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Academic IELTS writing Task 1 – vocabulary to describe movement in line graphs

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Print page 4, 5, and 6 on the backs of pages 1, 2, and 3, then cut out the cards. The back of ‘noun 1’ graph should
have ‘noun 1’ answer. Use the cards to test yourself on the different words and expressions. Try to apply the
vocabulary to different graphs and add different adverbs (steadily, slowly, etc) and adjective (sharp, sudden, etc.).
Remember, you can improve the quality of your writing by using a variety of expressions and structures.

noun 1 noun 2

noun 3 noun 4

noun 5 noun 6

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verb 1 verb 2

verb 3 verb 4

verb 5 verb 6

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phrase 1 phrase 2

phrase 3 phrase 4

phrase 5 phrase 6

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noun 2 noun 1

There was a [steady] fall…

There was some [significant] fluctuation… There was a [significant] drop…

There was a [steady] decline…

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noun 4 noun 3

There was a [steady] rise…

There was a [two-year] plateau… There was a [stable] increase…

There was [significant] growth…

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noun 6 noun 5

… reached a peak… There was a [long] period of stability…

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verb 2 verb 1

[Prices] fluctuated… [Costs] fell [steadily]…

The number dropped [significantly]…

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verb 3
verb 4

The numbers rose quickly…


The amount of … plateaued…
The amount of … increased
[steadily]…

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verb 6 verb 5

It peaked… The numbers stabilized…

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phrase 2 phrase 1

The numbers showed some We see there was a downward trend…


fluctuation/variation…
The number of … hit the lowest point…

phrase 4 phrase 3

They reached a plateau… There was an upward trend

Numbers leveled off…

phrase 6 phrase 5

The amount of … reached a peak… The amount remained stable/constant

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