Task 1 · line graph · 18 samples

The line graph below shows the oil production and consumption in China between 1982 and 2006.

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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

  1. Introduce the graph, measures, and units.
  2. Give an overview of the overall direction and the main contrast between the two lines.
  3. Describe production’s starting level, plateau, and gradual later rise.
  4. Describe consumption’s early stability and sharper increase, then compare the final plotted values.
  5. 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.

Sample answers

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226 words · Illustrative target band

The line chart illustrates the proportion of oil production and consumption in China among 1982 to 2006. Overall,it can be seen that oil consumption seems more dominant and preffered type in China there was a abrupt rise trend in consumption of China.However,production of oil slightly grow in throught the years. China of the expenditures remained unclear in the graph, because it does not show expenditures; it compare…

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245 words · Illustrative target band

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 …

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213 words · Illustrative target band

The line graph below indicates the oil was manufactured and consumed by Chinese people from 1982 to 2006. Overall, the product of manufacturing oil witnessed a stable outcomes however it was not true for this consumption that saw the increasing in demand for using oil throughout the period. According to the given data, 1982 had no clearly labelled value, because the years printed on the horizontal axis are 1965, 1975…

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