The diagram below shows how electricity is generated in a hydroelectric power station. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The diagram below shows how electricity is generated in a hydroelectric power station.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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The diagram illustrates the
process
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of a hydroelectric power station producing and storing
electricity
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during the day and night.
Overall
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, during the day, the power produced in
this
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process
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mainly comes from the flow of
water
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from a high-level
reservoir
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to a low-level one
while
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at night, the
water
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is pumped back into the high-level
reservoir
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to regenerate
electricity
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the next day. In the daytime, the
water
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from the river accumulates in the high-level
reservoir
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which holds large amounts of
water
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before approaching the opening dam. In the meantime, some of the
water
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flows down before reaching reversible turbines connected to an operating generator which produces
electricity
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and
then
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delivers
electricity
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produced in
this
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process
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to the national grid via power lines. Afterwards, the
water
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is delivered into the low-level
reservoir
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. At night, the reversible turbines driven by the generator will pump
water
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from the low-level
reservoir
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back to the high-level one, which is the opposite
process
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from the daytime. The
water
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pumped up will be stored in the upper
reservoir
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and can be utilized to generate
electricity
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again the next morning.
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Basic structure: Change the fourth paragraph.
Vocabulary: Replace the words process, electricity, water, reservoir with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Only 3 basic words for charts were used.
Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the second paragraph.
Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the fourth paragraph.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • hydroelectric power station
  • reservoir
  • potential energy
  • mechanical energy
  • electrical energy
  • turbine
  • generator
  • renewable energy
  • fossil fuels
  • emissions
  • power lines
  • gate-controlled tunnels
  • gravity-driven
  • transformation
  • clean energy source
  • sustainable
  • recycled water
  • mountainous area
  • activate
  • transmit
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