Writing task 1 vocabulary

Vocabulary for Academic IELTS writing task 1 part 1

Academic IELTS Writing Task 1 question requires you to use several vocabularies to present the data given in a pie/ bar/ line/ mixed graph or to describe a process or a flow chart.

The examiner will use four criteria to score your response:

• task achievement
• coherence and cohesion
• lexical resource
• grammatical range and accuracy.

Since lexical resource will determine 25% of your score in Task 1, you have to enrich your vocabulary to hit a high band score. To demonstrate that you have a great lexical resource, you need to:

» Use correct synonyms in your writing. » Use a range of vocabulary. » Do not repeat words and phrases from the exam question unless there is no alternative. » Use less common vocabulary. » Do not use the same word more than once/twice. » Use precise and accurate words in a sentence.

The general format for writing academic task 1 is as follows:

1. Introduction
2. Basic/General Trends
3. Details description
4. Summary (optional)

The structure of the IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 (Report Writing):

Introduction: Introduction (never copy word for word from the question) + Overview/ General trend (what the diagrams indicate at a first glance). Reporting Details: Main features in the Details + Comparison and Contrast of the data. (Do not give all the figures.) + Most striking features of the graph. Conclusion: Conclusion (General statement + Implications, significant comments) [The conclusion part is optional.]

The general format for writing academic task 1 is as follows:

Example:

1. The diagram shows employment rates among adults in four European countries from 1925 to 1985. 2. The given pie charts represent the proportion of male and female employees in 6 broad categories, diving into manual and non-manual occupations in Australis, between 2010 and 2015. 3. The supplied bar graph compares the number of male and female graduates in three developing countries while the table data presents the overall literacy rate in these countries.

Tips:

Your introduction should be quite impressive as it makes the first impression to the examiner. It either makes or breaks your overall score. Caution: Never copy word for word from the question. If you do do, you would be penalised. always paraphrase the introduction in your own words.

Tips:

If there are multiple graphs and each one presents a different type of data, you can write which graph presents what type of data and use 'while' to show a connection. For example -'The given bar graph shows the amount spent on fast food items in 2009 in the UK while the pie chart presents a comparison of people's ages who spent more on fast food. For multiple graphs and/ or table(s), you can write what they present in combination instead of saying which each graph depicts. For example, "The two pie charts and the column graph in combination depicts a picture of the crime in Australia from 2005 to 2015 and the percentages of young offenders during this period."

Tips:

The General statement is the first sentence (or two) you write in your reporting. It should always deal with: What + Where + When. Example: The diagram presents information on the percentages of teachers who have expressed their views about the different problems they face when dealing with children in three Australian schools from 2001 to 2005. What = the percentages of teachers... Where = three Australian schools... When = from 2001 to 2005...

Vocabulary for the General Trend Part:

In general, In common, Generally speaking, Overall, It is obvious, As is observed, As a general trend, As can be seen, As an overall trend, As is presented, It can be clearly seen that, At the first glance, it is clear, At the onset, it is clear that, A glance at the graphs reveals that...

1. Example:

1. In general, the employment opportunities increased till 1970 and then declined throughout the next decade. 2. As is observed, the figures for imprisonment in the five mentioned countries show no overall pattern, rather shows the considerable fluctuations from country to country. 3. Generally speaking, citizens in the USA had a far better life standard than that of remaining countries. 4. As can be seen, the highest number of passengers used the London Underground station at 8:00 in the morning and at 6:00 in the evening.

The structure of the IELTS Academic Writing Task 1

Tips: 1. Write introduction and General trend in the same paragraph. Some students prefer to write the 'General Trend' in a separate paragraph and many teachers suggest the both to be written in a single paragraph. Unless you have a really good reason to write the general trend in the second paragraph, try to write them both in the first paragraph. However, this is just a suggestion, not a requirement. 2. Your 'Introduction (general statement + overall trend/ general trend) should have 75 - 80 words.

Vocabulary to Start the Report Body:

Just after you finish writing your 'Introduction' (i.e. General Statement + General overview/ trend), you are expected to start a new paragraph to describe the main features of the diagrams. This second paragraph is called the 'Body Paragraph / Report Body". You can have a single body paragraph/ report body or up to 3, (not more than 3 in any case) depending on the number of graphs provided in the question and the type of these graphs. There are certain phrases you can use to start your body paragraph and following is a list of such phrases ---

Option 1

Option 2

1. As is presented in the diagram(s)/ graph(s)/ pie chart(s)/ table... 2. As (is) shown in the illustration... 3. As can be seen in the... 4. As the diagrams suggest... 5. According to the... 6. Categorically speaking... 7. Getting back to the details... 8. Now, turning to the details... 9. The table data clearly shows that... 10. The diagram reveals that... 11. The data suggest that... 12. The graph gives the figure... 13. It is interesting to note that... 14. It is apparently seen that...

15. It is conspicuous that... 16. It is explicitly observed that... 17. It is obvious... 18. It is clear from the data... 19. It is worth noticing that... 20. It is crystal clear/ lucid that... 21. It can be clearly observed that... 22. It could be plainly viewed that... 23. It could be noticed that... 24. We can see that...

Vocabulary to show the changes:

Vocabulary to show the changes:

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.

Vocabulary to show the changes:

Tips: 1. Use 'improve' / 'an improvement' to describe a situation like economic condition or employment status. To denote numbers use other verbs/nouns like increase. 2. Do not use the same word/ phrase over and over again. In fact, you should not use a noun or verb form to describe a trend/change more than twice; once is better! 3. To achieve a high band score you need to use a variety of vocabulary as well as sentence formations.

Vocabulary to represent changes in graphs:

Vocabulary to represent changes in graphs:

Example: 1. The economic inflation of the country increased sharply by 20% in 2008. 2. There was a sharp drop in the industrial production in the year 2009. 3. The demand for new houses dramatically increased in 2002. 4. The population of the country dramatically increased in the last decade. 5. The price of the oil moderately increased during the last quarter but as a consequence, the price of daily necessity rapidly went up.

Vocabulary to represent frequent changes in graphs

wave/ fluctuate/ oscillate/ vacillate/ palpitate

Example: 1. The price of the goods fluctuated during the first three months in 2017. 2. The graph shows the oscillations of the price from 1998 to 2002. 3. The passenger number in this station oscillates throughout the day and in early morning and evening, it remains busy. 4. The changes of car production in Japan shows a palpitation for the second quarter of the year. 5. The number of students in debate clubs fluctuated in different months of the year and rapid ups and downs could be observed in the last three months of this year.

Vocabulary to represent frequent changes in graphs

Tips: 1. DO NOT try to present every single data presented in a graph. Rather pick 5-7 most significant and important trends/ changes and show their comparisons and contrasts. 2. The question asks you to write a report and summarise the data presented in graphs(s). This is why you need to show the comparisons, contrasts, show the highest and lowest points and most striking features in your answer, not every piece of data presented in the diagram(s).

Let's practice

Let's practice

Model Answer The pie charts show the amount of revenue and expenditures in 2016 for a children’s charity in the USA. Overall, it can be seen that donated food accounted for the majority of the income, while program services accounted for the most expenditure. Total revenue sources just exceeded outgoings.In detail, donated food provided most of the revenue for the charity, at 86%. Similarly, with regard to expenditures, one category, program services, accounted for nearly all of the outgoings, at 95.8%. The other categories were much smaller. Community contributions, which were the second largest revenue source, brought in 10.4% of overall income, and this was followed by program revenue, at 2.2%. Investment income, government grants, and other income were very small sources of revenue, accounting for only 0.8% combined. There were only two other expenditure items, fundraising and management and general, accounting for 2.6% and 1.6% respectively. The total amount of income was $53,561,580, which was just enough to cover the expenditures of $53,224,896. 161 Words

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