IELTS Academic Task 1: Essential Vocabulary (Graphs)

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IELTS Academic Task1: Essential Vocab

Helpful words you should learn.

Study the words and read the sample answer below.

steady fall

dramatic increase

significant fall

slight increase

downward trend

recover strongly

remain stable

fluctuate

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Once you have studied the above key IELTS Academic Task 1 words, write your first two (2) paragraphs by summarising the information and selecting and reporting the main features, making comparisons where relevant .

Once you have attempted writing the first two paragraphs, check the sample.

Note: before reading our answer, you should try to write your own using the information above.  Once you have tried to write your own, read the first 2 paragraphs of our Task 1 response below:

The graph shows the number of students studying full-time. The period begins in 2010 and ends in 2020.

It can be seen that from 2010 to 2012 there was a steady fall in the number of students studying full-time.  However, from 2012 to 2013 there was a dramatic increase in full-time student numbers - rising from around 5 to 60. From this point, a significant fall to 40 followed by a slight increase can be seen.  The downward trend is expected to continue, with numbers falling from 60 in 2013 to 15 by 2018.  There will be a strong recovery from 2018 to 2019 with numbers rising to 50 and this number will remain stable until 2020.

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