Task 1

Model Response
Question

The graph below shows food consumption in Australia between 1950 and
2010.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features,

and make comparisons where relevant.

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The line graph presents information about how much food was consumed

in Australia from 1950 until 2010 in five categories of food. Overall, by

2010, consumption had increased in all food categories except for meat,

which had declined.

The greatest increase over the 60-year period was in fruit consumption,

which grew from 80 kilograms per person in 1950 to 140 kilograms in

2010, despite a drop in consumption in 1970. Consumption of vegetables

and bread also went up, both by about 20 kilograms per person between

1950 and 2010. However, these food categories also saw significant

fluctuations in consumption throughout the period. While seafood

consumption also grew between 1950 and 2010, the change was minimal

compared with fruit, vegetables and bread, with an increase of only a few

kilograms per person.

In contrast to the other four food categories, meat was the only food that

Australians ate less of in 2010 compared with 1950; with a decrease from

about 110 kilograms in 1950 to 80 kilograms in 2010. However, it is notable

that meat consumption did experience a slight rise in 1970 and a surge in

1990 when it reached a peak of almost 120 kilograms before a sudden drop

in the year 2000.

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