IELTS Writing Task 1: paraphrasing examples

 Here are my suggestions for the paraphrasing exercise that I gave you last Thursday. Notice that I try to keep my paraphrasing quite simple.

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1. consumer spending on five different products =
   the amount of money that people spent on five items
   
   
2. the consumption of rice and pasta in three European countries =
   the amounts of rice and pasta that people in (name the countries) eat
   
   
3. changes in the cost of renting a home between 2009 and 2019 =
   information about residential rental prices over a 10-year period
   
   
4. the market share percentage of four UK electricity suppliers =
   the proportion of the UK electricity market served by (four names)