Structure set 1

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Structure set 1:

Predictions Expectations Anticipations Forecasts Estimates Evaluations Calculations

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[that] it will drop dramatically.

Structure set 2:

It is

predicted expected anticipated forecast estimated evaluated calculated

that gold prices will drop dramatically.

Structure set 3:

Gold prices are

predicted expected anticipated forecast estimated evaluated calculated

to drop dramatically.

First event:	Middle events:	Final event:	Approaches:
At/In the beginning, At first, In the first year, In the first month, In 1999, In January, In the first year, 1999, The diagram compares	Then, Next, After this/that, Following this/that, Afterwards, This is followed by + …following which… …after which… …which is followed by… + …until…after which… …until…following which… …until…when… …before… + during/over the next…years …years later,	Finally, Ultimately,	Roughly Almost About Approximately Around Just about Well/just below Well/just above A little/slightly more than A little/slightly less than

Comparison Bar chart

1. 
   Introducing Differences
   

   Generally, there is	a significant difference	between a and b.
   	a wide disparity	in + n.

2. 
   Comparative Structures
   

1

In contrast (to B), In comparison (with B),

A is larger/smaller

by a narrow margin. by x.

2

A is

[just]+[under/over] [approximately]

x larger/smaller than B.

3

A is [under/over]

twice two/three times

as large/great/high as B.

4

A produces/consumes/…

more/less + uncountable n. more/fewer + countable n.

than B.

5

A is

considerably/substantially marginally/slightly

greater/higher/smaller than B.

6

A is

[almost/roughly /…]

As large/high as B.

3. 
   Superlative Structures
   

1	A is the [second/third] largest/smallest/most productive/… + uncountable n.

2	A has the [second/third] greatest/widest/most significant/… productive + n.

3

A

uses produces consumes

the largest/highest/smallest/lowest

proportion of + uncountable n. amount of + uncountable n. number of + countable n. quantity of + countable n.

Introduction

1. 
   The diagram compares the _______(what it describes) in _______(number) _______(items or country) on _______(number product and name), ______, _________, ….. (things).
   
2. 
   The bar graph illustrates the _______(what it describes) made by the _______(by what), industrial and service sectors to the _______(place) between 1960 and 2000.
   

Overall

1. 
   Over the whole time period, the significance of _____(name 1) declined steadily while _____(name 2) grew in importance_____(period). A different patterned emerged for _____(name 2), which initially showed a slowly increasing percentage but then plateaued from _____(result).
   

Body

1. 
   In _____(year), _____(name 1) contributed by far the highest percentage of _____(what things), peaking at _____(the first result), but it then dropped in steady increments to a low of _____( the second result) in _____(year).
   
2. 
   The _____(name 2) sector, on the other hand, had a relatively minor impact on the economy in _____(year).
   
3. 
   This situation changed gradually at first, then its percentage contribution jumping from _____(the first result) to _____(the second result) between _____(year) and _____(year).
   
4. 
   By _____(year) it matched the high point reached by _____(name 3) in _____(year), showing a reversal in the overall trend.
   
5. 
   _____(name 1) remained a steady contributor to India’s wealth throughout the period.
   
6. 
   As a sector, it grew marginally from _____(result) in _____(year) to exactly a quarter in _____(year) then remained static for the next _____(period), maintaining a constant share of the overall _____(what things).