Writing Academic Task 1 Band 9.0 Example

The line graph illustrates the consumption trends of three distinct types of spreads—margarine, low-fat and reduced spreads, and butter—over a period spanning from 1981 to 2007. Overall, while the consumption of both margarine and butter diminished significantly, the popularity of low-fat and reduced spreads surged, culminating in their dominance by the end of the observed period. In 1981, butter was the most widely consumed spread, at about 140 grams, compared with roughly 90 grams of margarine. Butter then peaked at around 160 grams in 1986, before falling sharply to 100 grams in 1991 and continuing down to approximately 70 grams in 1996. By 2007, its consumption had dropped to about 40 grams. Margarine followed a less steady but overall downward pattern. It slipped from 90 to 80 grams between 1981 and 1986, rose to 100 grams in 1991 and remained at this level in 1996. After that, it declined to around 80 grams in 2001 and 40 grams in 2007. Low-fat and reduced spreads were first shown at about 10 grams in 1996, then climbed steeply to approximately 85 grams in 2001 before easing to 70 grams in 2007. They had become the most consumed spread by 2001 and remained in first place at the end.