IELTS ESSENTIAL WORDS - A to Z (Part 1) Alternative (adjective) - option, coice, di!!erent idea or "a# to t o do $o%etin& E'a%pe In te near !*t*re, $cienti$t$ "i ave ave to co%e *p "it an aternative ene ener&# r&# $o*rce to oi, a$ ti$ i$ an e'pen$ive, da%a&in& and !inite !inite re$o*rce+ re$o*rce+ Benefit (no*n) - advanta&e, advanta&e, &ain, &ain, $o%etin& tat ep$ E'a%pe Te %ain ene!it o! $t*d#in& En&i$ i$ tat t at #o* eco%e %ore e%po#ae a$ virt*a# ever# co%pan# de$ire$ En&i$ $peain& $ta!!+ Comprehensive (adjective) - inc*din& ever#tin&, toro*& E'a%pe Te &overn%ent i$ %ain& co%preen$ive re!or%$ o! teir econo%ic poic# d*e to te &oa econo%ic cri$i$ Diligent (adjective) - ard"orin&, tiree$$, care!* to "or "ito*t %i$tae$ E'a%pe .er Dad a$ een e'tre%e# dii&ent in tracin& o*r !a%i# tree ac to te 1/t 0ent*r# Empathy (no*n) - *nder$tandin& anoter per$on$ !eein&$ E'a%pe 2# %at$ teacer at i& $coo "a$ rea# &reat eca*$e $e ad &reat e%pat# !or te $t*dent$ and "o*d i%%ediate# no" "en "e ad a proe% *nder$tandin& a concept Feature (no*n) - pro%inent part o! $o%etin& E'a%pe Te %o$t &ro*ndreain& &ro*ndreain& !eat*re o! te iPad "a$ tat it "a$ a co%p*ter "ito*t a e#oard+ Generate (ver) - to create, to prod*ce prod*ce E'a%pe A $%a inve$t%ent in a $tart-*p co%pan# can &enerate a ot o! pro!it i! te *$ine$$ eco%e$ $*cce$$!*+ Highlight (ver) - e%pa$i$e, *nderine or $tre$$ $o%etin&
E'a%pe Tere a$ een a ot o! %edia attention i&i&tin& te dan&er$ o! !a$t !ood con$*%ption and te in to oe$it# Illustrate (ver) - to repre$ent, repre$ent, to cari!# "it e'a%pe$, e'a%pe$, to de%on$trate de%on$trate $o%etin& $o%etin& E'a%pe Te t$*na%i in 3apan i*$trated ver# cear# tat %oter nat*re and te nat*ra ee%ent$ are %ore po"er!* tan an# tecnoo&# or protection tat te *%an race can deveop+ Justify (ver) - to e'pain, e'pain, to %ae e'c*$e$ e'c*$e$ !or #o*r action$, action$, E'a%pe Te *r&ent need to co%at terrori$% doe$ not j*$ti!# te iin& o! to*$and$ t o*$and$ o! innocent civiian$ in "ar$+ Likewise (adver) - too, in te $a%e "a#, "a#, $i%iar# E'a%pe Te ater oo edition$ o! Te .*n&er 4a%e$ $erie$ "ere not a$ pop*ar a$ te earier one$+ Lie"i$e, te pro!it$ !ro% !*t*re !i% !i% adaptation$ adaptation$ %a# a$o e red*ced+ red*ced+ ttp55"""+$t&eor&e$+co +$t&eor&e$+co+*5o&5acade% +*5o&5acade%ic-en&i$5i ic-en&i$5iet$-e$$entia-" et$-e$$entia-"ord$-a-toord$-a-to- See %ore at ttp55""" 67$o%etin&a$+p.8W!PE1+dp*!
IELTS ESSENTIAL WORDS - A to Z (Part 9) 2INI2ISE (ver) - to red*ce to te $%ae$t po$$ie a%o*nt E'a%pe The aim of the government!s poli"y is to minimise the num#er of al"ohol$relate% %eaths ea"h year& NOR2 (no*n) - *$*a, t#pica, $tandard or r*e E'a%pe Before the glo#al e"onomi" "risis' it ha% #e"ome the norm for #anks to len% mortgages who "oul% not realisti"ally affor% to pay them& O:T0O2E
(no*n) - re$*t, con$e;*ence, te "a# $o%etin& t*rn$ o*t E'a%pe The "ommunity "oming together to "lean up their %istri"t was an une(pe"te% out"ome of the riots& PERSISTENT (adjective) - contin*in& to appen over a on& period E'a%pe The persistent graffiti an% van%alism resulte% in the lo"al "oun"il installing CCT) in the main high street <:OTA (no*n) - a i%ited or !i'ed n*%er o! $o%etin& E'a%pe The removal of entry *uotas meant that more overseas stu%ents applie% to +, universities last year year&& REIN=OR0E (ver) - to $tren&ten, E'a%pe It is important to reinfor"e the fa"t that "lean' on$time #us servi"es are an essential part of a pu#li" transport system #e"oming popular& SI4NI=I0ANT (adjective) - i%portant, "ort# o! attention E'a%pe There has #een a signifi"ant in"rease in the num#er of "hil%ren #ringing lun"h #o(es to s"hool sin"e -./-& TREND (no*n) - &enera direction in "ic $o%etin& i$ can&in& E'a%pe The graph shows a "lear upwar% tren% in the temperature of the earth in the last /.. years& :NDERLINE (ver) - to e%pa$i6e $o%etin& $o%etin&
E'a%pe The rise in glo#al temperature un%erlines the fa"t that human #ehaviour is %amaging to the environment& 8ALID (adjective) - e&a# acceptae E'a%pe 0tu%ent visas are usually vali% for 1 months' #ut mine was e(ten%e% to /2 months %ue to my further stu%ies& WIDESPREAD (adjective) - di$tri*ted over a ar&e n*%er o! peope E'a%pe The "urrent offi"ial measures from the 3orl% Health 4rganisation are aime% at stopping the sprea% of the e#ola virus from #e"oming wi%esprea% a"ross Europe& >O>O (ver) - to !*ct*ate, to %ove *p and do"n E'a%pe The Fa"e#ook share pri"e has yoyoe% "onsi%era#ly sin"e laun"h showing that investors are unsure a#out the inherent value of the "ompany& "ompany& To !ind o*t detai$ ao*t te di!!erent IELTS co*r$e$ in London at S4I "it o*r !anta$tic tea% o! e'perienced teacer$, pea$e cic ere+ Ever# T*r$da#, ever# $t*dent on te IELTS E'a% Preparation co*r$e co%pete$ a !* %oc IELTS te$t+ Ti$ i$ e'ceent preparation !or te rea IELTS te$t eca*$e eac $t*dent •
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.ere are te 1@@ "ord$ %o$t co%%on# %i$$peed (%i$$pe i$ one o! te%)+ Dr+ Lan&*a&e a$ provided a one-$top c*re !or a #o*r $pein& i$+ Eac "ord a$ a %ne%onic pi "it it and, i! #o* $"ao" it, it "i ep #o* to re%e%er o" to $pe te "ord+ 2a$ter te te orto&rap# o! orto&rap# o! te "ord$ on ti$ pa&e and red*ce te ti%e #o* $pend $earcin& dictionarie$ dictionarie$ # @B+ (:$e te ti%e #o* $ave ceeratin& in o*r &a%eroo%+) &a%eroo% +) A •
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acceptae acceptae - Severa "ord$ %ade te i$t eca*$e o! te $*!!i' prono*nced -C *t $o%eti%e$ $peed -ie, $o%eti%e$ -ae+ 3*$t re%e%er to accept an# tae o!!ered to #o* and #o* "i $pe ti$ "ord O+ accidenta# accidenta# - It i$ no accident tat te te$t !or adver$ on -# i$ "eter te# co%e !ro% an adjective on -a (accidenta in ti$ ca$e)+ I! $o, te -a a$ to e in te $pein&+ No p*ica, ten p*ic#+ p*ic# + acco%%odate acco%%odate - Re%e%er, ti$ "ord i$ ar&e eno*& to acco%%odate ot a do*e c AND a do*e %+
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ac;*ire - Tr# to ac;*ire te no"ed&e tat ti$ "ord and te ne't e&an "it te pre!i' ac;*ire ad- *t te FdG convert$ to FcG F cG e!ore F;G+
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a%ate*r - A%ate*r$ need not e %at*re ti$ "ord end$ on te =renc $*!!i' -e*r (te e;*ivaent o! En&i$ -er)+ apparent - A parent need not e apparent *t apparent %*$t pa# te rent, $o re%e%er apparent ti$ "ord a"a#$ a$ te rent+ ar&*%ent ar&*%ent - Let$ not ar&*e ao*t te o$$ o! ti$ ver$ $ient FeG e!ore te $*!!i' -%ent+ atei$t - Lord ep #o* re%e%er tat ti$ "ord co%pri$e$ te pre!i' a- not te &od atei$t (a$o in te-oo&#) -i$t one "o eieve$+
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eieve - >o* %*$t eieve tat FiG *$*a# co%e$ e!ore FeG e'cept a!ter FcG or "en it i$ eieve prono*nced ie a a$ nei&or and "ei& or e a$ in teir and eir+ A$o tae a oo at !orei&n eo"+ (Te i-e!ore-e r*e a$ %ore e'ception$ tan "ord$ it appie$ to+) e"eter - O!ten %i$$peed e"eater+ A "eter i$ a &eded ra%, co$en to ead te erd (t*$ i$ e) d*e to te &reater ieiood tat e "i re%ain at a ti%e$ aead o! te e"e$+
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caendar - Ti$ "ord a$ an FeG et"een t"o FaG$+ Te a$t vo"e i$ FaG+ cate&or# cata$trope even i! it $o*nd$ ie it te cate&or# - Ti$ "ord i$ not in a cate&or# "it cata$trope %idde etter i$ FeG+ ce%eter# - Dont et ti$ one *r# #o* it end$ on -er# nar# an -ar# in it+ >o* ce%eter# >o* aread# no" it $tart$ on FcG, o! co*r$e+
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can&eae - Te ver can&e eep$ it$ FeG ere to indicate tat te F&G i$ $o!t, not ard+ can&eae (Tat i$ a$o "# j*d&e%ent i$ te correct $pein& o! ti$ "ord, no %atter "at an#one $a#$+) coectie - Anoter -ie "ord+ >o* j*$t ave to re%e%er+ coectie co*%n co%%onpace in En&i$ *t a $ient !ina FnG i$ not *nco%%on, co*%n - Sient !ina FeG i$ co%%onpace e$pecia# a!ter F%G+ co%%itted co%%itted - I! #o* are co%%itted to correct $pein&, #o* "i re%e%er tat ti$ "ord do*e$ it$ !ina FtG !ro% co%%it to co%%itted+ con$cience con$cience - Dont et %i$$pein& ti$ "ord "ei& on #o*r con$cience FcG $peed $c i$ *n*$*a *t e&iti%ate+ con$cientio*$ con$cientio*$ - Wor on #o*r $pein& con$cientio*$# and re%e%er ti$ "ord "it FcG $peed t"o di!!erent "a#$ $c and ti+ En&i$ $pein&H con$cio*$ con$cio*$ - Tr# to e con$cio*$ o! te $c FcG $o*nd and a te vo"e$ in ti$ "ord$ endin& and i-o-* a note o! con&rat*ation$+ con$en$*$ con$en$*$ - Te cen$*$ doe$ not re;*ire a con$en$*$, $ince te# are not reated+
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dai;*iri - Dont %ae #o*r$e! anoter dai;*iri *nti #o* earn o" to $pe ti$ !*nn# "orddai;*iri te na%e o! a 0*an via&e+ de!inite (#) de!inite (#) - Ti$ "ord de!inite# $o*nd$ a$ to*& it end$ on# on -it, *t it carrie$ a $ient e ever#"ere it &oe$+ di$cipine - A itte di$cipine, di$cipine, $peed "it te F$G and te FcG "i &et #o* to te correct di$cipine $pein& o! ti$ one+ dr*nenne$$ - >o* "o*d e $*rpri$ed o" %an# $oer peope o%it one o! te FnG$ in ti$ dr*nenne$$ one+ d*%e d*%e - Even $%art peope !or&et one o! te FG$ in ti$ one+ (So e care!* "o #o* ca one "en #o* "rite+)
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e%arra$$ (%ent) (%ent) - Ti$ one "ont e%arra$$ #o* i! #o* re%e%er it i$ ar&e eno*& !or e%arra$$ a do*e FrG AND a do*e F$G+ e;*ip%ent e;*ip%ent - Ti$ "ord i$ %i$$peed e;*ipt%ent 99,K9 ti%e$ on te "e ri&t no"+ e'iarate - Re%e%erin& tat FG "en #o* $pe ti$ "ord "i i!t #o*r $pirit$ and i! #o* e'iarate re%e%er ot FaG$, it "i e e'iaratin&H e'ceed - Re%e%er tat ti$ one i$ -ceed, not -cede+ (To e'ceed a e'pectation$, %a$ter e'ceed te $pein&$ o! ti$ "ord, precede and $*per$ede eo"+) e'i$tence - No "ord ie ti$ one $peed "it an FaG i$ in e'i$tence+ Ti$ "ord i$ a e'i$tence %ena&e a ;*atre o! one FiG "it tree FeG$+ e'perience - Dont e'perience te $a%e proe% %an# ave "it e'i$tence aove in e'perience ti$ "ord -enceH
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!ier# !ier# - Te $ient e on !ire i$ a$o co"ard# it retreat$ in$ide te "ord rater tan !ace te $*!!i' -#+ !orei&n - .ere i$ one o! $evera "ord$ tat vioate te i-e!ore-e r*e+ (See eieve !orei&n aove+)
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&a*&e &a*&e - >o* %*$t earn to &a*&e te po$itionin& o! te FaG and F*G in ti$ "ord+ Re%e%er, te# are in apaetica order (to*& not te FeG)+
a$t $#ae *t not o! te pron*nciation+ iai$on - Anoter =renc "ord tro"in& *$ an orto&rapica c*rve a $pare FiG, j*$t in iai$on ca$e+ Tat$ an F$G, too, tat $o*nd$ ie a F6G+ F 6G+
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irar# irar# - It %a# e a$ enjo#ae a$ a err# patc *t tat i$nt te "a# it i$ $peed+ Tat !ir$t FrG $o*d e prono*nced, too+ icen$e - Were doe$ En&i$ &et te icen$e to *$e ot it$ etter$ !or te $o*nd F$G in one icen$e "ordM
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%aintenance %aintenance - Te %ain tenant$ o! ti$ "ord are %ain and tenance even to*& it co%e$ !ro% te ver %aintain+
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- 2an, te price #o* pa# !or orro"in& !ro% =renc i$ i&+ Ti$ one &oe$ ac %ane*ver to =renc %ain oe*vre and-"or, and-"or, a $pein& etter retained in te Jriti$ $pein&, %anoe*vre+ %edieva %edieva - Te %edieva orto&rap# o! En&i$ even a#$ trap$ !or #o* ever#tin& ao*t te 2IDde A&e$ i$ 2EDieva or, a$ te Jriti$ "o*d "rite, %ediaeva+ %e%ento %e%ento - W# "o*d $o%etin& to re%ind o! #o* o! a %o%ent e $peed %e%entoM We, it i$+
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%ienni*% %ienni*% - .ere i$ anoter i& "ord, ar&e eno*& to od t"o do*e con$onant$, do*e FG and do*e FnG+ %iniat*re - Since tat FaG i$ $edo% prono*nced, it i$ $edo% inc*ded in te $pein&+ Ti$ %iniat*re one i$ a %ini at*re re%e%er tat+ %in*$c*e - Since $o%etin& %in*$c*e i$ $%aer tan a %iniat*re, $o*dnt te# e %in*$c*e $peed $i%iar#M Le$$ tan coo, or %in*$ c*e+ %i$cievo*$ %i$cievo*$ - Ti$ %i$cievo*$ "ord od$ t"o trap$ FiG e!ore FeG and FoG e!ore F*G+ =o*r o! te !ive vo"e$ in En&i$ re$ide ere+ %i$$pe - Wat i$ %ore e%arra$$in& tan to %i$$pe te na%e o! te proe%M 3*$t %i$$pe re%e%er tat it i$ %i$ $pe and tat "i $pe #o* te "orr# ao*t $pein& %i$$pe %i$$pe+ +