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IELTS Writing Course Note 05 Diagram Essay

How to write the Expanded Paragraph in IELTS Diagram Essay

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Overall Rules

  • Well organized
  • Different expressions
  • Multi data merged

Rewrite paragraph

  • Copy diagram title

Overview paragraph

  • Rough shape

e.g.: In general / In sum / Overall, a higher proportion of males choose to study STEM fields, while more females prefer to study humanity-related subjects. Moreover, it is noticeable that there is a significant disparity / difference in major choices between genders across various fields of study.

  • Extreme values
    • and also add it in detail paragraph.

Detail paragraph

Split group

  • Select the paragraph with the highest number of items as the basis for grouping
  • Select the grouping latitude that contains all chart dimensions

Writing order

  1. Extreme values (2-3 clauses) and related content
  2. Values with similarity (2-3 clauses)
  3. Supply self-selected values

Change data object words

  • Noun + A + B + C + D.
  • A + Noun + B + C + D.

Expressions: value & percentage & trend

  • Value
    • figure / data / number / amount / value
  • Percentage
    • percentage / proportion / rate / ratio / share
  • Trend
    • trend / pattern

Relationship between value and sentence

  • at / with
  • A similar trend can be seen in figure A with an increase from 5 to 10.
  • Figure A remained unchanged, at 10 from year M to N.
  • Figure A is 10 in year M, with an increase to 20 in year N.

Expressions: Proportion

  • 5% of B is A.
  • A represents 5% of B.
  • A represents a proportion of 5% of B.
    • accounts
    • makes up
    • comprises
  • 5% of B is composed / made up of A.
  • 5% of B is from / belongs to A.

Expressions: Other

  • Figure A is the highest, at 5% in the year M.
  • There was a increase in / for figure A.
  • The value increased by 5%。
  • see / experience / record / show
    • Figure A saw an increase…
    • The year M / Group Experienced / recorded an increase…
  • Approximate number
    • about
    • around
    • approximately
    • just / slightly - over / below
  • Figure A showed an upward / downward trend, rising from 5 to 10.
  • Stable value
    • verb: remain constantly at a level / 10
    • noun: experienced a period of stability
  • Especial value
    • except / besides / despite / in spite of
    • e.g.: Figure A recorded a general increase from year M to N, despite a slight fluctuation between year X to Y.

Expressions: Increase and decline

  • rise / increase / grow / growth / climb (from a decline)
  • decline / fall / drop
  • e.g.
    • Figure A rose from 5 to 10.
    • SVO, rising from 5 to 10.
    • Figure A experienced a fall from 5 to 10.
    • SVO, with a fall from 5 to 10.

Expressions: Fluctuation

  • vary / variation
  • fluctuate / fluctuation
  • e.g.
    • The figure vary / fluctuate between 10 and 15.
    • The figure recorded d a variation / fluctuation between 10 and 15.

Expressions: Multiplier

  • verb.
    • double / triple / quadruple
    • Figure A double / triple / quadruple the original value.
  • X times
    • Figure A is 3 times the amount of Figure B.
    • Figure A rose 3 times the amount of Figure B.
    • two / three / fourfold
      • There was a threefold increase in / for figure A.
  • Modifiers
    • almost / more / less than
  • More than / less than
    • be greater than / over / exceed + value
    • be less than / below + value
  • Overtake
    • overtake / take over / surpass / take the lead over
    • Figure A over took figure B in the year O.
  • With in range
    • within / less than / no more than + value
    • The difference between figure A and B is no more than 5 from year M to N.

Expressions: Max value

  • peak
  • highest point
  • lowest point
  • reach a lowest point / highest point / peak
  • verb synonym: achieve / hit / attain
  • reach a lowest point / highest point / peak of 90%

Expressions: Same value

  • Figure A and B are almost equal / same in value.
  • Figure A is approximately the same as B.
  • There is little difference between figure A and B.

Expressions: Rebound

  • Figure A rebound from… to…
  • Figure A recorded a rebound from… to…

Expressions: Gap

  • gap / difference / disparity
  • widen / increase / grow / become larger
  • narrow / decrease / reduce / become smaller
  • The gap / difference between figure A and B widened from year M.

Expressions: Time

  • By the year M, figure A
  • Starting from the year M, figure A
  • From the year M to N during, figure A
  • The year M marked a point when figure A reached a peak.
  • when + time point
    • Figure A increased to 10 in the year O, when figure B decreased to the same value 20.
  • which + value
    • In year O, figure A over took figure B, which then decline gradually to 10.
  • preposition + witch + time period
    • Figure A increased from 10 to 20 from the year M to N, during which figure B remained constantly at 15.
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