IELTS / Describing graphs
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D
escribing
graphs
Subject |
Verb |
Adverb |
Costs |
increased |
dramatically |
Sales |
rose |
rapidly |
Profits |
went up |
considerably |
|
grew |
vastly |
|
decreased |
suddenly |
|
fell |
steadily |
|
went down |
gradually |
|
declined |
By 6 points |
|
dropped |
By 20% |
|
Adjective |
Noun |
|
There was a |
dramatic |
increase |
|
|
rapid |
rise |
in sales |
|
considerable |
growth * |
in growth |
|
vast |
decrease |
in profit |
|
sudden |
fall |
in wages |
|
steady |
decline |
|
|
gradual |
drop |
|
|
20 per cent |
|
|
|
6-point |
|
|
*
Growth is uncountable so don’t use an article ie ‘There was a
considerable growth’
Subject |
Verb |
|
Costs |
peaked |
in 1977 |
Turnover |
slumped |
between 1997 & 2003 |
The US $ |
fluctuated |
|
|
evened out |
|
|
remained steady |
|
|
Noun |
|
|
There was a |
peak* |
in revenue |
in 1977 |
|
slump |
in profits |
|
|
fluctuation |
|
|
|
evening out |
|
|
* We often use ‘reach a peak’ eg Costs reached a peak in 1977
There was |
an upward |
trend |
|
a downward |
|