The line graph below shows changes in the amount and type of fast food consumed by Australian teenagers from 1975 to 2000. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The line graph below shows changes in the amount and type of fast food consumed by Australian teenagers from 1975 to 2000.

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

Write at least 150 words.
The line graph compares the fast food
consumption
of teenagers in Australia between 1975 and 2000, a period of 25 years.
Overall
, the
consumption
of
fish
and
chips
declined over the period,
whereas
the amount of pizza and hamburger that was eaten increased. In 1975, the most popular fast food
with
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among
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Australian teenagers was
chip
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chips
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and
fish
, which was eaten 100 times a year.
This
was far higher than pizza and hamburgers, which were consumed approximately five times a year.
However
, apart from a brief rise again from 1980 to 1985, the
consumption
of
fish
and
chips
gradually declined over the 25-year timescale to finish at just under 40. In sharp contrast to
this
, teenagers ate the other two fast foods at a much higher level. Pizza
consumption
increased gradually until it overtook the
consumption
of
fish
and
chips
in 1990. It
then
leveled
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levelled
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off from 1995 to 2000. The biggest rise was seen in hamburgers, as the occasions on which they were eaten increased sharply, exceeding that of
fish
and
chips
in 1995.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words consumption, fish, chips with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "declined" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "rise" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "gradually" was used 2 times.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Line graph
  • Consumption
  • Fast food
  • Australian teenagers
  • Trend
  • Fluctuation
  • Steady increase/decrease
  • Significant rise/decline
  • Compare
  • Contrast
  • Implications
  • Hamburgers
  • Pizza
  • Fish and chips
  • Data points
  • Period (time frame)
  • 25-year period
  • Paraphrase
  • Notable features
  • General increase
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