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The diagram below illustrates proposed redevelopment plans for an urban waterfront district. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

IELTS Academic Task 1 Data Visualization

map

Year 2000 (Historic)

Old industrial docklands, warehouse depots, disused railway sidings.

Present Day (Modernized)

High-rise residential apartments, marina boardwalk, public eco-park.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Band 8–9 Vocabulary Assistant

Context Search

increase(grow, rise, go up)

Collocations:

• experience a marked increase

• exponential surge

• rapid proliferation

decrease(fall, drop, decline)

Collocations:

• precipitous decline

• gradual contraction

• significant diminution

problem(issue, trouble, difficulty)

Collocations:

• formidable challenge

• pressing dilemma

• insurmountable impediment

important(key, main, vital)

Collocations:

• of paramount importance

• pivotal role

• categorical imperative

show(display, reveal, indicate)

Collocations:

• clearly illustrates

• serves to exemplify

• empirically corroborates

change(difference, shift)

Collocations:

• profound transformation

• structural shift

• paradigm change

help(assist, support)

Collocations:

• facilitate progress

• bolster economic growth

• foster collaboration

think(believe, feel)

Collocations:

• firmly contend that

• many scholars postulate

• critics assert

big(large, huge)

Collocations:

• substantial proportion

• profound implications

• extensive ramifications

bad(harmful, damaging)

Collocations:

• detrimental impact

• deleterious consequences

• highly adverse effects

Academic Linking Phrases

Concession & Contrast

Cause & Consequence

Exemplification

Conclusion & Synthesis