The graph below shows the proportion of four different materials that were recycled from 1982 to 2010 in a particular country. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph below shows the proportion of four different materials that were recycled from 1982 to 2010 in a particular country.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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The graph shows changes in the recycling of different types of materials from the easiest- paper, to the more difficult- plastics.
This
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graph based on the survey results clearly shows to the government and society what we can change and on which materials we should pay more attention.
Firstly
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the most obvious increase in recycling is aluminium banks which
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increased by one second from 1986 to 2010. Almost remain stable the indicator of plastics- the thing which has the biggest impact on our environment. Concerning paper and cardboard, we can see that in 1990 the recycling rate increased by 10 per cent and
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this
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began slowly decrease. Plastic contents slowly fall by 10 per cent in the period from 1982 to 1990 and
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in the period of two decades slowly increase until 2010.
To sum up
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, the rating of glass containers and aluminium banks increased until 2010.
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the recycling of paper and cardboard has
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since 1994 and plastics almost remain the same
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Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "shows" in your introduction.
Vocabulary: The word "graph" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "shows" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "changes" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "decrease" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 5 times.
Vocabulary: The word "remain" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "almost" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "slowly" was used 3 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • proportion
  • recycled
  • materials
  • increased
  • paper and cardboard
  • plastic
  • glass
  • metal
  • significant increase
  • relatively stable
  • fluctuating
  • period
  • starting
  • reaching
  • gradually increasing
  • remained low
  • experienced
  • showed
  • greatest
  • proportion
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