IELTS Writing Task 1: line graph

The graph below shows the demand for electricity in England during typical days in winter and summer. (Cambridge IELTS 4, page 54)

Fill the gaps below using words from the following list:

demand (x2)
lowest
at (x2)
in
highest
consumption (x2)
peaks
twice

1. The daily ______ of electricity in England is about ______ as high in the winter compared to the summer.

2. During the winter, ______ for electricity ______ ______ around 45,000 units between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m.

3. During the summer, ______ of electricity is at its ______, at about 20,000 units, between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.

4. ______ for electricity is ______ its ______ between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. ______ both seasons.

Comments

[Zwyx]

1. Consumption
2. Demand, peaks, at
3. Consumption, highest
4. Demand, at, lowest, in

[Sunny]

1.consumption twice
2.demand peaks at
3.consumption highest
4.Demand at lowest in

[Brisbane Kimberly]

1. consumption,twice
2. demand, peaks, at
3. consumption,highest
4. demand,at,lowest,in

[Elly]

1. consumption, twice
2. demand, peaks, at
3. consumption, highest
4. Demand, at, lowest, in

[Ruth W]

1.consumption, twice
2.demand, peaks, at
3.consumption, highest
4.demand, at, lowest, in

[Allan]

1. consumption,twice
2. demand, peaks, at
3. consumption, highest
4. demand,at,lowest, in

[waran]

1. consumption / twice
2. demand / peaks / at
3. consumption / highest
4. Demand / at / lowest / in

[Marya]

Hi Simon
here are my answers

consumption
twice
demand
peaks at
consumption
highest
demand
at
lowest
in

Thank you

[Dr Uzma]

Here are my answers,
consumption,twice,demand,peaks,at,consumption,highest,demand,at,lowest,in

[Marian]

1. consumption, twice
2. demand, peaks, at
3. consumption, highest
4. Demand, at, lowest, in

[imari]

1.consumption,twice
2.demands,peaks,at
3.consumption,highest
4.demand,at,lowest,in

[phuong]

1. The daily consumption of electricity in England is about twice as high in the winter compared to the summer.

2. During the winter, demand for electricity peaks at around 45,000 units between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m.

3. During the summer, consumption of electricity is at its highest, at about 20,000 units, between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.

4. Demand for electricity is at its lowest between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. in both seasons.

[sanam]

1. consumption twice

2. demand peaks at

3. consumption highest

4. demand at lowest in

[Simon]

CORRECT ANSWERS FROM SIMON:

1. consumption, twice


2. demand, peaks at

3. consumption, highest


4. demand, at, lowest, in

Note: "demand FOR", "consumption OF"

[aneel]

hii simons the writhing module structure is chaged??? teel me i umm worry abt dat and i have on 2 apirl test so plzz teel me

[Simon]

Hi Aneel,

No, I've just checked the official IELTS site and they don't mention any changes.

[esmaeil]

hi simon
I want to know what do you write as introduction and overview for this example:
http://ieltswriting.info/2010/10/ielts-essay-task-1-sales-and-share-prices.html

[Simon]

Hi Esmaeil,

The introduction in the answer on that website is fine (it's the first sentence below the charts), but they didn't really give an overview.

For the overview, just mention the 'biggest' item in the pie chart (North America) and the overall trend for the line graph (share price fluctuated but there was an overall increase).

[Manpreet]

hi simon
manpreet here
my ans are
1 consumption, twice
2 demand,at
3 consumption highest
4 demand, at, lowest, in

[Simon]

CORRECT ANSWERS FROM SIMON:

1. consumption, twice


2. demand, peaks at

3. consumption, highest


4. demand, at, lowest, in

[salwa]

HI Simon
can you tell me if this sentences gramaticaly correct
During the winter,the figure for electricity demanding is twofold the demanded elctricity in summer.

[Simon]

Hi Salwa,

No, we use "twofold" like this:

"a twofold increase" or "the number increased twofold"

You need to write something like: "demand for electricity in the winter is twice as high as in the summer"

[salwa]

thank you Simon

[mehran]

The two line chart compares the differences bethween the consumption of electricity energy in two various season(winter and summer)in England.

As can be seen,the consumption of electricity is more than doubled during the winter rather than summer although this consumption decline noticeably after the 21hrs

furthermore,in winter figure,between ohrs and noon the cycle consumption is completely regular,before leveling out to 21hrs.on the other hand,

[nav]

hi simon, can we write the second paragraph like this?
' overall, the most noticeable changes were seen during winter perios where usage of electricity fluctuated as the day passes; whereas, the same figures for summers remained constant throughout the day ' ?

please correct the mistakes .
thanks
nav

[nav]

sorry simon , it was 'period' and 'passed'

my mistake :(

[Simon]

Hi Nav,

Yes, that's fine. Just check how to use 'whereas' (with correct punctuation) by reading this lesson:

http://ielts-simon.com/ielts-help-and-english-pr/2010/11/ielts-grammar-however-and-whereas.html

[Joyce]

hi Simon

Just a quick question

Do we need put an article before ”demand for” or “consumption of” in the example 2, 3 and 4?
So it would turn out like this: ”the demand for electricity” or “the consumption of electricity”
Thanks for your answering

[Simon]

Hi Joyce,

You can add "the", but you don't need to. Both ways are correct.

[Dung]

Hi Simon,
it is ok if I write like this " The consumption of electricity is about twice as high in the winter AS THAT in the summer"
instead of :" The consumption of electricity is about twice as high in the winter COMPARED TO the summer"
thank you so much!!!

[Simon]

Hi Dung,

Yes, that's fine.

[sohaib]

hi Simon
can i write hot and cold weather instead of winter and summer?

can i write "the figures for" to represent the units of electricity?

finally,you wrote"twice as high in winter compaed to summer".can it be twice as higher in winter than in summer
thanks

[Simon]

Hi Sohaib,

I wouldn't write 'hot and cold weather'. Don't worry about repeating key words like 'winter and summer'.

"the figures for" can be used with any type of number.

If you want to use "higher than", you need to write "two times higher in winter than in summer".

[sohaib]

Thanku Simon
God bless you

[Giang]

The line graph compares the consumption of electricity in Britain on summer and winter days, while the pie chart provides information about the different uses in average British households.

Overall, the demand for electricity in England during the winter nearly doubled compared to that during the summer. Also, just over half of electricity consumed by average English homes is used for heating room and water.

As can be seen clearly from the line graph that British citizens consume the least amount of electric energy between 6 p.m and 9 p.m. with approximately 35,000 units in winter and about half of that in summer. The figure for the former season continues to rise the following hours and reaches a peak at nearly 50,000 units between 9 p.m and 10 p.m, while that for the latter is recorded at around 20,000 units between 1 p.m and 2 p.m.

The most striking characteristic of the pie chart is that English households use over half of the electricity to warm water and living spaces. The remaining power is allocated to three categories, namely ovens, kettles, washing machines for the first, lighting, TV, radio for the second and vacuum cleaners, food mixers, electric tools for the third with nearly equal division.

[Mina]

Hello every one
im new in this usefull topic unfortunatly i find it so late !!!

The line graph represents percentage of consumption energy in Grate Britain during a days in two different seasons,winter and summer.

Dear Simon what is your feedback?

[larry]

The line graph compares the daily consumption of electricity in the UK during typical days in summer and winter.
It is very clear that the daily consumption of electricity in England is about twice as high in the winter compared to the summer. In contrast to the comparatively small change in demand for electricity during typical summer days, the figure for winter days can be witnessed with big fluctuations.
During the winter, consumption of electricity reaches its first peak at around 40,000 units between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m., which is followed by another highest demand, at about 45,000 units between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m.
During the summer, two highest figures for electricity consumption are recorded at around 2 p.m. and 11 p.m., respectively, with a total comparably demand of 20,000 units at both peaks. In contrast, demand for electricity is at its lowest between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. in both seasons, at about 30,000 units in winter and 12,000 units in summer.

Thanks Simon.

[Ariel]

The line graph compares the consumption of electricity during normal days in winter and summer in England.
Clearly, the daily consumption fluctuates. Besides, it is obvious that the demand for electricity in winter is twice as high in summer. Both of them show the lowest rate of electricity use between 6 A.M. and 9 A.M. in the morning. Similarly, they present the highest rate of electricity consumption during the period from 21 P.M. to 23 P.M. in the midnight.

During the winter, the electricity consumption starts from 35,000 units and increases a little bit to 40,000 units at 3 A.M. Then, there is a 10,000 unit decrease from 3 A.M. to 7 A.M. It fluctuates slightly and climbs gradually to 45,000 units at 22 P.M., peaks its highest during the day period.

During the summer, it begins at around 18,000 units and shows a small deduction by 8,000 units to about 12,000 units at 9 A.M. Then, the demand for electricity goes upward gradually to its first highest point about 20,000 units. There is a small change between 15 P.M. and 21 P.M. After that, it reaches its second highest point at 20,000 units nearly 24 P.M.