Band 6+: Task 1: The line graph below shows changes in the amount and type of fast food consumed by Australian teenagers from 1975 to 2000. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph illustrates in the amount of fast food eating who Australian teenagers over a twenty five-year periot between 1975 and 2000.

Overall, what stands out from the line chart is that there were considerable upward trends in the consumption of both pizza and hamburger, while eating of fiah and chip saw a substantial fall over the period of question. Another intersting point is that fiah and chips were most popular fasd food in 1975 but in 2000 hamburger ate more fast food than the others.

Looking at the details, as regards hamburger, consumption started at 10 times in 1975, then there was a sharp increase over the next ten years, at which point it levelled off at just under 80 times in 1985. Then the figure went up markedly, finishing around 100 times in 2000. If we look at pizza, the trend was similar. Pizza gwored substantially of 85 times in 1995, having remained stable at approximatly 83 times in 2000.

In contrast, the consumption of fish and chips went in the opposite direction. Thaking fluctuated around 90 times until 1985. After that, the trends falling climbly to just over 40 times in 2000.