1. Structure
Paragraph 1
Paraphrase
question
Paragraph 2
Overview of
2 main features. You will notice that I have included no numbers and used very
general language.
Paragraph 3
Details of
first main feature. Here I have gone in to more detail about the first general
point I mentioned in the previous paragraph.
Paragraph 4
Details of
second main feature.
You will
notice that I have wrote a lot more about the first feature. I did this because
I think the most used fuels and more significant. You will also noticed that I
shortened ‘Quadrillion units’ to ‘q’. This is acceptable if you tell the
examiner this by putting it in brackets like I have done.
2. Task
Don’t look at
the answer yet and try to do the question without any help and then compare
with my answer.
The graph below gives information from a 2008 report about consumption of
energy in the USA since 1980 with projections until 2030.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features,
and making comparisons where relevant.
Answer
The line graph shows energy consumption by fuel type in the United States from 1980-2008, with projected use until 2030.
The line graph shows energy consumption by fuel type in the United States from 1980-2008, with projected use until 2030.
Overall,
fossil fuels have been the dominant type and will continue this trend in to the
future. Nuclear and renewable energy sources have represented a small but
significant proportion of total energy use and despite small projected gains;
it is projected that they will continue doing so.
Petrol and Oil
command the biggest share with 35 quadrillion units (35q) in 1980,
rising to approximately 40q in 2008 and this trend is set to continue with a
projected value of nearly 50q in 2030. In 1980 natural gas and coal came in
second and third, with around 16q and 20q respectively. However, coal overtook
natural gas in 1990 and despite some fluctuation, is set to be the second most
used fuel in 2030 with just over 30q. It is predicted that natural gas will
level off and remain relatively constant at about 25q.
Nuclear and
the renewable energies all represented around 4q in 1980 and fluctuated up until
2008. It is speculated that nuclear energy will reach 10q by 2030 and
solar/wind around 5q, with hydropower dropping and then remaining constant at
approximately 2q.
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