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To be able to complete Task 1 in 20 minutes or less, write your answer according to the following plan:
Write one sentence to introduce the subject and graphic. Write one or two sentences to show the relationship
between the data or to comment on the main trend. Write an in-depth description of the information given. Include
details from the most important to the least important, depending on time.
Write one sentence to conclude your answer.
STEP 5 - WHAT NOT TO WRITE
Only describe the data. Don not give your interpretation of it. You are not being asked why you think the
data in they’ll stick with.
In IELTS Academic Task 1 the following words and phrases will help you describe trends:
Nouns
:
a rise, an increase, a surge, a growth, a peak, a fluctuation, a variation,
a period of stability, a
plateau, a fall, a decrease, a decline, a dip
Verbs
:
to rise, to increase, to surge, to grow, to peak, to skyrocket, to fluctuate, to vary, to fall, to
decrease, to decline, to dip, to dive, to plunge
Phrases
:to
show an upward trend, to show a downward trend, to hit the highest point,
to hit the lowest
point, to reach a peak, to show some fluctuation, to fluctuate wildly, to remain stable, 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
Adverbs
: sharply, suddenly, rapidly, abruptly, dramatically, significantly, steadily, considerably, markedly,
slightly, gently, gradually, wildly
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