Ielts writing Task & Advanced megapack: ielts academic & General Training

There + be + adjective + noun + in + noun
There was a slow rise in the number of
kilograms consumed.
 
There was a dramatic rise in the amount of oil
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produced.
 
There was a sharp jump in ice-cream sales
 
There has been a considerable increase in the
number of languages spoken within the region
since 1980.
 
There was a slight increase in the number of
cars sold.
 
There was a sharp fall in the number of loans
offered.
 
There was a dramatic fluctuation in the amount
of rice consumed.
 
Noun + verb + adverb
 
Fast food consumption rose steadily.
 
The number of people claiming unemployment
benefits rose considerably between 2008 and
2011. 
 
The value of gold decreased slightly during the
period.
 
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The figures declined slightly, dropping to
44,000 in 2012.
 
 
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Verb-Adverb Combination Examples
 
3. Bar Charts in IELTS
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Academic Writing
Bar graphs are another of the most common types of questions asked
during the IELTS Academic Writing test. For this type of question, you
will be presented with an image of a bar chart and asked to describe the
main features of this graph within a formal report of at least 150 words.
As with any other IELTS Writing Task One, you have around 20
minutes for this task and it’s worth 
one third
of your IELTS Writing test
score.
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The bars are colored or symbol-marked rectangular blocks
representing certain variables that can be compared, like in the following
example:
They can be placed in a horizontal or vertical position.
These types of graphs usually represent the rate of change of
certain variables concerning time.
The information presented in bar charts is not necessarily
dependent on any other variables and the data on the x-axis
can be grouped by category. For example: 
Spending Type,
Disease Type
etc.
So it’s important to use effective vocabulary to express these
trends in words. You might have to describe periods of
sudden changes (both upwards and downwards) or periods of
stability.
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This section reveals the steps you need to follow to write a high-
scoring IELTS bar chart report. These steps will be demonstrated using the
following sample question.
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