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You must present the information in your own words as complete sentences within paragraphs. You are required to write over 150 words, and the task should be completed in 20 minutes (both part 1 and 2 must be finished in 1 hour) .  \nQuestions:  \n1. How many words should you write?  \n2. How long should you take to write your essay?  \n3. Are there different time periods in this task?  \nRequires  \n1. Past tense  \n2. Verb and noun phrases to describe trends  \n3. Verbs and nouns to describe data levels  \n4. Prepositions for time and data  \nHow to Improve  \n1. Do exercises to improve the grammar and vocabulary to complete this kind of task  \n2. Read sample questions and answers  \n3. Learn how to correctly structure a change over time task  \n4. Practice writing Change Over Time tasks  \n5. Receive feedback on practice tests  \n6. Use the feedback to improve your answers  \nCopyright Michael Wattie 2012 [www.ieltsanswers.com](www.ieltsanswers.com)  \n| | | | |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Nouns\u003Cbr>an increase\u003Cbr>a surge\u003Cbr>a rise\u003Cbr>A jump\u003Cbr>A leap\u003Cbr>Verbs\u003Cbr>increased\u003Cbr>surged\u003Cbr>rose\u003Cbr>soared\u003Cbr>rocketed | Nouns\u003Cbr>a decrease\u003Cbr>a decline\u003Cbr>A decrease\u003Cbr>A tumble\u003Cbr>a plunge\u003Cbr>Verbs\u003Cbr>decreased\u003Cbr>declined\u003Cbr>plunged\u003Cbr>tanked\u003Cbr>sunk | Nouns\u003Cbr>at a similar level a steady trend maintained stability\u003Cbr>a period of stability\u003Cbr>Verbs\u003Cbr>stabilized\u003Cbr>remained unchanged remained static maintained stability stayed the same | Nouns\u003Cbr>a fluctuation\u003Cbr>an oscillation\u003Cbr>Verbs\u003Cbr>Fluctuated\u003Cbr>oscillated |\n\nVocabulary  \n-Learn vocabulary to describe numbers that are not precise (roughly, approximately, about, just under, just over)  \n-Use paraphrasing to avoid repetition (gives information about global sales = illustrates worldwide distribution )  \n-Build up lots of vocabulary to describe trends and comparisons  \nDescribe the Trends below:  \nCopyright Michael Wattie 2012 [www.ieltsanswers.com](www.ieltsanswers.com)  \nDescribing specific points  \n\n| Reached a peak (n) | |\n| --- | --- |\n| Peaked (v) |  |\n| Reached a low point (n) | |\n| Reached a nadir (n) |  |\n| Was overtaken by (n) | |\n| Overtook (v) |  |\n\nCopyright Michael Wattie 2012 [www.ieltsanswers.com](www.ieltsanswers.com)  \nSentence structure  \nFor this task you should use the past tense and you should try to modify noun and verbs to improve the precision of your task, which will improve your TASK score as well as your VOCABULARY score.  \nFor example:  \nwas+ Adj+ noun verb +adverb  \nThere was a slight increase ,   Increased slightly  \nAdjectives and adverbs according to the degree of change (biggest to smallest)  \n\n| size Adjectives | Time Adjectives |\n| --- | --- |\n| A dramatic… | A sudden… |\n| A Considerable  | A quick… |\n| A steep | A rapid… |\n| A Sharp… | A steady… |\n| A Significant… | A gradual… |\n| A Substantial  | A slow… |\n| A Moderate  |  |\n| A Slight… |  |\n\n\n| Scale Adverbs | Time Adverbs |\n| --- | --- |\n| …dramatically | …suddenly |\n| …considerably | …quickly |\n| …sharply | …rapidly |\n| …significantly | …steadily |\n| …substantially | …gradually |\n| …moderately | …slowly |\n\nCopyright Michael Wattie 2012 [www.ieltsanswers.com](www.ieltsanswers.com)  \nEXERCISE 1: describing trends  \nEvery chart, apart from a pie chart, is made up of an x-axis (the horizontal line) and a y-axis (the vertical line) . 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