[Describing Trends for Task 1 Writing]IELTS Vocabulary: Learn 300 Essential Words for IELTS
[UPWARD TRENDS]
🍕rise (v.)(n.)=> rose
=> Between 1999 and 2000 there was a modest rise.
=> There was a dramatic rise between 2010 and 2011.
-rise in numbers
-dramatic rise
-sudden rise
-modest rise
----> go up----> climb----> increase
🍕increase (v.)(n.)=> increasing=> increased
=> Between 1999 and 2000 there was a slight increase.
=> Numbers increased dramatically between 2010 and 2011.
-increase slightly
-increase dramatically
-small increase
-sudden increase
----> go up----> climb----> rise
🍕soar=> soaring=> soared=> soars
=> Between 2010 and 2011 numbers soared.
=> Between 2010 and 2011 numbers soared to just over 80.
-numbers soar
-prices soar
-soar upwards
-soar to
----> shoot up----> rocket----> ascend
🍕leap=> leapt= leaped=> leaping=> leaps
=> Between 2010 and 2011 numbers leapt to just over 80.
=> Between 2010 and 2011 numbers leapt from just under 30 to just over 80.
-suddenly leapt
-sudden leap
-leap up
-leap from...to
----> surge----> soar----> rocket
🍕rocket=> rocked=> rocking=> rockets
=> Between 2010 and 2011 numbers rocketed to just over 80.
=> Numbers rocketed from 2010 to 2011.
-prices rocket
-numbers rocketed
-numbers rocketed
----> surge----> soar----> leapt
🍕climb (v.)(n.)=> climbs=> climbing=> climbed
=> Between 2010 and 2011, numbers climbed rapidly to just over 80.
-climb rapidly
-climb steeply
-climb slowly
-climb steadily
----> grow----> increase----> go up----> rise
🍕peak (v.)(n.)=> peaks=> peaking=> peaked
=> Numbers reached a peak of about 85 in 2011.
=> ....reaching a peak of approximately 85 in 2011.
=> Numbers peaked at almost 85 in 2011.
-reached a peak
-reaching a peak
-peaked at
-rise to a peak
----> top----> highest point----> maximum----> greatest point
[DOWNWARD TRENDS]
🍕fall (v.)(n.)=> falling=> fell=> falls
=> Between 1998 and 1999, numbers fell by approximately 15.
=> There was a rapid fall in numbers between 2003 and 2004.
-dramatic fall
-slight fall
-fall by
-fall from... to
----> drop----> decrease----> decline
🍕decrease (v.)(n.)=> decreasing=> decreased
=> Between 1998 and 1999, numbers decreased by approximately 15.
=> There was a steady decrease in numbers between 2011 and 2015.
-slight decrease
-significant decrease
-decreased slightly
-decrease in
----> fall----> decline----> drop----> go down----> depreciate----> depreciation
🍕plunge=> plunging=> plunged
=> Between 2003 and 2004, numbers plunged.
-prices plunged
-numbers plunged
-suddenly plunged
----> dive----> drop----> plummet----> sink----> tumble
🍕plummet=> plummeting= plummeted=> plummets
=> Between 2003 and 2004, numbers plummeted.
-numbers plummeted
-prices plummeted
-suddenly plummeted
----> plunge----> crash----> tumble----> nose- dive----> collapse
🍕decline=> declining=> declined
=> Between 2011 and 2015, there was a steady decline.
=> Numbers declined slightly between 1998 and 1999.
-steady decline
-rapid decline
-declined slightly
-declined significantly
----> fall----> decrease----> go down----> drop
🍕drop=> dropping=> drops=> dropped
=> There was a slight drop in numbers between 2008 and 2009.
=> Numbers dropped from just over 80 to just under 70 between 1998 and 1999.
-slight drop
-sudden drop
-dropped significantly
-dropped quickly
----> go down----> decline----> fall----> decrease
🍕dip=> dipped=> dipping=> dips
=> There was a slight dip in numbers in 2007.
=> Numbers dipped below 70 in 1999 before recovering.
-slight dip
-significant dip
-dip below
-small dip
----> drop----> fall
[ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS]
🍕dramatic=> dramatically
=> Between 2003 and 2004, prices fell dramatically.
=> There was a dramatic rise in prices from 2010 to 2011.
-dramatic rise
-dramatic fall
-rose dramatically
-fell dramatically
----> sudden---->rapid----> huge
🍕steady=> steadyily
=> The number of animals remained steady between 2000 and 2003
=> Profits declined steadily between 2011 and 2015.
-steady decline
-steady increase
-rose steadily
-fell steadily
----> constant----> regular----> stable----> even
🍕sharp=> sharply
=> There was a sharp decline between 2003 and 2004.
=> The number of birds grew sharply between 2010 and 2011.
-sharp decline
-sharp increase
-grew sharply
-dropped sharply
----> steep----> acute----> sudden
🍕rapid=> rapidly
=> From 2003 to 2004, there was a rapid decline in costs.
=> Costs increased rapidly between 2010 and 2011.
-rapid growth
-rapid decrease
-rose rapidly
-grew rapidly
----> quick----> fast----> brisk----> swift
🍕steep=> steeply
=> There was a steep decline in the number of jobs from 2003 to 2004.
=> The number of jobs rose steeply between 2010 and 2011.
-steep increase
-steep decline
-rose steeply
-fell steeply
----> rapid----> sharp----> precipitous
🍕modest
=> There was a modest decrease in the number of students between 1998 and 1999.
=> There was modest growth in the number of students from 2015 to 2016.
-a modest rise
-a modest increase
-a modest rise
-modest growth
----> limited----> small----> moderate
🍕sudden=> suddenly
=> There was a sudden but modest increase in numbers from 2015 to 2016.
=> Numbers soared suddenly between 2010 and 2011.
-sudden rise
-sudden fall
-sudden increase
-sudden decrease
----> unusual----> rapid----> immediate
[MORE TRENDS VOCABULARY]
🍕fluctuate=> fluctuated=> fluctuating=> fluctuation
=> From 2004 to 2010, numbers fluctuated between 25 and 40.
=> From 2004 to 2010, numbers fluctuated around the 30 mark.
-fluctuate wildly
-fluctuate widely
-fluctuate around
-fluctuate between
----> hover----> shifted
🍕remain steady=> remaining=> remained
=> Between 2000 and 2003, numbers remained steady.
-remain steady
----> stayed the same----> stabilized
🍕stabilize=> stabilized=> stabilization
=> Between 2004 and 2009, numbers fluctuated, before briefly stabilizing until 2010.
=> Between 2000 and 2004, numbers stabilized around the 75 mark.
-stabilize at
-stabilize around
-briefly stabilize
-briefly stabilize
----> remain steady----> is sustained----> is maintained----> fixed
🍕stagnate=> stagnated=> stagnating
=> After a precipitous decline in 2004, growth stagnated for another 6 years.
=> There was a period of stagnation between 2004 and 2010.
-stagnated suddenly
-a period of stagnation
----> languish----> stall----> stand still
🍕overall
=> Overall, numbers in this period declined by approximately 25.
=> The overall trend is one of two periods at a high level, with a low period in between.
-the overall trend
-the overall picture
-the overall pattern
-overall
----> in general----> general----> generally speaking
🍕upward
=> Between 2015 and 2016, there was a slight upward trend.
-move upwards
-upward trend
-upward movement
-upward direction
🍕downward
=> From 2011 to 2015, there was a prolonged downward spell.
=> There was a sharp downward movement between 2003 and 2004.
-move downwards
-downward trend
-downward movement
-downward direction
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