The diagram below shows how electricity is generated in a hydroelectric power station. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The diagram below shows how electricity is generated in a hydroelectric power station.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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The diagram illustrates the process of generating electricity through
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water
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a water
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power station.
Overall
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, the process requires day and night work to produce electricity. First of all, the cycle begins with
water
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from the river going through an opened dam, which is accessible only during the day,
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flowing down to a power station.
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this
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,
liquid
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the liquid
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reaches reversible tubes,
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is operates
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the generator by creating energy and sending it up to power lines,
that
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are compounded to
generator
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the generator
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. Meanwhile, the low-level reservoir is filling with
water
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also
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via reversible turbines.
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, during the night,
water
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is pumped into
high-level
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reservoir to
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the
in day
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place. The substance goes from low-level through the reversible turbines to reach a dam and the process commences again.
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Common mistake: Your writing should be 150-250 words.
Vocabulary: Replace the words water with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Only 3 basic words for charts were used.
Vocabulary: The word "reaches" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • hydroelectric power station
  • reservoir
  • potential energy
  • mechanical energy
  • electrical energy
  • turbine
  • generator
  • renewable energy
  • fossil fuels
  • emissions
  • power lines
  • gate-controlled tunnels
  • gravity-driven
  • transformation
  • clean energy source
  • sustainable
  • recycled water
  • mountainous area
  • activate
  • transmit
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