Monday 16 February 2015

IELTS useful words

IELTS useful words:

1. precursor
S: My interest in geography was the precursor to my studies in cartography.
W: Thus, this examples it clear that a university education acts as a precursor to career growth.

2. catalyze/act as a catalyst
S: The people I meet at business networking evenings in my city often catalyze professional opportunities.
W: Firstly, uniforms catalyze better classroom behaviour among students.
W: Firstly, uniforms act as a catalyst for better classroom behaviour among students.

3. linear (liniowy)
S: My plans for the future are fairly linear.
W: ...linear growth from 1 to 10.
W: The progression from an educated background to a high level of business success is often linear.

4. correlate / correlation
S: Actually, the career progression of my sister positively correlates with mine. After she left our hometown, she also experienced a significant growth in employment opportunities.

5. avenue (aleja; droga, możliwość)
S: My father encouraged me to study languages, and this has opened up certain avenues for friendship I would not have otherwise had. I have several close Japanese-speaking friends.
W: Firstly, studying a foreign language opens avenues for employment.

6. afford (mieć na coś pieniądze; pozwalać (na coś)!)
S: My university grades afforded (gave) me the opportunity to study abroad.
W: The Chinese economic system has afforded the PRC unprecedented financial growth over the past three decades.

7. actionable (zaskarżalny; dający podstawy do działania)
S: My university professor gave me several actionable pieces of advice.
W: Firstly, the actionable nature of the skills learned at university is clear.

8. embody (ucieleśniać; wyrażać (np. myśl, ideę), zawierać (np.teorię))
S: My father is an embodiment of a traditional military upbringing. He does everything by routine.
W: Something embodies the idea of ...

9. fortify (fortyfikować; umacniać, wzmacniać (np. pozycję))
S: I'm taking courses in the evening after work to fortify my professional skills.
W: The fact that ... fortifies the argument that ...






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Task 1, Letters: 

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Letter 5 
Letter 6 
Letter 7 
Letter 8 
Letter 9 
Letter 10 

Task 1, Graph descriptions:

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Task 2, Essays:

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IELTS writing tips:

Chris Green's IELTS essay writing advices 
Essay: 3 WAYS TO WRITE THE INTRODUCTION 
Essays IELTS Topics 2014 
IELTS Essays writing tips 
Task Essays: tips 
IELTS writing tips 
IELTS Letter Writing – Useful Words & Expressions 
IELTS Writing: Articles  

IELTS Speaking:

IELTS Speaking - topics, part 2 

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