IELTS Writing Task 1 Coherence and Cohesion

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surge

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peak

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spike

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tail off

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fall

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decline

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partially

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subsequent rise

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level off

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final leveling off

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Regarding x, the trend is a slow rise and then a fall, going from

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x declines dramatically

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looking at x, we see that . . .

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Turning to x, it is clear that . . .

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similarly

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likewise

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in the same way

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a similar pattern

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a similar trend

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however

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by contrast

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by comparison

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conversely

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is predicted

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is estimated

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increase broadly

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in line with

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except during

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in summary

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to sum up

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overall

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to summarise

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5 + 1 + 12 + 1 + 1

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The charts give information regarding

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We can see that

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Output then fell rapidly

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looking at

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largely reversed

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marked decline

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increased slightly

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rising to a total of around

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dipping to

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Regarding

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falling consistently to

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increased steadily to reach

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The charts show

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roughly stable

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fluctuating around

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climbs dramatically towards

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declines by almost

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There is a similar pattern in

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rise by roughly

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a decline of about

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generally stable

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marked rise

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it seems that

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‘before + -ing’ structure

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The chart gives information about

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We can see that the most common trend is

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For example

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substantial increases

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slighter climb

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shows a rise

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more marked rise and fall

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declines steadily

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We can see that the general trend is

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increase and then decrease

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For example

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it increased from x to a peak of y

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tailing off to

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The same happens in

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fluctuates around

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remains static over the period

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show a clear rise

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data does not suggest any correlation between

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The tables show us

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reaching

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Within this total

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declined in

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declined from x to y

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went down by roughly

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dipped slightly to

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dropped from x to y

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remained static

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By marked contrast

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more than trebled

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we see that

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increased considerably

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showed a decline

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rising from x to y

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a fourfold decrease to

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showed a clear connection between

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The chart gives facts about

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a quarter of the maximum recorded

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Turning to

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vary widely

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It is noticeable

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The charts give data about

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This trend is reflected in

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has the lightest figure at

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This trend is reflected in

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has the lightest figure at

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the pattern for x is reversed

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followed by

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have the fewest

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it is apparent that

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require the most

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require the least

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lie roughly between

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The charts show average

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respectively

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a similar grouping in

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see the highest rate of

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about one third of these levels

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achieve roughly double

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barely active