Unit 11: Writing
Describing chart
Useful suggestions
The chart shows that . . . . . .
The chart describes that . . . . . .
The chart presents . . . . . .
According to the chart, . . . . . .
From the chart, it can be seen that . . .
Comprise = account for . . . . . . percent
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Make up . . . . percent of the . . . .
Task 2
The chart describes the energy consumption in Highland in 2000. From the chart, it can be seen that the total energy consumption was . . . . . . . . . . million tons. . . . . . . . . . . . . comprised the largest amount of this figure (. . . . . . .million tons). This was followed by the consumption of . . . . . . . . . (. . . . . . .million tons). Coal accounted for the . . . . . . . . . . amount of energy consumption (. . . . . . . million ton).
Task 3
There was an upward trend in the consumption of coal and nuclear & hydroelectricity but there was a slight decrease / fall in the use of petroleum. The amount of coal used increased / rose by 5 million tons and the consumption of nuclear & hydroelectricity went up dramatically / rose sharply by 55 millions tons. However, the amount of petroleum consumed in 2005 fell / dropped by 7 millions ton.
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Energy consumption in Cambodia
2005
2007
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