Vocabulary For Academic IELTS Task 1 (part 2/3)
Vocabulary to represent highest and lowest point in graphs:
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Type |
Verb |
Noun |
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Highest Point |
peak / culminated / climax / reach a peak / hit a peak / touch the highest point / reach the vertex |
a peak / hit a vertex / get a vertex / get the highest point |
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Lowest Point |
touched the lowest point / get the lowest point / |
the lowest point /the lowest mark / bottommost point / rock bottom point/ bottommost mark |
Example:
- The price of the oil reached a peak amounting $20 in February and again touched the lowest point amounting only $10 in July.
- Student enrollment in foreign Universities and Colleges increased dramatically hitting a peak of over 20 thousand in 2004.
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Vocabulary to represent comparison in graphs:
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Type |
Word(s) should be used |
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Similar |
about / almost / nearly / roughly / approximately / around / just about / very nearly / |
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Just over |
just above / just over / just bigger / just beyond / just across |
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Just short |
just below / just beneath / just sort / just under / just a little |
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Much more |
well above / well above / well beyond / well across / well over |
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Much less |
well below / well under / well short / well beneath |
Example:
- 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.
- About 1000 people died in the highway car accident in 2003 which is well above than the statistics of all other years.
- 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
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.
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.
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
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.