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. Summarize 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.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The
chart
illustrates the proportion of
the
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apply
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Australian
household
energy
is
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used from appliances and
greenhouse
gases.
Overall
,
it is clear that
Australian
households use most of their
energy
and
greenhouse
gas
emissions
for heating and water heating. Refrigeration is used the least in both charts. The proportion of heating accounts for the largest amount of
energy
use by
Australian
households (42%)
while
greenhouse
gas
emissions
account for only 15%. Water heating in both charts does not differ too much,
energy
use is 30% and
greenhouse
gas
emissions
is
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are
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32%. Other devices ranked 3rd in
chart
1 and 2nd highest in
chart
2, just behind water heating in
greenhouse
gas
emissions
. Regarding the remaining categories, cooling accounts for the lowest figures in both charts. Lighting accounts for 8% of
greenhouse
gas
emissions
, twice the amount of
energy
used (4%). Refrigeration(14%) in
chart
2, twice the
energy
used by
Australian
apartments (7%)
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Vocabulary: Replace the words chart, australian, energy, greenhouse, gas, emissions with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Only 6 basic words for charts were used.
Vocabulary: The word "chart" was used 7 times.
Vocabulary: The word "amount" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "proportion" was used 2 times.

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