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Writing Academic Task 1 Band 5.0 Example
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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
- Introduce the graph by naming the three fuels, the UK, the years and the unit.
- Give an overview of the overall ranking and the contrasting directions of change.
- Describe petroleum’s rise, dip and recovery with key dates and approximate figures.
- 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.
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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.
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