HOÀNG HẠNH IELTS Basic Writing – Task 1 – increases/decreases

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SOME LANGUAGES FOR TREND
1. 1.1 1.1.1 Verb + adverb 1.1.2 Verb only 1.1.3 Verb + Noun/special structures
Increase Rapid sharply experienced sharp growth
increase substantially showed substantial increase
considerably surged The went through considerable rise
went up remarkably a
soared price witnessed surge
The grew significantly saw soar
The price leaped
price increased steeply
shot up enjoyed leap
rose dramatically
rapidly rocketed The price climbed to a new peak.
stiffly The price hit/reached a peak.
suddenly The price reached a high.
1.2 1.2.1 Verb + adverb 1.2.2 Verb + Noun
Gradual steadily experienced
increase went up showed steady increase
marginally
The grew went through marginal rise
slightly The price a
price increased witnessed slight growth
gradually saw
rose
fractionally enjoyed
2. Decrease 2.1 2.1.1 Verb + adverb 2.1.2 Verb only 2.1.3 Verb + Noun/special structures
Rapid sharply sharp decline
decrease substantially steep decrease
collapsed experienced
considerably substantial fall
went down plummeted showed
remarkably The rapid drop
fell tumbled suffered a
The significantly price plunge
dropped The price plunged went through
price steeply collapse
decreased dived witnessed
dramatically tumble
declined nose-dived saw
rapidly dive/nose-dive
stiffly The price sank to a new low.
suddenly The price went into free fall.
2.2 2.2.1 Verb + adverb 2.2.2 Verb + Noun
Gradual experienced
went down steadily steady decline
decrease showed
fell marginally fractional decrease
The The suffered
decreased slightly a marginal fall
price price went through
declined gradually gradual drop
witnessed
dropped fractionally
saw
HOÀNG HẠNH IELTS Basic Writing – Task 1 – increases/decreases
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remained stable
remained constant
stayed flat
stay static
at + figure
was unchanged
3. leveled off
There was no change in the price over the period.
Steadiness The stabilized
There was a leveling off/a plateau.
price settled down
The price experienced a period of stability.

plateaued

bottomed out

4. fluctuated wildly a period of erratic behaviors.

The went through
Fluctuation moved up and down sharply The price an erratic period.
price experienced
rose and fell slightly wild fluctuation.
definitely
upward.
obviously
The trend was downward.
steadily
5. Trend
irregularly
There was a(n) downward/falling
trend.
upward/ growing

Ways for showing increases

1. The number of UK car users increased stiffly to 5 million in 2000.
2. The number of UK car users experienced a stiff increase to 5 million in 2000.
3. The year 2000 witnessed a significant rise to 5 million in the number of UK car users.
4. The UK saw a consider growth in the number of car users to 5 million in 2000.
5. There was a rapid rise in the figure for car to 5 million.