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IELTS Academic Task 1: Mixed Charts — Environment & energy
Original practice prompt written in exam style — not a real exam question, and not a prediction.
The charts below show a country's electricity mix and the total amount of electricity consumed by three sectors in 2020. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. The data is as follows. Electricity generation by source (pie chart): gas 38%, wind 26%, nuclear 17%, solar 9%, hydro 6%, and other sources 4% (totalling 100%). Electricity consumption by sector (bar chart, in terawatt-hours): households 110 TWh, industry 95 TWh, and commercial users 70 TWh, giving total consumption of 275 TWh. Renewables (wind, solar and hydro) supplied 41% of generation, slightly more than gas alone, while households consumed more electricity than either of the other two sectors, and about 40% of the national total.
Examiner focus: Two charts, two different questions (where power comes from vs where it goes) — keep them in separate paragraphs and connect them in the overview.
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