T VNG CH XU HNG TRONG IELTS WRITING PART I

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

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

Nouns (+Preposition)
Direction Verbs

1.Go up 1.Go up
Followed by prepositions: Followed by prepositions:
From(number/%) From(number/%)
to...number/%) toumber/%)
Go.(number/%) In+ what
By(number/%)
To rise A rise
To increase An increase
To go up Show an upward trend
To grow A growth
To climb Show an upturn
Go Up
2.Go up a lot 2.Go up a lot
To surge Show a surge
To take off Show an upsurge
To shoot up
To soar
To rocket
To jump A jump
To leap A leap
To boom A boom
To bounce A bounce

1.Go down 1.Go down

Followed by prepositions: Followed by prepositions:
From(number/%) From(number/%)
to(number/%) to(number/%)
Go Down
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
A downward trend
2.Go down a lot 2.Go down a lot
To slummet A slummet
To slump A slump
To crash A crash
To sink A sink
To tumble A tumble
To plunge A plunge

No change
No change
Followed by at (number/%)
Followed by at (number/%)
A leveling off
To level off
No change
To flatten out
Remain
To stagnate
Show stability
To stabilize
To stay/ To remain/ To keep
constant/ stable/ steady
/unchanged/the same level

Followed by at, of
To peak at
To reach a peak of
To bottom out at
To hit a low point/a trough/ the
Change of direction 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 Adj- Tnh t Adv- Trng t

dramatic Dramatically

Huge
Very extensive change
Enormous Enormously

tremendous Tremendously

Substantial Substantially

Considerable Considerably
Extensive change
Remarkable Remarkably

Significantly Significantly

Noticeable Noticebly

Avarage change Marked Markedly

moderate Moderately

Slight Slightly

Small change 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

while sentence: dng so snh gia 2 trend ca 2 nhn t c m t trong biu bng
m trnh dng 2 cu m t lin tip.
Eg: