The first chart below shows how energy is used in an average Australian household. The second chart shows the greenhouse gas emissions which result from this energy use. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The first chart below shows how energy is used in an average Australian household. The second chart shows the greenhouse gas emissions which result from this energy use. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The two pie charts illustrate the ratio of power used by an average family living in Australia and
therefore
the produced greenhouse
gas
.
Overall
, the
energy
is mainly used for heating and the emission of greenhouse
gas
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gases
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mostly comes from
water
heating. There
are
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42
percent
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per cent
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of
energy
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the energy
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used by
an
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household in Australia for heating, which is the highest proportion, followed by
water
heating, which is 30
percent
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. In comparison with these two ways of power used, the
energy
consumed for cooling, lighting, refrigeration and other appliances
maintain
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a relatively small proportion, which
are
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28
percent
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, even 2
percent
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less than the figure
of
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water
heating. Regarding the ratio of greenhouse
gas
emission
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emissions
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, it is noteworthy that
although
heating is the main purpose of
energy
use, it is not dominant in
gas
production, as it only shows 15
percent
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in ratio. The most
gas
emitted is from
water
heating, which is 32
percent
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. 28
percent
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gas
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is produced from other appliances, which is the second-highest proportion.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words gas, energy, water, percent with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "proportion" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "ratio" was used 3 times.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Average Australian household
  • Greenhouse gas emissions
  • Energy consumption
  • Activities
  • Heating
  • Cooling
  • Water heating
  • Appliances
  • Lighting
  • Standby
  • Percentage (%)
  • Consumption patterns
  • Efficiency
  • Emissions impact
  • Renewable energy
  • Energy-saving measures
  • Sustainability
  • Carbon footprint
  • Electricity
  • Natural gas
  • Emissions breakdown
  • Energy audit
  • Environmental impact
  • Conservation
  • Mitigation strategies
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