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Lexical Resource and Grammatical Range and Accuracy together account for 50% of your Task 1 score. This lesson provides a comprehensive vocabulary and grammar reference specifically for describing data, with examples and common errors to avoid. Master this material and you will have the language tools for Band 7+.
Verb Noun Adjective/Adverb
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increase an increase increasing / increasingly
rise a rise rising
grow growth growing
climb a climb climbing
go up an upturn upward
surge a surge surging
soar — soaring
rocket — rocketing
boom a boom booming
expand an expansion expanding
Verb Noun Adjective/Adverb
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decrease a decrease decreasing / decreasingly
fall a fall falling
drop a drop dropping
decline a decline declining
go down a downturn downward
plummet — plummeting
plunge a plunge plunging
shrink a contraction shrinking
dip a dip —
sink — sinking
Dramatic Change Moderate Change Small Change
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sharply steadily slightly
dramatically moderately marginally
rapidly gradually fractionally
steeply progressively negligibly
significantly consistently minimally
substantially
considerably
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