IELTS WRiITING TASK 1 vocabulary | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Nouns for describing an upward trend

a rise [of]  an increase [of]  a growth [of]  an upward trend  a doubling in + n.  a trebling in + n.  a boom  a surge

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Nouns to describe a downward trend

 a fall [of]  a decline [of]  a decrease [of]  a drop [of]  a reduction  a slump  a plunge

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verbs to indicate no change in trend

do (did) not change  remain/stay + stable/steady/static/unchanged [at]  maintain the same level

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verbs to indicate the position

 stood at/was  level (levelled) off [at]  plateau (plateaued) [at]  level (levelled) out [at]  stabilise [at]  peaked [at]

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nouns to indicate no change in trend

 a levelling off [at]  a plateau [at]  reached a high/peak of  reached a low of

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verbs to indicate Constant Change

fluctuated [around]

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Adjectives and adverbs for degree of change:

dramatic dramatically huge enormous enormously tremendous tremendously

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Adjectives and adverbs for Extensive change

substantial substantially considerable considerably significant significantly remarkable remarkably

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Adjectives and adverbs for Average change

noticeable noticeably marked markedly moderate moderately

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Adjectives and adverbs for Small change

slight slightly small minimal minimally

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Adjectives and adverbs for Quick change

rapid rapidly quick quickly sharp sharply swift swiftly steep steeply

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Adjectives and adverbs for Slow change

steady steadily gradual gradually slow slowly

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The graph demonstrates the number of people enrol on four different types of educational course in China on the period 2008 to 2012.

enrolled - in the period

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Overall, with the exception at literacy course, the number of students on all other courses climb gradually

at --> of / climbed

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The first key feature show that literacy courses had lowest number of participants overall for the whole period.

showed / the lowest

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This type of course is the only one which showed a downward trend , begin with just over 1.5 million students in 2008 then dip to almost 0 by 2010.

beginning / dipping - which began/ dipped

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