The graph below shows the amounts of waste produced by three companies over a period of 15 years. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph below shows the amounts of waste produced by three companies over a period of 15 years. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
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The line graph compares three
companies
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in terms of how much
waste
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they produced, in
tonnes
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, from 2000 to 2015.
Overall
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,
companies
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A and B declined over
this
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period,
whereas
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company
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A increased in the production of
waste
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over the years.
Company
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A emitted the most amount of
waste
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material in 2000, which was 12
tonnes
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.
This
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figure gradually fell to about 8
tonnes
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in the next 15 years.
In addition
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, at the onset of the period,
company
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B made about 8
tonnes
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of
waste
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, and by 2005
this
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figure rose approximately to 10
tonnes
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;
however
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in the next decade
waste
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production dropped to 3
tonnes
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, which was the lowest in 2015 when comparing the other two
companies
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. Moving on to
company
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C,
although
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it had the lowest amount of
waste
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as
by-product
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a by-product
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in 2000, at 4
tonnes
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, the figure climbed by 6
tonnes
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, overtaking
companies
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A and B as the highest producer of
waste
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in 2015.
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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
Vocabulary: Replace the words companies, waste, tonnes, company with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "figure" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "amount" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • trend
  • fluctuation
  • significant changes
  • increase
  • decrease
  • waste production
  • period
  • compare
  • analyze
  • main features
  • highlight
  • decline
  • rise
  • steady
  • variations
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