This lesson is to practice vocabulary for line graphs.
The graph below shows the consumption of four types of dairy products in the USA from 1970 to 2010.
Source: IELTS Liz did not design the above graph.
Questions 1-6
Complete the details using no more than three words for each gap.
The amount of cheese eaten by people from the USA (1)…………….. (2)…………………….. from about 7 pounds in 1970 to reach a (3)…………… of over 20 pounds in 2010. Likewise, the consumption of yoghurt (4)………………. from just over 0 to just under 10 pounds in the final year. There was (5)………………… in the amount of full-fat ice cream eaten of about 2 pounds to reach about 9 pounds in 2010. The consumption of low-fat ice cream(6) …………. at around 4 pounds over the period given.
Answers
- rose / climbed / increased / went up
- steadily / significantly / considerably
- peak
- rose / climbed / increased / went up
- a decrease / a fall / a decline / a drop / a slight fall / a marginal decrease / a minimal drop
- fluctuated
