Full tutorial on how to describe a line graph for IELTS academic Task 1.
Presentation includes vocabulary, set phrases, verbs, and instructions to write a structured high scoring response.
21. ADVERBS
It is clear the trend is downward...
Clearly the trend is downward...
It is evident that sales dropped in the first quarter...
Evidently sales in the first quarter dropped ..
It is surprising that sales rose after a steady decline...
*Surprisingly sales rose after a steady decline...
*USE WITH CAUTION (Don't place your opinion.)
22. TIME EXPESSIONS
Over the period _________ to ________
Over a five year period...
Throughout the 1980s...
The period from 1944 to 1999 witnessed...
...after that...
23. USEFUL VERBS
plunge stabilize rocket
crash remain stable soar
tumble remain constant surge
sink level off leap
fall
drop fluctuate
decline