Task 1

The line graph illustrates not only how much energy was spent on fuel industry from
1980 to 2008 but also the amount of them will be consumed in a period of 22 years
between 2008 and 2030 in the USA.
In the first year, 1980, the amount of petrol and oil and natural gas was used for
fuel relatively stood at 35 and 20 quadrillion. After that, they both experienced a
decline of 5 quadrillion in 1985. Finally they have met a considerable increase and
are expected grow up by about 15 quadrillion in 2030 though there will be some
minor fluctuations. The three different kinds of natural energy which are nuclear,
solar/wind and hydropower are sharing the similar consumed trend, they all started
at below 5 quadrillion in 1980 then reached a plateau till 2008 and are predicted to
not have many fluctuations in the future. Lastly, the amount of coal, which was just
around 15 quadrillion at first, then went up to 23 quadrillion in 1995. Afterward, it
has still increased and predictions show that it will reach 30 quadrillion in 2030.
Overall, it can be seen from the graph, the petrol and oil energy has the highest
amount consumed, 10 times greater than hydropower, which stands at last
position.
Good, 6.5-7.0
Task 2
In modern world, learning new languages is very important and people have
numerous options to choose to study. However, we can't deny fact that some
languages are becoming extinct yearly. While some people have strong view that it
will be easier when these unpopular languages die out, I believe that the loss of
languages will cause several serious problems and I largely disagree with that idea.
Firstly, the extinction of languages can brings about the disappearance of cultural
and diversity of language itself. Different countries have different languages, each
has its own interest and it reflects the cultural of civilization so losing languages can
result in a terrible part of a nation's history. Secondly, many of the traditional
myths are written or documented in the minority languages, so if they die out, then
the culture would also be lost. That is to say, a great number of old stories were
written in ancient languages and most of them can only be understood by a small
group of elders who are called "last speakers" of an extinct language.
Another point is that, linguistic is an art, a science that related directly to the
diversity of language, but now it is no longer an interesting subject since there are
just a few languages left in the world. For instance, young people nowadays have
none of attention in researching the beauty of ancient languages as well as saving
them for the future. Moreover, for the most of younger, the everyday language is
English because there are not any unpopular languages left available for them.

To conclude, other people consider studying fewer languages as uncomplicated

task; however certain languages resemble historical value, and should be given
importance. I believe that in the future, more and more minority languages will be
reserved as well as passed on to the next generation.
6.5
Vocab: good except for some minor errors
Structure: good
Idea: good
Grammar: good