Vacabulary and phrases for ielts writing task 1

Vacubalary and phrases for ielts writing task 1

Vocabulary to show the changes:

Trends

Verb form

Noun Form

Increase

rise / increase / go up / uplift / rocket(ed) / climb / upsurge / soar/ shot up/ improve/ jump/ leap/ move upward/ skyrocket/ soar/ surge.

a rise / an increase / an upward trend / a growth / a leap / a jump / an improvement/ a climb.

Decrease

fall / decrease / decline / plummet / plunge / drop / reduce / collapse / deterioriate/ dip / dive / go down / take a nosedive / slum / slide / go into free-fall.

a fall / a decrease / a reduction / a downward trends /a  downward tendency /  a decline/ a drop / a slide / a collapse / a downfall.

Steadiness

unchanged / level out / remain constant / remain steady / plateau / remain the same / remain stable / remain static

a steadiness/ a plateau / a stability/ a static

Gradual increase

 

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an upward trend / an upward tendency / a ceiling trend

Gradual decrease

 

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a downward trend / a downward tendency / a descending trend

Standability/ Flat

level(ed) off / remain(ed) constant / remain(ed) unchanged / remain(ed) stable / prevail(ed) consistency / plateaued / reach(ed) a plateau / stay(ed) uniform /immutable / level(ed) out/ stabilise/ remain(ed) the same.

 

 No change, a flat, a plateau.

Examples:

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 rose by almost 25%.

3.  There was a 15% drop in the ratio of student enrollment in 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 is expected that it will remain stable during the next 5 years.