General Task 1 Useful Language
Since Academic Task 1 responses focus primarily on processes and data, they tend to have a standard form that students can take advantage of in their writing. A number of useful standard phrases are provided that can be used by students in their essays. They are divided into three sections; opening sentences, describing trends and describing points.
Opening Sentences
The [number] [form of data] show – used at the beginning of the introduction or a body paragraph (the number and type of graph can be changed to suit the question) The first [form of data] shows... while the second [form of data] shows – used at the beginning of the introduction when there are two sets of data
The number of [Data names] follows a remarkably similar trend. – used at the beginning of a body paragraph to provide an overview when two or more sets of data display similar trends.
Describing Trends
[Data name] increased throughout the period from [month/year] to [month/year] – implies that the graph is linear
[Data name] increased steadily from [number] to [number] – implies that the graph is linear
[Data name] was around [number] in [month/year] and increased to [number] in [month/year] – implies that the graph is linear
The number of [Data name] dropped/increased slightly/dramatically – refers to the size of the gradient of the graph on a linear graph
[Data name] increased/decreased at an increasingly rapid rate – implies that the graph curves upwards/downwards with an increasing gradient
[Data name] increased/decreased by progressively smaller amounts – implies that the graph curves upwards and downwards but is becoming a flat line
Describing Data Points
For [Data type] there is a higher proportion of [Data name] than [Data name] – used for describing relative amounts/numbers
The number/amount of [Data name] varied widely from [number] to [number] – used to describe a range of values when they are vary a great deal
The number/amount of [Data name] was confined to a narrow range and varied from [number] to [number] – used to describe a range of values when they are narrow
The actual and expected number/amount/percentage of – used to compare actual and predicted numbers
[Data name] represented [percentage] of the total number of [Data type] – used to describe the percentage of a total [Data name] made up the largest/smallest part/proportion/component of [Data type] – used to indicate the importance of a particular data point
Describing Trends
[Data name] increased throughout the period from [month/year] to [month/year] – implies that the graph is linear
[Data name] increased steadily from [number] to [number] – implies that the graph is linear
[Data name] was around [number] in [month/year] and increased to [number] in [month/year] – implies that the graph is linear
The number of [Data name] dropped/increased slightly/dramatically – refers to the size of the gradient of the graph on a linear graph
[Data name] increased/decreased at an increasingly rapid rate – implies that the graph curves upwards/downwards with an increasing gradient
[Data name] increased/decreased by progressively smaller amounts – implies that the graph curves upwards and downwards but is becoming a flat line
Describing Data Points
For [Data type] there is a higher proportion of [Data name] than [Data name] – used for describing relative amounts/numbers
The number/amount of [Data name] varied widely from [number] to [number] – used to describe a range of values when they are vary a great deal
The number/amount of [Data name] was confined to a narrow range and varied from [number] to [number] – used to describe a range of values when they are narrow
The actual and expected number/amount/percentage of – used to compare actual and predicted numbers
[Data name] represented [percentage] of the total number of [Data type] – used to describe the percentage of a total [Data name] made up the largest/smallest part/proportion/component of [Data type] – used to indicate the importance of a particular data point
[Data name 1] was much lower/higher than for [Data name 2] – used in comparing different types of data
[Data name] was made up mostly of ... with a small contribution from ... - used when one particular type of data dominates
The number of [Data name 1], [Data name 2] and [Data name 3] were found to be [Number of Data name 1], [Number of Data name 2] and [Number of Data name 3], respectively. – used for an ordered list of data
[Data name] was made up mostly of ... with a small contribution from ... - used when one particular type of data dominates
The number of [Data name 1], [Data name 2] and [Data name 3] were found to be [Number of Data name 1], [Number of Data name 2] and [Number of Data name 3], respectively. – used for an ordered list of data
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