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The graph below shows the production levels of the main kinds of fuel in the UK between 1981 and 2000. Summarize the formation by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph illustrates the quantity of
petroleum
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, coal, and natural
gas
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 that were manufactured in the UK between 1981 and 2000. The amount is measured in
energy
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units
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, where 1 unit refers to the
energy
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 obtained from a million tonnes of oil.
Overall
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, it is seen that
petroleum
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 manufacturing was much higher than coal and natural
gas
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 throughout the years.
Petroleum
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production
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 in 1981 was approximately 90
energy
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units
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, after which it experienced a surge to 140
energy
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units
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 around 1985, where it remained steady until about 1988.
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 it showed a significant reduction and was only 100
energy
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units
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 in 1991. Afterwards,
petroleum
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 manufacture began to slowly increase and was back to 140
energy
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units
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 in the year 1996. It remained steady till the year 2000. Coal
production
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 was
initially
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 at 80
energy
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units
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 in 1981, and in 1983, it experienced a sharp decline to under 40
energy
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units
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. It gradually increased , and by 1986, it was about 60
energy
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units
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 and remained the same until 1989, when it showed a continual slow reduction in coal
production
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. By 2000, it was only about 30
energy
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units
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 that were being manufactured.
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, natural
gas
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 was estimated to be 40
energy
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units
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 in 1981 , and
this
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 figure barely changed until 1990, when it began to show a steady increment in
production
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 , and by the year 2000, natural
gas
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production
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 was around 100
energy
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units
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.

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Vocabulary: Replace the words petroleum, gas, energy, units, production with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "showed" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "reduction" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "remained" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "slowly" was used 2 times.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • production levels
  • fuel types
  • trend
  • fluctuating
  • dominant
  • period
  • rise
  • decline
  • context
  • spikes
  • drops
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