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VI R T UA L EDUCA T I ON

2ND EDITION
 #1 ESSENTIAL VERBS
Here is the list of verbs you should know if you want to have great results in IELTS
listening and reading! You will see them in every reading passage and hear them in
every recording.

• to cause • to require
• to account for • to consume
• to entail • to set up
• to involve • to establish
• to argue • to ascertain
• to suggest • to reduce
• to ensure • to decrease
• to impact • to increase
• to influence • to acknowledge
• to affect • to remain
• to occur • to vary
• to decline • to exist
• to rely on • to achieve
• to assess • to contain
• to distinguish • to determine
• to alter • to prompt
• to imply • to submit
• to collaborate • to encourage
• to support • to conduct
• to obtain • to carry out
• to define • to impose
• to collate • to reveal
• to reflect
• to benefit

ESSENTIAL
VOCABULARY FOR 2
IELTS LISTENING AND READING
 #2 SYNONYMS FOR
IELTS LISTENING
AND READING
In IELTS, you will easily find the correct answer if you first find a synonym for a
keyword or keywords that are given in the question. Here’s the list of commonly used
synonyms in IELTS listening and reading that you should know:

• an advantage = a benefit • to continue = not over

• a disadvantage = a drawback = the
downside
• to change = to alter
• to influence = to affect = to impact
• completely = totally
• to assess = to evaluate = to estimate
• about = around = approximately
• needed = required
• evidence = proof
• to let = to allow
• banned = forbidden = not allowed =
not permitted
• recommended = it’s a good idea =
advisable = should = ought to
• used = utilized
• to consume = to take in = to eat
• problems with = difficulties with
• an interviewee = a respondent
• to compare = to collate
• every day = daily
• to buy = to purchase
• now = currently
• to increase = to grow in number
• free = not charged
• worried = concerned
• to collaborate = to co-operate
• pollution = contamination
• a pollutant = a contaminant
• on purpose = deliberately
• easy = straightforward
• effective = efficient
• a problem = an issue
• to reduce = to decrease
• considered = regarded as
• to help = to assist
• to exceed = to surpass
• a diversity = a variety
• to set up = to establish
• to realise = to be aware of
• to build = to construct
• to conduct = to carry out
• to resemble = to look like
• limitations = constraints =
restrictions
• expectations = anticipations
• hard = difficult

ESSENTIAL
VOCABULARY FOR 3
IELTS LISTENING AND READING
• to mark = to commemorate
• made = issued
• the best = ideal
• to identify = to recognise
• favourable = conducive
• sick = unwell
• warn = be careful …!
• main = major
• to lead to = to result in
• dangerous = hazardous
• not finished = must continue = not
over
• practices = techniques
• unplanned = unexpected
• abroad = overseas
• strict = stringent
• to give up = to quit
• aware of = cognizant of
• expecting = expectant of
• huge = enormous = immense
• all agreed = were unanimous
• to meet = an assembly point
• per year = per annum = annually
• very fast = huge speed
VOCABULARY FOR
IELTS LISTENING AND READING
• to start = to kick off
• to think about = to consider
• to design = to create
• irrigation = watering
• to follow = to stick to
• expensive = costly
• wisely = prudently
• answerable = accountable
• scientists = researchers
• relatively = comparatively
• limited = only a few
• directly = no intermediaries
• X% off = at a discount
• new = latest = updated
• individual = private
• a drought = no rain at all
• a thousand years = a millenium = ten
centuries
• at the present time = nowadays =
now = at the moment = at present =
presently = currently
• a problem = What’s wrong with...?
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ESSENTIAL
VOCABULARY FOR
IELTS LISTENING AND
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V I RTUA L E DUCAT ION

2ND EDITION

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