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Trend Vocabulary Without Repetition

Words for rises and falls that don't repeat, and the words that go with them.

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Good Trend Language Is Precise

Introduction to rise/fall/change/stability vocabulary and natural collocations.

In IELTS Writing Task 1, using words like "went up" or "went down" is too simple and will keep you stuck at Band 5.0. To score a 6.5 or higher, you need precise trend language.

Precise language does two things:

It tells the reader exactly what direction the data moved.
It tells the reader exactly how fast or how big that movement was.

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Visualizing Trends

Visual reference for upward, downward, and stable trends.

A clean educational diagram showing five distinct small line graphs side-by-side. From left to right: an upward sloping line, a downward sloping line, a wavy zigzag line, a flat horizontal line, and a line rising to a distinct high point. Professional classroom style.

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Seeing the exact shape of the data helps you choose the most accurate verb and modifier.

Trend Verb Cards

Interactive cards showing core trend verbs.

Upward Trends

increase rise grow climb

Use when data moves higher.

Downward Trends

decrease fall drop decline

Use when data moves lower.

Key Points

peak hit a low

Use for the highest or lowest extremes.

No Clear Direction

fluctuate remain stable

Use when lines move up and down or stay flat.

Match Movement to Language

Practice matching visual movements to natural wording.

NoteMatch the simple visual description to the precise academic IELTS phrasing.

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Terms

Definitions

Complete the Trend Sentence

Practice filling in verbs, noun phrases, or adverbs.

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The number of visitors experienced a increase from 2010 to 2015, soaring from 10,000 to over 80,000.
Conversely, sales of digital cameras dropped before leveling off in the final quarter of the year.
Overall, there was a gradual in the percentage of students studying abroad, demonstrating a slow but consistent upward trend.
The proportion of renewable energy use steadily over the ten-year period, showing reliable progress.
Car manufacturing figures reached a of 50,000 units in August before declining.
After a brief fluctuation, the unemployment rate remained at exactly 5% for three consecutive years.

Improve Trend Language

Guided reflection on improving precision and naturalness.

A student wrote this repetitive sentence: 'The price went up big, and then it went down big.' Rewrite this sentence. Use an 'Adjective + Noun' pattern for the first half, and a 'Verb + Adverb' pattern for the second half.

Goal: Show you can control your grammar without repeating sentence structures.

First half (Adjective + Noun)*

Use an adjective describing the size, and a noun for the movement.

Second half (Verb + Adverb)*

Use a verb for the movement, and an adverb for how it happened.

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