IELTS WRITING TASK 1 HOW TO GET HIGH BAND SCORE : Vocabulary for Describing Trends

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Vocabulary for Describing Trends

A) Verbs and nouns for describing trends and changes:

	Trend		Verbs			Nouns
				rise (rose-risen)			a rise
				increase			an increase
				go up (went up-gone up)			a growth
				climb			an upward trend
				grow
						a doubling in + n.
				double			a trebling in + n.
				treble/triple
							a boom
				surge			a surge
				soar
				rocket
				boom
				fall (fell-fallen)			a fall
				decline			a decline
				decrease			a decrease
				dip (dipped)			a drop
				drop (dropped)			a reduction
			go down (went down-gone down)				a slump
				halve			a plunge
				plummet
				plunge
				dive
				deteriorate
				slump
				do not change (did not change)			no change
			maintain the same level
				remain/stay +
				stable/steady/constant/static/unchanged
	Constant			fluctuate [around]			a fluctuation
	Change
				stand at (stood at)			a levelling off
							a plateau
			level off (levelled off)
				plateau (plateaued)			hit/reach a high/peak
	Position			level out (levelled out)			hit/reach a low
				stabilise
				peak
				reach

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B) Adjectives and adverbs for degree of change:

	Degree		Adjective	Adverb
			dramatic	Dramatically
	Very extensive change		huge	-
			enormous	Enormously
			tremendous	Tremendously
			substantial	Substantially
	Extensive change		considerable	Considerably
			significant	Significantly
			remarkable	Remarkably
			noticeable	Noticeably
	Average change		marked	Markedly
			moderate	Moderately
			slight	Slightly
	Small change
			small	-
			minimal	Minimally

C) Adjectives and adverbs for speed of change:

	Speed			Adjective			Adverb
				rapid		Rapidly
				quick		Quickly
	Quick change			sharp		Sharply
				swift		Swiftly
				steep		Steeply
				steady		Steadily
	Slow change			gradual		Gradually
				slow		Slowly
				sudden			Suddenly
	Unexpected change			unexpected			Unexpectedly
				abrupt			Abruptly