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.
Write at least 150 words.

Introduction
The line graph illustrates the average amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions each individual
produced in four different countries—the UK, Sweden, Italy and Portugal—over a four-decade period
(1967-2007).

Overview (2-3 points)

Overall, the amount of CO2 emissions in the UK and Sweden generally decreased throughout the Commented [LJ1]: Connecting Words – Very
period although the latter soared for the first decade. On the other hand, the emissions in the other two
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nations steadily increased. Of the four countries, the UK created the largest amount of CO2 emissions
over the period. Commented [LJ2]: Connecting Words – Very
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Body 1 (2-3 time sections)
Turning to the details, the amount of CO2 emissions in the UK continually dropped from around
11 to under 9 metric tonnes over the period. However, the emissions in Sweden soared from just Commented [LJ3]: Include numerical data in your
under 9 to just over 10 metric tonnes for the first ten years but plummeted to 7 metric tonnes between body paragraphs!
1977 and 1987. It then continued to go down, but at a slower rate, finishing at approximately 5 metric Commented [LJ4]: Good grammar point!
tonnes.

Body 2 (2-3 time sections)

Compared to these two countries, the average CO2 emissions produced in Italy and Portugal rose
from just over 4 to under 8 metric tonnes and from nearly 1 to more than 5 metric tonnes
respectively between 1967 and 1997. From then onwards, both the figures remained unchanged. Commented [LJ5]: You need to use this word for
(203 words) higher than 7!

How to use the word, “respectively”.

- Nayoung, Eunji and Subin like different colours. Each likes sky blue, green, and pink
respectively.