The document provides information and examples for describing data trends in IELTS writing tasks, including useful phrases for describing increases and decreases. It discusses noun phrase + verb + adverb structures like "The price of oil rose sharply" and "There was a sharp rise in the price of oil". Grammar structures A and B are presented for describing changes, noting that structure B does not always require an adjective. Examples are given showing how the verb and adverb can be reformulated while expressing the same idea. The document concludes by recommending an activity on making approximations and to bring a line chart to the next class.

1. Describing data
IELTS writing

2. Types of graphs for IELTS writing

3. Describing increase and decrease: useful phrases

4. noun phrase + verb + adverb
A. The price of oil rose sharply.
B. There was a sharp rise in the price of oil.
there is / are
there was/were
there has/had been + (adjective)* + noun phrase
* it’s not always necessay to use an adjective in the grammar structure B.
Grammar structures for describing increase and decrease
A.
B.
A. The number of people attending the theatre has fallen dramatically.
B. There has been a dramatic fall in the number of people attending the theatre.
You can use structures A and B to describe increase and decrease, but be careful how you reformulate the
verb and the adverb in each case. Look at some examples below. Both sentences express the same idea.

7. Making approximations:
Answers

8. Extra class work
a. Do the activity ‘making approximations’ at home.
b. Bring a printed line chart of your own preference for next class.