The graph below shows average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per person in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy and Portugal between 1967 and 2007. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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The given line graph illustrates average carbon dioxide emissions per person in four countries, namely
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Kingdom, Sweden, Italy and Portugal
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1967 to 2007.
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, the United Kingdom was the only
countries
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country
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that dropped
all over
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throughout
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the period,
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Sweden increased at first but
then
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declined significantly.
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, the average carbon dioxide emissions per person in Italy and Portugal continue to rise. On the one hand, the average carbon dioxide emissions per person of the United Kingdom
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decreased from around 11
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in 1967 to 9
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in 2007.
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, Sweden reached a peak at about 10
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in 1967, but soon dropped remarkably,
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about 6
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left in 2007.
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, Italy rose from approximately 4
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in 1967 to 8
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in 1997, remain the same in 2007. Portugal rose continuously during the period, from around 2
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in 1967 to nearly 6
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in the year of 2007.

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Vocabulary: Rephrase your introduction. Words match: 79%.
Vocabulary: Replace the words tonnes with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • trend
  • rise
  • increase
  • grow
  • go up
  • climb
  • fall
  • decrease
  • drop
  • decline
  • dip
  • peak
  • high
  • lowest
  • level
  • level off
  • stabilise
  • stabilize
  • flat
  • unchanged
  • remain
  • compare
  • in comparison with
  • whereas
  • while
  • higher than
  • lower than
  • the most
  • the least
  • over the period
  • during
  • between
  • from…to…
  • through
  • in the late
  • in the early
  • in the 1980s
  • all four
  • country
  • countries
  • emission per person
  • overall
  • in general
  • main features
  • notable
  • significant
  • pattern
  • change
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