DESCRIBING TRENDS GOING INTO DETAIL— You need to describe in detail particular aspects of the data that prove the point that you are trying to make in the essay. To do this you can use a verb and an adverb e.g Sales rose sharply. Or an adjective and a noun . This is normally used with There is/are …… There was/were….. There has been / have been….. e.g There was a sharp rise in sales. (Using an adjective and a noun is slightly more formal.)
DESCRIBING UP TRENDS USING NOUNS AND ADJECTIVES ADJECTIVE (amount of change ) ADJECTIVE (speed of change) NOUN A dramatic sharp substantial considerable significant slight consistent rapid quick swift slow steady immediate rise increase recovery growth The graph/chart shows a.. (adjective + noun)…in passenger numbers during…….. There is/was a.. (adjective+noun)…in passenger numbers during………..
DESCRIBING UP TRENDS USING VERBS VERBS ADVERBS (amount of change ) ADVERBS (speed of change) rise increase recover go up grow dramatically sharply substantially considerably significantly slightly consistently rapidly quickly swiftly slowly steadily immediately