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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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 supplied graph illustrates the production levels of the main types of fuel in the United Kingdom from 1981 to 2000. Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that there are a total of 3 main lines representing three types of fuel with comparison to energy units: coal, natural gas, and petroleum. The three fuels are measured in energy units, with each unit representing the energy from one million…

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The line graph illustrates the varying production frequencies of fuel in the United Kingdom from 1981 to 2000. Overall, there were three types of changes in all the categories included, with fluctuations in petroleum, an increase in gas, and an unstable downward trend in coal. It is evident that both petroleum and gas had higher production levels than coal by 2000. Petroleum remained the leading fuel throughout the p…

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The line graph illustrates the production levels of three kinds of fossil fuel in the UK from 1981 to 2000. Overall, while the levels of petroleum and natural gas increased remarkably, the opposite was true for coal in the given period. Also, no fuel was produced more than petroleum. In 1981, the number of tons of oil equivalent produced was approximately 90 million for petroleum, compared with 80 million for coal an…

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