How is vocabulary important for listening?
Our ears can do wonders. In the listening module, you will be asked to listen to an audio lasting 30
minutes, and you need to understand the meaning of certain words and the context in which it is used.
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Having appropriate knowledge of words and their meaning along with its pronunciation will help you
crack the answer faster.
Some of your listening questions do not have the same words as the audio; instead, these questions will
have synonyms of the information in the audio. To understand the question, you should be able to
identify the synonym. This is where vocabulary becomes essential in the listening module.
VOCABULARY FOR SPEAKING
You will be asked a couple of questions based on a particular topic, and the whole test lasts around 15
to 20 minutes. So, to use this time fruitfully and to get a good band score, use specific vocabulary
related to the topic. This provides a good impression for the examiner and increases your chances to
score a good band.
VOCABULARY FOR READING
In most of the cases, the words in the reading passage are different from the words in the questions.
That is, the synonyms of the word in the passage is used in the question, which confuses test takers if
they don’t know the words or don’t pay attention. Therefore, it is necessary to know the meanings of
those words to answer the questions correctly. This e-book will introduce you to the vocabulary used in
each context and help you find the answers quickly.
VOCABULARY FOR WRITING
Writing module is considered to be the toughest of them all, mainly because you are asked to write on
an essay topic, graph or letter. You have only 60 minutes to think and write on a given topic, in which
you should ensure that there is good vocabulary too. He or she must know that you know a list of
standard vocabulary and phrases and therefore you deserve a good band score.
Learning to use idioms and phrasal verbs will fine-tune your English.
Idioms are a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the
individual words. For example-’ over the moon’, ‘paint the town red’. Idioms can be used to avoid
repetition of words. However, it is difficult to learn and use them in the right context. This e-book
consists of idioms and phrases for each topic which would help you ace the IELTS exam like a pro.
Collocation refers to words that are commonly placed together. It is not only necessary to learn new
words but also to connect them with other words.
Example:
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To make the bed
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To catch a cold
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To come late
Phrasal verbs are verbs used along with prepositions or an adverb. When these two words are
combined, they have a different meaning compared to what each word means on its own.
Example:
"I can't put up with you anymore."
The use of the word "put" in context "to put on the table" means to place. But when it is used with "up
with", the meaning changes to "can't accept someone or something anymore."
This e-book consists of words, idioms and phrasal verbs specific to each topic. In addition to this, each
topic consists of an essay with the words, idioms and phrasal verbs given, providing you with an example
of how an essay can be written with the specific words.
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