Band descriptors

Task achievement - It shows how well you complete a task with essential features.
Coherence and cohesion - It shows how your words, thoughts and ideas are expressed
clearly.
Lexical resource - It shows how you use new vocabulary in the right context.
Grammatical range and accuracy - It shows how good your grammar is and how well
structured.

Line graph
Vocabulary
To describe a line graph essay, refer to the below list of verbs and nouns.

QUIZ

Decrease, climb, increase, plummet, fluctuate, drop, come down,

increase, decline, soar, surge, reduce, go down
To rise slowly -

To rise fast -

To fall slowly -

To fall fast -
None of the above -

Change into Correct Noun Form

Rise, Fall, Increase, fluctuate, reduce =

Upward trend = increase

Climb / a climb
Grow / a growth
Go up
Increase / an increase
Uphill / an uphill
Rise / a rise

Downward trend = decrease

Fall / a fall
Decline / a decline
Drop / a drop
Downhill / a downhill
Decrease / a decrease

Other vocabulary words

Dip / a dip
Remain steady
Remain unchanged
Remain fixed
Remain constant
Level off
Plateau
Bottom out
Hit a high of
Hit a low of
Peak at
Remain stable
Fluctuate / a fluctuation

IELTS Line Graph Adjectives and Adverbs

The adjectives and adverbs relevant to line graph essays are given below.
Adverbs: steadily, gradually, considerably, steeply, slightly, significantly, rapidly, dramatically,
speedily, quickly, exponentially, marginally, substantially

Adjectives: steady, gradual, considerable, slight, significant, rapid, speed, quick, dramatic,
exponential, marginal

gradual decrease = decrease gradually

QUIZ - Slowly and Fast

Examples:

1. The fuel prices have increased rapidly from 80 to 100 in the last one year.
2. There was a rapid increase in fuel prices from 80 to 100 in the last one year.

Time Phrases/Time Expressions

Five days later

In the following five days
Over the next five days
The first year
The final year
At the end of the period
At the beginning of the period
From ….. to …… /between ……… and ………
The next five days show

Comparison Words

To compare
As compared to
Only small majority
Greater than
Less than
The majority of
In comparison with
As opposed to
Likewise
Same as

Words for General Trends

1. As a general rule
2. As a general trend
3. At the first glance
4. It is important to
5. It is clear that
 6. As it is revealed
7. Generally speaking
8. It is obvious that
9. At the onset
10. Overall
11. As it is observed
12. In common
13. In general
14. It is clearly seen that
15. As can be seen from the
16. A glance at the graph reveals that

Vocabulary words/phrases of approximation

In order to mention information or facts in approximate terms, you can use any of the following
vocabulary words or phrases.

1. Just over
2. Just above
3. Just below
4. Just around
5. A little more than
6. A little less than
7. Just under
8. Just about
9. More or less
10. Around
11. Roughly
12. Approximately
13. Nearly
14. Almost
15. About

Dates, Months and Years (Calendar) related vocabulary and grammar:

From 2000 to 2012, Commencing from 2002, Between 1945 and 1985, After 2020.
By 1786, In 1837, In June, Over the period, During 1997, During the period.
In the first half of the year, For the first quarter, The last quarter of the year, During the
first decade.
In the early 90s, In the 1760s, During the next 11 months, In the mid-60s, Next 5 years,
Previous year, Next year, Between 1980 - 1990.
Within a time span of six years, within three years.
Next month, Next quarter, Next year, Previous month, Previous year.
Since, Then, From.
Percentage, Portion & Numbers:

Percentages:

15% increase, 15 percent decrease, increased by 25%, dropped by 20 per cent, fall at 45%, reached
to 65%, tripled, doubled, one-fourth, three-quarters, half, double folded, treble, 10 times higher, 7
timers lower, declined to about 45%, stood exactly at 67%.

Fractions:
4% = A tiny fraction.
24.5% = Almost a quarter.
25% = Exactly a quarter.
26.7% = Roughly one quarter.
30% = Nearly one-third, nearly a third.
49% = Around a half, just under a half.
50% = Exactly a half, half.
52.5% = Just over a half.
73% = Nearly three quarters.
77% = Approximately three quarters, more than three-quarter.
79% = Well over three quarters.
100% = a hundred percent.

Proportions:
1.7% = A tiny portion, a very small proportion.
4% = An insignificant proportion.
15% = A small minority, a small portion, a limited portion.
40% = considerably less portion.
71% = A large proportion.
75% = A significant majority, A significant proportion.
89% = A very large proportion.
GRAMMAR
 1. The number of people becoming vegetarian increased steadily from about 75 to 200
between 2004 and 2007. ( Sub + v + adv + time )
2. Between 2004 and 2007, the number of people becoming vegetarian increased steadily
from about 75 to 200. ( time + sub + v + adv )
3. There was a steady increase in the number of people becoming vegetarian from about 75
to 200 between 2004 and 2007. ( There+ be + adj + Noun)
4. The number of people becoming vegetarian experienced a steady increase from about 75
to 200 between 2004 and 2007. ( Sub + experience/witness + adj + N)

The consumption of margarine fell gradually from under 100 to 80 grams between 1981 and
1986. ( S + V + Adv + TIME )

2,3,4

Italy’s emission of CO2 witnessed slight fluctuations between 6 and 8 metric tonnes from
1977 to 1998. ( 4 )

1,2,3