Academic/General Training Module by Adam Smith First Published in 2015

 IELTS
 JOURNAL 
 
25 
Keywords in Questions 
 
1.
people power … 
2.
increases in travelling time … 
3.
higher incomes … 
4.
avoiding an overcrowded
2
centre 
… 
5.
benefits of working together … 
6.
improve the quality of life … 
7.
only averagely good
 … 
Similar Words in the Text 
a.
valuable to place people working 
in related fields together 
b.
commuting
1
times far higher 
c.
local pressure groups 
d.
reasonable but not special
 
e.
pushing everyone into the city 
centre was not the best approach 
f.
wealthier 
g.
creating a better place to live
 
Glossary: 
1. Commuting: travelling (into a city) to work.
2. Overcrowded: too populated; overpopulated (too many people in one place) 
 
Note: 
Try finding the keywords in the table above if you have a copy of the book 
Cambridge IELTS 6, page 40, to see whether they help you to get the right answer 
more easily. 
 
 

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 IELTS
 JOURNAL 
 
26 
The importance of vocabulary 
IELTS Reading is basically a vocabulary test. If you don't understand words or phrases 
in the text, it will be difficult to get the right answers. 
Make a list of words that you don't know.
 
Then, look them up and write them down in 
your notebook. If you don't have a vocabulary notebook, you should start one now! 
Make sure to include the 
part of speech
and a few 
synonyms
of the word like the 
example below. 
chronic
/'krA:.nIk/ 
(adj.)
: 
continuing for a long time
; 
long-term
; 
persistent
; 
recurring
chronic diseases/conditions 
chronic arthritis/pain 
There is a chronic shortage of teachers.