocation of government budget to road and transport in the USA,
while/whereas the remaining countries witnessed a downward trend. In addition, the UK always had the lowest figures
throughout the period examined.
Italy and the UK followed the exactly similar pattern in all the years surveyed. The proportion of budget
distributed by the Italian government started at around 22%, which then declined slightly to 20% in 1995, followed by a
significant rise to about 23% in 2000 and a final considerable fall to roughly 19% in 2005. The share of budget
distributed to road and transport in the UK started at around 10%, which then declined slightly to around 9% in 1995.
Then, it increased significantly to about 13% in 2000 and a final considerable fall to roughly 7% in 2005.
Around 11% of the USA government’s budget was allocated to road and transport in 1990, after which this
share fell negligibly to 10%, with a subsequent pronounced increase to about 13% in 2000 and a final modest rise to
15% in 2005. The percentage of Portugal government expenditure started at around 26% which was the highest data in
the bar chart. After that, this share fell gradually to 20% at the end of period show and was the highest data in 2005.
Exercise 2: The charts show the main methods of transport of people travelling to one university in 2004 and
2009.
The two pie charts illustrate the main forms of transport used by people travelling to a university in 2004 and
2009.
Overall, there was a downward trend in the proportion of car drivers, while the remaining means of transport
witnessed an upward trend. In addition, the share of people taking trains always had the least chosen means of transport
in both years examined.
There was a clear gap in the figures for car and bus commuters over the two years surveyed. In 2004, cars were
by far the most preferred means of transport, as 51% of people chose this option to commute to one university, after
which this figure witnessed a pronounced fall to 28% in 2009. 33% of people took buses to attend university in 2004,
after which this percentage rose markedly to 46%, which made buses become the most popular option in 2009.
Turning to the other modes of transport, the train and walking were much less favoured by commuters to the
examined university, as 3% and 4% of them opted for these modes of transport, respectively in 2004. Although these
figures then increased minimally to 4% and 6% in that order, they were still among the lowest in 2009. In 2004, 9% of
students at that university were recorded to cycle, followed by a rise to 16% after five years.

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