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In comparison
,
Thailand produced very little.
Finland imports some 10 million tons of flour per year, 
but 
produces
none.
Note: remember the word 
some
can be used to mean
 about/ around,
so you can use it to add some variety into your writing.
 
While/Whereas/Although/Though
These words are great for adding transitions within sentences
without having to add a full stop and write a new sentence. They
allow you to compare and contrast while keeping your text fluid and
readable.
Although
Italy produces over 6 million tons of olives, Spain
produces almost double that amount.
Spain produces high levels of solar power, 
whereas/while
Japan
produces almost none.
While
 Germany consumes nearly 80 million tons of rice per year, it
produces none.
 
Comparing and Contrasting Similar Data
Austria produced 
the same
 amount of butter as Switzerland.
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Like
 Thailand, Malaysia produces 30,000 bottles.
India consumes over 100 million tons of rice per year; 
Likewise,/
Similarly
, China consumes 118.8 million.
Both 
India and China consume over 100 million tons of rice per
year.
Both
 the UK and Spain produce medium levels of carbon emissions.
 
 
IELTS Bar Chart Exercise 1
Put the terms in 
bold 
in the right gap. Then, check your answers on
the next page.