The line graph below shows changes in the amount and type of fast food consumed by Australian teenagers from 1975 to 2000. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph below shows changes in the amount and type of fast food consumed by Australian teenagers from 1975 to 2000.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
The given line chart compares the amount of three different kinds of fast food consumed by teenagers in Australia between 1975 and 2000.
Overall
, the figure for fish and chips saw a significant decrease over the 25-year
period
.
Conversely
, there was a sharp rise in the
number
of individuals eating pizza and
hamburgers
throughout the same
period
. It is evident from the chart that fish and chips were the most
favorite
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favourite
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kind of fast food in 1975, with just about 100
times
eaten by Australian teenagers.
This
number
hovered slightly between 80 and 100
times
from 1975 to 1985 before it fell consistently to just under 40
times
at the end
of the
period
, making it the least popular fast food on the list. Looking at the chart in more detail, both pizza and
hamburgers
witnessed a sharp increase in the
number
of teenagers choosing those foods as their choice over time. The
number
of
hamburgers
eaters was just about 10 in 1975;
however
this
figure experienced a surge over the next 10 years, with just over 80
times
eaten in 1985, the
number
of
hamburgers
eaters continued to rise to just about 100
times
in 1995,
then
it stayed unchanged over the next 5 years.
Similarly
, the
number
of
times
that pizza
were
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was
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eaten observed a considerable increase between 1975 and 1995, from just about 3
times
to over 80
times
in 1995 before the figure remained unchanged from 1995 until the end of the
period
.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words period, number, hamburgers, times with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "figure" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "figure" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 5 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "rise" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "unchanged" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 4 times.
Vocabulary: The word "just about" was used 4 times.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • line graph
  • trends
  • consumption
  • type of fast food
  • popularity
  • peaked
  • hit a low
  • timeline
  • notable
  • switch
  • cultural trends
  • economic factors
  • marketing efforts
  • increase
  • decrease
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