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IntroductionThis rk has been ritten for students are planning to sit either the Academic or General Training modules of the IELTS examination. It covers some of the main vocabulary areas that you will need for, or come across in, the Listening, Reading, riting and Speaking sections of the exam.W hope that you find the exercises in this book useful, and that the vocabulary you acquire will help you to achieve the grade you in the IELTS.G ood luck!Structure of the hookEach vocabulary area is presented in the form of self-contained odule ith task-based activities which present each vocabulary item in context.• Pages focus on genera! vocabulary items. Some of these are relevant to specific tasks or questions in the IELTS examination (for example, describing something works, talking about changes shown in graph or table, saying he re things are and follow ing directions).• Pages focus on topic-specific vocabulary areas which may be required in the examination (for example, education, architecture, family matters and science and technology). Each odule consists of three tasks: the first tw present vocabulary items in context, each ith practice or recognition exercise, and the third gives you the op po rtun ity to review the vocabulary in gap-fill exercise.• Pages contain comprehensive key so you can check yo answers. answer key also gives additional information about specific vocabulary items or general vocabulary areas, as well as other useful ords or phrases.Using the orkbookYou should not rk through the book mechanically from beginning to end. It is better to choose areas that you are unfamiliar with, or areas that you feel are of specific interest or importance to yourself.Recording, reviewing and extending your vocabularyRemember that you should keep record of words, phrases and expressions that you acquire, and review these on regular basis so that they become part of yo active vocabulary. Also rem em ber that there are other ways of acquiring vocabulary. For example, you should read as much as possible from variety of authentic reading materials (books, newspapers, magazines, web-based articles, etc.).Using an English dictionaryTo help you develop you vocabulary more effectively, you should use goo monolingual English dictionary. This should clearly explain the words mean, show you they are pronounced, show you their various forms he re relevant (e.g., the noun form of an adjective is), tell you which ords or phrases they collocate ith, and give sample sentences to show you the ords are used. particularly recomm end the illa lis rn rs (ISBN 978-1405026284). free on-line version of this can also be foun at www.m acm illandictionary.com .The International English Language Testing System (IELTS)Th IELTS is administered by the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), the British Council and IDP Education Australia. For further information, visit .u .o rg .u Note that this book is not endorsed by any of these organisations.about this workbookContentsPage TitlePage TitleGeneral vocabulary47 Reason result1 ditio equation and conclusion48 Shape features2 ro the orld49 Size, quantity dimension3 Changes 151 Spelling5 Changes 252 Stopping something7 Condition53 Success failure8 Confusing words false friends 154 Task commands10 Confusing words false friends 255 Tim e12 Context meaning 156 Useful interview expressions14 Context meaning 2Topic-specific vocabulary16 Context meaning 358 Architecture18 Contrast and comparison61 Th arts19 Emphasis misunderstanding64 Business industry20 Focusing attention67 Children the family21 Generalisations specifics69 Crime the law23 Groups71 Education24 something works73 Th environm ent25 Joining or becoming part of something bigger75 Food diet26 Likes dislikes78 Geography27 Location direction80 Global problems30 Modified words82 Healthcare32 Objects actions84 Th media34 Obligation option86 Men om en35 Opinion, attitude belief89 oney finance37 Opposites: adjectives91 the road38 Opposites: verbs93 Science technology39 Ownership, giving, lending borro in g96 Sport40 Phrasal verbs 198 country41 Phrasal verbs 2100 Travel43 Phrasal verbs 3102 ork44 Phrasal verbs 446 Presenting an argum ent105 Answersl&


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