11/26/2015 Comparing for Speaking Part 311/10/2015 IELTS Writing Task 1Know which language and grammar to use for which type of graphDESCRIBING TREND OVER TIME
COMPARATIVE/SUPERLATIVE leapt soared skyrocketed shot up increased went up climbed slumped plummeted went down dropped fell declined stabilised levelled off remained the same rapidly dramatically slightly constantly marginally a little greatly slowly sharply the highest the least the lowest the most preferred the least popular considerably lower the greatest proportion by far the most by far the least most people OR most of the population the most common the second most common the least common farther closer PIE CHART PRIORITISING and ORGANISING consisted of was/were comprised of accounted for was/were made up of the largest percentage the greatest proportion half (of) / 50 percent one third (of) / roughly33 percent three quarters (of) / 75 percent the main cause of the second reason for the most likely the least likely OR the most unlikely according to divided by classified into __ categories the horizontal (X) axis the vertical (Y) axis row column PROJECTING INTO THE FUTURE DESCRIBING MAPS/LOCATION it is expected that it is predicted that the prediction is that it is likely that it is unlikely that ___ will happen by 2020 ___ will happen within 10 years ___ will have happened by the time that ___ in the bottom left hand corner in the south west in the top right hand corner in the north east in the middle to the north to the south along the river along the coast along the railway line around the lake on the left on the right opposite adjacent to on the other side of (in) between A and B beyond next to Prioritise REASONS, FEATURES, SOLUTIONS in the Speaking test
E.g. I really look up to my mum because she's hard working, she's a great cook, but MOST OF ALL because she's caring, in fact I would say more than other mums. OR I'd have to say that the problems associated with environmental damage in my country could be solved in 3 ways - the government should protect animal habitats and forests better, they should improve the public transport so people drive less private vehicles, but EVEN MORE IMPORTANTLY, I strongly believe that large companies should be taxed heavily for polluting the air and waterways. |
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