Written by David S. Wills · May 17, 2017
Getting your target band score for the IELTS Writing Task 1 requires using language in a sophisticated way. Essentially, there are two really important factors:
- Use language accurately
- Avoid repetition
How can you do that? Thankfully, you don’t need a vocabulary of thousands of words to describe trends. With a little practice, you can master the necessary vocabulary to describe dozens of trends and also learn to vary that language at the same time! How? Look at the tables below:
| Verb | Noun |
| to rise | a rise |
| to fall | a fall |
| to increase | an increase |
| to decrease | a decrease |
| to dip | a dip |
| to fluctuate | a fluctuation |
| to recover | a recovery |
| Adjective | Adverb |
| slight | slightly |
| sharp | sharply |
| gradual | gradually |
| steady | steadily |
| dramatic | dramatically |
| noticeable | noticeably |
How to Use?
Many of the words you need to use in the IELTS Writing Task 1 to describe trends actually have two forms. Many verbs can be converted into a noun, and many adjectives can be converted into an adverb. Then you just need to pair the adjectives with a noun or an adverb with a verb!
Look at these examples:
adjective/noun
- There was a gradual increase in prices…
adverb/verb
- Prices gradually increased….
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