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IELTS Writing Task 1 Vocabulary Guide

The IELTS Writing Task 1 Vocabulary Guide provides essential vocabulary and phrases for describing various types of illustrations, trends, and changes in data. It includes specific verbs for reporting increases, decreases, and steadiness, as well as phrases to structure body paragraphs and conclusions. The guide aims to enhance clarity and precision in writing by offering alternatives to avoid imprecision.

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IELTS Writing Task 1 Vocabulary Guide

The IELTS Writing Task 1 Vocabulary Guide provides essential vocabulary and phrases for describing various types of illustrations, trends, and changes in data. It includes specific verbs for reporting increases, decreases, and steadiness, as well as phrases to structure body paragraphs and conclusions. The guide aims to enhance clarity and precision in writing by offering alternatives to avoid imprecision.

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IELTS Writing Task 1 Vocabulary Guide

Introduction
Type of illustration Verb Description
The diagram / table / figure / shows / illustrates / depicts / the comparison of…
illustration / graph / map/ chart / enumerates / presents/ gives the differences…
flow chart / pie chart / bar graph/ provides / delineates/ outlines/ the changes...
line graph / table data/ process describes / compares/ shows the number / amount / proportion /
diagram/ data / information contrast / indicates / demonstrates/ percentages / ratio of…
summarises information / data on / about…
comparative data...
how the...

Body paragraphs
Phrases to start your first body paragraph Words/Phrases to talk about dates
- As (is) shown in the diagram(s)/ graph(s)/ etc.… - From 1990 to 2000
- As can be seen in the... - From / Since / Commencing from 1980
- As the illustration suggests... - Between 1995 and 2005
- According to the... - After 2012
- The illustration clearly shows/reveals/etc. that... - By 1995, in 1998, in February
- It is interesting to note that... - Over the period, during the period, during 2011, during
- It is worth noticing that... the next 6 months
- It is obvious / clear that... (be careful when using - In the first half of the year, for the first quarter, the last
obvious or clear) quarter of the year, during the first decade
- We can see that... - In the 80s, in the mid-70s
Phrases to start your second body paragraph - Next month / quarter / year, previous month / year
- Another key feature… - Within a span of ten years, within five years
- Comparing A to B…
- In contrast to A, B…
- Now, turning to the details...
Reporting trends
Increase Decrease Steadiness
Verb form: rise / jump /grow / climb Verb form: fall / decrease / decline / Verb form: level out / plateau /
/ increase / improve/ leap/ soar plummet / plunge / drop / reduce / remain the same / constant / steady
collapse / deteriorate / unchanged / stable / uniform
Noun form: a rise / a jump / a Noun form: a fall / a decrease / a Noun form: a steadiness/ a stability /
growth / a climb / an increase / an reduction / a decline/ a drop / a slide a flat /no change /
improvement / a leap / a collapse
Describing the type of change
Rapid Moderate to slow Steady
dramatic / rapid / sharp / quick / moderate / gradual / progressive / steady/ ceaseless (+ly if you want to
swift / significant / considerable / slight / mild / slow (+ly if you want to
use the adverbial form).
substantial / noticeable (+ly if you use the adverbial form).
want to use the adverbial form).
Words/phrases to avoid imprecision
approximately / nearly / roughly / almost / about / around / more or less /a little more than / a little less than / just
over / under / around / about / below

Conclusions
- To summarise, the most marked change is…
- Overall, it is clear…
- Overall, the majority/minority….
- In sum, the most noticeable trend is…

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