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The diagram below illustrates modes of commuter transport used across five metropolitan regions. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

IELTS Academic Task 1 Data Visualization

bar chart

Category	2010	2015	2020
Sector A	24%	35%	52%
Sector B	48%	42%	38%

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

Band 8–9 Vocabulary Assistant

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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