80 Days to Conquer IELTS: Core Vocabulary (Revised Edition)

Author: Meng Fei
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Publish Date: 2003-07-01
Features: This book is divided into three parts. Part 1: This part is a major feature of the editor connecting it to the IELTS exam, providing an explanation for every word. One of the key features is the examples, as the IELTS exam emphasizes the ability of candidates to use flexible long sentences, but traditional dictionaries often have short and outdated examples, far failing to meet IELTS requirements. The editor carefully selects fresh and versatile long-sentence examples from new overseas newspapers, magazines, and websites. The second major feature of this part is the root analysis of each word. Long words are broken down into shorter ones for easier memorization, giving students a golden key to learning the internal structure of words. As the saying goes, "Understanding leads to memorization," and the other purpose of this part is to remember words through an understanding of their internal structure.
Part 2: From days 66 to 70, this section covers more challenging advanced vocabulary with over 1,000 words, divided into 5 days of memorization. This part primarily serves the IELTS reading section and also helps expand students' vocabulary.
Part 3: Based on the content commonly involved in the IELTS exam, the editor has created 10 thematic units, divided into 10 days of memorization (days 71 to 80). Each unit provides 100 to 200 commonly used words. The goal is to familiarize students with these topics and expand their vocabulary in the last 10 days before the IELTS exam.
The guiding philosophy of this book is to first build strength before discussing techniques. The reading materials in this book are authoritative, mostly sourced from articles in major British and American mainstream media. The questions are carefully selected and refined based on past IELTS exam topics. The skill training after 60 days in this book is entirely built on the solid foundation laid in the first 60 days. When it comes to summarizing techniques, this book can be said to be the most comprehensive and persuasive currently available. Moreover, when arranging the questions, the book fully considers the learning capacity of students, adopting a step-by-step approach that combines theory with practice, making it easier to absorb and digest.