IELTS – Writing Essentials (book – 2)

Chapter 5 : Writing Task — 2 (General & Academic)

Chapter 2 : Writing Task 1 (Academic)

Chapter 1 : Strategies For Academic Writing Task - 1 & 2

WRITING TASK - 1

Chapter 1 : Strategies For Academic Writing Task - 1 & 2

Verbs Nouns Verbs Nouns
Rise (to) A Rise Reduce (to) A Reduction (of)
Increase (to) An Increase A Slump
Go up ( to)
Grow ( to) Growth Level out A Levelling out
Climb (to) A Climb No change No change
Boom A Boom Remain stable (at)
Peak (at) (Reach) a peak (at) Remain steady (at)
Fall (to) A Fall (of) Stay(at)
Decline (to) A Decline (of) Stay constant (at)
Decrease (to) A Decrease (of) Maintain the same

(c) a slight/notable/significant decrease in
(d) a drop of about ... % in ...
(e) a slight/regular/dramatic decline/reduction in ...
(f) the downturn began in (month)
(g) the situation began to deteriorate in (month)
(h) the number has continued to fall
3. FLUCTUATIONS/VARIATIONS:
(a) a slow start developed into steady progress in sales
(b) an initial upward trend was followed by ...
(c) we note slight fluctuations throughout the year
(d) normal seasonal variations are the cause of occasional downward trends
(e) sales have been (rather) irregular
(f) the level/the rate has been unstable since ...
(g) you will note a certain instability in the rate of ...
C. Conclusions
(a) Appropriate measures must be taken ...
(b) The only option we have is to ...

FOR INCREASING TRENDS:
(a) a slight/constant/marked/substantial increase in sales
(b) an increase of about/roughly/approximately/in the region of...%
(c) a little over/above what we predicted- the recovery/upturn began in (month)
(d) an overall increase in...
(e) an upward trend in the demand for...
(f) sales reached record levels/reached a peak in (month)
(g) a strong surge in the sales of...
by (month) the figure had risen to ...
(h) we predict that sales will soar in the coming year/over the next ...months.
2. FOR DECREASING TRENDS:
(a) just under our target

Do mention in the beginning that which TYPE of graph it is. i.e., whether the graph is BAR, LINE, PIE, TABLE

So just include the significant details which are worth mentioning and make it more reliable and stable to understand

small or big detail of the numerical data as IELTS bounds the candidate with 150 words to perform the task 1