The general format for writing academic writing task 1

 Introduction + Basic/ General Trends + Details Description + Conclusion.

Each part has a specific format and therefore being equipped with the necessary vocabulary will help you to write the task 1 efficiently and will save a great deal of time. 

Vocabulary for the Introduction Part: 

Starting	Presentation Type	Verb	Description
The given / The supplied / The presented / The shown / The provided	diagram / table / figure / illustration / graph / figure / chart / flow chart / picture/ presentation/ pie chart / bar graph/ line graph / table data/ data / information	shows / represents / depicts / illustrates / presents/ gives / provides / describes / compares/ shows / figures / gives data on / gives information on/ presents information about/ shows data about	the comparison of …. the differences …. the number of …. information on …. data on …. the proportion of…. the amount of …. information on....

Example :  

1. The provided diagram shows data on employment categories in energy producing sectors in Europe starting from 1925 to 1985.

2. The given pie charts represent the proportion of male and female employee in 6 broad categories, divided into manual and non-manual occupations. 

3. The chart gives information on expenditures of 4 European countries on six consumer products namely Germany, Italy, Britain and France.

Vocabulary for the General trends Part: 

In general, In common, As is presented, Generally speaking, As is observed. 

Example: 

1. In general the employment opportunity has increased till 1970 and has dropped down afterward.

2. As is observed, the figures for imprisonment in the five mentioned countries show no overall pattern of increase or decrease rather shows the considerable fluctuation from country to country.

3. Generally speaking, USA had far more standard life than all the other 4 mentioned countries. 

 Vocabulary to show the changes: 

Trends	Verb form	Noun Form
Increase	rise / increase / go up / uplift / rocketed / climb / upsurge / soar.	a rise / an increase / an upward trend / a growth
Decrease	fall / decrease / decline / plummet / plunge / drop / reduce	a fall / a decrease / a reduction / a downward trends /a  downward tendency /  a decline/ a drop
Steadiness	unchanged / level out / remain constant / remain steady / plateau / remain the same / remain stable / remain static	a steadiness/ a plateau / a stability/ a static
Gradual Increase	------	an upward trend / an upward tendency / a ceiling trend
Gradual decrease	------	a downward trend / a downward tendency / a descending trend
Standability	leveled off / remained constant / remained unchanged / remained stable / prevailed consistency / plateaued / reached a plateau / stayed uniform /immutable / leveled out	--------

Examples: 

1. The overall sale of the Company has increased by 20% at the end of the year.

2. The expenditure of the office remained constant for the last 6 months but the profit rose by almost 25%.

3. There was a 15% drop in the student enrollment of the University.

4. The population of the country remained almost the same as it was 2 years ago.