Useful phrases & words to describe a chart, table, graph,Β explain a process, give overall information in IELTS Writing Task 1
Explaining what the task shows
The table/ bar chart/ / pie chart/line graph/ illustration/ flow chart/ map/ diagram/ figures⦠+represents/shows/presents statistics on/ gives data on/ compares
The vertical axis/ y axis isβ¦ The horizontal axis/ x axis representsβ¦
Explaining the paragraph structure
I will start by explainingβ¦
First of all, I will focus onβ¦
First, I will look atβ¦
Firstly, I will describeβ¦
The information will be divided into⦠and⦠and looked at in that order.
In the next paragraph I willβ¦ and the following paragraph willβ¦ and then I willβ¦ and after that I willβ¦ and the final paragraph will be onβ¦
Selecting the most important information/ Giving overall information
The first thing you notice looking at the graph isβ¦
β¦ stands out (becauseβ¦)
The biggest/ most noticeable/ largest/ most obvious/ most important difference/ similarity trend isβ¦
Overallβ¦
The main trendβ¦
Over the entire period shown,β¦
It can be said that in general,β¦
Mentioning parts of what the page shows
The first row/ second row/ last row/ top row/ bottom row
The first column/ second column/ third column/ last column/ left-hand column/ middle column/ right-hand column
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Stage of the process
in the North/ Northwest/ Southeast
top right/ bottom left/ middle/ centre
segment
arrow
axis/ axes
Upward trends (verbs)
Climb/ Rise/ go up/ increase/ grow/ escalate/ expand/ take off / soar / double/ triple
to peak/ to grow/ to skyrocket
Upward trends (nouns)
an increase/ a rise/ a surge/ a growth / a peak
Downward trends (verbs)
Fall / drop/ Plunge / dive/ Crash / Decrease / decline/ Deteriorate /bottom out / plummet / Shrink (nearly) / halve
Downward trends (nouns)
A drop / A crash /A fall / A decline / A deterioration / A dip
Going up and down
Fluctuate/Β Reach a peak / Be unstable / Recover/ Pick up / Bounce back
Not changing
Flatten out / Remain stable
Big changes
Substantial(ly)/ Significant(ly)/ Dramatic(ally)/ Sharp(ly) / Considerable(/bly) Dive/ Plunge/ Plummet / Crash/ Rocket/ Shoot up/Β Take off / Soar/
Small changes
Slight(ly)/ Gradual(ly) Creep up
Comparing
(far/Β substantially/ much/ significantly/ slightly) β¦er/ more/ lessβ¦
(not) asβ¦asβ¦
(very) similar/Β almost identical / almost the same
in some ways similar toβ¦
Comparing theβ¦ with/ toβ¦
Contrasting
Whileβ¦,β¦
In contrast,β¦
β¦ shows a rather/ very different pattern/ trend.
We can contrast this withβ¦
β¦ is almost the exact opposite.
β¦ is (a/ the) (major) exceptionβ¦
Sequencing
Some time laterβ¦
After thatβ¦
The next/ following stage isβ¦
This is followed byβ¦
This reoccursβ¦
In the following hours/ days/ weeks/ months/ years,β¦
Subsequently,β¦
β¦, after whichβ¦
As soon asβ¦,β¦
Starting the second main paragraph
Looking atβ¦
Moving on toβ¦
Turning our attention toβ¦
In contrast to theβ¦ above,β¦
Conclusion/ Summary (only if you canβt find another way of reaching 150 words)
We can therefore see thatβ¦
Together, the graph and bar chart show thatβ¦
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