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In writing task 1 you will often need to describe trends. 

There are a variety of words and structures you can use to give your writing a range in lexical resource and vocabulary. 

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You can also use adjectives and adverbs to be more descriptive and to show the differences between trends. 

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Different sentence structures 

Verb structure

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Subject + verb + adverb

  • Sales increased significantly.

  • Pollution levels fell sharply.

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Noun structures

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There + be + adjective + noun + preposition + subject

  • There was a significant increase in sales.

  • There was a sharp fall in pollution levels.

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Subject + have/ experience + adjective + noun

  • Sales had a significant increase.

  • Sales experienced a significant increase.

  • Pollution levels had a sharp fall.

  • Pollution levels experienced a sharp fall.

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When there is no change

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Phrasal verbs: level off, even out

  • Sales evened out over the following 5 years. 

  • Temperatures levelled off between March and June. 

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Verb + adjective

Remain + unchanged/ constant/ steady/ stable

  • Sales remained unchanged over the following 5 years. 

  • Temperatures remained constant between March and June. 

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Stay the same   

  • Sales stayed the same over the following 5 years. 

  • Temperatures stayed the same between March and June 

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