Sample answers by Simon Corcoran

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U.S. meat and poultry consumption (graph) 
The graph below shows trends in US meat and poultry consumption. 
The line graph shows changes in the per capita consumption of beef, pork, broilers and 
turkey in the United States between 1955 and 2012. 
It is noticeable that beef was by far the most popular of the four types of meat for the 
majority of the 57-year period. However, a considerable rise can be seen in the 
consumption of broilers, with figures eventually surpassing those for beef. 
Between 1955 and 1976, US beef consumption rose from around 60 to a peak of 90 
pounds per person per year. During the same period, consumption of broilers also rose, 
to nearly 30 pounds per person, while the figures for pork fluctuated between 50 and 
40 pounds per person. Turkey was by far the least popular meat, with figures below 10 
pounds per capita each year. 
By 2012, the amount of beef consumed by the average American had plummeted to 
around 50 pounds, but the consumption of broilers had doubled since the 1970s, to 
approximately 55 pounds per capita. By contrast, there were no significant changes in 
the trends for pork and turkey consumption over the period as a whole. 
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Waste paper recycling (Flow Chart) 
The chart below shows the process of waste paper recycling. 
 
The flow chart shows how waste paper is recycled. It is clear that there are six distinct 
stages in this process, from the initial collection of waste paper to the eventual 
production of usable paper. 
At the first stage in the paper recycling process, waste paper is collected either from 
paper banks, where members of the public leave their used paper, or directly from 
businesses. This paper is then sorted by hand and separated according to its grade, with 
any paper that is not suitable for recycling being removed. Next, the graded paper is 
transported to a paper mill. 
Stages four and five of the process both involve cleaning. The paper is cleaned and 
pulped, and foreign objects such as staples are taken out. Following this, all remnants of 
ink and glue are removed from the paper at the de-inking stage. Finally, the pulp can be 
processed in a paper making machine, which makes the end product: usable paper.