Academic Vocabulary for Trend and Cohesive Devices for Writing Task 1
Precise Verbs for Trends
Upward Movement: Rocketed, Soared, Surged (very fast, dramatic growth).
Downward Movement: Plummeted, Slumped, Tumbled (sharp, sudden drop).
Stability: Plateaued, Stabilized (reaching a period of no change after a trend).
Fluctuation: Oscillated, Vacillated (repeated up and down movement).
Adverbs and Adjectives for Degree of Change
Significant Change: Dramatic and Drastic (sudden and large), Exponential (growth that becomes faster and faster).
Minor Change: Marginal (very small, insignificant), Negligible (not worth mentioning).
Consistent Change: Steady and Gradual (occurring at a consistent pace).
Describing Proportions and Percentages
Significant Majority: Typically or more.
Vast Minority: A very small percentage.
Three-fold Increase: Indicates a value tripled ().
Data Composition: Accounted for, Comprised, or Constituted (used to show part-to-whole relationships).
The Lion's Share: Refers to the largest part of something.
Comparing and Contrasting
In Stark Contrast To: Used to highlight significant differences between data points.
Respectively: Essential for listing figures in sequence relative to their subjects.
Upward Movement: Rocketed, Soared, Surged.
Downward Movement: Plummeted, Slumped, Tumbled.
Stability: Plateaued, Stabilized.
Fluctuation: Oscillated, Vacillated.
Adverbs and Adjectives for Degree of Change
Significant Change: Dramatic, Drastic, Exponential.
Minor Change: Marginal, Negligible.
Consistent Change: Steady, Gradual.
Describing Proportions and Percentages
Significant Majority: 75\, ext{%} or more.
Vast Minority: A very small percentage.
Three-fold Increase: Value tripled ().
Data Composition: Accounted for, Comprised, or Constituted.
The Lion's Share: Largest part of something.
Comparing and Contrasting
In Stark Contrast To: Highlights significant differences.
Respectively: Lists figures in sequence.