A set of vocabulary and phrases for Academic Writing Task 1

Describing Trends: Describing Magnitude:

1. Verbs for Increase: 1. Nouns and Adjectives for Large
Changes:
 Increase
 Substantial
 Rise
increase/decrease
 Grow
 Sharp rise/fall
 Surge
 Significant growth/decline
 Climb
 Dramatic surge/plummet
2. Verbs for Decrease:
 Steep climb/drop
 Decrease
2. Nouns and Adjectives for Small
 Drop Changes:

 Fall  Slight increase/decrease

 Decline  Modest rise/fall

 Plummet  Marginal growth/decline

 Shrink  Gradual climb/drop

3. Verbs for Stability:

 Remain steady
 Level off
 Plateau
 Stabilize
 Flatten
Comparing Data:  Gradually
1. Comparative Language:  Consistently
 Compared to  Rapidly
 In comparison with  Steadily
 Unlike  Abruptly
 Similarly  Roughly
 By contrast  Approximately
2. Superlative Language:
 The highest/lowest Overall Description:
 The peak 1. Phrases for Summarizing:
 The most/least  In summary
 The maximum/minimum  To sum up
 Overall
Describing Specific Data Points:  All in all
1. Prepositions:  In conclusion
 At the beginning/end of the 2. Adjectives for Emphasis:
period
 Noteworthy
 In the middle of the time
 Remarkable
frame
 Prominent
 Towards the latter part of
the period  Striking
2. Adverbs:  Pivotal

Also learn:
Predominant
Per person=per capita= per individual
The predominance of something suggests
Inferior to
Superior to
Remain
Less than
More than
Around