{"id":3260,"date":"2021-03-28T15:58:50","date_gmt":"2021-03-28T22:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/?p=3260"},"modified":"2021-05-04T16:42:39","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T23:42:39","slug":"ielts-writing-task-1-language-vocabulary-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/ielts-writing-task-1-language-vocabulary-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"IELTS Writing Task 1 Language and Vocabulary Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/image-ielts-header-VocabGuide.jpg\" alt=\"ielts writing task 1 language - image by Magoosh\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/image-ielts-header-VocabGuide.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/image-ielts-header-VocabGuide-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/image-ielts-header-VocabGuide-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/image-ielts-header-VocabGuide-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>IELTS Writing Task 1 language can be intimidating. After all, most students don&#8217;t learn language to describe charts and graphs in their English classes! And yet these graphics require the precise use of correct terminology. In this post, I&#8217;ve gathered many <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/ielts-vocabulary\/\">IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 vocabulary<\/a> and useful phrases that you can use to boost your score.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll take a look at everything from IELTS Writing Task 1 introduction vocabulary to comparison language, words you can use to describe fractions and percentages, and much more!<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"contents\"><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #4D2079\">Table of Contents<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#why\">IELTS Writing Task 1 Language: Why Grammar and Vocabulary Matter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#how\">How to Write About Graphs and Charts Using IELTS Writing Task 1 Language<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#introductory\">Introductory Language<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#trends\">Trends<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#increases\">Increases and Decreases<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#comparisons\">Comparisons<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#steps\">Steps and Processes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#percent\">Percent Vocabulary<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#fraction\">Fraction Vocabulary<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#proportion\">Proportion Vocabulary<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#time\">Time Phrases and Expressions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#concluding\">Concluding Language<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#videos\">Lesson Videos and Quick Tips for IELTS Writing Task 1 Language<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#final\">A Final Word on IELTS Writing Task 1 Language<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"why\"><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #4D2079\">IELTS Writing Task 1 Language: Why Grammar and Vocabulary Matter<\/h2>\n<p>On your IELTS essays, grammar and vocabulary make a difference in your band descriptor\u2014a huge difference, in fact! <\/p>\n<p>Out of the four categories you&#8217;ll be marked on, Grammatical Range and Accuracy and Lexical Resource account for half of your score overall. In other words, the grammar that you use accounts for 25% of your score, while the vocabulary that you use accounts for another 25% of your score.<\/p>\n<p>What does this mean for your IELTS practice? It means that you&#8217;ll need to work on using accurate grammar and vocabulary, finding the precise term that describes the graphic on IELTS Writing Task 1. It also means that you&#8217;ll need a variety of grammar and vocabulary structures, not relying on just one or two for the entire essay.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"#contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2020\/03\/back-to-top-button.png\" alt=\"IELTS Back to Top button-Magoosh\" width=\"150\" height=\"30\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2943\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a id=\"how\"><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #4D2079\">Write About Graphs and Charts Using IELTS Writing Task 1 Language<\/h2>\n<p><a id=\"introductory\"><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #C5168C\">Introductory IELTS Writing Task 1 Language<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The table illustrates the trends in\u2026 <\/li>\n<li>The chart reveals information about the changes in\u2026 <\/li>\n<li>The bar graph provides a\u2026 <\/li>\n<li>The line graph presents how X has changed over a period of\u2026 <\/li>\n<li>According to the pie chart\u2026 <\/li>\n<li>The graphic clearly shows that\u2026 <\/li>\n<li>As the chart indicates\u2026 <\/li>\n<li>The table reveals that\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<details>\n<summary><strong style=\"color: #005bc2;\">Examples of IELTS Writing Task 1 Language in Practice<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.32.44-AM.png\" alt=\"ielts graph 4 - magoosh\" width=\"651\" height=\"420\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.32.44-AM.png 651w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.32.44-AM-300x194.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<strong>The line graph presents how<\/strong> specific populations in three Australian cities <strong>changed over a period of<\/strong> 24 years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The graphic clearly shows that<\/strong> these three populations all grew in these cities between 1992 and 2016.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.17.12-AM.png\" alt=\"ielts graph 5 - magoosh\" width=\"382\" height=\"262\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.17.12-AM.png 382w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.17.12-AM-300x206.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<strong>The bar graph provides a<\/strong> month-by-month view of product sign ups from approximately mid-2017 and early 2021.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The graphic clearly shows that<\/strong> interest in this product fluctuated by month and decreased over time from approximately mid-2017 and early 2021.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/details>\n<p><a id=\"trends\"><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #C5168C\">Trends<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Verbs<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fluctuates<\/li>\n<li>Varies<\/li>\n<li>Rises<\/li>\n<li>Falls<\/li>\n<li>Dips<\/li>\n<li>Remains steady<\/li>\n<li>Remains stable<\/li>\n<li>Remains unchanged<\/li>\n<li>Levels off<\/li>\n<li>Peaks at<\/li>\n<li>Reaches a peak of<\/li>\n<li>Hits a high of<\/li>\n<li>Hits a low of<\/li>\n<li>Bottoms out at<\/li>\n<li>Plateaus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Adverbs<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gradually<\/li>\n<li>Steadily<\/li>\n<li>Quickly<\/li>\n<li>Rapidly<\/li>\n<li>Slowly<\/li>\n<li>Eventually<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Nouns<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fluctuation<\/li>\n<li>Variation<\/li>\n<li>Rise<\/li>\n<li>Fall<\/li>\n<li>Dip<\/li>\n<li>Level<\/li>\n<li>Peak<\/li>\n<li>High<\/li>\n<li>Low<\/li>\n<li>Plateau<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Adjectives<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gradual<\/li>\n<li>Steady<\/li>\n<li>Quick<\/li>\n<li>Rapid<\/li>\n<li>Slow <\/li>\n<li>Eventual<\/li>\n<li>Steep<\/li>\n<li>Sharp<\/li>\n<li>High<\/li>\n<li>Low<\/li>\n<li>Extreme<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u2028<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sentence Starters<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The [noun] [verb] [adverb].<\/li>\n<li>There was a(n) [adjective] [noun].<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<details>\n<summary><strong style=\"color: #005bc2;\">Examples of IELTS Writing Task 1 Language in Practice<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-10.59.12-AM.png\" alt=\"ielts graph 3 - magoosh\" width=\"428\" height=\"281\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-10.59.12-AM.png 428w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-10.59.12-AM-300x197.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The percentage <strong>generally fluctuated<\/strong> between 5% and 15%.<\/p>\n<p>There was a <strong>steep peak<\/strong> in mid-2019.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.00.29-AM.png\" alt=\"ielts graph 6 - magoosh\" width=\"431\" height=\"265\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.00.29-AM.png 431w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.00.29-AM-300x184.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 431px) 100vw, 431px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The percentages showed <strong>extreme variation<\/strong> between May 2018 and September 2020.<\/p>\n<p>There was an overall percentage <strong>decline<\/strong> in the period between May 2018 and September 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The line graph is chaotic with <strong>variation<\/strong> monthly across many different measures.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/details>\n<p><a id=\"increases\"><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #C5168C\">Increases and Decreases<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Verbs<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rises<\/li>\n<li>Increases<\/li>\n<li>Climbs<\/li>\n<li>Grows<\/li>\n<li>Goes up<\/li>\n<li>Jumps<\/li>\n<li>Decreases<\/li>\n<li>Drops<\/li>\n<li>Falls<\/li>\n<li>Declines<\/li>\n<li>Plummets<\/li>\n<li>Plunges<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u2028<br \/>\n<strong>Adverbs<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Steadily<\/li>\n<li>Gradually<\/li>\n<li>Sharply<\/li>\n<li>Rapidly<\/li>\n<li>Slightly<\/li>\n<li>Dramatically<\/li>\n<li>Significantly <\/li>\n<li>Considerably<\/li>\n<li>Moderately<\/li>\n<li>Modestly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more adverbs to use in this task, one of Magoosh&#8217;s IELTS experts, Eliot, has some great tips!<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YZcWew9Ep9E\" title=\"YouTube video player\" style=\"border: 0; margin: 0 auto; display: flex\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nouns<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rise<\/li>\n<li>Increase<\/li>\n<li>Growth<\/li>\n<li>Jump<\/li>\n<li>Decrease<\/li>\n<li>Drop<\/li>\n<li>Fall <\/li>\n<li>Decline<\/li>\n<li>Plummet<\/li>\n<li>Plunge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Adjectives<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Steady<\/li>\n<li>Gradual<\/li>\n<li>Sharp<\/li>\n<li>Rapid<\/li>\n<li>Slight<\/li>\n<li>Dramatic<\/li>\n<li>Significant<\/li>\n<li>Considerable<\/li>\n<li>Moderate<\/li>\n<li>Modest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sentence Starters<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The [noun] [verb] [adverb].<\/li>\n<li>There was a(n) [adjective] [noun].<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<details>\n<summary><strong style=\"color: #005bc2;\">Examples of IELTS Writing Task 1 Language in Practice<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.35.24-AM.png\" alt=\"ielts graph 1 - magoosh\" width=\"552\" height=\"206\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.35.24-AM.png 552w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.35.24-AM-300x112.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>From 0 to 5, there&#8217;s a <strong>steep<\/strong> and <strong>rapid decline<\/strong>, going from 98% to 15%.<\/p>\n<p>After 10, there&#8217;s no <strong>significant<\/strong> change from its <strong>gradual decline<\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.15.54-AM.png\" alt=\"ielts graph 7 - magoosh\" width=\"968\" height=\"286\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.15.54-AM.png 968w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.15.54-AM-300x89.png 300w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.15.54-AM-768x227.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 968px) 100vw, 968px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>After a <strong>sharp decline<\/strong> to almost -20 by the end of July 2018, numbers jumped again and stabilized.<\/p>\n<p>The numbers <strong>rose<\/strong> and <strong>fell sharply<\/strong> between September 2017 and May 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Although there are some <strong>drops<\/strong> into the 20s and some <strong>peaks<\/strong> into the 70s, the general range fluctuates between 30 and 50.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/details>\n<p><a id=\"comparisons\"><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #C5168C\">Comparisons<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>More than<\/li>\n<li>Less than<\/li>\n<li>Equal to<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Verbs<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Surpasses<\/li>\n<li>Equals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Nouns<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Greatest<\/li>\n<li>Least<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Comparative Descriptors<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nearly<\/li>\n<li>Almost<\/li>\n<li>Just under<\/li>\n<li>Just over<\/li>\n<li>Roughly<\/li>\n<li>Around<\/li>\n<li>Approximately<\/li>\n<li>Greater<\/li>\n<li>Larger<\/li>\n<li>Smaller<\/li>\n<li>Lesser<\/li>\n<li>Similar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sentence Starters<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The [noun 1] [verb] the [noun 2] in [time period].<\/li>\n<li>From [time period], [noun 1] was [OPTIONAL adjective] [comparison phrase] [noun 2].<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<details>\n<summary><strong style=\"color: #005bc2;\">Examples of IELTS Writing Task 1 Language in Practice<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.32.44-AM.png\" alt=\"ielts graph 4 - magoosh\" width=\"651\" height=\"420\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.32.44-AM.png 651w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.32.44-AM-300x194.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Melbourne population <strong>surpassed<\/strong> the Sydney population in 2002.<\/p>\n<p>From 1995 to 2001, the Sydney population was <strong>slightly greater than<\/strong> the Melbourne population.<\/p>\n<p>Brisbane had the <strong>least<\/strong> amount of change in population from 1992 to 2016.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.15.32-AM.png\" alt=\"ielts graph 8 - magoosh\" width=\"914\" height=\"254\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.15.32-AM.png 914w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.15.32-AM-300x83.png 300w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.15.32-AM-768x213.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 914px) 100vw, 914px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Numbers of the orange line were <strong>always less<\/strong> than numbers of the blue line.<\/p>\n<p>Though the orange numbers rose, they never <strong>surpassed<\/strong> or even <strong>equalled<\/strong> the blue ones.<\/p>\n<p>Both the blue line and orange line saw a similar peak in the summer months of 2019.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/details>\n<p><a id=\"steps\"><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #C5168C\">Steps and Processes<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Adverbs<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Firstly,<\/li>\n<li>First of all,<\/li>\n<li>To start with,<\/li>\n<li>At the beginning,<\/li>\n<li>Second, <\/li>\n<li>Third<\/li>\n<li>Then,<\/li>\n<li>Next<\/li>\n<li>After that, <\/li>\n<li>Later,<\/li>\n<li>Following that,<\/li>\n<li>Subsequently,<\/li>\n<li>Before<\/li>\n<li>Prior to<\/li>\n<li>Finally,<\/li>\n<li>Lastly,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Nouns<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Step<\/li>\n<li>Stage<\/li>\n<li>Phase<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u2028<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sentence Starters<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>[preposition] [noun], the number was [number or description]. <\/li>\n<li>In [noun] [step\/stage\/phase number], the number was [number or description]. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<details>\n<summary><strong style=\"color: #005bc2;\">Examples of IELTS Writing Task 1 Language in Practice<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.00.57-AM.png\" alt=\"ielts graph 5 - magoosh\" width=\"315\" height=\"217\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.00.57-AM.png 315w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.00.57-AM-300x207.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>At the beginning<\/strong>, the number was flat and steady.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Following<\/strong> a sharp increase in phase 2, the line plateaus.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.15.54-AM.png\" alt=\"ielts graph 7 - magoosh\" width=\"968\" height=\"286\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.15.54-AM.png 968w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.15.54-AM-300x89.png 300w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.15.54-AM-768x227.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 968px) 100vw, 968px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In <strong>Stage<\/strong> 2, the numbers never reached the heights of <strong>Stage<\/strong> 1, but maintained a steadier pace.<\/p>\n<p><strong>At the beginning of Phase 2<\/strong>, the numbers dropped sharply.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/details>\n<p><a id=\"percent\"><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #C5168C\">Percent Vocabulary<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Nouns<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>X percent<\/li>\n<li>A(n) X percentage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Adjectives<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Insignificant<\/li>\n<li>Small<\/li>\n<li>Significant<\/li>\n<li>Large<\/li>\n<li>Equal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u2028<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sentence Starters<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In [time period], the [thing being measured] [Trend or Increases\/Decreases verb] [noun].<\/li>\n<li>A(n) [adjective] percent of [thing being measured] [Trend or Increases\/Decreases verb] [time period phrase].<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<details>\n<summary><strong style=\"color: #005bc2;\">Examples of IELTS Writing Task 1 Language in Practice<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.35.24-AM.png\" alt=\"ielts graph 1 - magoosh\" width=\"552\" height=\"206\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.35.24-AM.png 552w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.35.24-AM-300x112.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In Year 1, the amount fell from around <strong>95%<\/strong> to around <strong>90%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>A <strong>significant percent<\/strong> of the value decreased between years 0 and 20.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.00.29-AM.png\" alt=\"ielts graph 6 - magoosh\" width=\"431\" height=\"265\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.00.29-AM.png 431w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.00.29-AM-300x184.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 431px) 100vw, 431px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>After February 2020, the <strong>percentages<\/strong> dropped overall.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the stocks lost at least <strong>a small percentage<\/strong> of their value after February 2020.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/details>\n<p><a id=\"fraction\"><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #C5168C\">Fraction Vocabulary<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Nouns<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>One tenth (one fifth, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>One quarter<\/li>\n<li>Half<\/li>\n<li>Three quarters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Adverbs\/Adverbials<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Around<\/li>\n<li>About <\/li>\n<li>Approximately<\/li>\n<li>Less than<\/li>\n<li>More than<\/li>\n<li>Equal to<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u2028<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sentence Starters<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>[adjective] [noun] [verb] [time period phrase] <\/li>\n<li>The [noun 1] was [adjective] [percentage noun] of the [noun 2] [time period phrase] <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<details>\n<summary><strong style=\"color: #005bc2;\">Examples of IELTS Writing Task 1 Language in Practice<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.32.44-AM.png\" alt=\"ielts graph 4 - magoosh\" width=\"651\" height=\"420\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.32.44-AM.png 651w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.32.44-AM-300x194.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Less than one-fifth<\/strong> of the population was in Brisbane.<\/p>\n<p>The Brisbane population was <strong>about one half<\/strong> of the Sydney population in 2016.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.15.32-AM.png\" alt=\"ielts graph 8 - magoosh\" width=\"914\" height=\"254\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.15.32-AM.png 914w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.15.32-AM-300x83.png 300w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.15.32-AM-768x213.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 914px) 100vw, 914px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The orange line averaged <strong>about half<\/strong> of the blue line in this time period.<\/p>\n<p>At certain points, the blue line was <strong>more than<\/strong> twice the orange line.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/details>\n<p><a id=\"proportion\"><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #C5168C\">Proportion Vocabulary<\/h3>\n<p>\u2028<br \/>\n<strong>Nouns<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A(n) [adjective] proportion<\/li>\n<li>A(n) [adjective] majority<\/li>\n<li>A(n) [adjective] minority<\/li>\n<li>A ratio of x to y<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Adjectives <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Insignificant<\/li>\n<li>Small<\/li>\n<li>Significant<\/li>\n<li>Large<\/li>\n<li>Equal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Adverbs<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Approximately<\/li>\n<li>Roughly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sentence Starters<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>[Proportion noun] [OPTIONAL adverb] [adjective] of [noun] [be verb] [description] [time period phrase] <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<details>\n<summary><strong style=\"color: #005bc2;\">Examples of IELTS Writing Task 1 Language in Practice<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.32.44-AM.png\" alt=\"ielts graph 4 - magoosh\" width=\"651\" height=\"420\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.32.44-AM.png 651w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.32.44-AM-300x194.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>An approximately equal<\/strong> number of people lived in all three cities in 1992.<\/p>\n<p>A <strong>significant<\/strong> number of people live in Sydney and Melbourne compared to Brisbane in 2016.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.15.32-AM.png\" alt=\"ielts graph 8 - magoosh\" width=\"914\" height=\"254\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.15.32-AM.png 914w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.15.32-AM-300x83.png 300w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.15.32-AM-768x213.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 914px) 100vw, 914px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>A larger proportion<\/strong> of people consistently preferred blue to orange.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A minority<\/strong> of the population preferred orange to blue.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/details>\n<p><a id=\"time\"><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #C5168C\">Time Phrases and Expressions<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>From X to Y<\/li>\n<li>Between X and Y<\/li>\n<li>Throughout<\/li>\n<li>In<\/li>\n<li>The X to X period\u2026<\/li>\n<li>Over a(n) X period<\/li>\n<li>From that point<\/li>\n<li>Over the next X years,<\/li>\n<li>Over the following X years,<\/li>\n<li>The graph predicts that, in the future\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u2028<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sentence Starters<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>[Time phrase], the [noun] [Trend or Increase\/Decrease verb]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<details>\n<summary><strong style=\"color: #005bc2;\">Examples of IELTS Writing Task 1 Language in Practice<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-10.59.12-AM.png\" alt=\"ielts graph 3 - magoosh\" width=\"428\" height=\"281\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-10.59.12-AM.png 428w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-10.59.12-AM-300x197.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>From<\/strong> the end of 2020 <strong>to<\/strong> the beginning of 2021, the percentage fluctuated <strong>between<\/strong> 8% <strong>and<\/strong> 12%.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.29.46-AM.png\" alt=\"ielts graph 9 - magoosh\" width=\"518\" height=\"356\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.29.46-AM.png 518w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.29.46-AM-300x206.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Over a<\/strong> six year <strong>period<\/strong>, the numbers rose and fell sharply.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Throughout<\/strong> the period from 2013 to 2016, the numbers fluctuated, peaking at around 1,300 in early 2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Between<\/strong> 2013 <strong>and<\/strong> 2016, there were 8 distinct peaks.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/details>\n<p><a id=\"concluding\"><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #C5168C\">Concluding IELTS Writing Task 1 Language<\/h3>\n<p>\u2028<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In general,<\/li>\n<li>Overall,<\/li>\n<li>Finally,<\/li>\n<li>To conclude,<\/li>\n<li>In summary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sentence Starters<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>[Concluding phrase], the [noun] [verb] [time phrase].<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<details>\n<summary><strong style=\"color: #005bc2;\">Examples of IELTS Writing Task 1 Words and Phrases in Practice<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.31.25-AM.png\" alt=\"ielts graph 2 - magoosh\" width=\"533\" height=\"258\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.31.25-AM.png 533w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.31.25-AM-300x145.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>In summary<\/strong>, the numbers rose, then fell to approximately the original amount from March 2020 to March 2021.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.15.54-AM.png\" alt=\"ielts graph 7 - magoosh\" width=\"968\" height=\"286\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.15.54-AM.png 968w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.15.54-AM-300x89.png 300w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.15.54-AM-768x227.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 968px) 100vw, 968px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>To conclude<\/strong>, after an initial rise, then fall, the numbers fluctuated consistently for the rest of the period.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.15.32-AM.png\" alt=\"ielts graph 8 - magoosh\" width=\"914\" height=\"254\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.15.32-AM.png 914w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.15.32-AM-300x83.png 300w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-11.15.32-AM-768x213.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 914px) 100vw, 914px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Overall<\/strong>, blue remained more popular than orange throughout this period.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/details>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"#contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2020\/03\/back-to-top-button.png\" alt=\"IELTS Back to Top button-Magoosh\" width=\"150\" height=\"30\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2943\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a id=\"videos\"><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #4D2079\">Lesson Videos and Quick Tips for IELTS Writing Task 1 Language<\/h2>\n<p>I know, that&#8217;s a lot of vocabulary! But the more that you practice with IELTS Writing Task 1 language, the easier it will become to find the exact right word or phrase that you need on your actual IELTS exam.<\/p>\n<p>As you practice, here are a few key things to keep in mind:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Paraphrase instead of repeating (check out Magoosh&#8217;s video on <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/ielts-paraphrasing-task-1-video-post\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IELTS paraphrasing tips<\/a>!)\n<li>Summarize, particularly at the beginning and end of your essay<\/li>\n<li>Avoid repeating words\u2014use a mixture of vocabulary instead<\/li>\n<li>Beware of common IELTS traps (we have a video on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hQ9y9c5_ulo&#038;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">what to avoid on the IELTS!<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Know the <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/ielts-academic-writing-task-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Task 1 requirements<\/a>, including word count<\/li>\n<li>Use categories and units accurately<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"#contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/files\/2020\/03\/back-to-top-button.png\" alt=\"IELTS Back to Top button-Magoosh\" width=\"150\" height=\"30\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2943\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a id=\"final\"><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #4D2079\">A Final Word on IELTS Writing Task 1 Language<\/h2>\n<p>While learning the vocabulary that you need for IELTS Writing Task 1 can feel overwhelming, repeated <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/ielts-writing-task-1-sample-questions-practice-resources\/\">practice with sample questions<\/a> will help you become increasingly fluent. Keep in mind that the language you learn for this task will have big benefits later on\u2014not just on the IELTS itself, but also as you continue your higher education and face charts and graphs in your classes. So keep working on describing different kinds of charts and graphs using the phrases in this post!<\/p>\n<p>For more IELTS vocabulary resources for Task 1, check out:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/ielts-writing-process-vocabulary-for-task-1\/\">Process Diagram Vocabulary for Writing Task 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/useful-ielts-vocabulary-and-phrases\/\">Useful IELTS Vocabulary Words and Phrases<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To learn vocab for other IELTS sections, check out our free guides to <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/ielts-speaking-vocabulary\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">IELTS Speaking vocabulary<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/ielts-listening-reading-vocabulary\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">IELTS Listening and Reading words<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/ielts\/vocabulary-ielts-writing-task-2\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">IELTS Writing Task 2 vocabulary<\/a>.<br \/>\nGood luck!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Need IELTS Writing Task 1 language? 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