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Writing Academic Task 1 Band 4.0 Example
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Ideas to explore
- Compare which series begins higher and which one ends higher; here, production starts slightly above consumption, but consumption finishes much higher.
- Identify the different rates of change: production rises gradually, while consumption accelerates after the early plotted years.
- Mention the axis-label problem: the task’s stated dates do not match the displayed years, and the last year is printed twice.
Suggested structure
- Introduce the graph, measures, and units.
- Give an overview of the overall direction and the main contrast between the two lines.
- Describe production’s starting level, plateau, and gradual later rise.
- Describe consumption’s early stability and sharper increase, then compare the final plotted values.
- Briefly note that the displayed dates are inconsistent or duplicated where this affects interpretation.
Useful vocabulary & examples
- rose gradually
- increased slowly over time
Oil production rose gradually after remaining near 3 million barrels per day.
- remained stable
- stayed at approximately the same level
Production remained stable at around 3 million barrels per day for a period.
- increased substantially
- went up by a large amount
Consumption increased substantially and reached about 6.3 million barrels per day at the final plotted point.
- the gap widened
- the difference between two values became greater
The gap between oil consumption and production widened as consumption climbed.
Task Prompt

User Essay Analysis
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The line graph illustrates the amount of oil produced and consumed in China between 1965 and 2025, are measured in million barrels per day Overall, it evident from the data that, the both production and consumption is increasing over the period of time, but the consumption of oil was drastically boom than production from the initial plotted point to the endpoint.
Overall, both series increase, but consumption rises much faster and finishes well above production. Production initially exceeds consumption, before the two lines cross in the middle of the displayed sequence.
At the first plotted point, production is about 2 million barrels per day, slightly above consumption at approximately 1.8 million. Production rises to around 3 million at the next point and remains near that level for a time. It then increases only gradually, ending at roughly 3.5 million barrels per day.
Consumption is initially almost stable at around 2 million barrels per day. It subsequently rises to a little above 3 million, passing production, and continues to approximately 4 million before increasing more steeply. At the final point it reaches about 6.3 million barrels per day, leaving a gap of roughly 2.8 million above production.
The title states 1982–2006, but the horizontal axis displays different years and repeats its final label. The trend and values can be described from the plotted points, while the image does not support a reliable year-by-year account for the period named in the title.
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