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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. Summarise the information by selcting and reporting the main features.

The graph below shows average carbon dioxide emissions per person in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy and Portugal between 1967 and 2007. Summarise the information by selcting and reporting the main features.
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The line graph shows the per capita
carbon
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dioxide
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pollution
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 of Great Britain, Sweden, Italy and Portugal from 1967 to 2007. It is notable that emissions in the UK are notoriously high compared to other countries.
In contrast
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, Portugal's
pollution
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 numbers are low, but the amount of
pollution
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 is increasing year by year. In terms of the average of
carbon
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dioxide
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 , Italy increased sharply, reaching 4.2 metric
tons
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 in 1967, 6.2 metric
tons
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 in 1977, 6.5 metric
tons
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 in 1987, and nearly 8 metric
tons
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 from 1997 to 2007, and
this
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 level remained stable.
Then
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 Portugal's
pollution
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 numbers increased over the years.
In addition
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, the amount of
carbon
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dioxide
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 between Portugal and Italy was stable at 2 metric
tons
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. In 1967, the United Kingdom was the most polluted, at about 11 metric
tons
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 of
carbon
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dioxide
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, but emissions in the UK fell slightly year-on-year, to about 10.7 metric
tons
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 in the first decade and 10 metric
tons
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. The second decade was the most polluted, with 9 metric
tons
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 in 1997 and 8.5 metric
tons
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 in 2007.

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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words carbon, dioxide, pollution, tons with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "shows" in your introduction.
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Vocabulary: The word "amount" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "stable" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 2 times.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • carbon dioxide emissions
  • average per capita
  • trend
  • increase/decrease
  • compare/contrast
  • period/stable
  • turning point
  • fluctuations
  • environmental policies
  • economic factors
  • technological advancements
  • sustainable practices
  • emission reduction targets
  • climate change
  • fossil fuels
  • renewable energy sources
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