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Band 5.5

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar graph illustrates how much
oil
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 was produced in 6 countries from 1990 to 2010.
Overall
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, it is evident that there was an increase in
oil
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 production during the research period.
In addition
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, the amount of
oil
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 manufactured was the highest in Saudi Arabia and the lowest in Qatar. In 1990, Saudi Arabia was the country that produced the most amount of
oil
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, with over 8
million
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barrels
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 per day,
this
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 figure continued to go up, with over 9
million
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 in 2000 and about 12
million
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 in 2005.
Next,
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it reached a peak of about 15
million
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barrels
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 by 2010.
By contrast
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, only under 1
million
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barrels
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 of
oil
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 were manufactured in Qatar in 1990,
this
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 figure increased slightly in the next five years, followed by a minimal decrease, and
then
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 it kept unchanged at 0.5
million
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barrels
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 until the end of the period. There was a similar trend, which is a growth in
oil
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 production in Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, and UAE. The figures for these countries started at approximately 2
million
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barrels
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 per day,
then
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 they rose gradually to over 4
million
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 in Iran and nearly 3.9
million
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 in Iraq and UAE.
Finally
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, the amount of
oil
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 manufactured in the UAE was about 3.5
million
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barrels
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 per day.

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    • Sentence 2 - Detailed background statement
    • Sentence 3 - Thesis
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Trend
  • Pattern
  • Fluctuation
  • Increase
  • Decrease
  • Comparison
  • Relationship
  • Correlation
  • Significant
  • Implication
  • Prediction
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