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Writing Academic Task 1 Band 5.0 Example

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186 words AcademicTask 1Line Graph
Task 1

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  • Petroleum was the leading fuel throughout, reaching about 140 in the mid-1980s, dipping around 1990–91, then recovering to a similar level.
  • Coal had a sharp early fall, a partial rebound, and then a longer decline to about 35 by 2000.
  • Natural gas stayed near 40 for much of the 1980s, rose strongly after 1991, and ended at about 100, above coal but below petroleum.

Suggested structure

  1. Introduce the graph by naming the three fuels, the UK, the years and the unit.
  2. Give an overview of the overall ranking and the contrasting directions of change.
  3. Describe petroleum’s rise, dip and recovery with key dates and approximate figures.
  4. Compare coal’s decline with natural gas’s later growth, including their end values.
Useful vocabulary & examples
remain the leading source
continue to have the highest production level among the categories.

Petroleum remained the leading source throughout the period.

fall sharply
decrease quickly and substantially over a relatively short interval.

Coal production fell sharply to around 40 in 1984.

recover to approximately
rise again after a decline to reach a similar or specified level.

Petroleum recovered to approximately 140 in 1996.

overtake
become greater than another category after previously being lower.

Natural gas overtook coal in the early 1990s.

Task Prompt

The graph below shows the production levels of the main kinds of fuel in the UK between 1981 and 2000. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparison where relevant.
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Band 5.0

The above given line graph illustrates the manufacturing of non-renewable energy resources in the United Kingdom by the year of 1981 till 2000. As we can see, the production of petroleum is in increasing trend through out the years as compared to other resources. Although in 1991 its production decreases from 140 to 100 energy units, it then starts to rise again and reaches about 140 units in 1996, after which it stays close to this level until 2000. Natural gas begins at around 40 units and remains almost unchanged until about 1990. After this, the figure increases quite fast, reaching approximately 80 units in 1993. It then changes only a little before ending at 100 units in 2000. In comparison, coal production starts at about 80 units, drops sharply to 40 in 1984, and goes up to around 60 in 1986. After that, it generally falls, with small changes, finishing at about 35 units. Overall, petroleum was the highest fuel for most of the period, while coal became the lowest from the mid-1980s. Natural gas overtook coal around 1992 and showed the strongest later growth.

Targeted Improvement Tips

1
Write a one-sentence overview after the introduction that identifies petroleum as the highest line and contrasts natural gas’s growth with coal’s overall decline.
2
Check each turning point against the graph: describe petroleum’s fall to about 100 units in 1991 before its recovery, rather than implying a continuous rise.
3
Use a consistent past tense and practise the patterns “rose from…to…,” “fell to…,” and “remained stable at…” with the chart’s approximate values.

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