VOCABULARY-TASK 1-FINAL
VOCABULARY-TASK 1-FINAL
VOCABULARY-TASK 1-FINAL
1. In general...
2. In common...
3. Generally speaking...
4. Overall...
5. It is obvious...
6. As it is observed...
7. As a general trend...
8. As can be seen...
9. As an overall trend/ As overall trend...
10. As it is presented...
11. It can be clearly seen that...
12. At the first glance...
13. It is clear,
14. At the onset...
15. It is clear that...
16. A glance at the graph(s) reveals that...
/ climb / upsurge / soar/ shot up/ improve/ trend / a growth / a leap / a jump
soar/
surge.
/ go into free-fall.
trend
------------ downwardtendency / a
descending trend
:
Example
1. The overall sale of the company increased by 20% at the end of the year.
2. The expenditure of the office remained constant for the last 6 months but the profit
3. There was a 15% drop in the ratio of student enrolment at this University.
4. The population of the country remained almost the same as it was 2 years ago.
5. The population of these two cities increase significantly in the last two decades and it
Rapid change dramatically / rapidly / sharply / dramatic / rapid / sharp / quick / hurried
substantially / noticeably.
Slight change slightly / slowly / mildly / tediously. slight / slow / mild / tedious.
Vocabulary to represent frequent changes in graphs:
/ palpitations
Adjectives Adverbs
Overwhelming Overwhelmingly
Substantial Substantially
Enormous Enormously
Adjectives Adverbs
Significant Significantly
Considerable Considerably
Medium change / Moderate difference:
Adjectives Adverbs
Somewhat Somewhat
Moderate Moderately
Adjectives Adverbs
Fractional Fractionally
Marginal Marginally
Slight Slightly
Percentages:
10% increase, 25 percent decrease, increased by 15%, dropped by
10 percent, fall at 50%, reached to 75%, tripled, doubled, one-fourth,
three-quarters, half, double fold, treble, 5 times higher, 3 timers
lower, declined to about 49%, stood exactly at 43%.
Fractions:
4% = A tiny fraction.
24% = Almost a quarter.
25% Exactly a quarter.
26% = Roughly one quarter.
32% Nearly one-third, nearly a third.
49% = Around a half, just under a half.
50% Exactly a half.
51% = Just over a half.
73% = Nearly three quarters.
77% = Approximately three quarters, more than three-quarter.
79% = Well over three quarters.
Proportions:
2% = A tiny portion, a very small proportion.
4% = An insignificant minority, an insignificant proportion
16% = A small minority, a small portion.
70% = A large proportion.
72% = A significant majority, A significant proportion.89% = A very
large proportion.
89% = A very large proportion.
Words/ Phrases of Approximation - Vocabulary:
» Approximately
» Nearly
» Roughly
» Almost
» About
» Around
» More or less
» Just over
» Just under
» Just around
» Just about
» Just below
» A little more than
» A little less than.