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The graph below shows average carbon dioxide emissions per person in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy and Portugal between 1967 and 2007.

The graph below shows average carbon dioxide emissions per person in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy and Portugal between 1967 and 2007.
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The given line graph illustrates the average amount of
carbon
dioxide
emissions
, which was produced
by
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per person in 3 different countries in a 40-year period.
Overall
,
while
 Italy and Portugal witnessed an upward trend in the number of produced
carbon
dioxide
, the
figure
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of
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 the UK and Sweden decreased over
a
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 period shown. It was
also
 noticeable that
UK
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the UK
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 always had the most
carbon
dioxide
 discharged from 1967 to 2007. First of all, from 1967 to 2007, the amount of
carbon
dioxide
emissions
 in the UK reduced steadily, with about 2
tonnes
 reduction.
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, the figure
of
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 Sweden fluctuated through 40 years, from more than 8
tonnes
 in 1967 to roughly 6
tonnes
 in 2007, ranking third with Portugal.
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 contrast, Italy and Portugal
was
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 the only two countries
that
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 the number of
carbon
dioxide
emissions
 increased after 40 years. Specifically, in 1967, Italy produced about 4
tonnes
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emissions
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,
however
, after 40 years, that number was up to approximately 8
tonnes
, twice as high as that of Italy in 1967. It
also
 became the second biggest country discharging
carbon
dioxide
.
Lastly
, the average
emissions
 of Portugal climbed considerably, at 4
tonnes
 throughout the period shown. Despite
used to be
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 the bottom of the list, the figure of Portugal came in
the
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third place in 2007, sharing with that of Sweden.
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Conclusion: The conclusion is too long.
Vocabulary: Replace the words carbon, dioxide, emissions, tonnes with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "figure" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "amount" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 2 times.
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