VOCAB FOR WRITING TASK 1

1. INTRODUCTION

Starting Presentation Verb Description

Type

The/ the given / the diagram / shows / the comparison of…

supplied / the presented / table / figure / represents / the differences…
the shown / the provided illustration / depicts / the changes...
graph / chart / enumerates / the number of…
flow chart / illustrates / information on…
picture/ presents/ gives / data on…
presentation/ provides / the proportion of…
pie chart / bar delineates/ the amount of…
graph/ column outlines/ information on...
graph / line describes / data about...
graph / table delineates/ comparative data...
data/ data / expresses/ the trend of...
information / denotes/ the percentages of...
pictorial/ compares/ the ratio of...
process shows contrast / how the...
diagram/ map/ indicates /
pie chart and figures / gives
table/ bar data on / gives
graph and pie information on/
chart ... presents
information
about/ shows
data about/
demonstrates/
sketch out/
summarises...
 2. BODY

Trends Verb form Noun Form

Increase rise / increase / go up / uplift / rocket(ed) / a rise / an increase / an upward

climb / upsurge / soar/ shot up/ improve/ trend / a growth / a leap / a jump /
jump/ leap/ move upward/ skyrocket/ soar/ an improvement/ a climb.
surge.

Decrease fall / decrease / decline / plummet / plunge / a fall / a decrease / a reduction / a

drop / reduce / collapse / deterioriate/ dip / downward trends /a  downward
dive / go down / take a nosedive / slum / slide / tendency /  a decline/ a drop / a
go into free-fall. slide / a collapse / a downfall.

Steadiness unchanged / level out / remain constant / a steadiness/ a plateau / a stability/

remain steady / plateau / remain the same / a static
remain stable / remain static

Gradual increase   an upward trend / an upward

tendency / a ceiling trend
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Gradual decrease   a downward trend / a downward

tendency / a descending trend
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Standability/ Flat level(ed) off / remain(ed) constant / remain(ed)  

unchanged / remain(ed) stable / prevail(ed)
 No change, a flat, a plateau.
consistency / plateaued / reach(ed) a plateau /
stay(ed) uniform /immutable / level(ed) out/
stabilise/ remain(ed) the same.