Task 1 · line graph · 18 samples

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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Ideas to explore

  • 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.

Sample answers

AI-completed learning example

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The graph gives information about amount of extracted petroleum, coal and natural gas in the UK from 1981 to 2000, measured in energy units. It is noticeable that petroleum and natural gas have upward trend, as opposed to coal. Also, fuel with less production level at the beggining was natural gas, but coal overtooked it around 1985, although natural gas moved above coal again in the early 1990s. Overall, petroleum w…

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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 sta…

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The graph provides information about production of Petroleum fuel, Coal fuel and Natural gas in the UK during 19 years period. Overall, Petroleum was the most popular main fuel for production in UK 1981 until 2000. However, the Coal fuel production fluctuated depends on year, and Natural gas production increased in the last 4 years. At the beginning, Petroleum production was about 90 energy units. It rose quickly to …

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