U1 - Writing Task 1 - Line Graph - Meat and Fish Consumption
U1 - Writing Task 1 - Line Graph - Meat and Fish Consumption
The line graph gives information about the average consumption of beef, lamb, chicken, and
fish by each person in a country in Europe from 1979 to 2004.
Overall, while the consumption of chicken experienced an upward trend, a downward trend
was recorded for the other kinds of food during the period given. In addition, the lowest
figure was fish in all years, whereas the highest was from 1989 onwards.
Regarding beef and lamb, in 1979, the weekly amount of beef eaten by each person was
around 220 grams, after that it rose slightly to a peak of about 240 grams in the 1980s,
before falling dramatically to over 100 grams in 2004. Meanwhile, starting with the second
rank of precisely 150 grams in the first year, lamb consumption witnessed a significant fall
to around 60 grams in the final year.
Turning to the other kinds of food, the consumption of chicken came in third at the
beginning with approximately 140 grams, after which it witnessed a considerable growth to
overtake that for lamb and beef to reach the highest level of over 250 grams at the end of the
timeline. In contrast, there is a gradual decline from roughly 60 to 50 grams in the figure for
fish during the same time frame.