For the questions of IELTS writing task 1 dealing with statistics or data like pie charts, bar graph, line graph, table etc. the following vocabulary is a must.
RISE
a/to rise, an/to increase, a/to surge, a growth, to grow , to show an upward trend, peaks/to peak/ to reach a peak, to hit a crest, went up , climbed, jumped, rose, upward tendency, uplift , rocket(ed) , climb , upsurge , soar , shot up , improve , leap , move upward , skyrocket , soar
FALL
a/to fall, a/to drop, a/to decline, a/to dip, to show a downward trend , to hit the lowest point , to high a trough, dropped, to shrink, slumped, plummeted(sharp fall), went down , decrease, plunge, reduce, collapse , deteriorate , dive, go down , take a nosedive, slum , slide , go into free-fall.
VARIATION
A fluctuation, a variation, to fluctuate, to vary, to show some fluctuation/variation
CONSTANT
level(ed) off / remain(ed) constant / remain(ed) unchanged / remain(ed) stable / prevail(ed) consistency / plateaued / reach(ed) a plateau / stay(ed) uniform /immutable / level(ed) out/ stabilise/ remain(ed) the same.
| Type | Word(s) should be used |
| Similar | about / almost / nearly / roughly / approximately / around / just about / very nearly |
| Just over | just above / just over / just bigger / just beyond / just across |
| Just short | just below / just beneath / just sort / just under / just a little |
| Much more | well above / well above / well beyond / well across / well over |
| Much less | well below / well under / well short / well beneath |
Useful Vocabulary to make Comparison and Contrast:
Similarly, In a similar fashion, In the same way, Same as, As much as, Meanwhile.
However, On the contrary, on the other hand, in contrast.
Use the following vocabularies if both subjects are the same/ identical:
… Identical to/ Identical with …
… Equal to with …
… Exactly the same …
… The same as …
… Precisely the same …
… Absolutely the same …
… just the same as …
Use the following vocabularies if both subjects are not identical but similar:
… Almost the same as …
… Nearly the same as …
… Practically the same as …
… Almost identical/ similar …
… About the same as …
Rapid
Rapid, Sudden, Steady, Noticeable, Mentionable, Tremendous, huge, enormous, massive, vast, gigantic, monumental, incredible, fabulous, great etc.
Highest
Apex, pyramid, zenith, acme, obelisk, climax, needle, spire, vertex, summit, tower, most, greatest, max, tops, peak, height, crown…
Adjectives:
» Significant, Huge, Enormous, Steep, Substantial, Considerable, Marked, Dramatic, Abrupt.
» Moderate, Slight.
» Minimum (singular), Minima (plural)
Adverbs:
» Significantly, Hugely, Enormously, Steeply, Substantially, Considerably, Markedly, Dramatically, Abruptly.
» Moderately, Slightly.
» Minimally
STEPS
Firstly, First, Then,Next, In the next step, Afterwards, to start with, first of all, in the (first,second, etc.)place, initially, to begin with
CONTINUATION
Subsequently,eventually, after this, then, before this
CONCLUSION OF PROCESS
In the end, Lastly, Eventually, as a final point, Ultimately, Finally
Glossary
Illustration: can replace – “diagram, chart.”
As the diagrams suggest: can replace – “As can be seen, According to the diagrams.
Illustrate: can replace – “describe, show, present data on.”
Trifling: can replace – “small, insignificant.”
Delineate: can replace – “show, present, describe.”
From this graph, it is quite evident that: can replace – “In conclusion, In summary, In general.”
The most possible ground: can replace – “the most common reason.”
Elaborate: can replace – “describe, explain.”
Nadir: can replace – “the lowest point.”
Apex/ Vertex: can replace – “the highest point.”
Soared: can replace – ” sharply increased.”
Skyrocketed: can replace – ” very quickly increased.
Frantically: can replace – “very quickly, very rapidly.”
Slumped: can replace – “quickly dropped.”
Plummeted: can replace – “quickly dropped.”
Surged: can replace – “went up, climbed, increased.”
Deteriorate: can replace – “fall.”
Dip: can replace – “fall, decline.”
Dive: can replace – “fall, drop.”
Go into free-fall: can replace – “fall, drop, decline, decrease.”
Plummet, plunge, slum: can replace – “fall, drop, decline.”
Take a nosedive: can replace – “reduce, drop, fall, decline.”
Slide: can replace – “drop, fall.”
Decade: can replace – “ten years.”
Projected: can replace – “predicted, forecasted, estimated.”
Overwhelmingly: can replace – “greatly, significantly.”
Hardly: can replace – “barely, merely,
At the onset it is clear: can replace – “As can be seen from the graph.”
Indicate: can replace – “point out.”
All in all: can replace – “In summary, in conclusion.”
Obtain: can replace – “get.”
Commence: can replace – “start”.
In the interim: can replace – “in the meantime.”
Correct: can replace – “right”.
Inexpensive: can replace – “cheap.”
Depict: can replace – “show.”
Plateaued: can replace – “remained the same.”
Oscillate/ Vacillate/ Palpipate: can replace – “fluctuate.”
Declivity: can replace – “drop, fall, decrease”.
Acclivity: can replace – “An upward slope, an upward trend, increase.”
A steep fall: can replace – “A quick fall”.
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