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Vocabulary For Academic IELTS Writing Task 1

(part 4)
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IELTS Writing Task 1 Vocabulary Part 4:

Graph Writing Vocabulary Index:

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You will often need to use 'adjectives' and 'adverbs' to indicate the speed of
changes in the trend (called 'Degree of Speed) in your answer. Following is a list of
vocabularies that will help you present the quick changes quite e!ectively.

Adjectives:
» Rapid, Quick, Sharp, Swift, Sudden, Wild.

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 » Steady, Gradual, Moderate
» Slow, Gentle.

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Adverbs:
» Rapidly, Quickly, Sharply, Swiftly, Suddenly, Wildly.
» Steadily, Gradually, Moderately
» Slowly, Gently.

A di!erent set of vocabulary to represent the 'Degree of Trend' would also be

handy to summarise data presented in a graph. Both 'adjective' and 'adverb' form
of this vocabulary list is given below. Use 'adjectives' to modify a 'Noun', while
'adverbs' should be used to modify a 'verb'.

Adjectives:
» Signi"cant, Huge, Enormous, Steep, Substantial, Considerable, Marked,
Dramatic, Abrupt.
» Moderate, Slight.
» Minimum (singular), Minima (plural)

Adverbs:
» Signi"cantly, Hugely, Enormously, Steeply, Substantially, Considerably, Markedly,
Dramatically, Abruptly.

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 Dramatically, Abruptly.
» Moderately, Slightly.
» Minimally

IELTS Map Example 1:

The map below is of the town of Garlsdon. A new supermarket (S) is
planned for the town. The map shows two possible sites for the
supermarket.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and
make comparisons where relevant.

IELTS Map Example 2:

The two maps below show an island, before and after the construction of
some tourist facilities.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and
make comparisons where relevant.

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» Horizontal, Vertical.
» Circle, Square, Rectangle.
» Across, Across from.
» Under, Over, Inside, Beside, On top of, Adjacent, Opposite, Next to.
» Along, Through, As far as.
» Midpoint, Halfway, In the middle.
» Intersection, Overlapping.

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 » Intersection, Overlapping.
» Exterior.
» Parallel to, Parallel, Perpendicular to.
» Edge, Diagonal.
» In front of the, Behind the.
» To the right, To the left.
» On the right-hand side, On the left-hand side.
» North, South, East, West.
» Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western.
» To the north, To the East...
» Where.
» In which, To which, From which.

» Built, Erected, Replaced.

» Situated, Located.
» Changed to/ Converted/ Gave way to/ Became.
» While in 2001, it was ......, later, it was converted to ......

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In Introduction:
The diagram/ picture/ #ow chart depicts/ illustrates/ describes the proces of/
how....

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 how....

While Describing the Process:

A) First/ Firstly, Second/ Secondly, Third/Thirdly ...... Next/ After that/ Then,
Following that/Followed by, Subsequently/ Subsequent to that, Finally/ Lastly...
B) Where/ From where/ After which/ After that/ Afterward...
C) When/ As soon as/ Immediately, Just after that...
D) At the beginning, In the end, Just after the beginning, Just before the end...

To denote the end of a step:

A) After this step/ stage/ process...
B) Once this stage/ step is completed...

To donate what a Step involves:

A) The phase/ step/ stage involved...

To denote the repetition of a cycle/ process:

A) The cycle/ process then repeat itself.
B) The cycle/ process is then repeated.

Some graphs and diagrams not only list down the data that represent something
from the past or the present time but also gives a prediction of the future. For
instance, a line graph might present the population of a country from 1950 to
2050, over a hundred years. If you are taking the IELTS exam in 2017, you need to
describe the population of this country till 2016 using the past tense. For the
population "gure in 2017, you will use the present tense. Finally, the population
from 2018 till 2050 is a prediction and hence you should be using the future tense
while describing it in your writing. Moreover, you need to use certain vocabularies
to represent such future data/ predictions. Following is a list of such vocabularies
to help you accurately describe any predicted data ---

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It is predicted/ estimated/ projected/ forecasted/ expected/

anticipated that......... will ...........

Is /are predicted/ estimated/ projected/ forecasted/

expected/ anticipated to ............

It gives prediction/ estimation/ projection/ forecast of ..........

It ...... will .........

....... Will have ....... by ....... (year/month/decade)

(year/month/decade).......
.......
You should not write down every piece of data/"gure that is given in the diagram
in your report writing and doing so would actually hurt your band score. You are
expected to mainly show the following in your report writing: --

Comparison of data/trend
Contrast of data/trend
Most signi"cant "gures/data/information/ trend (typically 4-6)
The highest point
The lowest point
The overall scenario.

However, to compare/contrast data or to show a signi"cant change/trend you will

need to show a "gure that you will use as the base. For example, The British spent

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 need to show a "gure that you will use as the base. For example, The British spent
over eighty thousand Pounds on average which was twice than the spending of
Americans and approximately quadruple than that of Irish. Here, over 80 thousand
pounds is the base "gure.

Following is a list of vocabulary to use to show such "gures in your report

writing:

Is/ was/ were: The percentage of foreign students was exactly ten in 2001 in this
university and it rose three times in ten years.

Stand at/ Stood at: The percentages of males and females who opined that they
should be allowed to get married at 21 stood at 14 and 16 in 1990 but witnessed a
noticeable decline in 2010.

Exactly & As high as: The sale in March was exactly 400 and went up as high as
1100 in June.

Using (): In summer, the number of refrigerators sold (154) was far greater than the
refrigerators sold (63) in winter.

Which:
1. From January to March the death case rose three times which was only 23
between October and December.
2. The temperature, which was 21 degrees C in March, climbed to 39 degrees C in
mid-July.

Makes up: In the "rst decade, the population remained steady, which made up 2.8
million approximately, but it doubled in the next 30 years.

Constitutes: The initial expenditure, which constituted 280 USD, climbed rapidly
and reached the peak during 2014.

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 Accounts for:
1. In June 2016. the number of Asian students enrolment in this university
accounted for 45 which is estimated to be almost double in the next year.
2. The number of infected people, which accounts for nine, is markedly lower than
the number of infected patients in the last month, which accounted for forty.

To draw the conclusion: In conclusion / To conclude / On the whole.

To Summarize: In short / In brief / To sum up / In summary.

However, according to some teachers and examiners, a more appropriate ways of

drawing the conclusion of your graph writing should start with the words/
phrases:

Generally,
Generally speaking,
All in all,
From the graphs, it is quite evident that.

1. In conclusion, third world countries have improved their production sectors like
garments, over the last 10 years whereas the "rst world countries have improved

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 their technology and research sectors during the same period.

2. In brief, the overall sale of the company has improved in the last 5 years except
2005 when the sale reduced signi"cantly due to retrenchment.

3. All in all, the process of building an IC is a complex one and involves more than
eight steps to complete including the testing phase.

4. It is quite evident that the women employment progressed remarkably in the

last decade and in some employment sectors women are well ahead of men.

5. To conclude, weather forecasting is a complex process and a great deal of

technology is used to prepare and broadcast the reliable weather forecasting.

Tip: 'In
In a nutshell
nutshell' is not a formal expression and this is why you should not use it
in your IELTS Writing.

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