NINE CHARTS THAT

REALLY BRING HOME JUST

HOW FAST AI IS GROWING
UNIT 5
OUTLINE
• IELTs Task 1 Introduction
• Introductory Paragraph
• General trend
• Body
• Conclusion
• Practice
OUTLINE
• IELTs Task 1 Introduction
• Introductory Paragraph
• General trend
• Body
• Conclusion
• Practice
Understanding IELTS Task 1
• Write an academic report on a chart of graph (maps, diagrams, bar
charts, tables, line graph and pie charts)
• Write over 150 words in 20 minutes
WHAT IS THIS? A LINE CHART
• The chart illustrates the
number of AI startups and all
startups in the USA from
January 1995 to January
2018.
 3-step process
• Step 1
• Analyzing the Task and data: What are the timescales?
• What do the 2 axes show? What units are shown?
• Step 2
• Group the data
• Identify trends and exceptions
• Select the main features using figures
• Step 3
• Writing the introduction sentence
• Writing the main body paragraphs: Explain the group trends, give
selected figures,
compare groups and explain exceptions
• Writing the summary sentence
 The structure of report writing
Introduction:
Introduction (never copy word for word from the question) + Overview/
General trend (what the diagrams indicate at a first glance).
Reporting Details:
Main features in the Details
+ Comparison and Contrast of the data. (Do not give all the figures.)
+ Most striking features of the graph.
Conclusion:
Conclusion (General statement + Implications, significant comments)
[The conclusion part is optional.]
OUTLINE
• IELTs Task 1 introduction
• Introductory Paragraph
• General trend
• Body
• Conclusion
• Practice
Starting Vocabulary - Type
Presentation Introductory
Verb Paragraph
Description
shows / represents / the comparison of…
depicts / enumerates / the differences…
diagram / table / figure illustrates / presents/ the changes...
/ illustration / graph / gives / provides / the number of…
chart / flow chart / delineates/ outlines/ information on…
picture/ presentation/ describes / delineates/ data on…
The/ the given / the pie chart / bar graph/ expresses/ denotes/ the proportion of…
supplied / the column graph / line compares/ shows the amount of…
presented / the shown / graph / table data/ data contrast / indicates / information on...
the provided / information / figures / gives data on / data about...
pictorial/ process gives information on/ comparative data...
diagram/ map/ pie presents information the trend of...
chart and table/ bar about/ shows data the percentages of...
graph and pie chart ... about/ demonstrates/ the ratio of...
sketch out/ how the...
summarises...
• The chart illustrates the
number of AI startups and all
startups in the USA from
January 1995 to January
2018.

• The given line chart gives

information on how AI and all
startups developed over the
period of 14 years (January
1995 to January 2018)
OUTLINE
• IELTs Task 1 introduction
• Introductory Paragraph
• General trend
• Body
• Conclusion
• Practice
 Vocabulary for the General Trend Part

1. In general... 9. As an overall trend/ As overall trend...

2. In common... 10. As it is presented...
3. Generally speaking... 11. It can be clearly seen that...
4. Overall... 12. At the first glance...
5. It is obvious... 13. It is clear,
6. As it is observed...
14. At the onset...
7. As a general trend...
8. As can be seen... 15. It is clear that...
16. A glance at the graph(s) reveals that...
• The given line chart gives
information on how AI and all
startups developed over the
period of 14 years (January
1995 to January 2018)

• Generally, it is obviously seen

that there was an upward
trend in the number of
startups working in the field
of AI and in all areas during
the observed period.
OUTLINE
• IELTs Task 1 introduction
• Introductory Paragraph
• General trend
• Body
• Conclusion
• Practice
Trends Verb –
Vocabulary verbs showing theNoun
form changes
Form
rise / increase / go up / uplift / rocket /
a rise / an increase / an upward trend
climb / upsurge / soar/ shoot up/
Increase / a growth / a leap / a jump / an
improve/ jump/ leap/ move upward/
improvement/ a climb.
skyrocket/ soar/ surge.
fall / decrease / decline / plummet /
a fall / a decrease / a reduction / a
plunge / drop / reduce / collapse /
downward trends /a downward
Decrease deteriorate/ dip / dive / go down / take
tendency / a decline/ a drop / a slide
a nosedive / slum / slide / go into free-
/ a collapse / a downfall.
fall.
unchanged / level out / remain
constant / remain steady / plateau / a steadiness/ a plateau / a stability/ a
Steadiness
remain the same / remain stable / static
remain static
an upward trend / an upward
Gradual increase
tendency / a ceiling trend
 Vocabulary – verbs show the changes
Trends Verb form Noun Form

a downward trend / a downward

Gradual decrease
------------ tendency / a descending trend

level(ed) off / remain(ed)

constant / remain(ed) unchanged
/ remain(ed) stable / prevail(ed)
consistency / plateaued /
Standability/ Flat
reach(ed) a plateau / stay(ed) No change, a flat, a plateau /ˈplæt.əʊ/ .
uniform /immutable / level(ed)
out/ stabilise/ remain(ed) the
same.
 Vocabulary – adv and adj showing the changes
Type of Change Adverb form Adjective form
dramatically / rapidly / sharply /
quickly / hurriedly / speedily / dramatic / rapid / sharp / quick / hurried /
Rapid change swiftly / significantly/ speedy / swift / significant / considerable /
considerably / substantially / substantial / noticable.
noticeably.
moderately / gradually / moderate / gradual / progressive
Moderate change
progressively / sequentially. / sequential.
Steady change steadily/ ceaselessly. steady/ ceaseless.
slightly / slowly / mildly /
Slight change slight / slow / mild / tedious.
tediously.
 Vocabulary – approximation
Approximately Just over
Nearly Just under
Roughly Just around
Almost Just about
About
Around Just below
More or less A little more than
A little less than
• The given line chart gives
information on how AI and all
startups developed over the
period of 14 years (January
1995 to January 2018)

• Generally, it is obviously seen

that there was an upward
trend in the number of
startups working in the field
of AI and in all areas during
the observed period.

• BODY 1: Looking at the chart in more detail, in the first two years, almost no startups
were in AI. However, in the 10 following years (2000-2010), more and more people were
attracted in this new field with the number of its startup gradually increasing and reaching
to approximately 100 in 2010. The figure continued the rising trend in the next 5 years
before experiencing a rapid surge during the last period, standing at about 800.
OUTLINE
• IELTs Task 1 introduction
• Introductory Paragraph
• General trend
• Body
• Conclusion
• Practice
• The given line chart gives
information on how AI and all
startups developed over the
period of 14 years (January
1995 to January 2018)

• Generally, it is obviously seen

that there was an upward
trend in the number of
startups working in the field
of AI and in all areas during
the observed period.

• BODY 1: Looking at the chart in more detail, in the first two years, almost no startups
were in AI. However, in the 10 following years (2000-2010), more and more people were
attracted in this new field with the number of its startup gradually increasing and reaching
to approximately 100 in 2010. The figure continued the rising trend in the next 5 years
before experiencing a rapid surge during the last period, standing at about 800.
• Conclusion: In sum, both startup numbers in AI and in all fields improved significantly,
especially in the last 5 years
OUTLINE
• IELTs Task 1 introduction
• Introductory Paragraph
• General trend
• Body
• Conclusion
• Practice
Suggested formula:
The (bar) chart illustrates the typical amount of money spent each
month on utility bills, transport, rent, entertainment and groceries by
households in Britain in three years (1990, 2000 and 2010). Units are
measured in pounds sterling.
 Practice

The number of cases began at 100 in 1983 and then the figure rose/increased/went up steadily to reach 200 in 1987.
In the following year, there was a fall/ a decline/a decrease back to 100 before rising to peak at 400 in 1989. The
number dropped/ fell/ declined slightly to 350 in 1991 and then dropped/ fell/ declined dramatically to a low of 0 in
1992.
• In general, from 1990 to 2010, the living cost of British households
rises gradually, but the cost of entertainment is on the opposite side.
• As seen in the figure, the total amount of money of British people paid
for rent increases steadily over years.
Vocabulary for Task 1