Ielts task 01 - Practice 02

The line graph shows changes in the per capital consumption of beef, pork, broilers and turkey in the United States between 1955 and 2012. It is noticeable that beef was by far the most popular of four types of meat in the 57-year period. However, a considerable rise can be seen of the consumption of broilers, with figures eventually surpassing those in beef.

In 1955, nearly 58 pounds of beef was comsumed by per capital in the United States, the number increased significantly to around 90 pounds in the following 23 years. However, after that, there was a gradual decline in the consumption of beef until 2012, when it became the second popular of four types of meat, at just over 50 pounds. Over the same period, the per capital consumption of pork fluctuated slightly, it started at 50 pounds in 1955 , dropped to a bottom out in 1976 at approximately 40 pounds, climbed back to a peak in next 6 years and then decreased slightly to just over 42 pounds in 2012.

On the other hand, there was a significant increase in the per capita consumption of broilers. Starting as the third popular of the four, at around 15 pounds, it went up steadily and surpassed the consumption of pork in 1997, surpassed those of beef one more in 2009 and became the most popular of four types of meat from 2009 to 2012. Meanwhiles, the consumption of turkey doubled in 51 years, from 6 pounds in 1961 to 12 pounds in 2012, but still the least popular of the four.