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July 13, 2019

IELTS Vocabulary: from yesterday's answers

You don't really need to impress the examiner with 'less common' vocabulary in part 1 of the speaking test. However, without trying to show off, I used some nice words and phrases in the answers that I shared yesterday:

  • I'd like to think that = I hope
  • in ten years' time = ten years from now
  • I can't imagine changing profession (imagine + ing)
  • essential
  • field of work
  • research is being done
  • is published in English
  • see more of the world (see the world = travel to many countries)
  • it would be nice to
  • travel extensively
  • at some point
  • when I'm retired
  • make progress
  • in terms of my home life
  • what technologies come along (come along = appear / emerge)
  • in the next decade or two

Notice that I tend to highlight collocations (groups of words) rather than individual words e.g. "make progress" (verb + noun collocation) instead of just "progress".

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My favorite music:


What the song is about:

I am going to talk about a song that I really like and I have been listening to this piece of music since my childhood. The name of the song is “Sky is blue” by Tracy Hanna. The song is about “childhood dream” and sought after by many people. The singer recounts her struggles as a child, such as her parents’ divorce- which had a deleterious effect on her emotions- and her hardworking at a convenience store for little money. At the end of the song, she escapes from her family problems and liberate herself from the mental anguish and the moral dilemmas that have shadowed her life. She goes to the city to start a new life and to find new opportunities.

When you listened to this song for the first time:
How often you listen to this song:


I came to listen to this song as a child and since then I have been repeatedly listened to this music. It had an immediate impression on me, and the lyrics has stuck on my mind forever.

Why you think this is your favorite:

This song has been always a source of immense inspiration for me, and if I did not listen to this music, I would not have been able to overcome the anxiety, tension, and stress that I have been having throughout my life. This song elevate my mind and soul, and allow me to experience true ecstasy and feel the contentment of success.

Posted by: Mahdi | July 13, 2019 at 13:23

https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=travel+*_ADV%2Ctraveled+*_ADV%2Ctravelled+*_ADV&year_start=1960&year_end=2008&corpus=15&smoothing=3&share=&direct_url=t2%3B%2Ctravel%20%2A_ADV%3B%2Cc0%3B%2Cs0%3B%3Btravel%20abroad_ADV%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Btravel%20back_ADV%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Btravel%20far_ADV%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Btravel%20together_ADV%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Btravel%20alone_ADV%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Btravel%20as_ADV%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Btravel%20faster_ADV%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Btravel%20only_ADV%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Btravel%20so_ADV%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Btravel%20more_ADV%3B%2Cc0%3B.t2%3B%2Ctraveled%20%2A_ADV%3B%2Cc0%3B%2Cs0%3B%3Btraveled%20extensively_ADV%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Btraveled%20widely_ADV%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Btraveled%20far_ADV%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Btraveled%20back_ADV%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Btraveled%20together_ADV%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Btraveled%20abroad_ADV%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Btraveled%20north_ADV%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Btraveled%20as_ADV%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Btraveled%20so_ADV%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Btraveled%20south_ADV%3B%2Cc0%3B.t2%3B%2Ctravelled%20%2A_ADV%3B%2Cc0%3B%2Cs0%3B%3Btravelled%20widely_ADV%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Btravelled%20extensively_ADV%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Btravelled%20far_ADV%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Btravelled%20abroad_ADV%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Btravelled%20back_ADV%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Btravelled%20together_ADV%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Btravelled%20as_ADV%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Btravelled%20so_ADV%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Btravelled%20north_ADV%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Btravelled%20much_ADV%3B%2Cc0

https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=technologies+develop%2C+technologies+come+along%2C+technologies+emerge%2C+technologies+appear&year_start=1960&year_end=2008&corpus=15&smoothing=3&share=&direct_url=t1%3B%2Ctechnologies%20develop%3B%2Cc0%3B.t1%3B%2Ctechnologies%20come%20along%3B%2Cc0%3B.t1%3B%2Ctechnologies%20emerge%3B%2Cc0%3B.t1%3B%2Ctechnologies%20appear%3B%2Cc0

https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=*_VERB+progress&year_start=1960&year_end=2008&corpus=15&smoothing=3&share=&direct_url=t2%3B%2C%2A_VERB%20progress%3B%2Cc0%3B%2Cs0%3B%3Bmake_VERB%20progress%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Bmaking_VERB%20progress%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Bmade_VERB%20progress%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Bmay_VERB%20progress%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Bcan_VERB%20progress%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Bwill_VERB%20progress%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Bis_VERB%20progress%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Bmonitor_VERB%20progress%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Bmeasure_VERB%20progress%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Bwas_VERB%20progress%3B%2Cc0

https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=essential+to+the+*%2Cessential+for+understanding%2Cessential+part+of+the+*%2Cessential+element+of+the+*%2Cessential+features+of+the+*&year_start=1960&year_end=2008&corpus=15&smoothing=3&share=&direct_url=

Posted by: Sunita | July 13, 2019 at 21:58

Sir, I am facing problem in vocabulary section. I need to improve topic specific vocabulary. Is there any authentic source to learn it for IELTS essay writing?

Posted by: Rohan Prajapati | July 14, 2019 at 06:50

Rohan Prajapati

One option is to look at the relevant topics here: http://elibrary.bsu.az/books_250/N_87.pdf

Another option is to read articles on relevant topics here: (there is no paywall)

https://www.theguardian.com/international

Posted by: Sandi | July 14, 2019 at 08:25

Sir
How can I learn colallocation?

Posted by: Emon | October 28, 2019 at 16:13

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