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Language of change for Writing Task 1

The document outlines various language forms to describe trends in Writing Task 1, including verbs and nouns for increases, decreases, and stability. It also categorizes the degree and speed of change using adverbs and adjectives, along with sentence structures for indicating change in both past and future tenses. This serves as a guide for effectively communicating changes in data representation.

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Language of change for Writing Task 1

The document outlines various language forms to describe trends in Writing Task 1, including verbs and nouns for increases, decreases, and stability. It also categorizes the degree and speed of change using adverbs and adjectives, along with sentence structures for indicating change in both past and future tenses. This serves as a guide for effectively communicating changes in data representation.

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Language of change for Writing Task 1

1. Language of change

Trends Verb form Noun form


Increase rise / increase / go up / uplift / a rise / an increase / an upward
rocket(ed) / climb / upsurge / soar/ shot trend / a growth / a leap / a jump /
up/ improve/ jump/ leap/ move upward/ an improvement/ a climb.
skyrocket/ soar/ surge.
Decrease fall / decrease / decline / plummet / a fall / a decrease / a reduction / a
plunge / drop / reduce / collapse / downward trends /a downward
deteriorate/ dip / dive / go down / take tendency / a decline/ a drop / a
a nosedive / slum / slide / go into free- slide / a collapse / a downfall.
fall.
Gradual --- an upward trend / an upward
increase tendency / a ceiling trend

Gradual --- a downward trend / a downward


decrease tendency / a descending trend

Standability/ level(ed) off / remain(ed) constant / No change, a flat, a plateau / a


flat remain(ed) unchanged / remain(ed) period of stability / a levelling
stable / prevail(ed) consistency / out(at)/ a steadiness/ a stability / a
plateaued / reach(ed) a plateau / static
stay(ed) uniform /immutable /stabilize/
remain the same /remain static
Upward Boomed(to)/ rocketed(to) / A boom/ a jump / a soar / a surge
Surge skyrocketed (to)/ jumped(to)/ leapt(to)
/ surged(to)

Downward Slumped(to) / plunged(to) / A slump / a plunge / a plummet/


Plunge plummeted(to) / deteriorated / dipped a deterioration / a dip
(to)

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Highest Point Highest Point.
Peaked (at)/culminated / climaxed / a (/the) peak / a (/the) pinnacle / a
reach the peak / hit the peak / touch (/the) vertex / the highest point/
the highest point / reach the vertex/ an (/the) apex / a (/the) summit, a
reach the apex (/the) top, a (/the) pinnacle, a
(/the) acme, a (/the) zenith,
Lowest Point reached a peak (of) reached a
Bottomed out(at)/ touch the lowest high point(of)/ the highest
point / get the lowest point / reached level(of)
the nadir

Lowest point

Reached the bottom(of) / reached


a low point (of) / the lowest level /
the lowest mark / bottommost
point / rock bottom point /
bottommost mark / nadir / the all-
time low / the lowest level / the
bottom / rock-bottom

stood at ---
started at
began at
Fluctuated (around/between) a fluctuation (between.. and …)
Erratic
Wave / fluctuate / oscillate / vacillate / waves / fluctuations / oscillations /
palpitate vacillations / palpitations
Rise and fall sporadically, changes
intermittently
Overtook … (at) ----
Exceeded … (at)

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2. Degree and speed of change

Type of change Adverb form Adjective form


Rapid change Dramatically/ rapidly / Dramatic / rapid / sharp /
sharply / quickly / hurriedly / quick / hurried / speedy /
speedily / swiftly / swift / significant /
significantly / considerably / considerable / substantial /
substantially / noticeably noticeable
Slow change Slow / gradual Slowly / gradually
Moderate change Moderately / gradually / Moderate / gradual /
progressively / sequentially progressive / sequential
Steady change Steadily / ceaselessly Steady / ceaseless
Slight change Slightly / slowly / mildly / Slight / slow / mild / tedious
tediously
Great change / huge Overwhelmingly / Overwhelming / substantial /
difference substantially / enormously enormous
Big change / big difference Significantly / considerably Significant / considerable
Medium change/ moderate Somewhat/ Moderately Somewhat / Moderate
difference
Minor change/ small Fractionally Fractional
difference Marginally / Slightly Marginal / Slight

3. Sentence Structure for indicating change

Past tense
1. Subject + V2 + Adverb
The number of cars increased dramatically.

2. There was a + ADJ + Noun + in + Subject


There was a dramatic increase in the number of cars.

Future tense
1. Subject + will verb 1 + adverb
The number of cars will increase dramatically.

2. There will be a + ADJ + Noun + in + Subject.


There will be a dramatic increase in the number of cars.

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