PARAPHRASE IN IELTS WRITING TASK 1

Words Paraphrase
Show Illustrate, demonstrate, describe
Quantity Amount, volume
Goods Freight, merchandise, commodities
Means of transport Modes of transport
Fall See a declining trend
Increase Experience sharp increases
Proportion Alteration
Surpass Exceed=overtake=outstrip=eclipse

Go up To rise, increase, grow

Go down
Remain stable
Fluctuate (dao động)
Reach a peak
Rank the first
Reach a record low
To reach a plateau of X%
To reach a trough of X%
To recover to X%
To flatten out at X%
To skyrocket, surge, escalate,
accelerate, soar
To reach an upturn
To decrease, fall, decline, diminish,
decelerate
To dive, dip, plunge, plummet
To reach a downturn
To stay unchanged, level off
To witness/experience/undergo/see a
period of stablility
Oscilliate, go through ups and downs
To peak at X%, to reach the peak of,
to hit the highest point at, reach its
zenith
Occupy the first position, take the
crown
Đạt mức độ đỉnh cao nhất định, sau
đó xuống dốc
Ở mức đáy một thời gian sau đó vút
lên
Ở mức đáy (ngắn) sau đó trở lại cao
hơn
Ở mức ổn định
 Strong Weak Other meanings
Sharp Slight Steady
Rapid Gentle Gradual
Dramatical Mild Sudden
Significant Modest Abrupt
Marked Tedious Considerable
Steep Ceaseless
Swift Moderate
Substancial

The graph below shows UK acid rain emissions, measured in millions of tons, from four different
sectors between 1990 and 2007. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main
features and make comparisons where relevant.
The line graph compares four sectors in terms of the amount of acid rain emissions that they produced
over a period of 17 years in the UK. It is clear that the total amount of acid rain emissions in the UK
fell considerably between 1990 and 2007. The most dramatic decrease was seen in the electricity, gas
and water supply sector.

In 1990, around 3.3 million tons of acid rain emissions came from the electricity, gas and water
sector. The transport and communication sector was responsible for about 0.7 million tons of
emissions, while the domestic sector produced around 0.6 million tons. Just over 2 million tons of
acid rain gases came from other industries.

Emissions from the electricity, gas and water supply sector fell sharply to only 0.5 million tons in
2007, which made transport and communication and other industries surpass its figures in 1997 and in
2003. While acid rain gases from the domestic sector and other industries fell slightly, the transport
sector saw a small increase in emissions, which hit the highest point of 1 million tons in 2005.
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