IELTS Vocabulary to learn – Week 5

The focus for the classes in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China were related to the importance of the Present Perfect. The class established that for their writing, 3 aspects need to be remembered. 

Introducing trends

Introducing significant information

and on a personal level to consider life experience (always with some relevance to now)

The class also practiced contrasting this with the Past Simple for finished actions and events in both speaking and writing.

I got the chance to visit Pingyaogucheng, an ancient walled city with preserved administration buildings as well as Confucius and Taoist temples.

Every week on this course, there has been a short test on some of the most common vocabulary from the texts and listening we have been using, and I’d like to share these with you.

These are very common academic words, and can occur in any exam text or listening.

High Frequency IELTS Words

As they are high frequency words, then they can occur in the IELTS test too.

You should also be able to use these words in speaking and writing, so pay attention to their meaning and check the pronunciation.

I’ve provided a mini quiz for you to consider at the end too.

Vocabulary to learn – week 5

This week, you need to study the words but give examples of their use yourself. These examples, should not come from the texts/listenings/example essay, but they should be your own examples. Submit your example sentences to your teacher on the first day of week 6. There will also be a test.

Word	Definition/synonym
regional (adj)	Relating to or coming from a particular part of a country
conventional (adj)	A conventional method, product, practice etc. has been used for a long time and is considered the usual type.
reliability (n)	How accurate or able to be trusted someone or something is considered to be.
annual (adj)	Relating to a period of one year/happening once every year.
implement (v) implementation (n)	Verb: To start using a plan or system. Noun: The act of putting a plan into action or of starting to use something. Learn and make example sentences for both forms.
phase (n)	One of the stages of a process of development or change.
capacity (n)	The total amount that can be contained or produced, or (especially of a person or organization) the ability to do a particular thing.
trend (n)	A general development or change in a situation or in the way that people are behaving.
co-operation (n)	The act of working together with someone or doing what they ask you.
flexibility (n) flexible (adj)	Noun: The ability to change or be changed easily according to the situation. Adjective: Able to change or be changed easily according to the situation. Learn and make example sentences for both forms.
subsidy (n)	Money given as part of the cost of something, to help or encourage it to happen.
highlight (v)	To attract attention to or emphasize something important.
widespread (adj)	Existing or happening in many places and/or among many people.
attain (v)	To reach or succeed in getting something.
furthermore (conj)	In addition; more importantly.
project (v)	To calculate an amount or number expected in the future from information already known.
alter (v)	To change something, usually slightly, or to cause the characteristics of something to change.
decline (v)	To gradually become less, worse, or lower.
panel (n)	A small group of people chosen to give advice, make a decision, or publicly discuss their opinions as entertainment.
reluctant (adj)	Not willing to do something and therefore slow to do it.
couple (v)	To join or combine.
stability (n) stable (adj)	Noun: A situation in which something is not likely to move or change. Adjective: Firmly fixed or not likely to move or change. Learn and make example sentences for both forms.
infrastructure (n)	The basic systems and services, such as transport and power supplies, that a country or organization uses in order to work effectively.
funding (n) fund (v)	Noun: Money given by a government or organization for an event or activity. Verb: To provide the money to pay for an event, activity, or organization. Learn and make example sentences for both forms.

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If you are confident you know these words, you can try and complete this mini test. You can do this in your head, or on paper.

IELTS Vocabulary Test

Vocabulary quiz week 5

 

Part 1: Dictation

Write down the words you hear and their part of speech (noun/adjective/verb/adverb etc.)

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 LISTEN HERE

Part 2: Comprehension

Match the following words to their correct definitions

 

Word	Definition
1 regional (adj)	A One of the stages of a process of development or change.
2 annual (adj)	B Money given as part of the cost of something, to help or encourage it to happen.
3 phase (n)	C Relating to or coming from a particular part of a country
4 subsidy (n)	D Existing or happening in many places and/or among many people
5 widespread (adj)	E Relating to a period of one year/happening once every year

 

 

2. Use the correct words in the box below in the following sentences. The words in the box are given in their base forms, you may need to add tense, a 3^rd person singular s on verbs, or a plural marker on nouns. Also, this time there are 15 words in the box and only 10 sentences, so some words should not be used.

conventional, trend, flexibility, flexible, project, decline, stability, stable, funding, fund, implement, implementation, attain, couple, highlight

1. In a job, of working hours is very important to me. I like to be able to work when I want to.
2. Concern about farming methods, with health awareness, have led to a fall in meat consumption.
3. There is a financial compensation for victims of crime.
4. Some people think that alternative medicines are preferable over medicines. This can lead to major health problems.
5. We will soon fully our new computerized system. It will be exciting to see theory applied to practice.
6. Social is very important for a country’s economy. Social unrest often leads to economic decline.
7. The figures show an upward in sales.
8. As people live longer, the demand for health care is to increase dramatically.
9. However, due to lower birth rates, the number of tax payers paying for that increased demand is expected to

                                                 sharply.

10. She has a high level of fitness in a very short time. I really wonder how she managed to reach that.

 

Total:                    /15

and here are the answers

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