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Before we begin

One of the Building Blocks of Language is Vocabulary

Quick Tips

Lesson 1: Accommodation

Lesson 2: Business

Lesson 3: Childhood

Lesson 4: Communication

Lesson 5: Crime & Punishment

Lesson 6: Environment

Lesson 7: Fuels & Energy

Lesson 8: Health & Fitness

Lesson 9: History

Lesson 10: Information Technology

Lesson 11: Mental & Physical Development

Lesson 12: Modern Times

Lesson 13: School Life

Lesson 14: Space

Lesson 15: Arts

Lesson 16: Media

Lesson 17: Travel

Lesson 18: Urbanisation

IELTS

Vocabulary

Writing Task 2

Band 8

Kanchan Suyash

Before we begin

" Why is it necessary to learn vocabulary for the IELTS Test? " you might ask.

Since IELTS is an English Language Proficiency Test, a strong focus on vocabulary is placed while evaluating a candidate's overall score.

Speaking, Writing, Reading, and Listening are the four parts of the IELTS test. " Vocabulary" is the one feature that all of these modules share in common. Vocabulary is unquestionably one of the most important qualities to have in the Speaking and Writing parts. It will account for up to 25% of your overall score. It is also relevant in the Listening and Reading areas.

One of the Building Blocks of Language is Vocabulary

In our daily lives, we use a variety of terms to express our concepts, feelings, and sentiments to others around us. Often, we are able to interact effectively, although on other occasions we are unable to express the true essence. " This is not what I mean, " we say over and over. A decent vocabulary, on the other hand, would undoubtedly aid you in conveying the correct meaning.

The same is true with your IELTS Speaking and Writing tests.

When you have a limited vocabulary, you are more likely to repeat terms within a passage. When yourun out of vocabulary while conversing with your examiner, you keep repeating the phrase over and over.

Quick Tips

Read and listen: The majority of vocabulary is learned by context. So, find a broadcast, a podcast, a journal, or a book that interests you. Do not listen to or read anything that does not concern you and itcan cause you to get overwhelmed.

Write down the following words: Make it a routine to jot down new phrases you come across, grasp their meanings, and learn how to use them correctly.

Use Memory Techniques: It is not enough to learn new vocabulary. It is therefore important to remember them. As a result, you can continue to revisit the terms you have already learned at frequent intervals. Consider revising them in a week, ten days, two weeks, or a month, depending on the schedule.

Training, practise, practise: You would use the terms you write down when voicing and writing, allowing you to maintain track of your language on a daily basis.

Exam performance is dependent on IELTS vocabulary abilities. Make sure you not only remember but also appreciate words in detail while taking the IELTS Test. Prepare to use the words effectively in both writing and speaking.

Lesson 1: Accommodation

1. Balcony – an area with a wall or bars around it that is joined to the outside wall of a building on an upper level

2. Brick – a rectangular block of hard material used for building walls and houses

3. ceiling - the upper surface of a room that you see when you look above you

4. concrete - a very hard building material made by mixing together cement, sand, small stones, and water

5. cottage - a small house, usually in the countryside

6. gadget - a small device or machine with a particular purpose

7. housing - buildings for people to live in

8. landmark - a building or place that is easily recognized

9. lift shaft - a vertical shaft in a building through which a lift moves to different levels.

10. occupant - a person who lives or works in a room or building

11. platform - a flat raised area or structure

12. quarry - a large artificial hole in the ground where stone, sand, etc. is dug for use as building material

13. residence - a home; the place where someone lives

14. steel - a strong metal that is a mixture of iron and carbon

15. timber - wood that is prepared for use in building, etc

16. airy - with a lot of light and space

17. conventional - traditional and ordinary

18. cosy - comfortable and pleasant, especially (of a building) because of being small and warm

19. cramped - not having enough space or time.

20. disposable - used once then thrown away

21. exterior - outer; on or from the outside

22. futuristic - relating to the future, or very modern or advanced

23. high-rise - a tall modern building with many floors

24. mass-produced - produced in large numbers using machinery

25. multi-storey - a building that has several floors

26. ornate - having a lot of decoration

27. prefabricated - built from parts that have been made in a factory and can be put together quickly

28. spacious - large and with a lot of space

29. state-of-the-art - very modern and using the most recent ideas and methods

30. ultra-modern - extremely modern; advanced

31. automate - to change a factory, office, or process so that machines do the work instead of people

32. condemn - to criticize something or someone strongly, usually for moral reasons

33. demolish - knock down, destroy thoroughly

34. devise - to invent something, esp. with intelligence or imagination

35. haul - to pull something heavy slowly and with difficulty

36. hoist - to lift something heavy, often with special equipment

37. renovate - to repair and improve something, especially a building

38. skyward - in the direction of the sky

39. warehouse - a large building for storing things before they are sold, used, or sent out to shops

40. tough - strong; not easily broken or made weaker or defeated

41. spring system - is an elastic object used to store mechanical energy.

42. mesh - to join together in the correct position

43. ratchet - a part of a machine that allows movement in one direction only.

44. unveil - to show or make something known for the first time

45. slack - not tight; loose

46. contraption - device

47. tenant - a person who rents a room, a building, or land

48. screw - a thin pointed piece of metal like a nail with a raised spiral line

49. heading - words written or printed at the top of a text as a title

50. obsession - something or someone that you think about all the time

51. consolidate - to combine into a single unit; to group together or join.

52. indebted - grateful because of help given

53. depict - to represent or show something in a picture, story, movie, etc.; portray

54. mixed success - successful only on few issues not on all of them

55. appliance - a device, machine, or piece of equipment, especially an electrical one that is used in the house

56. team up - to join another person, or form a group with other people, in order to do something together

57. surround - to be around something on all sides

58. combustion - the process of burning

59. self-propelled - able to move by its own power

60. stack - to arrange things in an ordered pile

61. marvel - a wonderful and surprising person or thing

62. apparent - easily seen or perceived, easily understood

63. hose - a long plastic or rubber pipe, used to direct water onto fires, gardens, etc.

64. drapery - cloth arranged in folds

65. blast - a sudden strong blow of air

66. overriding - more important

67. acquisition - the process of getting something

68. incorporation - the act of including something

69. turmoil - a state of confusion, excitement, or anxiety

70. masculine - of man; male

71. rough and ready - produced quickly, with little preparation

72. stark - extreme

73. pejorative - insulting, disapproving

74. cherished - bringing the pleasure of love

75. utopian - romantic

76. blur - to make something hard to see

77. deployment - the use of something or someone in an effective way

78. rosy - optimistic, bright, happy

79. exhort - to strongly encourage or persuade someone to do something

80. self-indulgent - allowing yourself to have or do anything that you enjoy

81. free rein - the freedom to do, say, or feel what you want

82. spa - a town where water comes out of the ground and people come to drink it or lie in it because they think it will improve their health

83. discotheque - disco

84. ebb - to becomes less strong or disappear

85. hectic - full of busy activity

86. imperative - extremely important or urgent

87. envisage - to have a mental picture of; visualize.

88. consumerism - the state of an advanced industrial society in which a lot of goods are bought and sold

Most probable Writing Task 2 Questions in 2021:

1. In some countries prisoners are allowed comfortable accommodation, good food, and healthcare. Do you think this is appropriate? To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give specific reasons and examples to support your position.

2. People are more mobile nowadays. They seldom live in one city all of their lives. Why do you think this is happening? What are the consequences of this trend? Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this situation. Provide specific reasons and examples to support your opinion

3. In some countries prisons are overcrowded which leads to many expenses for the government. To lessen the cost for prisoners' cost of living, reduced sentences are implemented. What do you suggest could be done? Provide specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

4. Some parents allow their teenage children to live independently, away from home. Other parents don't want their teenage children to live away from them. Which do you think is better and why? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.

5. In some countries, people live with their parents and siblings until their old age. Do you think there are more advantages or disadvantages to this behaviour? Discuss your opinion and provide specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

Lesson 2: Business

1. boss - manager; the person who is in charge of an organization and who tells others what to do

2. campaign - a plan consisting of a number of activities directed toward the achievement of an aim

3. career - the job or series of jobs that you do during your working life

4. clerk - a person who works in an office, dealing with records or performing general office duties

5. colleague - someone you work with

6. credibility - the fact that someone can be believed or trusted

7. employee - someone who is paid to work for someone else

8. goods - things for sale, or the things that you own

9. job satisfaction - the feeling of pleasure and achievement which you experience in your job when you know that your work is worth doing

10. labourer - a person who does physical work, especially outdoors

11. manual worker - a worker who does physical work

12. manual work - work involving the hands, as opposed to an office job, for example

13. niche - a job, position, or place that is very suitable for someone

14. occupation - a person's job

15. overtime - time worked in addition to your usual job hours

16. perk - an advantage

17. profession - any type of work, esp. one that needs a high level of education or a particular skill

18. prospects - the possibility of being successful, especially at work

19. qualification - an ability, characteristic, or experience that makes you suitable for a particular job or activity

20. retirement - the act of leaving your job and stopping working, usually because you are old

21. share - one of the equal parts that the ownership of a company is divided into, and that can be bought by members of the public

22. shift work - a system in which different groups of workers work somewhere at different times of the day and night

23. supervisor - a person whose job is to supervise someone or something

24. takeover - a situation in which a company gets control of another company by buying enough of its shares

25. wages - the money earned by an employee, esp. when paid for the hours worked

26. casual - not regular or fixed

27. demanding - needing a lot of time, attention, or energy

28. hospitality - the act of being friendly and welcoming to guests and visitors:

29. monotonous - not changing and therefore boring

30. retail - the activity of selling goods to the public, usually in shops

31. endorse - to state publicly that you approve of or support someone or something

32. invest (in) - to spend money on something which you believe will make a profit

33. shelf stacker - shelf filler; someone whose job is to put goods on the shelves in a supermarket

34. redundant - having lost your job because your employer no longer needs you

35. next to nothing - very little; hardly anything; almost nothing

36. workplace - a building or room where people perform their jobs, or these places generally

37. cosmetics - substances that you put on your face or body that are intended to improve your appearance

38. skincare - things that you do and use to keep your skin healthy and attractive

39. dermatologist - a doctor who studies and treats skin diseases

40. invaluable - extremely useful

41. work ethic - the belief that work is morally good

Most probable Writing Task 2 Questions in 2021:

1. Do you think businesses should hire employees who will spend their entire lives working for the company? Explain why do you agree or disagree. Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.

2. Countries should restrict foreign companies from opening offices and factories in order to protect local businesses. Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons and specific examples to explain your answer.

3. People are more aware of fashion nowadays and it continues to be a huge business, with a lot of advertising involved and millions of dollars of being paid to models. Discuss whether this is a good or bad trend. Provide specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.

4. Countries should restrict foreign companies from opening offices and factories in order to protect local businesses. Do you agree or disagree?

Lesson 3: Childhood

1. adolescence - the period of time in a person's life when they are developing into an adult

2. adulthood - the part of someone's life when they are an adult

3. bond - a close connection joining two or more people

4. brotherhood - friendship and loyalty

5. character - the particular combination of qualities in a person or place that makes them different from others

6. childhood - the time when someone is a child

7. conflict - an active disagreement, as between opposing opinions or needs

8. fatherhood - the state or time of being a father

9. instinct - the way people or animals naturally react or behave, without having to think or learn about it

10. interaction - an occasion when two or more people or things communicate with or react to each other

11. motherhood - the state or time of being a mother

12. nature - the type or main characteristic of something

13. resemblance - a way in which two or more things are alike

14. rivalry - a situation in which people, businesses, etc. compete with each other for the same thing

15. sibling - a brother or sister

16. temperament - a person’s or animal’s nature, especially as it permanently affects their behaviour

17. ties - the friendly feelings that people have for other people, or special connections with places

18. upbringing - the way in which someone is treated and trained as a child

19. extended family - a family unit that includes grandmothers, grandfathers, aunts, and uncles, etc. in addition to parents and children

20. family gathering - when family members meeting together

21. immediate family - closest relations, such as your parents, children, husband, or wife

22. maternal instinct - the natural tendency that a mother has to behave or react in a particular way around her child or children

23. sibling rivalry - competition and arguments among brothers and sisters

24. stable upbringing - having a safe and secure family in your childhood

25. striking resemblance - impressive similarity

26. close-knit - involving groups of people in which everyone supports each other

27. maternal - behaving or feeling as a mother does toward her child

28. parental - relating to parents or to being a parent

29. rewarding - satisfying or beneficial

30. accommodate - to provide someone with a room or place to sleep, live, or sit

31. adopt - to take somebody else's child into your family and become its legal parent(s)

32. break down - of a relationship, agreement, or process) cease to continue; collapse

33. endure - last; keep on; undergo; bear; stand

34. establish - to start having a relationship with, or communicating with another person, company, country, or organization

35. have something in common - to share interests, experiences, or other characteristics with someone or something

36. inherit - derive (a quality, characteristic, or predisposition) genetically from one’s parents or ancestors

37. chaotic - disorganized

38. nurture - to feed and care for a child, or to help someone or something develop by encouraging that person or thing

39. alike - similar to each other

40. play a role - to be involved in something, especially in a way that is important

41. relate to somebody - to understand someone and be able to have a friendly relationship with them

42. paddling pool - a pool that is not deep that small children can play in

43. sophisticated - (1) Having a thorough knowledge of the ways of society. (2) Highly complex or developed.

44. tone - the general character or attitude of a person, situation, etc.

45. competency - an important skill that is needed to do a job

46. coordinate - to make various, separate things work together

47. recruitment - the process of employing new people to work for a company or organization

48. hand down something - to give something to a younger member of your family when you no longer need it, or to arrange for someone younger to get it after you have died

49. enrol - officially register as a member of an institution or a student on a course

Most probable Writing Task 2 Questions in 2021:

1. Things like puzzles, board games and pictures can contribute to a child’s development. What would you give a child to help him/her develop and why? Give details and examples in your explanation.

2. Some people believe that children should do organised activities in their free time while others believe that children should be free to do what they want to do in their free time. Which viewpoint do you agree with? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. Find the sample answer to this question here.

3. Some people think that children should be homeschooled when they are very young while others think it is better for them to attend a kindergarten. Which do you think is better? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

4. Childcare has always been of primary concern and importance. Do you think that courses designed to help mothers are necessary or can they acquire the essential knowledge through personal experience? Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.

Lesson 4: Communication

1. accuracy - the fact of being exact or correct

2. communication - the imparting or exchanging of information by speaking, writing, or using some other medium.

3. conjecture - a guess; an opinion or judgment that is not based on proof

4. dialect - regional language

5. fluent - able to speak or write a particular foreign language easily and accurately.

6. hesitation - the act of pausing before saying or doing something.

7. language barrier - absence of communication between people who speak different languages

8. linguist - someone who studies foreign languages or can speak them very well

9. linguistics - the scientific study of the structure and development of language in general

10. means - a method or way of doing something

11. sign language - a system of communication for people who cannot hear that uses hand and finger movements

12. vocabulary - all the words that exist in a particular language or subject

13. incoherent - expressing yourself in a way that is not clear

14. inherent - existing as a natural or basic part of something

15. clarify - to make something clear or easier to understand by giving more details

16. comprehend - to understand something completely

17. converse - to have a conversation with someone

18. define - to say or explain what the meaning of a word or phrase is

19. demonstrate - to show or make something clear

20. emerge - to become known or develop as a result of something

21. evolve - to develop gradually; to rise to a higher level

22. gesture - to use movement to express a thought or a feeling

23. illustrate - make clear or explain by stories, examples, comparisons, or other means

24. imply - to suggest something in an indirect way or without actually saying it

25. signify - to be a sign of something

26. stutter - to speak or say part of a word with difficulty, esp. by repeating it several times or by pausing before it

27. there's something to be said for - said to mean that something has advantages

28. needless to say - of course

29. have the say - to be involved in making a decision about something

30. when all is said and done - when everything is finished and settled; when everything is considered.

31. having said that - despite what has just been said

32. to say the least - to not describe something in the strongest way you could, often in order to be polite

33. you can say that again - I completely agree with you

34. that is to say - used when explaining more clearly what you have just said

35. marine - related to the sea or sea transport

36. odd - strange or unexpected

37. devastating - causing a lot of damage or destruction

38. recap - to repeat the main points of an explanation or description

39. connotation - suggested or implied meaning of an expression; V. connote

40. intimate - to make clear what you think or want without saying it directly

41. narrate - to tell a story, often by reading aloud from a text, or to describe events as they happen

42. profound - very great or intense

43. youngster - a young person or a child

44. merely - only; just

45. intrigue - fascinate; to interest someone, often because of an unusual or unexpected quality

46. pinpoint - to discover or establish something exactly

47. idle speculation - speculation that is unlikely to be true

48. ancestor - a person related to you who lived a long time ago

49. wander - to walk around slowly in a relaxed way or without any clear purpose or direction

50. chit-chat - informal conversation about matters that are not important

51. Homo sapiens - modern humans considered together as a species

52. string together - to arrange a group of things into a series

53. grunt - to make a short, low sound instead of speaking, usually because of anger or pain

54. archaic - ancient

55. hyoid - a U-shaped bone in the neck that supports the tongue.

56. larynx - an organ in the throat which contains the vocal cords (= tissue that moves to produce the voice)

57. ritual - a set of fixed actions and sometimes words performed regularly, especially as part of a ceremony

58. burial - the act of putting a dead body into the ground, or the ceremony connected with this

59. hearth - the area in front of a fireplace.

60. groom - to clean an animal, often by brushing its fur

61. social grooming - is an activity in which individuals in a group clean or maintain one another's body or appearance.

62. alliance - a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations.

63. opiate - a drug with morphinelike effects, derived from opium.

64. banter - conversation that is not serious and is often playful

65. smattering - a slight knowledge of something, or a small amount

66. gurgle - (of babies) to make a happy sound with the back of the throat

67. cling - to hold on tightly to somebody/something

68. soothe - to make someone more calm and more relaxed

69. primate - any member of the group of animals that includes human beings, apes, and monkeys.

70. nomadic - a person who does not stay long in the same place; a wanderer

71. maiden - a girl or young unmarried woman;

Most probable Writing Task 2 Questions in 2021:

1. E-mail is now the easiest way to communicate with families and friends all over the world. Some people say that it does not have the sincerity of handwritten letters. Do you agree or disagree? Give specific details and examples to support your opinion.

2. With the speed and ease of viral communication do you think it will totally replace papers and letters in their old form? If that happens, will it be for the better? Explain and provide specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.

3. There are opinions that technology and science are beneficial but also destructive. Due to technological advancement, mankind has irrevocably ruined nature and environment and affected the climate. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Use specific reasons and examples to support your position.

4. In the future people will not need to have schools, galleries, museums or libraries because everything from education to culture and entertainment will be available online. Do you agree or disagree? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

5. Being literate in technology or the internet is so popular that many believe that it will no longer be necessary to read conventional books as the main source of material for education. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Use specific reasons and examples to support your position.

6. Advancement in technology helps to improve the standard of life. Meanwhile, according to data, while the average change in society in developing countries is positive, in richer countries this can be exactly the opposite. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this?

Lesson 5: Crime & Punishment

1. appreciate - to recognize how good someone or something is and to value him, her, or it

2. arson - the crime of intentionally starting a fire in order to damage or destroy something, especially a building

3. authority - the official power to make decisions for other people

4. convict - someone who is in prison because they are guilty of a crime

5. criminal - someone who commits a crime

6. deterrent - a thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something

7. fine - an amount of money that has to be paid as a punishment for not obeying a rule or law

8. fraud - the crime of getting money by deceiving people

9. imprisonment - the state of being in prison, or the time someone spends there

10. inequality - an unfair situation, in which some groups in society have more money, opportunities, power etc than others

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