IELTS
JOURNAL
21
The language for comparing
Here are
summarized the most commonly used ways of comparing and contrasting which are
suitable for IELTS TASK 1
some good phrases for comparing. See if you can adapt them to
other task 1 questions.
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The chart compares... in terms of the number of...
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...is by far the most...
OR ...has by far the highest number of...
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the figures for... tend to be fairly similar
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In second place on the chart is...*
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The number of... is slightly higher than...
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Only four other countries have...
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...all with similar proportions of...
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...is the only country with a noticeably higher proportion of...
Note:
Only use phrases like "in second place" if the chart shows some kind of competition.
Don't write "in first / second place" if the chart shows unemployment or health problems.
Superlative_Adjectives'>Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
Being able to compare and contrast data is an essential skill for IELTS writing, especially in
Task 1. Comparatives and superlatives are one common way to do this.
Comparatives are used to compare
two things:
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Leopards are faster than tigers.
Superlatives are used to compare
one thing against a group of others:
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The leopard is the largest of the four big cats.
Here are the basics of how they are formed:
Example Word
Comparative
Superlative
Words with one syllable
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