Foreign language instruction should begin in kindergarten

Finding solutions – focus your vocabulary learning on academic vocabulary

This is in many ways the big one. Learning vocabulary takes time. One excellent way to do it is simply to read and listen as much as possible. You will absorb more new words that way than by sitting down and studying any word list. However, there is a however. To get a high band score, you want to learn the “right” words to use in essays. This is where the academic word list comes to your help.

Academic vocabulary and IELTS

Certain words in English are simply more “academic” than others. This does not necessarily mean they are “difficult” words, it just means native speakers tend to use them more when they are writing more formally. They are in other words exactly the sort of words you want in IELTS. Take these examples from the improved essay:

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  retain
  
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  principal
  
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  assume
  
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