IELTS WRITING TASK-1
[ PART- 2 ]
A.) UP VERBS:
This type of verbs will use only when the statements or bar graph shows upward or increase the data:
VERBS
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EXAMPLES
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SOARS
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The use of water soared in march.
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LEAPS
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The price leapt to 90 % in one year.
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CIIMB
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Population climbed to over one million by
1980.
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ROCKET
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Use of cars rocketed in the first decade.
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SURGE
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A surge of migration is seen in November.
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B.) DOWN VERBS:
This type of verbs will use only when the statements or bar graph shows downward or decrease the data:
VERBS |
EXAMPLES
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SINK
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The cost of housing sunk after 2008.
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SLIP BACK
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Use of electricity slipped back to 50 in
may.
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DIP
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Divorce rate dipped in the 60s.
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DROP
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A drop in crime can be seen last year.
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PLUMMET
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Tourists to the city plummet after
September.
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C.) STEADY ADJECTIVE:
ADJECTIVE
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EXAMPLE
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ADVERB
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EXAMPLE
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CONSISTENT
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A consistent flow
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Consistently
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Flowed consistently
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STEADY
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A steady movement
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Steadily
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Moved steadily
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CONSTANT
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Constant shift
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Constantly
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Sifted constantly
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D.) SMALL ADJECTIVE:
ADJECTIVE
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EXAMPLE
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ADVERB
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EXAMPLE
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SLIGHT
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A slight rise
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SLIGHTLY
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Rose slightly
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GRADUAL
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A gradual fall
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GRADUALLY
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Has fallen gradually
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MARGINAL
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A marginal change
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MARGINALLY
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Had changed marginally
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MODEST
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A modest increase
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MODESTLY
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Increases modestly
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E.) These adjectives can be used to describing more general trends
ADJECTIVE
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EXAMPLE
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UPWARD
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By looking at the five data points, there appears to be a clear upward pattern in prices.
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DOWNWARD
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Over the past quarter-century, there is a downward trend
in the use of pesticides.
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OVERALL
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The overall shift in the market seems to favour the use of
nuclear power.
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F.) ADJECTIVE OF DEGREE
ADJECTIVE
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EXAMPLE
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ADVERB
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EXAMPLE
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Significant
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A significant change
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Significantly
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Changed Significantly
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Dramatic
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A dramatic increase
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Dramatically
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Shift Dramatically
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Sudden
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A sudden shift
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Suddenly
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Has risen Suddenly
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Substantial
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A substantial gain
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Substantially
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Gained Substantially
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Sharp
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A sharp decrease
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Sharply
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Has decreased Sharply
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EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
- There was a substantial increase in the value of stocks on March 15th.
- House prices rose dramatically in July
- The number of tourists visiting New-york fell sharply in October.
- The percentage of students walking to school continued to rise gradually over the ten year period from 2000-2010.
- There was a sharp increase in employee turnover after the strike.
- Interest in environmental issues has risen steadily over the last 10 years.
MORE USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES:
- Per cent: the word per cent comes after a number.
More than 25% of the students are from Brazil.
- Percentage: The word percentage comes after words like (the, a this and that.) often, it is preceded by an adjective.
Examples:
A small percentage of residents have lived in the building for more than 20 years. The percentage of students who live on campus has fallen sharply since the fire.
- For numbers up to ten, write the numbers in words. For numbers over 10, you can write the numbers in numbers.
Examples:
Five per cent of the employees were late this month. More than 50% of the students handed in their assignments late after the long weekend.
- If the sentence starts with a number, always write it in words.
FRACTION>
4% = A tiny fraction.
24% = almost a quarter.
25% = exactly a quarter
25% = exactly a quarter
26% = roughly a quarter
32% = nearly one third
49% = around half
50% = exactly half
51% = over a half
73% = nearly three quarter
77% = over three quarter
79% = well over three quarter
49% = around half
50% = exactly half
51% = over a half
73% = nearly three quarter
77% = over three quarter
79% = well over three quarter
- PROPORTIONS:
2% = A tiny portion
4% = An insignificant minority
16% = A small minority
70% = A large proportion
72% = A significant proportion
89% = Very large proportion
16% = A small minority
70% = A large proportion
72% = A significant proportion
89% = Very large proportion
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