Essential Vocabulary for Academic IELTS Writing Task 1 (Describing numbers)

Describing numbers (statistics/ proportion/percentages):

Example sentences provided are based on the graph below.

1. The easiest technique is to describe the specific number as it is.

For example:

a. 60 billion dollar worth of petroleum products were exported in 2015.

b. There is a 3% rise in the change in the value of petroleum products from 2015-2016.

2. Use fractions (recommended when describing main features)

For example:

The export earnings of textiles were only two-sixths of the value of petroleum products sold in 2016.

3. Use vocabulary of approximation

To avoid sounding repetitive, you can use words that can describe data in a more flexible way.

Common examples: under, less than, nearly, almost, close to, about, approximately, around, above, more than, just over, considerably more than, slightly over, etc.

For example:

a. There was an almost 9 percent growth in value for engineered goods during the period.

4. Use a variety of structures (making comparisons)

Example expressions/styles: slightly more/less than, as…as, compared to/with, twice as much, three times more, increased/decreased twofold, etc.

For example:

a. The export gains of petroleum products are slightly more than the initial total.

b. Engineered goods earnings were as high as petroleum products in 2016.

c. The value of agricultural products showed almost no change compared with the other products exported.

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