جهت توصیف نمودار همیشه باید به روز، ماه یا سال اشاره شود. حرف اضافه‌هایی که در این موارد استفاده می‌شوند بسیار مهم هستند. زیرا در صورتی که زمان مورد نظر به شکل غلط آورده شود، شما امتیاز خود را از دست خواهید داد. در زیر به بررسی محور زمان در نمودار آزمون آیلتس آکادمیک می‌پردازیم که سعی کرده یم تا نحوه صحیح نوشتن زمان را برای شما داوطلبان عزیز ارائه دهیم. به مثال‌های زیر توجه کنید:
چگونگی بیان درصد اعداد و ارقام آورده شده در نمودار آزمون آیلتس آکادمیک:
مورد دیگری که بسیار حائز اهمیت است نحوه بیان کردن درصد اعداد و مقدار آنها می‌باشد. حتما دقت کنید که برای توصیف نمودار خود به صورت زیر عمل کنید:
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%.
4% = A tiny fraction.
24% = Almost a quarter.
25% Exactly a quarter.
26% = Roughly one quarter.
32% Nearly one-third, nearly a third.
49% = Around a half, just under a half.
50% Exactly a half.
51% = Just over a half.
73% = Nearly three quarters.
77% = Approximately three quarter, more than three-quarter.
79% = Well over three quarters.
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.
From 1990 to 2000, Commencing from 1980, Between 1995 and 2005, After 2012.
By 1995, In 1998, In February, Over the period, During the period, During 2011.
In the first half of the year, For the first quarter, The last quarter of the year, During the first decade.
In the 80s, In the 1980s, During the next 6 months, In the mid-70s, Next 10 years, Previous year, Next year, Between 1980 – 1990.
Within a time, span of ten years, within five years.
Next month, Next quarter, Next year, Previous month, Previous year.
Since, Then, From.