ENGLISH VOCABULARY
- paraphrasing
- learning new words
- pronunciation of new words
Paraphrasing
Examiners do not
expect you to know every word in the English Language, but they will want to
know you can find enough words to say what you mean.
For example, if
you cannot think of the expression "Public Transport" you can
paraphrase this by saying something like "government buses and
trains" instead.
Whenever possible
– whether at home, at class or simply eating lunch - speak English. This will
help you learn to think in English, and also give you practice at paraphrasing.
Learning new
words
As well as
providing information about the individual sounds used to speak English, the
BBC website has excellent short videos you can watch that will help you expand your
vocabulary.
You can explore
this part of their website starting here.
Pronunciation
of new words
IELTS examiners
accept both English English and American English words, spelling and
pronunciation. Whichever version of English you speak, you must be consistent.
Be careful not to mix English English and American English too much.
A good online
dictionary to use is Collins
Dictionary.
Collins not only offers you a choice of American
English or English English spelling, it lets you hear how words are pronounced
in English English or American English.
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