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The following words and phrases will help you describe trends:
a rise
an increase
a surge
a growth
a peak
Nouns
a fluctuation
a variation
a period of stability
a plateau
a fall
a decrease
a decline
a dip
to rise
to increase
to surge
to grow
to peak
to skyrocket
Verbs
to fluctuate
to vary
to fall
to decrease
to decline
to dip
to dive
to plunge
to remain static
to remain unchanged
to stay constant
to reach a plateau
to level off
to flatten out
the highest
the lowest
the second highest
the third highest
compared to
compared with
relative to
Sample sentences
The percentage of students walking to school continued to rise gradually over the ten year
period from 2000-2010.
Interest in environmental issues has risen steadily over the last 10 years.
More than 50 percent of the students handed in their assignments late after the long
weekend.
4. If the sentence starts with a number, always write it in words.
Examples: Wrong: 25 students were from China.
Right: Twenty-five students were from China.
Grammar
Take note of the following prepositions which you will need to describe dates, numbers and
comparisons:
Dates
In December,
In 2005,
From 2001-2010,
By 1998,
Between 1965-1969
Numbers
Increase of 25%
Decreased by 10%
Fell from 200 in July to 150 in August
Comparison
Compared to
Compared with
Relative to
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Vocabulary For Academic IELTS Writing Task 1 (part 1)
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The IELTS Academic writing task 1 requires several vocabularies to present the data given in a
pie/ bar/ line graph or to describe a process. Being able to use correct vocabulary and to present
the logical flow of the summary ensures a high band score in Academic IELTS writing task 1.
This vocabulary section aims to help you gathering and learning all the vocabulary, phrases and
words you need to know and use in your Academic writing task 1 to achieve a great score.
Presentation Type
Verb
Description
The comparison of .
shows / represents /
The differences .
depicts / illustrates /
The number of .
presents/ gives /
Information on .
provides / describes /
Data on .
compares/ shows /
The proportion of.
figures / gives data on /
The amount of .
gives information on
Information on....
Example :
1. The provided diagram shows data on employment categories in energy
producing sectors in Europe starting from 1925 to 1985.
2. The given pie chart represent the proportion of male and female employee in
6 broad categories, divided into manual and non-manual occupations.
3. The chart gives information on expenditures of 4 European countries on six
consumer products namely Germany, Italy, Britain and France.
Verb form
Increase
Decrease
Steadiness
Gradual Increase
Gradual decrease
Standability
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Noun Form
Examples:
1. The overall sale of the Company has increased by 20% at the end of the year.
2. The expenditure of the office remained constant for the last 6 months but the
profit rose by almost 25%.
3. There was a 15% drop in the student enrollment of the University.
4. The population of the country remained almost the same as it was 2 years
ago.
Type of
Change
Adverb form
Adjective form
dramatically / rapidly /
dramatic / rapid / sharp / quick
Rapid change sharply / quickly /
/ hurried / speedy / swift
hurriedly / speedily / swiftly
Moderate
change
moderately / gradually /
moderate / gradual /
progressively / sequentially
progressive / sequential
Slight change
Example:
1. The economic inflation of the country increased sharply by 20% in 2006.
2. There was a sharp drop in the industrial production in the year 2005.
3. The demand for new houses dramatically increased in 2004.
Noun form
waves / fluctuations /
oscillations / vacillations /
palpitations
Example:
1. The price of the raw materials fluctuated for the first three months.
2. The graph shows the oscillations of the price of fuel from 1998 to 2002.