[IELTS] Speaking Vocabulary: Ultimate Guide

RANGE AND ACCURACY

<5 SIMPLE STEPS> (to improve your vocabulary)

1) Study a wide range of topics

2) Learn vocabulary in context

3) Record new words (write down / voice record)

4) Practice activating words 

5) Regularly review and test yourself

 

- Familiar Topics: family, home, work, hobbies, everyday life, ..

- Unfamiliar Topics:  Climate change, globalisation, law, ..

- 구분

  . Band 6: talk at length on familiar and unfamiliar topics

  . Band 7: use vocabulary flexibly on familiar and unfamiliar topics

 

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WHICH WORDS DO I NEED IN SPEAKING?

1) SYNONYMS (=similar meaning)

ex) a diffficult job = a tough job, a challenging job, this job is a tall order

2) ANTONYMS (=opposit meaning)

ex) It was a great film, It was a terrible film, It was an awful film, It was the worst film ever

3) WORD FAMILIES (=same root)

ex) Friend (n.), Friendly (adj.). To befriend (v.), Make friends (v.), Friendship (n.)

4) COLLOCATIONS (= commonly go togather, and meaning is changed)

- Heavy rain, Black tea

5) IDIOMMATIC EXPRESSIONS (= the meaning of the phrase is different from each word in the phrase)

ex) I'm tickled pink = I am very happy

6) PHRASAL VERBS (=common in spoken English) : verb + prep.

ex) To put off = To postpone, To take away = To remove, To cut down on = To reduce

7) GRAMMAR OF THE WORDS

8) SPOKEN (NOT WRITTEN) ENGLISH

 

 

HOW TO LEARN WORDS

1) Learn in context

2) Learn words by topic

3) Make notes

   <YOU SHOULD NOTE>

   - THE GRAMMAR OF THE WORD

   - THE MEANING

   - USEFUL COLLOCATIONS

   - SAMPLE PHRASE

 

HOW TO REMEMBER VOCABULARY

- 24시간 이내에 리뷰

 

HOW TO GET THE WORD FROM YOURBRAIN TO YOUR MOUTH

- Passive vocabulary = words you only recognise (95%)

- Active vocabulary = words you recognize and can use  (5%)

<ACTIVATING VOCABULARY>

- GROUPING

  . There is a context

  . I am repeating

  . It's meaningful

  . I practice other language too

- MAKING PHRASES

  . Make sentences with storyline

- SPEAKING OUT

  . Record sentences

- CONVERSATION

- PRACTICE

 

WHERE TO FIND VOCABULARY

1) Look more for spoken English texts

  - TV Chat shows

  - Soap operas or sitcoms

  - Podcasts

  - IELTS sample answers

2) As well reviewing, test yourself too

 

 

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