Task 1 · table · 18 samples

The charts compare the amount of water used for agriculture, industry and homes around the world, and water use in Brazil and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Agriculture is the largest global water-use sector across the displayed period, rising to about 3,000 km³ by 2000.
Industrial and domestic use both increase over time, but remain below agricultural use; industry ends at roughly 1,400 km³ and domestic use at about 500 km³.
In 2000, Brazil exceeds the Democratic Republic of Congo in population, irrigated land and per-person water consumption; the per-person figures are 359 m³ and 8 m³ respectively.

Suggested structure

Introduce the line graph and table, including their subject and time point.
Give an overview of the dominant global sector and the main country contrast.
Describe the global trend, comparing agriculture, industry and domestic use from the start to the end of the period.
Summarise the table by comparing population, irrigated land and per-person consumption.

Useful vocabulary & examples

per-person consumption: The amount used by each individual on average.
Per-person water consumption was 359 m³ in Brazil.
irrigated land: Land supplied with water artificially to support crop growth.
Brazil had 26,500 km² of irrigated land.
rose from … to …: A concise way to describe an increase between two figures.
Agricultural water use rose from about 500 km³ to approximately 3,000 km³.
remained the smallest category: Continued to be the lowest of the compared groups.
Domestic use remained the smallest category in the graph.

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The given line graph and table provide data on regarding how much water was used in all over the world from 1900 to 2000 and in two countries. In general, a glance at the line graph reveals that water used in agriculture made up majority than in industrial and domestic use, however the table depicts a sharp difference between Brazil and the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2000. Worldwide, agricultural consumption ros…

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The graphs present figures about the usage of water around the world and its consumption in Brazil and Congo, as well as irrigated land and population. As observed from the line graph, each of the three sectors had a rise in ten-years period, especially agriculture sector. Meanwhile, the table shows that the use of water in Brazil was much higher per person than in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Brazil also had a …

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The line graph illustrates use of water in the world, while the table shows information about water consuming in Brazil and in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Overall, water use increased in all sectors. It is noticeable that using water for agricultural purposes was always the main feature with an astonishing rise during the given period. Agriculture rose from about 500 km³ in 1900 to 3,000 km³ in 2000, with parti…

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