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 Xu hướng tổng thể là tăng/ giảm
All figures experienced ... except for ... Tất cả các chỉ số đều chứng kiến ... ngoại
trừ ...
Experienced the fastest growth Đã chứng kiến sự tăng trưởng mạnh nhất
the highest/ lowest figure Là chỉ số cao nhất/ thấp nhất
There were significant changes in ... 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.
