The graph below shows the amounts of waste produced by three companies over a period of 15 years. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph below shows the amounts of waste produced by three companies over a period of 15 years. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
IELTS Writing Task Chart for The graph below shows the amounts of waste produced by three companies over a period of 15 years. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
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The graph represents the total amount of
waste
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(in
tonnes
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) produced by
three
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companies
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, namely A,
B
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and C, over a
15 year
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period from 2000 to 2015.
Overall
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, the
waste
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production
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trends have been largely different for the
three
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companies
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.
Company
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A's
waste
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production
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was the highest in 2000 at a total of 12
tonnes
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, but it dropped steadily to about 8
tonnes
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in 2015, which is the
second
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highest of the
three
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companies
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in that year.
Company
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B
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's
waste
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production
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was the
second
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highest in 2000 at about 8
tonnes
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and
this
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number continued to rise till 2005 to about 10
tonnes
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.
This
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was still lower than
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A's
waste
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production
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back
then
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.
However
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, after 2005,
waste
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produced by
Company
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B
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dropped fast and more rapidly than that of
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A's
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A
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, to the lowest
waste
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production
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of all
three
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companies
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at 3
tonnes
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.
Company
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C's
waste
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production
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was
initially
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the lowest of the
three
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companies
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at just about 4
tonnes
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, but it rapidly rose through the years, overtaking
Company
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B
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and C in 2010 and sometime in 2013 respectively. It
finally
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reached a staggering 10
tonnes
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in 2015. As far as the total
waste
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production
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levels are concerned, it has largely fluctuated mostly
due to
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the various
production
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trends of the
three
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companies
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.
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Initially
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at about 24
tonnes
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, it rose to about 27
tonnes
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in 2005, but
then
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decreased to about 23
tonnes
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in 2010 and
further
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dropped to about 21
tonnes
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in 2015.

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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "initially, second".
Vocabulary: Replace the words waste, tonnes, three, companies, b, production, company with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "trends" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 8 times.
Vocabulary: The word "rapidly" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • trend
  • fluctuation
  • significant changes
  • increase
  • decrease
  • waste production
  • period
  • compare
  • analyze
  • main features
  • highlight
  • decline
  • rise
  • steady
  • variations
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