Grammar and vocabulary part I
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This document discusses grammar and vocabulary concepts for IELTS tasks, including: - The appropriate tenses to use with static versus dynamic data and when referring to past, present, and future events. - Different ways of expressing numbers like fractions and percentages. - Using quantifiers properly with countable and uncountable nouns. - Verbs and nouns that can be used to describe movement and trends, such as rising, falling, increasing, decreasing.
Grammar and vocabulary part I
- 1. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY PART I For Task 1 - Academic Module http://www.smartielts.org SMART IELTS, 0416081000
- 2. WHICH TENSE SHOULD WE USE? http://www.smartielts.org SMART IELTS, 0416081000
- 3. Static Data The static data doesnt mention the time the data had been taken. So you have the liberty to use Both types of simple tenses Simple present Simple past http://www.smartielts.org
- 4. Dynamic data But the dynamic data deals over a wide period of time so you have to be very careful about the choice of tense. http://www.smartielts.org
- 5. SMART IELTS, 0416081000 From the past to the past Simple past Between 1991 and 2001, the population http://www.smartielts.org increased. Past perfect By 2001, the population had increased
- 6. From the past to the present: Present Perfect tense Around 100 people have bought new cars in 2013. Around 100 more people have bought new cars from 2008 to 2013. http://www.smartielts.org
- 7. Future Events Simple future The population will increase by 20 % in 2015. Future perfect The population will have increased by 20% by 2015. http://www.smartielts.org
- 8. Different ways of expressing numbers There are a number of different ways of expressing the same figure in English. For example, we can say half, one in two or fifty per cent and they all mean the same. Its a good idea to vary the way you express figures in your description of the table or chart http://www.smartielts.org
- 9. Use numbers but bring variety Don't forget the hyphen in fractions; e.g. 'One-third Don't forget to add an 's' on the end of fractions starting with two or greater For fractions followed by 'of choice of verb depends on the noun after of It is more natural to use 'a' instead of 'one' in front of fractions http://www.smartielts.org
- 10. Abuse of only and just Remember that 'only' and 'just' often have a negative meanings, so use them only if you want to show that something is bad; e.g. 'Only 1% of our staff were satisfied with working conditions.' http://www.smartielts.org
- 11. Learning to use the quantifiers Total students : 500 Student who study mgmt: 400 Many students study mgmt. http://www.smartielts.org
- 12. But we have to be very careful to use them because some of them are used with: Countable nouns Uncountable nouns both http://www.smartielts.org
- 14. While comparing We can make comparison between: Countable nouns Uncountable nouns While making the comparison the given items may be: Greater than Less than Equal to http://www.smartielts.org
- 18. Expressing movement: nouns and verbs For each trend there are a number of verbs and nouns to express the movement. We can use a verb of change, for example: Unemployment levels fell Or we can use a related noun, for example: There was a fall in unemployment levels http://www.smartielts.org
- 19. Movement: up Verbs Nouns Rose (to) A rise Increased (to) An increase Went up (to) Growth Climbed (to) An upward trend Boomed A boom (a dramatic rise) http://www.smartielts.org
- 20. Movement: down Verbs Nouns Fell a fall Declined a decline Dropped a drop Decreased a decrease Sank http://www.smartielts.org Went down