The graph below shows the consumption of fish and some different kinds of meat in European country between 1979 and 2004. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph below shows the consumption of fish and some different kinds of meat in European country between 1979 and 2004. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
IELTS Writing Task Chart for The graph below shows the consumption of fish and some different kinds of meat in European country between 1979 and 2004. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
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The line graph shows variations in the weekly consumption of fish and three types of meat in one European country from 1979 to 2004.
Although
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there were fluctuations,
overall
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, people in
this
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country consistently ate more meat than fish, and the general trend was to move away from
beef
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and lamb as
chicken
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became
the
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apply
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dominant in
this
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category. In the first decade,
beef
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was consumed in significantly higher quantities than the other foods listed. Despite an initial sharp fall to approximately 175
grams
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, it
then
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recovered reaching a high of close to 240
grams
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per
week
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.
However
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, from 1989 onwards,
beef
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consumption fell almost continually, and by 2004 had almost halved. Lamb almost exactly mirrored
this
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fluctuating trend, falling from
second
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highest
initially
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(at 150
grams
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) to approximately 60
grams
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per
week
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by the end of the period.
In contrast
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,
chicken
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climbed from less than 150
grams
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in 1979 and took the lead from around 1990 onwards. Interestingly, the increases in
chicken
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corresponded with the declines in
beef
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and lamb, and by 2002
chicken
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consumption had exceeded all previous rates, reaching approximately 260
grams
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a
week
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,
although
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this
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peak was not maintained. Fish was consistently eaten the least, beginning at around 60
grams
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per
week
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and
then
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dropping to below 50
grams
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.
While
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it was the lowest, it remained relatively stable for the majority of the period.

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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "although".
Vocabulary: Replace the words beef, chicken, grams, week with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "shows" in your introduction.
Vocabulary: The word "trend" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "fall" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "approximately" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "almost" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • consumption trends
  • steady increase
  • most consumed meat
  • relatively stable
  • general decline
  • pronounced decline
  • over the years
  • throughout the period
  • depicts
  • span
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