Carbon dioxide emissions per person in four European countries - Test 3
IELTS_ACADEMIC · Ielts Writing Task1 · Cambridge IELTS 11 Academic, Cambridge University Press
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. Write at least 150 words.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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The graph below shows average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per person in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy and Portugal between 1967 and 2007.
Average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per person, 1967–2007
Line graph. Y axis: CO2 emissions in metric tonnes, 0 to 12. X axis: 1967, 1977, 1987, 1997, 2007. Four lines: United Kingdom (dash-dot), Sweden (dashed), Italy (solid), Portugal (dotted). Figures are read from the graph and are approximate. United Kingdom — 1967 about 10.7, 1977 about 10.7, 1987 about 10.0, 1997 about 9.5, 2007 about 8.8. Highest of the four throughout, declining slowly. Sweden — 1967 about 8.6, rising to a peak of about 10.5 in 1977, then falling steeply to about 7.5 in 1987, about 6.0 in 1997 and about 5.5 in 2007. Italy — 1967 just over 4, rising to about 6.2 in 1977, about 6.8 in 1987, about 7.8 in 1997, and level at about 7.8 in 2007. Portugal — 1967 about 1.2, rising steadily through about 2.2 in 1977 and about 3.2 in 1987 to about 5.3 in 1997 and about 5.4 in 2007. Key features: the two northern countries (UK and Sweden) fall over the period while the two southern countries (Italy and Portugal) rise, so the gap between them narrows sharply. The UK begins highest and ends highest. Portugal shows the largest proportional increase, from about 1.2 to about 5.4. By 2007 Sweden and Portugal have converged at roughly the same level, around 5.4–5.6.
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