VOCABULARY FOR TASK-1

There are words and phrases which help to describe trends. Using these will help you to score a good band in the task

1.NOUNS AND VERBS

An increase, a boom, a growth, a surge, to go up, to reach at peak, to grow, to climb, To decrease, to fall, to decline, to dip, to drop, to go down, to reduce, No change, remain stable, steady, constant, maintain same level, to hold, to level off A fluctuation-to fluctuate, a variation-to vary A period of stability, a plateau

2.PHRASES

To show an upward trend, to show a downward trend, to hit the highest point, to hit the lowest point, to reach a peak, to show some fluctuation, to fluctuate wildly, to remain stable, to remain static, to remain unchanged, to stay constant, to reach a plateau, to level off, to flatten out, the highest, the lowest, the second highest, the third highest, compared to, compared with, relative tou

3.ADVERBS

Sharply, suddenly, rapidly, abruptly, dramatically, significantly, steadily, considerably, slightly gently, gradually, wildly, enormously, substantially, moderately, slightly, minimally, swiftly, slowly

4.ADJECTIVES

Sharp, sudden, rapid, abrupt, dramatic, steep, significant, steady, considerable, marked, slight, gentle, gradual, enormous, substantial, moderate, slight, minimal, swift, slow

5.TIME EXPRESSION

For the period, since 2000, for five years, between 2001-2009, in 2010

6.CONTRAST

However, on the other hand, despite, inspite of, though, although, but, on the contrary, otherwise, yet, instead of, rather, whereas, nonetheless, even though, compared with, in contrast, alternatively

7.SEQUENCE

In addition to, similarly, likewise, as well as, besides, furthermore, also, too firstly, initially, to begin with, later, after this/ that, following this/ that

8.CONCLUSION

In the nut shell, in conclusion, the overall view, to recapitulate

9.USEFUL LANGUAGE WORDS

To reduce the size of the group: A few, some, many, most (countable items), a little, some, much, most (non-countable items) To reduce number of items of times something occurs: Often, frequently, sometimes, occasionally

10.USEFUL LINKING/CONNECTING WORDS

Also, although, as a consequence of, as well as, because of, despite, final, in case of , now recently, furthermore, however, in the case of, now, recently, furthermore, however, in the case of, now, similarly, subsequently, such as, then, therefore, when, while, and, in addition to, moreover, simultaneously.