IELTS Writing
task 1
IELTS Writing
task 1
Percentage, Proportion and Numbers
Percentages:
  • 10% increase
  • 25 percent decrease
  • increased by 15%
  • dropped by 10 per cent
  • fall at 50%
  • reached to 75%
  • tripled
  • doubled
  • one-fourth
  • three-quarters
  • half
  • double fold
  • treble
  • 5 times higher
  • 3 timers lower
  • declined to about 49%
  • stood exactly at 43%

Fractions:
4% = A tiny fraction.
10% = 1 in 10.
23% = Just under one in four.
24% = Almost a quarter.
25% = Exactly a quarter.
26% = Roughly one quarter.
32% = Nearly one-third, nearly a third.
34% = 1/3.
49% = Around a half, just under a half.
50% = Exactly a half.
51% = Just over a half.
64% = Under two thirds.
73% = Nearly three quarters.
75% = Exactly three quarters.
77% = Approximately three quarter, more than three-quarter.
79% = Well over three quarters.
90% = Nine out of ten.
92% = Over nine out of ten.

Proportions:
2% = A tiny portion, a very small proportion.
4% = An insignificant minority, an insignificant proportion.
16% = A small minority, a small portion.
70% = A large proportion.
72% = A significant majority, A significant proportion.
89% = A very large proportion.
IELTS WRITING task 1 Percentage, Proportion ex 1
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IELTS WRITING task 1 Percentage, Proportion ex 2
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❗️TIP
Be careful of the following common errors when describing changes in numbers.

There was an increase of 20% between 1955 and 2015. NOT an increase in 20%
There was an increase in obesity between 1955 and 2015. NOT increase of obesity

IELTS WRITING task 1 Percentage, Proportion ex 3
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IELTS WRITING task 1 Percentage, Proportion ex 4
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IELTS WRITING task 1 Percentage, Proportion ex 5
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