IELTS Writing - Academic Task 1 -Vocabulary

The following words and phrases will help you describe trends:

Nounsa risean increasea surgea growtha peak

a fluctuationa variation

a period of stabilitya plateau

a falla decreasea declinea dip

Verbsto riseto increaseto surgeto growto peakto skyrocket

to fluctuateto vary

to fallto decreaseto declineto dipto diveto plunge

Phrasesto show an upward trendto show a downward trendto hit the highest pointto hit the lowest pointto reach a peakto show some fluctuationto fluctuate wildlyto remain stableto remain staticto remain unchangedto stay constantto reach a plateauto level offto flatten outthe highestthe lowestthe second highestthe third highest

compared to compared withrelative to

Sample sentences

There was a substantial increase in the value of stocks on March 15th.

House prices rose dramatically in July.

The number of tourists visiting New York fell sharply in October.

The percentage of students walking to school continued to rise gradually over the ten year period from 2000-2010.

There was a sharp increase in employee turnover after the strike.

Interest in environmental issues has risen steadily over the last 10 years.

More useful words and phrases

1. Percent the word percent comes after a number

Examples:More than 25% of the students are from Brazil. More than 25 percent of the students come from Brazil.

2. Percentage - The word percentage comes after words like the, a, this and that. Often, it is preceded by an adjective.Examples:A small percentage of residents have lived in the building for more than 20 years. The percentage of students who live on campus has fallen sharply since the fire.

3. For numbers up to ten, write the numbers in words. For numbers over 10, you can write the numbers in numbers.Examples:Five percent of the employees were late this month.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:

DatesIn December,In 2005,From 2001-2010,By 1998,Between 1965-1969

NumbersIncrease of 25%Decreased by 10%Fell from 200 in July to 150 in August

ComparisonCompared toCompared withRelative to

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inShare1The 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.

The general format for writing academic writing task 1 is as following:Introduction + Basic/ General Trends + Details Description + Conclusion.

Each part has a specific format and therefore being equipped with the necessary vocabulary will help you to write the task 1 efficiently and will save a great deal of time.

Vocabulary for the Introduction Part:

Starting Presentation Type Verb Description

The given / The supplied / The presented / The showed / The provided diagram / table / figure / illustration / graph / figure / chart / flow chart / picture/ presentation/ pie chart / bar graph/ line graph / table data/ data / information shows / represents / depicts / illustrates / presents/ gives / provides / describes / compares/ shows / figures / gives data on / gives information on The comparison of .The differences .The number of .Information on .Data on .The proportion of.The amount of .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.

Vocabulary for the General trends Part:

In general, In common, As is presented, Generally speaking, As is observed.

Example:

1. In general the employment opportunities has increased till 1970 and has dropped down afterward.

2. As is observed , the figures for imprisonment in the five mentioned countries no overall pattern of increase or decrease rather shows the considerable fluctuation from country to country.

3. Generally speaking, USA had far more standard life than all the other 4 mentioned countries.

Vocabulary to show the changes:

Trends Verb form Noun Form

Increase rise / increase / go up / uplift / rocketed / climb / upsurge / soar. a rise / an increase / an upward trend / a growth

Decrease fall / decrease / decline / plummet / plunge / drop / reduce a rise / an increase / an upward trend / a growth

Steadiness unchanged / level out / remain constant / remain steady / plateau / remain the same / remain stable / remain static a fall / a decrease / a reduction / a downward trends /a downward tendency / a decline/ a drop

Gradual Increase

------ an upward trend / an upward tendency / a ceiling trend

Gradual decrease

------ a down ward trend / a down ward tendency / a descending trend

Standability leveled off / remained constant / remained unchanged / remained stable / prevailed consistency / plateaued / reached a plateau / stayed uniform /immutable / leveled out

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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.

Vocabulary to represent changes in graphs:

Type of Change Adverb form Adjective form

Rapid change dramatically / rapidly / sharply / quickly / hurriedly / speedily / swiftly dramatic / rapid / sharp / quick / hurried / speedy / swift

Moderate change moderately / gradually / progressively / sequentially moderate / gradual / progressive / sequential

Slight change slightly / slowly / mildly / tediously slight / slow / mild / tedious

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.

Vocabulary to represent frequent changes in graphs:

Type of Change Verb form Noun form

Rapid ups and downs wave / fluctuate / oscillate / vacillate / palpitate 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.