Check your Vocabulary for IELTS.pdf

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B.
1. False. Formal letters should be as brief and to the point as possible. 2. False. 3. False 4. False. It is not necessary
to include your name 5. True (In some countries, writing abbreviated dates could be confusing. In Britain, 1/4/00 is
the 1 April. In the USA it is the 4 January). 6. True 7. False. (A letter which is not broken into paragraphs can be
difficult and confusing to read. You should have at least three paragraphs: Paragraph 1: explaining why you are
writing. Paragraph 2+: details. Final paragraph: action to be taken - e.g., 'I look forward to hearing from you soon')
Page 8 Presenting an argument answers
A.
The best order is:
1. A 2. H 3. K 4. M 5. E 6. G 7. B 8. J 9. F 10. O 11. C 12. N 13. L 14. D 15. I 16. P
When you are asked to present an argument, you should always look at it from two sides, giving reasons why you
agree and disagree before reaching a conclusion.
Other words and expressions which you might find useful include:
I believe that / despite this / in spite of this / also / thirdly /I think / finally / in conclusion / nonetheless / admittedly /
on the contrary / at any rate / notwithstanding / for all that / even if
Page 9 Contrast & comparison answers
1. A 2. B 3. B 4. C (differentiate and distinguish have exactly the same meaning) 5. C 6. A 7. C 8. A
9. B 10. C 11. A 12. C 13. C 14. B 15. B
Page 10 Location answers
A.
I. parallel to / in close proximity to (we can also say near to / dose to) 2. surrounded by 3. on the left-hand side of
4. in the bottom left-hand corner of 5. directly opposite 6. halfway between (we can also say midway between)
7. exactly in the middle of 8. roughly in the middle of 9. at the top of 10. in the top left-hand corner of
11. to the left of / in close proximity to 12. at right angles to / perpendicular to 13. to the left of / in close
proximity to 14. in the top right-hand corner of 15. at the bottom of 16. in close proximity to 17. on the righthand
side of 18. in the bottom right-hand corner of 19, stands outside
Other words and expressions which you might find useful include:
in the north - south - east - west of / to the north - south - east - west of / on the corner (of a street) / on the other
side of / approximately / in front of / behind / across from / above / below / beneath / beside
Page 12 Joining/becoming part of something bigger answers
Verbs
1. linked 2. amalgamated / merged 3. blended 4. merged / amalgamated 5. incorporated
6. integrated / assimilated 7. assimilated / integrated 8. swallowed up / took over 9. got together
10. took over / swallowed up (swallowed up is less formal than took over)
Nouns
1. alliance 2. union 3. federation 4. alloy 5. compound 6. synthesis 7. unification 8. blend 9. coalition
10. merger
Page 13 Reason & result answers
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1. The police asked him his reason for speeding through the town. 2. He failed his exam due to / on account of/
owing to (these expressions have the same meaning as because of} his lack of revision. 3. A persistent cough
prompted him to seek professional medical help. 4. She started haranguing the crowd with the aim of starting a riot.
5. He spent the whole weekend revising in order to pass his exams. 6. They came in quietly so as not to wake anyone.
7. He refused to lend anyone money on the grounds that people rarely repay a loan. 8. The bank manager refused
to lend the company more money on account of / due to / owing to its low turnover and poor sales history. 9. The
school was forced to close due to / on account of / owing to poor student attendance. 10. What were your motives
in upsetting me like that? 11. What are the effects of a large earthquake? 12. Stress and overwork can affect
Peter Collin Publishing, (c) 2001. For reference, see the English Dictionary for Students (1-901659-06-2)