Academic IELTS Writing Task 1 Vocabulary
Graphs Dealing with Change
Going up
Nouns
A rise (of) : there was a slight rise of prices in November.
An increase (in) : overall, there was a substantial increase in oil production.
A growth (in): there was a substantial growth in unemployment.
A peak (in): after a peak in production, there was a substantial fall.
A surge (in):in 1990 there was a short surge in car production.
An improvement: After the second world war there a significant improvement in the overall standard of living.
A climb: after a slight dip there was a considerate climb in the export rates.
Verbs
To rise: the death toll rose slightly.
To increase: the overall consumption increased significantly.
To grow: the production in coffee grew steadily.
To peak: the consumption of pizza peaked in the 90’s
To go up: after a small dip the inflation went up dramatically.
To climb: the production of smartphones climbed steadily.
To improve: the export of food will improve substantially in the next decade.
To recover (go back up again): the economy recovered gentilly after the enormous drop.
Going up a lot
Verbs
To rocket: the sales in electronics rocketed just before December.
To skyrocket: the prices in consumer goods skyrocketed
To soar: petrol and diesel prices soared to a new record high
To shoot up : the overall interest rate shot up by 50% in the given period
To leap (past:leapt): Air Macau’s profit leapt 243 percent to 70 million yuan last year
To surge (going up fast): Cryptojacking, the process of hijacking computers to mine cryptocurrency, surged in the last quarter of 2017 as the price of bitcoin shot up.
Going up steadily
Noun phrases
An upward trend: Generally, we can see a steady upward trend in smartphones’ sales.
An upward tendency: in the 90’s there was an upward tendency in crime rates.
To move upward: the share in apple moved upward modestly after March.
Going down
Nouns
A fall (in): after an initial increase in the production of cars there was a significant fall
A decrease (in): the initial decrease in workload was later on compensated
A decline (in) there was a slight decline in transport after 2010
A reduction (in): overall there was a significant reduction in death and disability from chronic diseases
A drop: the yearly return would see a meaningful drop from 9.2 to 5.4 percent.
A downfall: there was a substantial downfall of 13.7% in shares
Verbs
To fall: the birth rate fell slightly
To decrease: after an initial increase the overall consumption decreased dramatically.
To decline: California vehicle thefts declined spectacularly in 2017
To drop: the overall profit dropped suddenly after a steady rise.
To reduce: the company reduced about 7% of its expenses in 2015
To go down:Property taxes went down slightly.
To slide: Amazon shares slid modestly by 2 percent.
Going down a lot
Verbs
To plummet: prices plummeted more than 30% in April.
To dive: oil prices dove significantly in the late 2000’s
To plunge: the export of wood plunged to 6%.
To take a nosedive: Chinese investment in U.S. commercial real estate took a nosedive in 2017
To go into free-fall: American coal industry went into free fall.
To collapse: the overall demand in meat collapsed
To deteriorate: the production deteriorated.
Going down steadily
Noun Phrases
A downward trend: Gun violence in Chicago continues steadily on a downward trend
A downward tendency: cargo traffic carried by Russian airlines showed a downward tendency for the first time since since October 2016.
Going up and down
Nouns
A dip (in): in 1967 there was a small dip in sales
A fluctuation (in): there were enormous fluctuations in precipitation over the whole period.
Verbs
To fluctuate: The number of visits to the Site fluctuated dramatically between 20,000 and 40,000 in the first eleven days.
To vary: The overall sales figures varied slightly on a daily basis.
To dip: The employee satisfaction score dipped slightly in 2012 and remained at this level for the next three years.
Staying the same
Nouns
A constant: The expenditure of the office remained constant for the last 6 months but the profit rose by almost a quarter.
A plateau: According to the line graph, in the United Kingdom the CO2 emissions reached a plateau at about 11 metric ton.
Verbs
To level out: the data show that church membership in the United States has leveled out
To level off: accidental deaths leveled off over the four years
To remain constant : The expenditure of the office remained constant for the last 6 months but the profit rose by almost a quarter.
To stay constant: Goods transported using pipeline in the UK from 1974 and 2002 stayed constant at 20 million tonnes during 1994 up to 2002
To remain unchanged:The population of the country remained almost unchanged in the last 3 years.
To stay unchanged: the number of crimes reported stayed fairly unchanged for five years.
To remain steady: The number of fishers remained steady in South America with an average of 3 million
To plateau: China decelerated its carbon emissions during its 12th five-year plan in 2011-2015 and plateaued emissions in the current 13th plan of 2015-2020.
To reach a plateau: According to the line graph, in the United Kingdom the CO2 emissions reached a plateau at about 11 metric ton.
To remain the same: The trends of more oil production remained the same in all countries in 2005 except in Qatar
To stay the same: the production of energy from hydroelectric power stayed the same (i.e. 5%) in both decades.
To remain stable:The number of men in this sector remained mostly stable over the period.
To stay stable: the number of Marriage remained stable but the cases of divorce increased by roughly 0.4 million.
To remain static: Afterwards, revenue dropped and in next two years remained static at approximately 3.8 billion
To stay static: the number of Indonesia students remained static between 1992 and 1995 at 10,000 students
To stabilize: the number of cases stabilized until 1984
Adjective
Unchanged: the number of male employees in these sectors had remained largely unchanged.
Big changes
Adverbs
Sharply: The population in the UK increased sharply from the 1850 onward
Suddenly: The waste recycling rates in the US increased suddenly in 1985
Rapidly: The waste recovery rate grew rapidly from 16.7 million tons on 1985 till…
Abruptly: The birth rate dropped abruptly at the beginning of the 20th century.
Dramatically: The clean energy investment rose dramatically in 2009
Significantly: The number of train passengers increased significantly in 2001
Considerably:The number of people taking the car to get to work increased considerably in the last 50 years
Markedly: Overall, the population over the age of 65 grew markedly in the last half a century.
Substantially: In the last 20 years the size of the global robotic market rose substantially.
Noticeably: The total amount of internet users in Vietnam grew noticeably in the last 15 years.
Adjectives
Sharp: There was a sharp increase in the in-person enquiries over the mentioned period.
Sudden:There was a sudden drop in the American GDP in 2012
Rapid: There was a rapid decrease in the consumption of butter in 1986
Abrupt: In 1993 there was an abrupt drop in car thefts for the UK
Dramatic: In the 3rd quarter there was a dramatic drop in the sales figures for Zed runner.
Steep: Overall, there was a steep decrease in the total honey production over the given period.
Significant: There is a significant difference between the overall spending habits of men and women.
Considerable: Generally, there is a considerable increase in hours spend by teachers doing other activities that do not involve teaching.
Marked: There is a marked difference between the amount of clothes importer from China over the 2 periods.
Substantial: There was a substantial decrease in the amount of unemployed women in 1997
Spectacular: The population grew spectacularly in Bombay in 2010.
Sharp: Overall, there is sharp contrast between the different expenditures in the different countries.
Noticeable: Rent prices increased noticeably in the last two decades.
Overwhelming: There is an overwhelming difference between peak and off peak usages of the metro line.
Small changes
Adverbs
Slightly: The amount of internet connections increased slightly in the cities.
Gently: The time spend eating out increased gently over the provided period.
Modestly: The percentage of people never married increased modestly over the measured time period.
Marginally: The total amount of people employed in the company increased marginally.
Moderately: The amount of franchised restaurants grew moderately the last 2 years.
Slowly: The amount of money spend on books rose slowly between 1976 and 1983
Adjectives
Slight: there was a slight increase in the amount of steel produced in July.
Gentle: Overall, there was a gentle increase in the prices of apples over the provided period.
Modest: Over the given period there was a modest increase on the money spent on books.
Marginal:There was a marginal reduction of the amount of tourists visiting Malaysia after 2001
Moderate: There was a moderate reduction in the amount of people immigrating.
Slight: in 2003 there was a slight surge in the amount of ice cream consumed.
Similar changes over a longer period of time
Adverbs
Gradually:The total water usage grew gradually over the past three decades.
Steadily: The total of books borrowed from the library dropped steadily over the given period.
Consistently: The measured temperature in Antarctica grew consistently over the past century.
Adjectives
Gradual: There was a gradual decrease in the time spent preparing food over the last three decades.
Steady: Over the past decades there has been a steady growth in the IT sector.
Consistent: Between 1976 and 1996 there was a consistent growth in the amount of pasta consumed in Europe.
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