Structures for writing task 1 in IELTS

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Task 1

4 model sentences:

The period from to witnessed/saw a drastic rise in the number of cars sold in

England

The proportion of female students in North High school from .to

underwent/experienced a substantial growth of roughly

A minimal growth of around 12% was recorded for the period from to

There was a remarkable increase of about 23 million in the number of

For describing a slight increase/decrease

(slight/gradual/minimal/minor/marginal/slow/modest/fractional)

increase/growth/climb//decrease/reduction/decline/drop/fall

For describing a sharp increase/decrease

(sharp/dramatic/substantial/rapid/drastic/erratic/remarkable)

increase/growth/climb//decrease/reduction/decline/drop/fall

*remarkable: only for positive meaning

Strong verb for “increase”

rocket

Strong verb for decrease

Plummet/slump/dive/plunge

For describing a peak

The number of cars attained/peaked/ at 2000

The number of cars reached a peak/hit a trough/rose to a peak/ of 2000

For describing stability

The number of cars flattened off/leveled off/stabilized/remained unchanged/remained consistent/remained constant/remained stable at 200

For describing the lowest point

The number of students hit a trough/plunged to a trough of 2000 For describing a fluctuation

The number fluctuated between | and 3

The number fluctuated wildly around 1 and 4

Some words for describing ‘‘approximately’’

About/around/approximately/well over/roughly