Band 6+: WRITING TASK 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The graph below gives information on the usage of water for agricultural purposes in two different countries between 2000 to 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The given line graph illustrates the water consumption in two different countries for agricultural purpose from 2000 to 2010. The unit of measurement is cubic meters.

Overall, it is evident that Russia consumes slightly higher amount of water than Australia for agriculture purpose and usage is rapidly rising in both countries.

In 2000, Russia used to consume twice amount of water as that of Australia hovering around 500 for Australia and 1000 for Russia respectively. Both countries had rising water requirements till 2003 reaching a heigh of around 1800 in Russia and slightly less than 1000 in Australia. However, after 2003, Russia recognized a sudden drop in water consumption and this trend continued till 2007 and rised again afterwards to climb a zenith of around 2200 in 2010.

Additionally, Australia surpassed Russia in water usage in late 2006s reaching a heigh of around 1400. However, russsia re-imerged in 2007 leaving australia behind after 2008. Moreover, Australia’s continueous rise in comsumption of water reached a pinncale of 2000 in 2010.