IELTS High-Frequency Vocabulary

Author: Su Man
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: It is certain that the IELTS exam does not require too many new words. Generally, a non-English major candidate for university, as long as they can activate their existing vocabulary, is enough to easily achieve a score of 6-7. Because candidates may recognize many words but do not know how to use them, and "the active use of vocabulary" is one of the key assessment content in the four parts of the IELTS exam—listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Candidates should review and activate these frequently appearing and upcoming vocabulary in the IELTS exam from new perspectives and methods, so that they can easily challenge high scores in the IELTS. The purpose of this book is to help candidates activate the high-frequency vocabulary in the IELTS exam. Therefore, most of the vocabulary in this book is not new words. The author has summarized the high-frequency words that appeared in the listening, speaking, reading, and writing sections of the IELTS exam since its introduction to mainland China in 1999, and compiled them into this book based on the exam focus and development trends, predicting the vocabulary that will appear in future IELTS exams. The author provides an English-English explanation for each high-frequency word. In the vocabulary notes section, candidates will first see the English explanation of the word to strengthen the concept of English-English translation; then, a Chinese explanation is provided. Additionally, some words are accompanied by related vocabulary, such as synonyms, near-synonyms, antonyms, or words with the same root, to help with memory and active use by grouping similar meanings. Furthermore, most words are provided with model phrases or example sentences, and some important words are also given idiomatic expressions to help candidates understand and learn to use them, truly activating the vocabulary.