TASK 1

INCREASED

 Augment
 Increment
 Add
 Double
 Elevate
 Heighten
 Quadruple
 Rise
 Triple
 Widen
 fluctuated

DECREASED

Decline, fall, lessen, lower, reduce

Greatest

Significant

Substantial

Considereable

Important

Distinguish

CONSTANT

Leveled off, remained unchanged/stable

Steady

Consistent

Invariable

Stable

continual

time frame

period

duration
time psan

interval

timspan

timescale

contrast

BIG

Massive

Big percentage

Large proportion

Significant proportion

Sizeable

Evident

Apparent

Choose

Select

Pick

Opt for

take

small

less

Approximately

Roughly

About
around

reaching

gaining

10%

No pattern

 Erratic trend
 Unpredictable trend
 Varied pattern

While

At the same time

Where as

Few

Sharp

Abrupt

adverb

Minimally, slowly, gradually

Suddenly, abruptly, sharply

Will probably, likely, possibly

Slow

Gradual
Sudden

Future

Projected/estimated/predicted to

Reason
Purpose
Motives
Alloted
Designated

Work from home

Working remotely

Price

Cost

Value

rate

big

hefty

sizeable
 It depicts...

 It illustrates....

 The table shows....

 These pie charts give information about..

 The map presents...

 The diagram depicts...

 These diagrams depict...

 The diagram demonstrates..

 These flowcharts illustrate...

For Starting First Paragraph

 It can be clearly seen that...

 It is evident that...

 It is apparent that...
 For Second Paragraph

 Moving to..

 Turning to...

 Moving further...

To Show Trend In Body Paragraphs

 Increase/decrease, Incline/decline, soar/Plunge, rise/downfall...

 Almost same, equal, not much difference,...

 Remained same, was constant, did not change,...

 Minimum, lowest, least, lower, small amount...

 Maximum, highest, significant amount, majority...

 Fluctuates- zigzag trend, upward and downward..

Some another Synonyms

 Projected, anticipated, forecasted, expected...

 Process, steps, series,...

 Countries, nations, different parts of world...

 Different, various, distinct...

 Number, count, strength, figure...

 Waste, garbage, rubbish

Connectors For Conclusion

 Overall..

 All in all..
Show

Display

Depict

Convey

Reveals

Provides

Presents

Courses

modules

Curriculum

Attitude

Viewpoint

Point of view

Inclination
Standpoint

Company

Firm

Conglomerate

Expenditure

Spending

Disbursement

Highest

Lowest’

Least

For Opinion Statement

 I believe that...

 I reckon that...

 In my point of view....

For General Statement In Intro

 Some people think that...

 According to some people...

 It is generally said that...

In Body Paragraphs

For Start (Connectors)

 First of all, firstly, first and foremost...

 There are many factors which influence my point of view...

 On one hand,

 For contrast ( on the other hand)...

 Conversely

For Continuing Ideas

 Furthermore,..

 In addition to...

 Moreover, also, additionally

For Last (Connectors)

 Lastly,

 Finally,

 Last but not the least...

For Conclusion

 In conclusion,...

 To summarize...

 To conclude...

List of Useful Synonyms

Usually Basically, generally, casually

Tourist Travelers, globetrotters,

World Globe, Earth

Necessary Required, essential, needed

Children Juveniles, kids, offsprings

Develop Prosper, grow,

Information Data, knowledge, news

Students Scholars, pupils, educatees

Encourage Motivate

Negative Adverse, opposite, unfavorable

Positive Favorable,

Online Network-based, computer-based, virtual

Modern Contemporary

Traditional Conventional

Improve Ameliorate, progress, improve

Technical Electronic gadgets

devices

Communication Socialization, interaction, conversation

Youth Youngsters, young people

Banned Forbidden, restricted

Pollution Environment degradation, environment

deterioration

Reducing Mitigating, combating, improving, dwindling,

curbing

Important Necessary, better, superior, essential,

significant

Consume Utilize, use, intake

Advantages Merits, pros, favorable, positives

Disadvantages Demerits, cons, unfavorable, negatives

Agree or In favor/ not in favor, in support/ do not

disagree support

Migrating Shifting, moving

Government High authority officials,

Teacher Trainer, educator, tutor, human instructor..

Prison Lockup, jails

Weaknesses Shortcomings, Deficiencies.

Strengths Abilities,

Women/men Females/males, girls/boys

Spend Expend, utilize, to give

Difficulties Problems, hurdles, obstacles

Computer Video games, PlayStation games

games

Bad effects Harmful impact, detrimental, atrocious

Programme Course, study

Unwarranted Baseless, groundless

Strict Stringent, rigorous, stern

Effective Constructive, productive..

Old fashioned Outdated, obsolete, out of date, outmoded

University Tertiary courses

courses

Logical Sensible, sane, rational

Good Excellent, fine, superb, splendid, wonderful

Bad Evil, spoiled, imperfect, infamous

Happy Pleased, joyous, cheerful, delighted, jubilant

Amazing Incredible, fantastic, fabulous, astonishing

Calm Peace, tranquil

Dangerous Hazardous, risky, precarious

Dull Boring, monotonous, uninteresting

Famous Well known, renowned, eminent

Funny Humorous, amusing, hilarious, comical

 New Unique, modern, current, recent

Old Ancient, aged, primitive, stale

Wrong Incorrect, inaccurate, mistaken, erroneous

Brief Short, concise

Conflict Fight, battle, struggle

Different Diverse, various, distinct..

Begin Initiate, commence, inaugurate

Work Profession, job, occupation

Different

distinct
100% agree

Completely

Fully

Totally

Entirely

Downright

strongly

SYNONYMS per topic

Some scientists believe that studying the behaviour of 3-year-old children can predict their
criminality. To what extent do you think a crime is a product of human nature, or is it possible to
stop children from growing up to be criminals?

For example

 For instance
 As a proof
 To elaborate
 In particular

Friends

 Peer
 Companion

Criminal

 Delinquent
 Convict
 Felon
 Culprit

Fringe

Commit
  Perform
 Perpetrate

Attention

Behavior

 Conduct
 Etiquette

Initiatives

Believe

 Convince
 Opinionated
 Of the opinion
 I am proponent
 affirm

Predict

 Foretell
 Project
 Speculate

Criminality

 Misdemeanor

agree

I affirm

I concur

I adhere
Accord

Disagree

Not in favor

 Discordant
 i oppose
 i negate
 I am not in favor of
 conversely

Crime

 Misdeed
 Misdemeanor
 unlawful behaviors

copy

 emulate

good behavior

 pleasant

trauma of abuse

 disturbing

factor

 aspect

GRAPH
LINE GRAPH

TRENDS: increasing, decreasing, static, fluctuating

APPROXIMATION: approximately, around, about, nearly, roughly, above, below,

over, under, etc.
Similar
Equal,
Identical
The same
Highest

-topmost

Slightly

Minimal

Marginally

Minute

Transition phrases

 Then
 Next
 Followed by
 First
 Second
Showing

Exhibiting

Indicating

Year

At the beginning of the study

 It started
 Final
 After 1 year

Respectively,

 Sequentially
Evidently

In
Legislators should be given credit for creating the laws of the land. However, do you agree or
disagree that because the law enforcers are the ones who implement these laws, they deserve more
credit than the law-makers?

Agree

 Concur
 Proponent
 Concede

Credit

 Commendation

Therefore

 Consequently

Should the government continue to fund various kinds of artist like

musicians, painters and poets or not anymore? Discuss both views
and give your opinion.

With this,
aforementioned.
For this reason
Herewith
By this means

Thus
Consequently
As a consequence
Therefore,
Hence
In such a way

Some people believe that once a person becomes a criminal, he will always be a criminal.

Do you agree with this statement?

Study

Deliberation

Criminals
Law Offenders
Culprits

See
-perceived
Discerning

Crime
Offense

Believe
-convince

Always be
-habitual

Criminal

 Delinquent
 Convict
 Felon
 Culprit

In-born
 Innate
 Inherent
 Intrinsic
 Immanent
 Built-in
 Deep-rooted
 Structured
 Characteristic

Horror
 Atrocity
 Monstrosity
 Cruelty
 Abomination
 Enormity
 Outrage
 Obscenity

Danger
Risk
MEDIA AND NEWSPAPER SHOW CRIMES OR NEWS WHICH CAUSE FEAR AND PROVOKES
CULPRITS. SOME PEOPLE THINK THAT CRIME NEWS ON TV SHOULD NOT BE
BROADCASTED.

DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE?

Provoke – trigger

Fear – frightened

Awareness

Warn to be careful

Dangerous

- high risk

Risky

Crime scene – atrocities

MEDIA AND NEWSPAPER SHOW CRIMES OR NEWS WHICH CAUSE FEAR AND PROVOKES
CULPRITS. SOME PEOPLE THINK THAT CRIME NEWS ON TV SHOULD NOT BE
BROADCASTED.

DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE?

To start,
To commence with, 

For instance
-

Nowadays the design of the buildings in the community are affected  by other 

cultures.  This results to loss of culture identity of the structures in the community.
People would claim that structure should built using traditional style for protection of
cultural identity of the structure for protection of cultural identity.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the statement and give your opinion

Place
 Region
 Scene
 area
 
Unique
 eccentric
 Construction
 Layout

Origin
 Primitive

Culture
 Civilization

Cultural identity
 Artistic individuality

Follow
 Heed

Traditional
 Conventional
 Customary

All over the world

 Near and far
 Globally
 throughout the land

Eating in a restaurant is convenient for many people. Some prefer eating at

home because it is much cheaper.

Discuss both views and give your opinion.

With this,

 aforementioned.
 For this reason
 Herewith
 By this means
Easily
effortlessly

meal
serving

industrious
diligent

budgeted
set aside

Eating in a restaurant is convenient for many people. Some prefer eating at

home because it is much cheaper.

Discuss both views and give your opinion.

agree

I affirm

I concur

I adhere

Accord

Accede

Convenient

Trouble-free

Prefer

Would rather

Money

Finances

In addition

additionally
Meal

Dish

To start,
To begin

Available

country

homeland

For example

 For instance
 As a proof
 To elaborate
 In particular

In my opinion

From my standpoint.

I personally

As I see it

Practical

Many old buildings are protected by law because they

are part of a nation's history. However, some people
think old buildings should be knocked down to make
way for new ones because people need houses and
offices. How important is it to maintain old
buildings? Should history stand in the way of
progress?
Building
Structure
Premises
Establishment

Modernation

Protected
Safeguarded

Law
Regulation
Constitution

Part
Element
Portion

Nation
Civilization

maintain

-preserve

Uphold

Conserve

save

Hinder

Hamper

Impeded

Inhibit

Knock down

Demolished
 Make way

Make room

House

Home dwellers

Office

Workplace

Historical

Traditional

Furthermore

Moreover
 additionally,

stand in the way

hamper

impeded

retrain

hinder

obstruct

get in the way

progress

growth

development

advancement

improvement

community

nation

region

Prevention is better than cure. Do you agree or disagree that out of the country's health budget, a
large proportion should be diverted from treatment to spending on health and education and
preventive measures?

Capacity

Volume

Staff

Workforce

Prevent

Hinder

Impeded

Suppress

prohibit
Prevention is better than cure. Do you agree or disagree that out of the country's health budget, a
large proportion should be diverted from treatment to spending on health and education and
preventive measures?

Enough

Adequate

Sufficient

Capacity

Volume

Staff

Workforce

Prevent

Hinder

Impeded

Suppress

Prohibit

Preventative measures

Pre-emptive actions
Do you agree or disagree that the effects of increased global
tourism are more likely to be harmful than beneficial?
Adv
● contribution to foreign exchange earnings;

● contribution to government revenues;

● generation of employment;

● contribution to regional development

Harmful

Damaging

Detrimental

Income

Gains

Earnings

Salary

Revenue

Takings

Profit

Jobs

Occupation

Improve

Boost

Big amount

Sizeable amount
Thus

Consequently

As a consequence

Therefore,

Hence

In such a way

Therefore,

For that reas

That being the case.

Infrastructure

Structure

Contribute

Give rise to

Promote

Pay a part in

Development

Growth

Expansion

Enlargemen

Progress

Bring about

Cause

Bring forth
Thought

Idea

Notion

Belief

Obvious

Apparent

Evident

Noticeable

Visible

Change
Transformation
Innovation

Construction
Development

Disadvantage
Downside
Drawbacks
Pitfall
Flaw
Complications
Hindarance
Build
Set up

Different

Exceptional

Distinct

Unique

Remarkable

Consolidated

Integrated

Great

Considerable

Significant

Prominent

eminent

Tremendous

Collaborate

Involve

Associate

Irritated

Agitated

Acceptable
Tolerable
Justifiable
Allowable