The first chart below shows how energy is used in an average Australian household. The second chart shows the greenhouse gas emissions which result from this energy use. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The first chart below shows how energy is used in an average Australian household. The second chart shows the greenhouse gas emissions which result from this energy use.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The pie charts give information about the average Australian household's
energy
consumption and how much greenhouse gas
emissions
are generated.
Overall
, heating purposes are the highest number of
energy
use
and they contribute to the biggest
emissions
,
while
the lowest one is the cooling category.
To begin
with, heating and water heating in Australian families make up 72% of
energy
use
, 42% and 30% in turn , making them the biggest amount of
energy
use
. These
also
contribute to the largest gas
emissions
generated which account for almost half of total
emissions
at 15% for heating and 32% for water heating. Meanwhile, other appliances are the third biggest
energy
use
at 15% which produces the second highest emission at 28%, which is 13% higher than heating
emissions
. Unlike others, the
energy
used in cooling and lighting is only below 10% of
energy
use
and
emissions
produced.
However
, refrigeration uses 7% of
energy
, but it generates higher
emissions
at 14%, twice higher than its used
energy
.
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Basic structure: Change the third paragraph.
Vocabulary: Replace the words energy, emissions, use with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "information" in your introduction.
Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the third paragraph.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • Average Australian household
  • Greenhouse gas emissions
  • Energy consumption
  • Activities
  • Heating
  • Cooling
  • Water heating
  • Appliances
  • Lighting
  • Standby
  • Percentage (%)
  • Consumption patterns
  • Efficiency
  • Emissions impact
  • Renewable energy
  • Energy-saving measures
  • Sustainability
  • Carbon footprint
  • Electricity
  • Natural gas
  • Emissions breakdown
  • Energy audit
  • Environmental impact
  • Conservation
  • Mitigation strategies
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