IELTS Vocabulary: from yesterday's lesson

Have a look at the following phrases from yesterday's lesson. There is some interesting vocabulary here, even if you're not doing the General IELTS test.

• the unacceptable state of
• the neglected and shabby state of
• carry out maintenance work
• in all that time
• paint is peeling off the walls
• floor tiles are cracked
• there is mould and mildew growing
• we are being treated like farm animals
• putting our health at risk
• the customer experience
• address the issue
• as a matter of urgency
• a full refurbishment
• consider some form of compensation
• tolerate a situation

Comments

[rüknettin]

challenging problem for language learners: you can easily understand meaning of these phrases, but using is extremely difficult than understanding.

[rüknettin]

easy to understand, difficult to use.

[K.T.]

Just try to write these phrases down on a journal and read some examples online to know the context in which they can be used. After that, you should use them in a hypothetical story so that a hook between what you already and actively use and the new expressions is created. This is a practical way to include a set of new expressions in your active language.