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vulnerable
ADJECTIVE Someone who is vulnerable is weak and without protection, with the result that they are easily hurt physically or emotionally. ■ Old people are particularly vulnerable members of our society.
Practice exercises
01
Circle the words that you associate with family relationships. Underline the words you associate with professional relationships.
a
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client
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d
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colleague
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b
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parent
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e
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spouse
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c
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sibling
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f
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employer
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Listen to three speakers talking about people who have been important to them. Indicate the person each speaker describes by writing a letter a-f from Exercise 1 in each space.
Exam tip:
You u aa o ften recoggize whhthhr a word is s a ouu, verb, a djdctivv o r a dverb from its ending.
Adjectives can have many different endings, but these are common.
-able/-ible
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vulnerable, flexible
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-ic
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idealistic
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-al
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conventional
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-ive
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co-operative
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-ant/-ent
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tolerant, consistent, efficient
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-ous
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autonomous
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• Learn to recognize these.
O 3
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02
02
Listen again to the three speakers and write down the adjectives from the table above that you hear. Listen for the word endings: -able, -ible, -al, -ant, -ent, -ic, -ive, -ous.
Exam tip: In Part 4 of the IELTS Listening exam you have to listen to a talk on a topic of general academic interest.
You do not need to know all of the vocabulary.
If you hear a word you don't know, listen for expressions like:
a i.e.
b in other words
c that is
d by ... I mean
e that is to say
The text that follows these expressions helps you understand the word.
Example: Employers value conscientious worker's, that is workers who complete tasks with care.
Listen to the extract from a lecture about only children and notice the expression the speaker uses to indicate she is defining the key expressions 1-6 below . Look back at the Exam tip and write a letter a-e in each space.
only chi ldren
parental resources
tolerant
cn-nperative
autonomy
unconventional
Li sten eo txe extract n gain aod complete tee ioes the speakve gives for w ords 1 -6
above. Write o nn we rd in eoch spe^.
Collins 1
Contents 2
Introduction 4
1People and relationships 6
Vocabulary 6
Practice exercises 7
Exam practice: Listening exam Section 4 12
2Health 13
Vocabulary 13
Practice exercises 14
Exam practice: Reading - answering True/False/ Not given questions - completing sentences 16
3Education 17
Vocabulary 17
Practice exercises 18
Exam practice: Writing Task 2 20
4Adventure 21
Vocabulary 21
Practice exercises 22
Exam practice: Speaking Part 2 21
5Gadgets 22
Vocabulary 22
Practice exercises 23
Q Exam practice: Listening - labelling a diagram - classifying 25
6Cities 26
Vocabulary 27
Practice exercises 28
Exam practice: Reading - matching headings 29
7The art of persuasion 31
Vocabulary 31
Practice exercises 32
Exam practice: Writing - presenting an argument 33
8Getting involved 34
Vocabulary 34
Practice exercises 35
Exam practice: Speaking Part 1 37
9Global warming 38
Vocabulary 39
Practice exercises 40
Exam practice: Listening - completing notes 42
QUESTIONS 1-9 42
10Revision 1 42
Practice exercises 42
11 Words for describing graphs and figures 46
Vocabulary 46
Practice exercises 47
Exam practice: Writing Task 1 49
12Words for describing change 50
Vocabulary 50
Practice exercises 51
Exam practice: Speaking Part 3 54
13Words expressing similarity and difference 54
Vocabulary 55
Practice exercises 56
Exam practice: Listening - completing a summary 58
14Words describing cause and effect 59
Vocabulary 59
Exam practice: Reading - answering multiple-choice questions 62
15Signposting expressions for writing 63
Vocabulary 63
Practice exercises 65
Exam practice: Writing Task 2 67
16Adverbs 68
Vocabulary 68
Practice exercises 69
Exam practice: Speaking Part 1 71
17 Words for problems and solutions 72
Vocabulary 72
Practice exercises 74
Exam practice: Listening - short-answer questions 76
Vocabulary 77
Practice exercises 79
Exam practice: Reading - completing a summary - matching sentence endings 81
19 Emphasis and understatement 82
Vocabulary 83
Practice exercises 84
Exam practice: Writing Task 1 86
20 Revision 2 87
Practice exercises 87
Audio script 93
Unit 1 People and relationships 93
Answer key 105
4Adventure 105
3Education 105
1People and relationships 105
2Health 105
5Gadgets 105
6Cities 105
7The art of persuasion 105
8Getting involved 105
9Global warming 105
10Revision 1 106
11Words for describing graphs and figures 106
12Words for describing change 107
13Words expressing similarity and difference 107
14Words describing cause and effect 107
15Signposting expressions 108
for writing 108
16Adverbs 108
17Words for problems and solutions 109
18Words for talking about ideas 109
19Emphasis and understatement 109
20Revision 2 110
Unit 1 112
Unit 2 112
Unit 3 112
Unit U 113
Unit 5 114
Unit 6 114
Unit 7 115
Unit 8 116
Unit? 117
Unit 11 117
Unit 12 118
Unit 13 119
Unit 14 119
Unit 15 120
Unit 16 121
Unit 17 121
Unit 18 121
Unit 19 122
Collins 129
Increase your knowledge of vocabulary with Collins Vocabulary for IELTS and get the score you need. 129
unconventional - ‘not quite nt socia I terms’
Exam practice: Listening exam Section 4
•I Listen to the lecture extract about birth order and personality and answer 03 questions 1-5 by choosing the correct letter A, B or C.
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