Wednesday, April 22,
2020
Vocabularies for Academic IELTS Writing Task 1
An academic IELTS
writing task 1 should follow a general format as below:
Introduction + Basic/General Trends + Details Description + Summary
(optional)
I. Vocabularies for
the Introduction Part:
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Starting
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Presentation Type
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Verb
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Description
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The
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bar graph
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compares
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comparative
data...
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the given
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bar graph and pie
chart
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contrast
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data about...
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the presented
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chart
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delineates
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data on…
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the provided
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column graph
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demonstrates
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how the...
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the shown
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data
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denotes
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information on...
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the supplied
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diagram
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depicts
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information on…
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figure
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describes
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the amount of…
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flow chart
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enumerates
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the changes...
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graph
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expresses
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the comparison of…
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illustration
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figures
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the differences…
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information
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gives
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the number of…
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line graph
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gives data on
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the percentages
of...
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map
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gives information
on
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the proportion of…
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pictorial
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illustrates
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the ratio of...
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picture
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indicates
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the trend of...
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pie chart
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outlines
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the ...
distribution of ...
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pie chart and
table
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presents
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the ... rates
among ...
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presentation
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presents
information about
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process diagram
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provides
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table
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represents
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table data
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shows
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shows
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shows data about
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sketch out
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summarises
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Example:
1. The bar chart
shows the gender distribution of students doing scientific research across a
range of disciplines at a UK university in 2009.
2. The diagram shows
employment rates among adults in four European countries from 1925 to 1985.
3. 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.
4. The line graph
delineates the proportion of male and female employees in three different
sectors in Australia between 2010 and 2015.
5. The chart gives
information about consumer expenditures on six products in four countries
namely Germany, Italy, Britain and France.
6. The supplied bar
graph compares the number of male and female graduates in three developing
countries while the table presents the overall literacy rate in these
countries.
7. The bar graph and
the table data depict the water consumption in different sectors in five
regions.
8. 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.
Tips:
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."
Vocabulary for the
General Trend Part:
In general, ...
In common, ...
As is observed
As a general trend,
...
As an overall trend,
...
As can be seen,
As is presented,
It can be clearly
seen that,
It is clear that,
It is clear,
At first glance,
At the onset,
A glance at the
graphs reveal that...
Generally speaking,
...
Overall, It is
obvious
Example:
1. In general, employment opportunities increased
till 1970 and then declined throughout the next decade.
2. As is observed, the figures for imprisonment in
the five mentioned countries show no overall pattern, rather shows the
considerable fluctuation from country to country.
