VOCABULARY FOR IELTS SUBLIST 6 (64)

Leave a comment

Featured Word:
‘Diverse‘  has the same meaning as ‘various’ or ‘varied’ but it can be used a little differently. For example both ‘various’ and ‘diverse’ can be used as adjectives, but only ‘diverse’ can be used as a noun – ‘diversity.’

Examples:

  • A diverse range of paintings is on display at the art gallery.
  • I like a restaurant menu that is limited and coherent. If there is too much diversity in cooking styles, they tend not to do anything well.

Collocations: When you learn new vocab, make sure that you note collocations too. For this group of words some collocations are:
a diverse range, should diversify, diversity of
specific domain
edition of, new edition, third edition, editor of, editorial about, edited by
enhancement of, enhance by
heritage estate, large estate

Note that different collocations can have quite different meanings. They are not always alternatives.

Check the meanings of the words if you don’t already know them. Check the meanings of the various forms as sometimes they are different. You can check them at Time4english by clicking the words (http://www.time4english.com/aamain/lounge/awl.asp).

Academic Word List 64

Vocabulary for IELTS – Academic Word List 64

Complete the sentences below with the correct  form of the word.

  1. The company, Just Jeans,  ______________ and started to include shirts and accessories. (diverse/diversified / diversification)
  2. I’m not sure how to teach maths to young children; that isn’t really my _______________.  (domain / domains)
  3. Did you read today’s  _______________ in the newspaper? It was quite savage in its analysis of the run up to the American election.  (edit / editor / editorial)
  4. Musicians often wear make up to _______________ their eyes. (enhance / enhances / enhancement)
  5. She inherited several large _______________ . (estate / estates)

Answers (in the wrong order below)
5. estates   3. editorial    2. domain  1. diversified     4. enhance

Vocabulary for IELTS Sublist 6 (63)

Leave a comment

Featured Word:
When you ‘cite‘  something, you refer to it or quote it exactly. In an academic context it also means to give credit to the original author. It was first used with its current meaning about 500 years ago.

Examples:

  • Alexandra cited around 80 sources in her last essay.
  • We could cite poverty and despair as the reasons for so much unhappiness in many societies today.
  • We need to have at least seven citations in our English essay this week.

Collocations: When you learn new vocab, make sure that you note collocations too. For this group of words some collocations are:
capable of, capability to, incapable of
relevant citation
cooperate with, cooperate by, work cooperatively, cooperation of
discriminate by, discriminate against, anti-discrimination laws
display of, display poor behaviour

Note that different collocations can have quite different meanings. They are not always alternatives.

Check the meanings of the words if you don’t already know them. Check the meanings of the various forms as sometimes they are different. You can check them at Time4english by clicking the words (http://www.time4english.com/aamain/lounge/awl.asp).

Academic Word List 63

Vocabulary for IELTS – Academic Word List 63

Complete the sentences below with the correct  form of the word.

  1. Jack isn’t fully qualified, but he is quite ______________ of looking after the accounts for the business. (capable / capability / capacity)
  2. The lecturer likes to see at least six _______________ in every essay. (citations / cite / citings)
  3. The prisoner was most _______________ ? (cooperating / uncooperative / cooperatively)
  4. Many groups today claim to be _______________ against. (discrimination / discriminating / discriminated / indescriminate)
  5. Four examples were _______________ on the whiteboard. (display / displaying / displayed)

Answers (in the wrong order below)
5. displayed   3. uncooperative    2. citations  1. capable     4. discriminated

GRAMMAR MISTAKES

Leave a comment

mistakesOOPS! PICK THE MISTAKE. 

There are mistakes in all of these sentences. Can you rewrite each sentence correctly?

  1. I have lived in England since 10 years.
  2. How does it look like?
  3. I make my English homework every afternoon.
  4. Almost people like chocolate.
  5. There were much people at the concert.

Corrected sentences. 
a. I have lived in English for 10 years.
SINCE and FOR are often confused by non-native English speakers.
SINCE is used with a point in time. Since 1992 / since July / since I was a child
FOR is used with a period of time. For six months / for a few days / for a couple of hours.
b. How does it look? OR What does it look like?
When we put ‘like’ on the end, we must use ‘What’ at the start. 
c. I do my English homework every afternoon.
The wrong verb was used; it must be DO.
d. Most people like chocolate. 
ALMOST and MOST are often confused. The meaning is the same, but ALMOST is followed by ‘all’ or ‘everyone.’
Almost everyone enjoyed the lesson.
Almost all the students enjoyed the lesson.
Most students enjoyed the lesson. 
e. There were many people at the concert.
MANY is used with countable nouns.
MUCH is used with non-countable nouns. 
There were many dogs at the park. 
We haven’t got much time. 

Vocabulary for IELTS Sublist 6 (62)

Leave a comment

Featured Word:
‘Author’ originally meant creator. The meaning is similar today. It means a person who writes a document or text. The verb form ‘author’ means ‘to write.’ There is another verb form which has quite a different meaning. ‘Authorise’ means ‘to give authority to’ and dates back to the 12 century. Today it generally means to officially give permission for something.

Examples:

  • The government authorised $3 billion on military spending.
  • The principal authorised the change in the timetable to allow younger students to spend more time outdoors.
  • Brenda has authored 14 romance novels.
  • It is hard to make a living as an author these days.

Collocations: When you learn new vocab, make sure that you note collocations too. For this group of words some collocations are:
assign to, assignment of, assignment about
attach to, attachment of, attached to
author of, authored by, authorise payments
bonded to, bond for, bond amount, return a bond
brief moment, in brief, see someone briefly, be with someone briefly

Note that different collocations can have quite different meanings. They are usually not alternatives.

Check the meanings of the words if you don’t already know them. Check the meanings of the various forms as sometimes they are different. You can check them at Time4english by clicking the words (http://www.time4english.com/aamain/lounge/awl.asp).

Academic Word List 62

Vocabulary for IELTS – Academic Word List 62

Complete the sentences below with the correct form of the word.

  1. I’ll be with you  _______________ .  (briefly, in brief)
  2. The terms of her scholarship mean she is  _______________ to the government and cannot work in the private sector for five years. (bond, bonded)
  3. Eric has been asked to ______________ a book on native birds of Borneo. (author, authored)
  4. Please  _______________ your photo to the application. (attach, attachment)
  5. When I began the job I was _______________ to dish-washing duties in the kitchen. (assigned,assignment)

Answers (in the wrong order)
5. assigned  1. briefly   2. bonded  4. attach    3. author

LISTENING

Leave a comment

There are 40 questions in the real test and there are several different kinds of questions. You must read the instructions carefully. This short listening exercise involves MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS.

THINGS TO NOTE:
  1. In the real test you will only hear the text and each question one time.
  2. Each question is worth one mark.
  3. The questions will be in the same order as the listening text. So first you will hear the answer to question one. The answer for question two will come after that. The answer for question three will come next and so on.
  4. In the real test you will have 30 seconds before the recording starts. Use that time to read the questions and think about possible answers. If you know what to expect, it will help you to locate the answer.

Listen and choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

1. Number or hours worked in a day
A. up to one hour
B. up to 4 hours
C. up to 8 hours

2. The number of hours involved in making a guitar can depend on
A. the number of mistakes made
B. the client’s requirements
C. the type of wood used

3. The top of the guitar has to be
A. thick and heavy
B. without too much vibration
C. strong and light

4. Chladni patterns are used to
A. restrict vibration
B. tune the top
C. decorate the upper surface

ANSWERS
If you missed an answer, you should guess it. If you write A, B or C, you have a chance of getting the question right!  1b, 2a, 3c, 4b. How many did you get right? 4/4?

Vocabulary for IELTS Sublist 6 (61)

Leave a comment

Featured Word:
In Latin ‘allocate‘  meant to give to a place (location). Today the meaning is strongly related. When you allocate something you give it to a particular place or put it aside for a particular purpose.

Examples:

  • Only $400,000 was allocated for staff training in this year’s budget.
  • As we get older we need to allocate a greater portion of our money to debt reduction.

Collocations: When you learn new vocab, make sure that you note collocations too. For this group of words some collocations are:
abstract of, abstract painting, quite abstract
accurate representation, accurate account, extremely accurate
acknowledgement of, fully acknowledge, freely acknowledge, refuse to acknowledge
aggregate of
allocate to, allocate by, funds are allocated, randomly allocate

Note that different collocations can have quite different meanings. They are not always alternatives.

Check the meanings of the words if you don’t already know them. Check the meanings of the various forms as sometimes they are different. You can check them at Time4english by clicking the words (http://www.time4english.com/aamain/lounge/awl.asp).

Academic Word List 61

Vocabulary for IELTS – Academic Word List 61

Complete the sentences below with the correct  form of the word.

  1. Some mathematical concepts are a bit ______________ for younger children. (abstract / abstraction)
  2. Is that an _______________ representation of events? (accurately / accurate)
  3. Was your argument _______________ ? (acknowledge / acknowledged)
  4. Together they got an _______________ of 356. (aggregate / aggregated)
  5. How many shares were _______________ to the company? (allocated / allocation)

Answers (in the wrong order below)
5. allocated   3. acknowledged    2. accurate  1. abstract     4. aggregate