In IELTS examination, 25% of marks is based on vocabulary in writing and speaking test. Thus, it plays a key role in obtaining desired band score.
Even the listening & Reading test are also comprising of vocabulary test too. As, one will find words in the questions in the synonyms form which are paraphrased in the texts.
Thus, candidates have to go through wide range of vocabulary top score well on the listening and reading test as well.
Sources to refer for Information to enhance english skills:
- There are many individuals who live in nation with a limited source of good English workshops as well as bookshops.
- Although, there are lots of materials available on online platform to read, here are some of the famous sources which consists oh high range vocabulary words.
- It is the list of daily available newspaper which are available online and offline too.
- So, if someone living in rural area lack from non-native or English language newspaper, they can definitely refer to this magazines from their official websites in order to build their vocabulary.
- They are: Times of India, The Economist, History Today, National Geographic magazines.
Even listening to news channels can also help built and understand vocabulary, including CNN channel, BBC news channel, Times now and many more.
Six Important steps to Effectively learn IELTS Vocabulary:
1. Find a source you want to opt.
- Choosing this medium, such as book, YouTube series, podcasts, magazines, shows on television and radio, etc. whatever one finds interesting.
- Individuals usually adopt to learn more quickly when they are very much interested towards it and thus enjoy doing it.
NOTE: Do not opt for something if its boring or mostly unlikeable to do.
2. Note down different vocabulary in notebook.
- It is not necessary that notebook should be costly, just one has to record their notes in that notebook on daily basis.
3. Try to completely use your source.
- One must listen/watch/read to anything they opted in Step-1, and then to highlight 10-15 different words, which is difficult to understand.
- Further, try to guess them firstly relating from their context.
NOTE: This is the most crucial step as it enables one to enhance their memory power by making them remember new words.
4. These new words are supposed to be noted down.
- Write the 1-015 new words in your notebook.
5. Check-out the meaning
- Online dictionary is available to look out for the meaning of new words.
- Moreover, after writing each word, do mention their meaning and a sentence to exemplify it along with collocations and synonyms as well as antonyms.
- Learn how to pronounce it.
- Even rough pictures can also be drawn if it helps the one to remember the word.
6. Daily read your new words from notebook.
- Reviewing them again and again & being comfortable with them and practicing daily, will help a lot.
NOTE: Use these new words on daily basis, while having conversations with friends, family members and relatives as well.
The Affect of words lists contributing lowering the score:
- If one type, ‘IELTS Vocabulary’ on Internet, they will find bunches of websites with a huge list of complex words.
- Almost many of these websites will make you consider that their provided word list or 7-Bands vocabulary will definitely boost one’s IELTS score.
- However, these websites provided words will not help you.
- The only effective way to learn new words as well as use them properly, is only by educating and understanding according to their context or even through the official volume of information.
NOTE: There is a fact that human mind can only remember around approximately 10-15 words in a non-native language in a day.
Do not memorize
- Even to memorize this vocabulary words also causes hazard. There are many chances that memorizing and mugging up the word will make you remember that for few time-period. Later, sometimes when you try that word to fit in a statement, it may cause no sense or is inaccurate to place them or just it simply over-complicate and thus get tit completely wrong.
- Though using complex words does not decrease your and but with incorrect meaning does lower mark if you make that mistake.
- Thus, to effectively remember new vocabulary one must follow this six steps method.
IELTS Vocabulary:
- There is large set of vocabulary available. But its not possible to learn the full and all the list of vocabulary but one can try to learn maximum and important one.
- Here, the list of vocabulary is provided which are very important & useful.
Specific Vocabulary for writing task 1
- The alternative words which can be used to describe the changes observed in part-1 writing.
UP VERBS (To describe incline in the graph)
Soar
Leap
Climb
Rocket
Surge
UP VERBS (To describe incline in the graph)
Sink
Slip back
Dip
Drop
Plummet
Adjectives of Degree
Significant
Dramatic
Sudden
Substantial
Sharp
Adjective
Consistent
Steady
Constant
Upward
Downward
Overall
Mathematical Expressions
This are some of the mathematical expressions which can be used instead of mentioning the numbers in report writing. The phrases such as numbers, amount, size, degree, quantity, rate or level can be defined using such mathematical expressions.
- Half
- Triple
- Quarter
- Average
- Equal
- Halve
- Treble
- Mutiply
- Total
- Fraction
- Double
- Threefold
- Divide
- Partial
Specific Vocubulary for Essay task 2
Some of the important linkers for starting the sentences in body passages in the essay writing are mentioned below:
Body Paragraph 1
In my opinion
My first argument
To embark on
It is commonly believed
Firstly
Initially
First of all
In the first place
To begin with
To start with
Body Paragraph 2
On the contrary
In contrast
Secondly
Second of all
The second reason being
To drive this point
In support of the previous argument
Consequently
Furthermore
On the flip side
However
Moreover
In continuation
In addition to
Likewise
On the other hand
Apart from
After that
Next
The Concluding paragraph
In conclusion
I would like to conclude by saying
I would like to close this argument by
Finally
To summarise
Overall
To sum up
I would personally conclude by saying
It may seem that
Other writing related Vocabulary
Listing
Firstly,
Secondly,
Thirdly
First,
Furthermore,
Finally
To begin,
To conclude
Next
Similarity
Equally
Likewise
Similarly
Correspondingly
In the same way
Reinforcement
Also
Furthermore
Moreover
What is more
In addition
Besides
Above all
As well (as)
In the same way
Not only … But also
Transition to new point
Now
As far as x is concerned
With regard/reference to
As for …
It follows that
Turning to
Summary
In conclusion
To conclude
In brief
To summarise
Overall
Therefore
Giving Examples
For example
For instance
As follows:
That is
In this case
Namely
In other words
Stating the Obvious
Obviously
Clearly
Naturally
Of course
As can be
expected
Surely
After all
Deduction
Then
In other words
In that case
Otherwise
This implies that …
If so/not
Expressing an Alternative
Alternatively
Rather
On the other hand
The alternative is
Another possibility would be
Contrast
Instead
Conversely
On the contrary
In contrast
In comparison
Reformulation
In other words
Rather
To put it more simply
Highlighting
In particular
Particularly
Especially
Mainly
Generalising
In general
Generally
On the whole
As a rule
For the most part
In most cases
Usually
Concession (Something Unexpected)
Even though
However
However much
Nevertheless
Still
Yet
There are tons of words available and can be used for the purpose of vocabulary for Para-phrasing.
Above mentioned words on the common topics are beneficial and therefore helps one to score good bands.