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Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below, and make 
comparisons where relevant. 
You should write at least 150 words. 
 
The pie charts compare the amount of electricity produced using five different sources of fuel in two 
countries over two separate years. 
Total electricity production increased dramatically from 1980 to 2000 in both Australia and France. 
While the totals for both countries were similar, there were big differences in the fuel sources used. 
Coal was used to produce 50 of the total 100 units of electricity in Australia in 1980, rising to 130 out 
of 170 units in 2000. By contrast, nuclear power became the most important fuel source in France in 
2000, producing almost 75% of the country’s electricity.
Australia depended on hydro power for just well under 25% of its electricity in both years, but the 
amount of electricity produced using this type of power fell from 5 to only 2 units in France. Oil, on 
the other hand, remained a relatively important fuel source in France, but its use declined in 
Australia. Both countries relied on natural gas for electricity production significantly more in 1980 
than in 2000. 
170 Words 
 

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IELTS
 JOURNAL 
 
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Sample Answer 11 
The graph and table below give information about water use worldwide and water consumption in two 
different countries.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below. 
 
You should write at least 150 words. 
The charts compare the amount of water used for agriculture, industry and homes around the world, 
and water use in Brazil and the Democratic Republic of Congo. 
It is clear that global water needs rose significantly between 1900 and 2000, and that agriculture 
accounted for the largest proportion of water used. We can also see that water consumption was 
considerably higher in Brazil than in the Congo. 
In 1900, around 500km³ of water was used by the agriculture sector worldwide. The figures for 
industrial and domestic water consumption stood at around one fifth of that amount. By 2000, global 
water use for agriculture had increased to around 3000km³, industrial water use had risen to just 
under half that amount, and domestic consumption had reached approximately 500km³. 
In the year 2000, the populations of Brazil and the Congo were 176 million and 5.2 million 
respectively. Water consumption per person in Brazil, at 359m³, was much higher than that in the 
Congo, at only 8m³, and this could be explained by the fact that Brazil had 265 times more irrigated 
land.