USEFUL LANGUAGE

A. IELTS WRITING TASK 1 - PARAPHRASING

graph / chart / diagram line graph

show illustrate / demonstrate / compare
information about data for
the proportion of the percentage of / the figure for
the number of the figure for/ the quantity of
the total number the overall number
... consumption the amount of … consumed
The number of people who visited HN The number of people visiting Hanoi/ the
number of visitors
people in the US Americans
from 1999 to 2009 between 1999 and 2009 / over a period of
10 years
in three countries in Vietnam, Thailand, and Singapore (name
the countries)
various mobile phone features different functions of mobile phones
men and women males and females/ genders

B. OVERVIEW

It can be seen that Có thể thấy rằng

The overall trend was upward/ downward
All figures experienced ... except for ...
Experienced the fastest growth
the highest/ lowest figure
There were significant changes in ...
Xu hướng tổng thể là tăng/ giảm
Tất cả các chỉ số đều chứng kiến ... ngoại
trừ ...
Đã chứng kiến sự tăng trưởng mạnh nhất
Là chỉ số cao nhất/ thấp nhất
Đã có sự thay đổi lớn trong ...
C. SENTENCE STRUCTURES

1) Time, S + stood at / was + figure

In January, Mr. A’s weight stood at/ was 50 kg.

2) Time, S + V + adv
From January to April, Mr. A’s weight increased significantly to 58 kg.

3) S + saw / witnessed / underwent a quick drop of + figure + time

From July to October, Mr. A’s weight experienced a slight decrease of 3 kg.

4) There + be + a/an + adj + N + from figure 1 to figure 2 + in + S + time

From July to October, there was a slight decrease from 58kg to 55kg in Mr. A’s weight.

D. CONNECTING SENTENCES

1) Before/After + V-ing, S + V + adv

After increasing significantly, Mr.A’s weight decreased slightly to 55 kg.

2) S + V1 + adv, but/ and then + V2 + adv

Mr.A’s weight increased significantly in the first three months, and then decreased
slightly to 55 kg in July.

3) There was a/an + adj1 + N1, which was followed by + a/an + adj2 + N2
There was a slight decline in Mr.A’s weight, which was followed by a rapid increase.

E. ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS

Degree Speed
Adj Adv Adj Adv

Dramatic Dramatically Rapid Rapidly

Steep Steeply Quick Quickly
Sharp Sharply Swift Swiftly
Huge

Significant Significatly Steady Steadily

Remarkable Remarkably Moderate Moderately

Slight Slightly Slow Slowly

Minimal Minimally Gradual Gradually
Small
F. VERBS AND NOUNS

Direction Verb Noun

Went up An upturn
Increased An increase
Rose A rise
Grew A growth
Climbed A climb
Boomed A boom
Surged A surge
Leaped
Rocketed

Decreased A decrease
Dropped A drop
Declined A decline
Fell A fall

Plunged A plunge
Slumped A slump
Dove A dive
Plummeted

Did not change No change

Leveled out/ off A leveling off
Remain steady
Stayed constant

Peaked A peak

Bottomed A bottom

Fluctuated A fluctuation
G. PREPOSITIONS

Preposition Followed by Example

Noun of An increase In + something A decrease of

movements 5% in the
A decrease Of + amount of
number of
change
infants.

An upsurge From/to + old/new An upsurge

figure from 1% to 20%

Verb of To rise By + amount of It rose by 5%

movements change

To fall From/to + old/new It fell from 6%

figure to 1%

To peak/ start / At + figure/level It peaked at

end 5000

To fluctuate At around + range It fluctuated at

around 10 tons
Between
per year.