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2021-04-09 21:25:29 Describing the world:

Rainfall - the amount of rain that falls, for example in a month or in a year
Drought - long period without rain
Tundra - area in the north with no trees and permanently frozen ground
Tend - take care of
Paddy fields - fields planted with rice growing in water
Developed - with a modern, industrial economy
Vegetation - plant life
Manufacturing - producing goods in large numbers
Ancestors - relatives from earlier times
Migrant - people who move to live in another country or another part
of their own country
Emigrant - someone who leaves a country
Immigrant - someone who moves to live in a country
Generates - produces/creates

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2021-04-04 19:44:32
Words for commenting on art:

Original: new in a special and interesting way (opp. = predictable)
Highbrow: intended for educated, intelligent people (often disapproving) (opp. = lowbrow)
Impenetrable: extremely difficult to understand (opp. = transparent)
Sophisticated: showing advanced skills and understanding (opp. = primitive)
Challenging: demanding considerable effort to be understood (opp. = undemanding)
Dazzling: inspiring great admiration because it is brilliant in some way (opp. = pedestrian)
Evocative: calling up images and memories (opp. = uninspiring)
Thought-provoking: making people think (opp. = unstimulating)
Exquisite: having rare beauty or delicacy (opp. = clumsy)
lntriguing: interesting because it is strange or mysterious (opp. = dreary)
Peerless: better than any other (opp. = run-of-the-mill)
Priceless: extremely valuable (opp.= worthless) Skilful: clever, masterly, done well (opp.=poorly done)

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2021-04-01 19:33:15
Ielts Vocabulary:
Personality

Well-balanced - calm and reasonable and showing good judgement

Respectful - treating someone well and politely, often with admiration

Impulsive-similar to impetuous, but can be
used in a more positive way

Effusive - gives exaggerated expression of pleasure, praise or gratitude

Outgoing - energetic and friendly, finds it easy to be with others

Extrovert - outward-looking, energetic and sociable

Introvert- inward-looking and quiet
diffident- lacks confidence
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Self-esteem - has a
low opinion of himself

Unapproachable- not easy to be sociable with or start a conversation with

Naive - willing
to believe simple things, perhaps because of inexperience


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2021-03-27 08:00:18 Ielts vocabulary:
Study, Education

Сram - study in a very concentrated way
for a short time

Genius - an exceptionally clever person

Past papers - exam papers from previous years

Role-learning - learning purely by repetition

Intensively - in a very focused way

Know the subject
inside out -
know it complete

Plagiarism - using other people’s work as if it was yours

Feedback - comments from the teacher

Well-qualified - with the right formal qualifications

Tuition fees - money paid to receive teaching

Рroductive - working hard and producing or achieving a lot

Committed - loyal to a belief, organization, or group, and willing to work hard for it

Diligent - someone who is diligent works very hard and very carefully

Industrious - always working very hard

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2021-03-21 08:55:59 Healthy :

GP: General Practitioner (family doctor)

Aches and pains: minor pains that continue over a period of time

A blocked nose: when the nose has excess fluid due to a cold

To catch a cold: to get a cold

A check-up: a physical examination by a doctor

A chesty cough: a cough caused by congestion around the lungs

Cuts and bruises: minor injuries

To go down with a cold: to become ill

To have a tooth out: to have a tooth removed

Recovery: to recover quickly from an illness

To phone in sick: to call work to explain you won’t be attending work due to illness

Prescription charges: money the patient pays for medicine authorised by a doctor

A runny nose: a nose that has liquid coming out of it
a sore throat:

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2021-03-18 21:01:47 Town and cities :

Conservation area -
an area where old buildings are protected and new building is controlled

Inner city - central of a city where poorer people live and where there are often social problems

Urban wasteland - a city area which is empty and in a bad condition

Pavement cafes -
part of a cafe which is outdoors or on the pavement or sidewalk.

Metropolis -
a big city, especially considered as somewhere that is very busy and exciting

City dweller -
a person who lives in the city

Traffic congestion - heavy traffic making it difficult to move around a town or city

Upmarket shops - expensive fashionable shops

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Haughty (adj) : behave proudly and unfriendly

Synonyms: arrogant, lofty,
insolent, snooty

Sentence: She was cold, haughty and rude to my friend

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Evoke (verb) - to produce a strong feeling or memory in someone

Synonyms: Call, Cause, Arouse, Provoke, Recall

Example: The photographs evoked strong memories of my business trip to Australia

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