IELTS Writing Task 1 Vocabulary PDF
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1 · VOCABULARY FOR IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1 4 verbs to open an introduction The chart illustrates& The bar chart illustrates the percentage of people using different means of transport in London, New York and Sydney. The pie charts illustrate how many journeys people make by Tube, car and train over a year. The maps
illustrate& The maps illustrate the development of Greenfield town over a sixty-year period. The maps illustrate how Greenfield town has been transformed from 1960 up to the present day. The diagram illustrates& This diagram illustrates the process of paper-making. This diagram shows how
paper is made. The chart examines the levels of& The chart examines the levels of obesity among five age groups in the USA. The chart examines how many people are overweight in the USA and breaks down the results by age. The data provides information on& The data provides information on oil reserves and production in
five countries. The table gives information about& The table gives information about the countries that have the largest oil reserves and the largest oil production. Any IELTS Writing Task 1 starts with words: VOCABULARY FOR IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1 The right way to present figures Once, twice, three times 1x = once 2x = twice 3x = three times 4x = four times& Consumers spend twice as much paying rent as buying food. Consumer expenditure on food is three times higher
than that on books. Three times as much money is spent on food as on books. The figure for renting accommodation is six times higher than the figure for buying books. See the full version to learn other ways to present figures In this chapter you will learn about different ways of presenting figures in your report. Make sure you support your description in body paragraphs with figures. 30 6010 Consumer
spending, % Food Books Rent VOCABULARY FOR IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1 6 ways to make comparisons 1. More 3 less 3 fewer 30% fewer females choose engineering degrees. Among students of engineering degrees, there are almost 30% fewer females than males. Males comprise a significantly higher percentage of all engineering students (over 65%). Twice as many males as females decide to study engineering at
university. Did you find this free vocabulary useful? If your answer is yes, get the full version for many more words, phrases, and, importantly, examples that will help you boost your score BUY THE FULL VERSION The IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 reads "... make comparisons where relevant". Use different ways to compare data in your report to demonstrate that you can use your vocabulary flexibly. Use 8fewer9 with countable nouns and 8less9 with uncountable
nouns: 7 Fewer people, fewer women, fewer hobbies and fewer changes. 7 Less water, less time, less money and less growth. Academic IELTS Writing Task 1 question requires you to use several vocabularies to present the data given in a pie/ bar/ line/ mixed graph or to describe a process or a flow chart. Being able to use appropriate vocabularies, presenting the main trend, comparing & contrasting data and presenting the logical flow of the graph
ensure a high band score in your Academic IELTS writing task 1. This vocabulary section aims to help you learn all the vocabularies, phrases and words you need to know and use in your Academic writing task 1 to achieve a higher band score. The examiner will use four criteria to score your response: task achievement, coherence and cohesion, lexical resource, & grammatical range and accuracy. Since "Lexical Resource" will determine 25% of your score in Task 1, you have to enrich your
vocabulary to hit a high band score. To demonstrate that you have a great lexical resource, you need to: » Use correct synonyms in your writing. It is advisable that you learn synonyms and use them accurately in your writing in order to give the impression that you can use a good range of vocabulary.
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1 is as follows: Each part has a specific format and therefore being equipped with the necessary vocabulary will help you answer task 1 efficiently and will save a great deal of time. Starting Presentation Type Verb Description The/ the given / the supplied / the presented / the shown / the provided diagram / table / figure / illustration / graph / chart / flow chart / picture/ presentation/ pie chart / bar graph/ column graph / line graph / table data/ data / information / pictorial/ process diagram/ map/ pie chart and table/ bar graph and pie chart ... shows / represents / depicts / enumerates / illustrates / presents/ gives / provides / delineates/ outlines/ describes / delineates/ expresses/ denotes/ compares/ shows contrast / indicates / figures / gives data on / gives information on/ presents information about/ shows data about/ demonstrates/ sketch out/ summarises... the comparison of… Example : 1. The diagram shows employment rates among adults in four European countries from 1925 to 1985. 2. The given pie charts represent the proportion of male and female employees in 6 broad categories, dividing into manual and non-manual occupations in Australia, between 2010 and 2015. 3. The chart gives information about consumer expenditures on six products in four countries namely
Germany, Italy, Britain and France. 4. The supplied bar graph compares the number of male and female graduates in three developing countries while the table data presents the overall literacy rate in these countries. 5. The bar graph and the table data depict the water consumption in different sectors in five regions. 6. The bar graph enumerates the money spent on different research projects while the column graph demonstrates the fund sources over
a decade, commencing from 1981. 7. The line graph delineates the proportion of male and female employees in three different sectors in Australia between 2010 and 2015. Note that, some teachers prefer the "The line graph demonstrates..." instead of "The given line graph demonstrates...". However, if you write "The given/ provided/ presented...." it would be correct as well. Tips: 1. For a single graph use 's' after the verb, like - gives data on, shows/ presents etc. However, if there are multiple graphs, DO NOT use 's' after the verb. 2. If there are multiple graphs and each one presents a different type of data, you can write which graph presents what type of data and use 'while' to show a connection. For example - 'The given bar graph shows the amount spent on fast food items in 2009 in the UK while the pie chart
presents a comparison of people's ages who spent more on fast food. 3. Your introduction should be quite impressive as it makes the first impression on the examiner. It either makes or breaks your overall score. 4. For multiple graphs and/ or table(s), you can write what they present in combination instead of saying which each graph depicts. For example, "The two pie charts and the column graph in combination depicts a picture of the crime in Australia from 2005
to 2015 and the percentages of young offenders during this period." Caution: The General statement is the first sentence (or two) you write in your reporting. It should always deal with: What + Where + When. Example: The diagram presents information on the percentages of teachers who have expressed their views about the different problems they face when dealing with children in three Australian schools from 2001 to 2005. What = the percentages of teachers... A good General statement should always have these parts. Example: 1. In general, the employment opportunities increased till 1970 and then declined throughout the next decade. 2. As it is observed, the figures for imprisonment in the five mentioned countries show no overall pattern, rather shows the considerable fluctuations from country to country. 3. Generally speaking, citizens in the USA had a far better life standard than that of the remaining countries. 4. As can
be seen, the highest number of passengers used the London Underground station at 8:00 in the morning and at 6:00 in the evening. 4. Generally speaking, more men were engaged in managerial positions in 1987 than that of women in New York this year. 5. As an overall trend, the number of crimes reported increased fairly rapidly until the mid-seventies, remained constant for five years and finally, dropped to 20 cases a week after 1982. 6. At a first glance,
it is clear that more percentages of native university pupils violated regulations and rules than the foreign students did during this period. 7. At the onset, it is clear that drinking in public and drink-driving were the most common reasons for US citizens to be arrested in 2014. 8. Overall, the leisure hours enjoyed by males, regardless of their employment status, was much higher than that of women. Introduction (never copy word for word from the question) + Overview/ General trend (what the diagrams indicate at a first glance). Main features in the Details Conclusion (General statement +
Implications, significant comments) Tips: 2. Your 'Introduction (general statement + overall trend/ general trend) should have 75 - 80 words. 3. DO NOT give numbers, percentages or quantity in your general trend. Rather give the most striking feature of the graph that could be easily understood at a glance. Thus it is suggested to AVOID - "A glance at the graphs reveals that 70% of the male were employed in 2001 while 40 thousand women in this year had jobs." And use a format /comparison like the following: "A glance at the graphs reveals that more men were employed than their female counterparts in 2001 and almost two-third of females were jobless in the same year. " Vocabulary to Start the Report Body:Just after you finish writing your 'Introduction' (i.e. General Statement + General overview/ trend), you are expected to start a new paragraph to describe the main features of the diagrams. This second paragraph is called the 'Body Paragraph / Report Body". You can have a single body paragraph/ report body or up to 3, (not more than 3 in any case) depending on the number of graphs provided in the question and the type of these graphs. There are certain phrases you can use to start your body paragraph and the following is a list of such phrases --- 1. As it is presented in the diagram(s)/ graph(s)/ pie chart(s)/ table... 2. As (it is) shown in the illustration... 3. As can be seen in the... 4. As the diagrams suggest... 5. According to the... 6. Categorically speaking... 7. Getting back to the details... 8. Now, turning to the details... 9. The table data clearly shows that... 10. The diagram reveals that... 11. The data suggest that... 12. The graph gives the figure... 13. It is interesting to note that... 14. It is apparently seen that... 15. It is conspicuous that... 16. It is explicitly observed that... 17. It is obvious... 18. It is clear from the data... 19. It is worth noticing that... 20. It is crystal clear/ lucid that... 21. It can be clearly observed that... 22. It could be plainly viewed that... 23. It could be noticed that... 24. We can see that...Vocabulary to show the changes:
Examples: 1. The overall sale of the company increased by 20% at the end of the year. 2. The expenditure of the office remained constant for the last 6 months but the profit rose by almost 25%. 3. There was a 15% drop in the ratio of student enrollment at this University. 4. The population of the country remained almost the same as it was 2 years ago. 5. The population of these two cities increase significantly in the last two decades and it is expected that it will remain stable during the next 5 years.
Tips: 2. Do not use the same word/ phrase over and over again. In fact, you should not use a noun or verb form to describe a trend/change more than twice; once is better! 3. To achieve a high band score you need to use a variety of vocabulary as well as sentence formations. Vocabulary to represent changes in graphs:
Example: 1. The economic inflation of the country increased sharply by 20% in 2008. 2. There was a sharp drop in industrial production in the year 2009. 3. The demand for new houses dramatically increased in 2002. 4. The population of the country dramatically increased in the last decade. 5. The price of oil moderately increased during the last quarter but as a
consequence, the price of daily necessities rapidly went up. Vocabulary to represent frequent changes in graphs:
Example: 1. The price of the goods fluctuated during the first three months of 2017. 2. The graph shows the oscillations of the price from 1998 to 2002. 3. The passenger number in this station oscillates throughout the day and in the early morning and evening, it remains busy. 4. The changes in car production in Japan shows a palpitation for the second quarter of the year. 5. The number of students in debate clubs fluctuated in different months of the year and rapid ups and downs could be observed in the last three months of this year. Tips: 2. The question asks you to write a report and summarise the data presented in graphs(s). This is why you need to show the comparisons, contrasts, show the highest and lowest points and the most striking features in your answer, not every piece of data presented in the diagram(s). Types of Changes/ Differences and Vocabulary to present them:Great change / Huge difference: Adjectives Adverbs Overwhelming Overwhelmingly Big change / Big difference: Adjectives Adverbs Significant Significantly Medium change / Moderate difference: Adjectives Adverbs Somewhat Somewhat Minor change / Small difference: Adjectives Adverbs Fractional Fractionally Dates, Months & Years related vocabulary and grammar: » From 1990 to 2000, Commencing from 1980, Between 1995 and 2005, After 2012. Percentage, Portion and Numbers: Percentages:
Fractions: Proportions: Words/ Phrases of Approximation - Vocabulary: » Approximately What criteria would a band 9 graph response satisfy? Task Achievement: What will be assessed by the examiner? Coherence and Cohesion: What will be assessed by the examiner? Tips: 1. Do not incorporate more than 3-4 paragraphs. Lexical Resource: What will be assessed by the examiner? a) The range of vocabulary you have used in your writing. Tips: Do NOT use words/ phrases that are already given in the question. Do so only if there is no alternative word(s)/ phrase(s) to convey the same meaning/idea.
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