Forest Industry
The line graph compares the production of 3 different categories of the forest industry in the UK between 1980 and 2000.
Overall, paper and packaging led throughout and rose the most significantly. Sawn wood saw a decline while wood pulp stayed relatively unchanged in terms of production quantity by the end of the period despite a fall during the initial half of the time frame.
Paper and packaging was the industry leader in production statistics, and increased overall, rising steadily from around 230 million tonnes in 1980 to 250 million tonnes a decade later. This sector then continued to surge, registering a precipitous rise and a peak at 350 million tonnes in 2000, the highest data point in the chart.
Sawn wood and wood pulp, on the other hand, saw reverse trends in general. Sawn wood, starting at 200 million tonnes in 1980 (second place to paper & packaging), declined consistently to roughly 130 million by the end of the timeline. Wood pulp, though beginning the period lower at approximately 170 million tonnes, decreased and intersected with sawn wood at 150 million in 1990, after which there was a marginal rise to just over 150 million tonnes in 2000, overtaking sawn wood.
Essay breakdown
Structure
Introduction
[1] The line graph compares the production of 3 different categories of the forest industry in the UK between 1980 and 2000.
[2] Overall, paper and packaging led throughout and rose the most significantly. [3] Sawn wood saw a decline while wood pulp stayed relatively unchanged in terms of production quantity by the end of the period despite a fall during the initial half of the time frame.
- Write a general statement to rephrase the topic.
- Write a clear overview to illustrate the overall trend of the leading category of the chart.
- Continue to develop the overview by displaying further details about the outstanding features of the other variables in the line chart.
Body 1
[1] Paper and packaging was the industry leader in production statistics, and increased overall, rising steadily from around 230 million tonnes in 1980 to 250 million tonnes a decade later. [2] This sector then continued to surge, registering a precipitous rise and a peak at 350 million tonnes in 2000, the highest data point in the chart.
- Start the paragraph by giving details of the leading sector (paper and packaging) during the first ten years.
- Continue to display the progress of the mentioned data until the end of the time surveyed.
Body 2
[1] Sawn wood and wood pulp, on the other hand, saw reverse trends in general. [2] Sawn wood, starting at 200 million tonnes in 1980 (second place to paper & packaging), declined consistently to roughly 130 million by the end of the timeline. [3] Wood pulp, though beginning the period lower at approximately 170 million tonnes, decreased and intersected with sawn wood at 150 million in 1990, after which there was a marginal rise to just over 150 million tonnes in 2000, overtaking sawn wood.
- Display the overall feature of sawn wood and wood pulp.
- Continue to display the progress of the former (sawn wood) during the given period – also including a relevant comparison (with paper & packaging).
- Describe the progress of the latter (wood pulp) during the given period and make a relevant comparison (with sawn wood) – these two figures intersected with each other in 1990.
Vocabulary
The line graph compares the production of 3 different categories of the forest industry in the UK between 1980 and 2000.
Overall, paper and packaging led throughout and rose the most significantly. Sawn wood saw a decline while wood pulp stayed relatively unchanged in terms of production quantity by the end of the period despite a fall during the initial half of the time frame.
Paper and packaging was the industry leader in production statistics, and increased overall, rising steadily from around 230 million tonnes in 1980 to 250 million tonnes a decade later. This sector then continued to surge, registering a precipitous rise and a peak at 350 million tonnes in 2000, the highest data point in the chart.
Sawn wood and wood pulp, on the other hand, saw reverse trends in general. Sawn wood, starting at 200 million tonnes in 1980 (second place to paper & packaging), declined consistently to roughly 130 million by the end of the timeline. Wood pulp, though beginning the period lower at approximately 170 million tonnes, decreased and intersected with sawn wood at 150 million in 1990, after which there was a marginal rise to just over 150 million tonnes in 2000, overtaking sawn wood.
- forest industry: the industry that is engaged in the commercial harvesting and use of forest resources
- to lead throughout (past tense: led) (verb): to top the chart throughout
- stay relatively unchanged: remain largely undisturbed
- the initial half: the first half
- production statistics: the activity that is carried out within a statistical information system
- surge (verb): a sudden increase in the amount or number of something/ increase fast and significantly
- a precipitous rise: a sudden and significant rise
- to peak (verb): to reach the highest point
- reverse trend: opposite trend
- decline consistently: decrease continuously
- the timeline: the period
- to intersect (verb): to meet or cross each other
- a marginal rise: an insignificant increase
- to overtake (verb): to outstrip
Reading
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