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IELTS Task 1 Starters

This document provides guidance on how to structure an introduction, identify trends, compare and contrast data, and conclude an IELTS Task 1 Academic report summarizing a graph or chart. It includes sample phrases for describing trends such as increases, decreases, fluctuations. It also offers guidance on summarizing pie charts and starting the report by establishing what can be learned from the visual data.

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IELTS Task 1 Starters

This document provides guidance on how to structure an introduction, identify trends, compare and contrast data, and conclude an IELTS Task 1 Academic report summarizing a graph or chart. It includes sample phrases for describing trends such as increases, decreases, fluctuations. It also offers guidance on summarizing pie charts and starting the report by establishing what can be learned from the visual data.

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IELTS Task 1 Academic Report Writing:

How to Start INTRODUCTION:-


-The graph depicts...
-The diagram draws attention on the ...
-The graph denotes...
-The chart illustrates...
-The graph gives/provides data on ...
-The graph elucidates / sheds light upon/ states/ manifests/ represents
-The bar chart deals with...
-The graph testifies the information about...
-The graph reveals the data about...
-The initial impression from the chart is ...
-The first thing that can be noticed by seeing the graph is ...
-The most noticeable trend is ... =[line and bar]
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How to INTRODUCING THE MAJOR TREND:-
- A clear depiction can be made that...
- Most noticeably of all, it can be seen that...
- The first result worth pointing out is that ...
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How to INTRODUCING THE LESSER TRENDS:-
- Another trend that can be observed is that...
- It is also worth pointing out that ...
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COMPARING AND CONTRASTING :-
-Similarly/correspondingly
-the flip side of the graph shows...
-on the other hand the data reveals the markedly different trend...
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CONCLUDING AND SUMMARISING:-
-To club the analysis, it can be said that...
-To underline the analysis, it can be said...
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INTENSIFIER:-
- gradual:- steady, regular, customary, balanced progress, progressive

> DECREASE:- the growth pulls back...


decend, roll down to, depress,
decline, depressed, step-wise decline

> RAPID DECREASE:- a sudden drop, toppled to, tumbled down to, sink,shrink

> INCREASE:- incline, augment, raise, amplify, enhance, boost

> RAPID INCREASE:- soar, rocketed, shoot up, surge, galloped

> FLUCTUATE:- vary, alter, oscillate, ebb and flow, vacillate


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LINES FOR PIE CHART:-
- Here the Pie chart sheds light upon/ illustrates/ clarifies the primary reasons/
percentage of .....
- It is split into/ divided into (three) segments, which are x,y,z..
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1. HIGHEST - One of the most noticable difference is that the (....) is sharing the
major portion of the chart.

2. In contrast/ conversely/ on the other hand ( 2nd and 3rd quarter) shares similar portion
with ... percentage.

3. The minority / the smallest portion / smallest fraction of the chart is shared by ...
which ... percentage.
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The analysis provided can be concluded by saying that .....
The analysis suggest that....
In conclusion the analysis suggest that .....
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STARTES OF TASK 1:
- It is credible from....
- It is discernible from...the graph that the price of petrol will surge in coming years.
- It is evident from the ...
- It is noticeable from the ...

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