Vocabulary For GT IELTS Writing Task 1 (part 1)

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In GT IELTS writing Task 1, candidates are asked to respond to a given problem with a letter
requesting information or explaining a situation. Candidates are required to write at least 150
words in this task. Depending on the task suggested, candidates are assessed on their ability to:
Engage in personal correspondence
Elicit and provide general factual information
Express needs, wants, likes and dislikes
Express opinions (views, complaints etc.)
You will have to write a short letter in response to a given problem or situation. Your writing will
be assessed on your ability to:
Engage in personal correspondence
Elicit and provide general factual information
Express needs, wants, likes and dislikes
Express opinions
You will also be judged on your ability to:
Answer the question without straying from the topic
Write in a way which allows your reader to follow your ideas
Use English grammar and syntax accurately
Use appropriate language in terms of register, style and content
To write the letter efficiently you need to learn some vocabularies.The following article tries to
help you grasp the vocabulary you need to know.
Formal Salutation :

Personal Letter : Dear Ruhan , My dear Rex

Never write : Ruhan, Hi Rex, Hello Nicole, Rini, is everything fine?
Official Letter : Dear Sir or Madam , Sir or Madam ( if you don't know who are you writing to;
use only sir or madam)
Never write : My dear Sir, My dear Madam, Dear Mr Alex, Mrs Cathy, Sir Rex.
Business Letter : Dear Sir or Madam , Sir or Madam ( if you don't know who are you writing to;
use only sir or madam)
Never write : My dear Sir, My dear Madam, Dear Mr Alex, Mrs Cathy.

Describing the Purpose :

Proposed Starting :
I am writing this letter to you ......
I am writing to you.....
Example :
1) I am writing you to inform the problem with the library of our University...
2) I am writing to you for informing you about the problem with our new debate team....
Describing the Purpose with Reference:

Proposed Starting :
In response to your letter/ invitation/proposal/ complaint/ advertisement/ written claim ......
In reply to your letter /invitation/ proposal/ complaint/ advertisement/ written claim ......
With the reference of your letter/invitation/proposal/ complaint/ advertisement/written
claim ......
Example :
1) I am writing you in response to your invitation..........
2) With the reference of your proposal..........
Situation :

Apology :
I am very sorry but..........
I am terribly sorry, but..........
I must apologize about..........
Complaint :
I feel something should be done about..........
I must complain about..........
I can not resist myself to inform you that..........
I am very much unhappy with..........
I want you to know that..........
Request :
Could you please..........
Could you possibly..........
I would be great full if you..........

 I would highly glad if you..........

Would it be possible to..........
I wonder if you could..........
Would you be kind enough to..........
would you mind doing..........
Suggestion :
Perhaps we could...........
Perhaps you can............
I would like to suggest that...........
May I suggest that............
Could you please...........
I would highly appreciate if you...........
Providing Information :
I would like to inform you that...........
Perhaps you should be informed that............
I guess you would glad to know that...........
Please be informed that............
For your kind notification...........
I should let you know that...........

Vocabulary For GT IELTS Writing Task 1 (part 2)

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To End the letter :

Apology :
Once again, I am sorry for any inconvenience caused..........
I hope I did not cause you too much problem..........
Please accept my apologies once more..........
I am so sorry for the whole thing..........
I hope you will accept my apologies..........
Kindly accept my apologies ..........
Complaint :
I expect to hear from you soon..........
Hopefully you will pay immediate attention to this matter ..........
I highly expect your kind attention about the situation..........
I want you to take immediate action about the misunderstanding..........

Request :
Thank you again for your attention to this matter..........
Could you possibly resend the papers?..........
I expect to hear from you again..........
Providing Information :
I would like to inform you that I have already send the papers you asked me to...........
Perhaps you should be informed that the last date has already been over............
I hope this information will be helpful for you, please contact me for any other
information ...........
This is all I would like to inform you.Please feel free to contact me for any information............
Expecting reply from someone :
I am looking forward to hearing from you .......
I am waiting to hear from you soon...........
I look forward to hearing from you soon............
I am expecting to hear from you soon...........
I am eagerly waiting for your response............

Farewell :
Personal Letter : Yours truly, Yours ever, Best regard , Best wishes, Many thanks, Love.
Official Letter : Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully, Yours obedient.
Business Letter : Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully.
IELTS Vocabulary: Writing a letter
A. Below, you will see eleven common situations that people encounter
when they are writing a formal letter. Choose the sentence or phrase (A, B
or C) that would be most appropriate in each situation.
1. You are writing a letter to the headteacher of a school or college, but you don't
know their name. How do you begin your letter?
A. Dear headteacher.
B. Dear Sir / Madam.
C. Dear Sir.
2. You have received a letter from the manager of a company which buys computer
components from your company, and you are now replying. What do you say?
A. Thank you for your letter.
B. Thanks a lot for your letter.
C. It was great to hear from you.

3. You recently stayed in a hotel and were very unhappy with the service you
received. You are now writing to the manager. What do you say?
A. I had a horrible time at your hotel recently.
B. I would like to say that I am unhappy about your hotel.
C. I would like to complain about the service I received at your hotel recently.
4. You have sent a letter of application to a college, together with your curriculum
vitae which the college requested. What do you say in the letter to explain that your
curriculum vitae is attached?
A. You asked for my curriculum vitae, so here it is.
B. As you can see, I've enclosed my curriculum vitae.
C. As you requested, I enclose my curriculum vitae.
5. You have applied for a job, but you would like the company to send you more
information. What do you say?
A. I would be grateful if you would send me more information.
B. I want you to send me more information.
C. Send me some more information, if you don't mind.
6. In a letter you have written to a company, you tell them that you expect them to
reply. What do you say?
A. Write back to me soon, please.
B. Please drop me a line soon.
C. l look forward to hearing from you soon.
7. In a letter you have written, you want the recipient to do something and are
thanking them in advance of their action. What do you say?
A. Thank you for your attention in this matter.
B. Thanks for doing something about it.
C. I am gratified that you will take appropriate action.
8. The company you work for has received an order from another company and you
are writing to them to acknowledge the order and let them know when you can
deliver. What do you say?
A. About the order you sent on 12 January for...
B. I would like to remind you of the order you sent on 12 January for...
C. refer to your order of 12 January.
9. In a letter, you explain that the recipient can contact you if they want more
information. What do you say?

A. Give me a call if you want some more information.

B. If you would like any more information, please do not hesitate to contact me.
C. If you would like any more information, why not get in touch?
10. You began a letter with the recipient's name (e.g., Dear Mr. Perrin). How do you
end the letter?
A. Yours faithfully.
B. Yours sincerely.
C. Best wishes.
11. You did not begin the letter with the recipient's name (see number 1 above).
How do you end the letter?
A. Yours faithfully.
B. Yours sincerely.
C. Best wishes.

If you feel comfortable with the vocabulary and format section of IELTS General
Training Writing task 1, continue studying "GT Writing task 1 Preparation" section.
Vocabulary For Academic IELTS Writing Task 1 (part 1)
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The IELTS Academic writing task 1 requires several vocabularies to present the data given in a
pie/ bar/ line graph or to describe a process. Being able to use correct vocabulary and to present
the logical flow of the summary ensures a high band score in Academic IELTS writing task 1.
This vocabulary section aims to help you gathering and learning all the vocabulary, phrases and
words you need to know and use in your Academic writing task 1 to achieve a great score.
The general format for writing academic writing task 1 is as following:
Introduction + Basic/ General Trends + Details Description + Conclusion.

Each part has a specific format and therefore being equipped with the necessary vocabulary will
help you to write the task 1 efficiently and will save a great deal of time.
Vocabulary for the Introduction Part:
Starting

Presentation
Type

Verb

Description

diagram / table /
figure /
illustration /
The given / The graph / figure /
supplied / The chart / flow chart /
presented / The picture/
showed / The
presentation/ pie
provided
chart / bar graph/
line graph / table
data/ data /
information

shows /
represents / depicts The comparison of .
/ illustrates /
The differences .
presents/ gives / The number of .
provides /
Information on .
describes /
Data on .
compares/ shows / The proportion of.
figures / gives data The amount of .
on / gives
Information on....
information on

Example :
1. The provided diagram shows data on employment categories in energy
producing sectors in Europe starting from 1925 to 1985.
2. The given pie chart represent the proportion of male and female employee in
6 broad categories, divided into manual and non-manual occupations.
3. The chart gives information on expenditures of 4 European countries on six
consumer products namely Germany, Italy, Britain and France.

Vocabulary for the General trends Part:

In general, In common, As is presented, Generally speaking, As is observed.
Example:
1. In general the employment opportunities has increased till 1970 and has
dropped down afterward.
2. As is observed , the figures for imprisonment in the five mentioned countries
no overall pattern of increase or decrease rather shows the considerable
fluctuation from country to country.
3. Generally speaking, USA had far more standard life than all the other 4
mentioned countries.

Vocabulary to show the changes:

Trends

Verb form

Noun Form

Increase

rise / increase / go up / uplift /

a rise / an increase / an
rocketed / climb / upsurge / soar. upward trend / a growth

Decrease

fall / decrease / decline /

a rise / an increase / an
plummet / plunge / drop / reduce upward trend / a growth

Steadiness

unchanged / level out / remain

a fall / a decrease / a
constant / remain steady / plateau / reduction / a downward
remain the same / remain stable / trends /a downward
remain static
tendency / a decline/ a drop

Gradual Increase

Gradual decrease

Standability

------

-----leveled off / remained constant /

remained unchanged / remained
stable / prevailed consistency /
plateaued / reached a plateau /
stayed uniform /immutable /
leveled out

an upward trend / an upward

tendency / a ceiling trend
a down ward trend / a down
ward tendency / a
descending trend

--------

Examples:
1. The overall sale of the Company has 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 student enrollment of the University.
4. The population of the country remained almost the same as it was 2 years
ago.

Vocabulary to represent changes in graphs:

Type of
Change

Adverb form

Adjective form

dramatically / rapidly /
dramatic / rapid / sharp /
Rapid change sharply / quickly /
quick / hurried / speedy / swift
hurriedly / speedily / swiftly
Moderate
change

moderately / gradually /
moderate / gradual /
progressively / sequentially
progressive / sequential

Slight change

slightly / slowly / mildly /

tediously

slight / slow / mild / tedious

Example:
1. The economic inflation of the country increased sharply by 20% in 2006.
2. There was a sharp drop in the industrial production in the year 2005.
3. The demand for new houses dramatically increased in 2004.

Vocabulary to represent frequent changes in graphs:

Type of Change Verb form

Noun form

Rapid ups and

downs

waves / fluctuations /
oscillations / vacillations /
palpitations

wave / fluctuate / oscillate /

vacillate / palpitate

Example:
1. The price of the raw materials fluctuated for the first three months.
2. The graph shows the oscillations of the price of fuel from 1998 to 2002.
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Vocabulary to represent highest and lowest point in graphs:

Type

Verb

Noun

Highest
Point

peak / culminated / climax /

reach a peak / hit a peak / touch a peak / hit a vertex / get a vertex
the highest point / reach the
/ get the highest point
vertex

Lowest
Point

the lowest point /the lowest mark

touched the lowest point / get the
/ bottommost point / rock bottom
lowest point /
point/ bottommost mark

Example:
1. The price of the oil reached a peak amounting $20 in February and again
touched the lowest point amounting only $10 in July.
2. Student enrollment in foreign Universities and Colleges increased
dramatically hitting a peak of over 20 thousand in 2004.

Vocabulary to represent comparison in graphs:

Type

Word(s) should be used

Similar

about / almost / nearly / roughly / approximately / around / just

about / very nearly /

Just over

just above / just over / just bigger / just beyond / just across

Just short

just below / just beneath / just sort / just under / just a little

Much more

well above / well above / well beyond / well across / well over

Much less

well below / well under / well short / well beneath

Example:
1. The number of high-level women executives is well beneath than the number
of male executives in this organization where approximately 2000 people
works in executive levels.
2. About 1000 people died in the highway car accident in 2003 which is well
above than the statistics of all other years.
3. The number of domestic-violence cases was just below 500 in March which is
just a little over than the previous months.

Compare and contrast

One syllable
Adjectives with one syllable form their comparatives and superlatives :
cheap cheaper cheapest || large larger largest || bright
brighter brightest etc.
Exceptions:
good better best || bad worse worst etc.
Two syllables
Some adjectives with two syllables form their comparatives and superlatives :
pretty prettier prettiest || happy happier happiest etc.
But many form their comparatives and superlatives using 'more':
striking more striking most striking || common more common
most common || clever more clever/cleverer most clever/cleverest etc.
Three or more syllables
All adjectives with three or more syllables form their comparatives and superlatives
using 'more' & 'most':
attractive more attractive most attractive || profitable more
profitable most profitable || expensive more expensive most

expensive
Using Appropriate Prepositions:
You must use the right preposition in the IELTS writing task 1 to get a high score. Be
accurate about the uses of to, by, of, off, in, on, for etc.

Example :
Papers are sold by the ream.
Oranges are purchased and sold by the dozen.
Students enrollment in the University has increased by 2% this year.
Eggs are counted in dozens.
Rice is measured in kg.
He is junior to me by 4 years.
The employees are paid per week in this factory.
Words to make a comparison / contrast:
a bit / slightly / a little / only just / approximately / about / almost / precisely / quite / nearly /
considerably / a huge / a great deal / quite a lot / completely / exactly
Example:
This year population growth of the country is slightly larger than the previous year.
This year population grown is almost twice than 2007.
Sale of the company has increased quite a lot this year.
Vocabulary to write the Conclusion part:
To draw the conclusion : In conclusion / To conclude / On the whole
To Summarize : In short / In brief / To sum up / In summary
Examples:
In conclusion, third world countries have improved their production sectors like: garments,
over the last 10 years whereas the first world countries have improved their technology and
research sectors in the same period.
In brief, the overall sale of the company has improved in the last 5 years except 2005 when the
sale reduced significantly due to retrenchment.
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IELTS Writing Task 1 vocabulary:

Following are the vocabularies for Academic IELTS Writing Task 1 grouped as Noun, Verb,
Adjective, Adverb, and Phrase to help you improve your vocabulary and understanding of the
usages of those vocabularies.
Noun:

Increase:
A growth: There was a growth in the earning of the people of the city at the end of the year.
An increase: Between the noon and evening, there was an increase of the temperature of the
coast area and this was probably because of the availability of the sunlight at that time.
A rise: A rise of the listener in the morning can be observed from the bar graph.
An improvement: The data presents that there was an improvement of the traffic condition
between 11:00 am till 3:00 pm.
A progress: There was a progress in the law and order of the city during the end of the last year.
Rapid Increase:
A surge: From the presented information, it is clear that there was surge on the number of voter
in 1990 compared to the data given for the previous years.
A rapid increase/ a rapid growth/ a rapid improvement: There was a rapid growth in the
stock value of the company ABC during the December of the last year.
N.B: Following adjectives can be used before the above nouns to show a rapid growth/ increase
of something:
Rapid, Sudden, Steady, Noticeable, Mentionable, Tremendous, huge, enormous, massive, vast,
gigantic, monumental, incredible, fabulous, great etc.
(The above list is the words which are actually adjective and can be used before nouns to show
the big changes)
Highest:
A/ The pick: The number of visitors reached to the pick in 2008 and it exceeded 2 million.
Top/ highest/ maximum: The oil prices reached to the top/ highest in 1981 during the war.
N.B: Some of the words to present the highest/ top of something are given bellow:
Apex, pyramid, zenith, acme, obelisk, climax, needle, spire, vertex, summit, tower, most,
greatest, max, tops, peak, height, crown,
Changes:
A fluctuation: There was a fluctuation of the passenger numbers who used the railway
transportation during the year 2003 to 2004.

A variation: A variation on the shopping habit of teenagers can be observed from the data.
A disparately/ dissimilarity/ an inconsistency: The medicine tested among the rabbits shows
an inconsistency of the effect it had.

Steadiness:
Stability: The data from the line graph show a stability of the price in the retail market from
January till June for the given year.
A plateau: As is presented in the line graph, there was a plateau of the oil price from 1985 to
1990.
Decrease:
A fall: There was a fall of the price of the energy bulbs in 2010 which was less than $5.
A decline: A decline occurred after June and the production reached to 200/day for the next three
months.
A decrease: After the initial four years, the companys share price increased and there was a
decrease of the loss it was bearing.