WRITING TASK 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The chart below shows percentages of young people choosing different ways to solve the global warming in four different countries in 2008.  Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.  Write at least 150 words.

The bar chart illustrates the proportion of young

people

in Portugal,

Poland

,

Romania

, and

Holland

who adopted four different measures to combat global warming in 2008.

Overall

, Portugal had the highest percentage of young

people

engaged in environmental countermeasures, followed by

Poland

,

Holland

, and

Romania

. Among the four countries, lifestyle changes were the most

favored

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favoured

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solution in Portugal,

whereas

advanced technology was the top choice in

Holland

. Looking at the data more closely, nearly 45% of young

people

in Portugal opted for lifestyle changes to address environmental issues, which was the highest among all countries.

Poland

followed with around 25%,

while

Romania

and

Holland

had approximately 13% each. When it comes to advanced technology,

Holland

led with 30%, a figure equal to those in Portugal who did not adopt

this

measure.

Romania

and

Poland

lagged behind, with only 20% and 10% of young

people

preferring technological solutions, respectively. Government regulations were most

favored

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favoured

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in Portugal, where 40% of the youth supported

this

approach,

while

Romania

and

Poland

showed moderate support, with 20% and 30%, respectively.

Holland

had the lowest proportion, with only 10% of young

people

favoring

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favouring

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governmental intervention. In summary,

while

lifestyle changes were the dominant choice in Portugal, young

people

in

Holland

showed a stronger preference for technological solutions, and government regulations varied in popularity across the countries.