IELTS Writing Task 1: quick gap-fill exercise

The following sentences describe a bar chart about electricity in Cambridge IELTS book 13. Choose words from the list below to fill the gaps.

ranked, was, that, far, just, it, of, of

1. China and the United States produced and consumed ______ more electricity than any other country in 2014.
2. ______ the ten countries shown on the chart, only Germany consumed more electricity than ______ produced.
3. In 2014, China was ______ first in terms ______ the amount of electricity that it produced and consumed.
4. China produced 5398 billion kWh of electricity in ______ year, while the US, which ______ ranked second, produced ______ over 4000 billion kWh of electricity.

Comments

[Akter]

1. China and the United States produced and consumed FAR more electricity than any other country in 2014.

2. OF the ten countries shown on the chart, only Germany consumed more electricity than IT produced.

3. In 2014, China was RANKED first in terms OF the amount of electricity that it produced and consumed.

4. China produced 5398 billion kWh of electricity in THAT year, while the US, which WAS ranked second, produce JUST over 4000 billion kWh of electricity.

[Lizzy]

1. far
2. Of; it
3. ranked; of
4. that; was; just

[Iqra]

1. Far
2. Of, it
E. Ranked,of,
4. That,was,just

[jason]

1. far
2. of, it
3. ranked, of
4. that, was, just

[Jigna]

1. Far
2. Of,it
3. that,was,just

[Jigna]

Sorry friends....

1.far
2. Of, it
3. Ranked, of
4. That, was, just

[Liulibin]

hi, Simon, I want to know why you used "was ranked" instead of just "China ranked first"

[gigi]

Liulibin

See the explanations here for the underlying grammar concepts:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergative_verb#In_English

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:English_ergative_verbs

https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Category:English_ergative_verbs&from=R

The difference in meaning between "China ranked ..." and "China was ranked ..." is quite small. The first tends to suggest more of an absolute fact, whereas the second simply reports the ranking as per the chart or table.

[enamul]

1. Far
2. Just, that
3. Ranked, of
4. That , was , just

[Hocuong89]

1. Far
2. Just, that
3. Ranked, of
4. That , was , just

[liulibin]

gigi,
thanks for your help, so 'China' here is the undergoer? then these two forms are Intransitive+passive（china was ranked） and intransitive+active(china ranked)?

[Pachu]

1) far
2) of, it
3) ranked, of
4) that, was ,just

[gigi]

liulibin

Yes, China is the "undergoer" in "China was ranked". This is indeed passive, and generally passive verbs never have an object. In English, however, there are a few exceptions, such as "give" in "She was given a book".

[Sanaz]

1-for
2-of,it
3-ranked, of
4-that, was, just

[Tinh]

1. Far
2. Of, it
3. Ranked, of
4. That, was, just

[Hang Pham]

1. Far
2. Of, it
3. Ranked, of
4. That, was, just

[Simon]

CORRECT ANSWERS FROM SIMON:

1. far
2. of, it
3. ranked, of
4. that, was, just

[Vie]

1. far
2. Of, it
3. ranked, of
4. that, was, just

[Eekra]

1)far
2) of, it
3) ranked, of
4) that , was , just

[Tian]

ranked, was, that, far, just, it, of, of

China and the United States produced and consumed __far__ more electricity than any other country in 2014.
__Of____ the ten countries shown on the chart, only Germany consumed more electricity than ___it___ produced.
In 2014, China was __ranked____ first in terms __of__ the amount of electricity that it produced and consumed.
China produced 5398 billion kWh of electricity in __that____ year, while the US, which __was___ ranked second, produced __just____ over 4000 billion kWh of electricity.

[chinh]

the test is quite easy. Most people, including me, get it right.
1. far
2. of, it
3. ranked, of
4. that, was just