Trong bi thi IELTS phn vit task 1, bi c th yu cu bn m t biu ni v s thay i

qua thi gian(changes). lm tt dng bi ny bn cn phi s dng ngn ng m t s thay

i (language of change) v nhng cu trc cu ph bin trong IELTS writing task 1. Ngoi ra
ngi vit cng cn nm vng v cch din t cc th trong phn vit IELTS task 1 ny.
c im nhn bit dng bi Changes: biu c t nht 2 mc thi gian do vic miu t nhng
thay i chnh kt hp vi s so snh cc mc thi gian l v cng quan trng (bng cch dng dng
so snh ca tnh t hoc trng t). S liu trong dng bi ny thng c cung cp di n v
thch hp hoc di dng phn trm.
Movement upwards : increase , go up, climb, rise
Movement downwards: decrease, go down, decline, drop
No movement: remain stable, stabilise
Reach the highest point of: reach a peak at
Reach the lowest point of: bottom at
Fluctuate
1.Describing trends: S dng Nouns- Danh t and Verbs-ng t

Trend- Xu hng l s thay i hay s chuyn ng theo mt hng nht nh. Nhng thay i ny
thng c th hin trong mc s v d nh dn s, khi lng sn xut, tht nghip. C ba xu
hng c bn nh sau: up, down, remain
Trong m t biu , ta c th s dng mt s mu cu c gi nh sau:
1. (Time period) + Subject + Verb to describe change + Adverb to describe the
degree/ the speed of change.
E.g: Between May and October, sales decreased slightly.
2. (Time period) + There to introduce the subject + article + Adjective to describe
the degree/ speed of change + Noun to describe change + in what
VD: From May to October, there was a slight decrease in sales
VD: From May to October there was a slight decrease in sales.

Bng di y cung cp cho bn mt s danh t v ng t dng cho vic din t xu

hng (Lu rng vic s dng cc th trong IELTS writing task 1 thay i ty theo bi cnh thi
gian)
Direction

Verbs

Nouns (+Preposition)

Go Up

1.Go up

1.Go up

Followed by prepositions:

Followed by prepositions:

From(number/%)
to...number/%)

From(number/%) to
umber/%)

Go.(number/%)

In+ what

By(number/%)

A rise

To rise

An increase

To increase

Show an upward trend

To go up

A growth

To grow

Show an upturn

To climb

2.Go up a lot

2.Go up a lot

Show a surge

To surge

Show an upsurge

To take of

A jump

To shoot up

A leap

To soar

A boom

To rocket

A bounce

To jump
To leap
To boom

To bounce
Go Down

1.Go down

1.Go down

Followed by prepositions:

Followed by prepositions:

From(number/%) to
(number/%)

From(number/%) to
(number/%)

To.(number/%)

In+ what

To decrease

A decrease

To fall

A fall

To decline

A decline

To drop

A drop

To reduce

A reduction

To go down

A downturn

To slip

A slip

To dip

A dip

2.Go down a lot

A downward trend

To slummet

2.Go down a lot

To slump

A slummet

To crash

A slump

To sink

A crash

To tumble

A sink

To plunge

A tumble
A plunge

Remain

No change

No change

Followed by at (number/%) Followed by at (number/%)

To level of

A leveling of

To flatten out

No change

To stagnate

Show stability

To stabilize
To stay/ To remain/ To keep
constant/ stable/ steady
/unchanged/the same level
Change of direction

Followed by at, of

To peak at
To reach a peak of
To bottom out at
To hit a low point/a trough/
the lowest/ the largest of
To flatuate/ vary around
To show some flatuation
(variation)
To stand at ( focus on a
particular point)
To plateau/ to reach a plateau
at

2.Khi mun miu t chi tit hn v mc ca s thay i, ta cn dng thm Adjectives- Tnh
t and Adverbs- Trng t

Degree
Very extensive change

Adj- Tnh t
dramatic

Adv- Trng t
Dramatically

Huge

Extensive change

Avarage change

Small change

Enormous

Enormously

tremendous

Tremendously

Substantial

Substantially

Considerable

Considerably

Remarkable

Remarkably

Significantly

Significantly

Noticeable

Noticebly

Marked

Markedly

moderate

Moderately

Slight

Slightly

Small
minimal

minimally

Miu t tc ca s thay i:
Adjectives

Adverbs

Slow

slowly

Gradual

Gradually

Steady

Steadily

Sudden

Suddenly

Quick

Quickly

Swift

Swift

rapid

Rapidly

Lu :

Soar and rocket l hai ng t rt mnh m m t tng ln kh cao. Rocket l bt ng

hn. Khi s dng t ny bn khng cn thm trng t

Leap cho thy mt s gia tng ln v t ngt. Vi ng t ny cng khng cn thm trng
t.

Climb l mt ng t tng i trung lp c th c s dng vi cc trng t bn di.

Plummet l t mnh nht miu t s gim xung. N c ngha l gim rt nhanh chng
v mt chng ng di. Drop and drop are normally used for fairly small decreases

Drop and Dip cng thng c dng nh mt danh t. V d nh a slight dip, a

sudden drop

sudden and sharp c th c dng cho nhng thay i nh nhng din ra t ngt.

spectacular and dramatic l nhng tnh t mnh dng miu t nhng thay i rt rt
ln.

marginal is a particularly useful word for describing very small changes

overall c th c dng miu t s thay i trong sut thi gian di, rt hu ch v hay
c s dng trong phn m bi v phn kt lun.

upward and downward l nhng tnh t, trng t ca n l upwards and

downwards
Ngoi vic nm c b cc ca phn TASK 1 trong bi thi IELTS v nh hng c bi vit ca
mnh, th s dng t vng miu t xu hng l v cng quan trng mang li cho bn cc im
s ang k.