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#Writing #Task_2 #vocabulary

What Is Less Common Vocabulary?

In the marking criteria for writing (and speaking), one criterion you should fulfill is 'Lexical Resource' (Vocabulary). To score band 7 or higher in this criterion, one of the things you should do is to 'use less common lexical items'. Most students take this to mean that they need to use words which are less common even among native speakers. However, this idea is wrong because it is difficult to find, let alone use, words which are uncommon for native speakers. If you do this, the result will be a terribly complicated and overly complex language. The phrase 'less common vocabulary' (or 'uncommon lexical items') actually refers to any vocabulary that examiners don't expect most candidates to use. But this doesn't mean 'difficult' words; it means the kind of 'natural' phrases that native speakers use. A good example is "global scope" - this isn't a difficult phrase, but it's something that English learners might not be expected to use.

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