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Vocabulary Development

Vocabulary is not just the vocabulary you know, but also how you are able to apply it in the test.

I have examined the marking descriptors for IELTS Writing Task 1 and 2 and IELTS Speaking and LEXICAL RESOURCE is a feature of both parts.

A criteria for a higher band is ‘skillfully uses uncommon lexical items’ and another is ‘sufficient range of vocabulary to allow flexibility and precision’.

You can impress the examiner and increase your IELTS Band in IELTS Writing by paraphrasing and by providing a selection of naturally produced synonyms.

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In IELTS Speaking you can do something similar, and in addition you can rephrase your own remarks.

However, don’t just repeat every question the examiner gives.

In my experience, that would just annoys the examiner!

Look at the example provided and consider how they second example is a paraphrase, uses synonyms effectively , or rephrases the first example.

When you think of modern Arabia, you think of oil, and unimaginable wealth.
The region was poor, the average wage was only $5 a week.
Banking is one of London’s main sources of income.
… killed by cheap competition from other countries …
I couldn’t believe his intransigence! I tried to find a compromise with him but he wouldn’t agree with anything.
In 1997 Britain gave up one of its last colonies when it returned Hong Kong to China.

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Higher Level Language

Consider the examples below and see how they second example is a paraphrase, uses synonyms effectively , or rephrases the first example.

Astute class submarines can dive to over 1,000 feet. ( can swim to depths of over 300 metres)
The American car industry has suffered because of cheaper foreign imports. ( imports by foreign manufacturers)

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Leaner Training

Can you rephrase the following sentences so the meaning is virtually the same and the sentence is coherent?

The fact that adult Europeans are twice as likely as Asians to tolerate lactose in milk reflects a much longer history of dairy farming in the West
It is not ethical to cheat on tests.
a. okay
b. moral
13 In most parts of Asia close to the Equator there is a lot of moisture in the air.
a. wetness
b. humidity
Anxiety is a feeling that many children experience and occurs when a child dreads something unknown
It is becoming common for college and university programes to offer some form of practical experience of the working world, often in the form of a internship.

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In comparison to Europeans, adult Asians have an inability to tolerate lactose in dairy products such as milk. This is because Europeans have had dairy farms longer than Asians.
The feeling of anxiety results is common in children is often because a child is uneasy but doesn’t know why

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