IELTS Flashcards
Upward movement
To increase, raise, expand, rise, go up, grow, progress, skyrocket, reach a peak, peak,
An upswing, growth, expansion, progression
To surge
a parallel rise
To increase twofold/threefold
To a large/great extent
Advance, develop, enlarge, exceed, facilitate
Changes
To fluctuate,
To undergo a a change
A change
Stability
To remain stable/steady
To stagnate
Keep..stable, hold…constant, stabilize
Remain stable, stay constant,stabilize, remain steady
Downward movement
To dip
A parallel fall
Decrease, fall, plummet, go down, decline, drop off
A decrease, drop
Alleviate, reduce, deteriorate
tell about the extent/comparing
Just over/under
A little below/above
Slightly more/less than
Approximately
Showing info in visual format
Depict, display, portray, represent
linking adverbs/adverbs
Indeed
Personally
Naturally
Obviously
Clearly
Undoubtedly
Certainly
Barely
Adequately
Undeniably,….
Admittedly,
to say how big/significant smth is
A high/low level of:
A large/small quantity of
A great/small proportion of
A slow/fast rate
Inversion examples
Gone are the days when American families would gather around a television program at its scheduled time.
Rarely is punishment severe for attackers who are found guilty.
Not only do hybrids run cleaner than gasoline, but they also have better gas mileage.
about the size of the group
The majority/minority
A significant percentage (mb namely x)
A small/large proportion
Over one third/half
degree and speed of changes; elements of a graph
significant(ly)
considerabe/bly
substantial(ly)
moderately
a little, slight(ly)
rapid(ly)
quick(ly)
gradual(ly)
gentle/ly
slow(ly)
To name the people who are analyzed
Of people/viewers/those who responded/people surveyed/those interviewed
what the people said
Were of the opinion/felt/believed that/expressed (dis) approval of/chose/preffered
talking about what is likely to happen in future years
To expect/predict/forecast
Showing comparison and contrast:
Whereas, similarly, although, though, nevertheless, nonetheless, albeit
Showing cause and effect/consequence:
Thus, hence, therefore, consequently, may cause, can lead to, can result in, owing to, thereby, as a result of, as a consequence of
Despite this, for this reason, with this in mind, that being the case, in that case
This suggests that
Showing condition:
If, even then, even if, unless, once, on the condition that
Cronology:
Then, next, later, latter, former, finally
Initially, subsequently, after
After that /following that
Meanwhile
finally/lastly/eventually
Examples:
Such as, for instance, for example, evidenced by, exemplified by, illustrated by, demonstrated by,
This is evidenced/demonstrated/illustrated by, an example for this
Reffering:
Regarding, considering, with regard to, with respect to, specifically, namely
In the case of
Cautiuos language:
May, might, could, likely, probably, probable, possibly, possible, may be due to, frequently, tends to
It may be, it is likely
nagrinėti
investigate
aktualus
relevant
