IELTS TRAINING CENTRE KENYA - IELTS preparation
Title: IELTS TRAINING CENTRE KENYA - IELTS preparation
How to increase your vocabulary and boost your IELTS score in the Speaking test.
Vocabulary is one of the most underestimated aspects of the Speaking test. The IELTS Speaking test might seem more challenging than the other skills, but with our helpful tips on improving your vocabulary, you’ll feel empowered to take the test confidently.
If you want to increase your vocabulary range and impress your examiners, here are the top 7 tips.
1. Start learning common phrases and idioms;
Idioms are phrases with meaning that are not necessarily the literal meaning of the words in a sentence, such as saying ‘over the moon’ to mean ‘happy’.
Using idioms in your sentences during IELTS Speaking can help you express yourself more creatively and interestingly.
2. Read newspapers and magazines;
One of the fastest ways to improve your vocabulary is to read! Whether it’s a novel, a newspaper, a magazine or an online article - all written formats help you learn.
If you come across a word or phrase you don’t know, search for the meaning online or in the dictionary and practice saying the meaning out loud. We’d also recommend writing new words down and using them
in a sentence as soon as you learn the meaning.
3. Read or watch the news regularly;
Reading news articles is a great way to learn, but if you’re having trouble reading English, you could watch the news online or on television instead.
Listening to how newscasters deliver information will help you pick up new words and phrases. You’ll also notice how
they pronounce the words accurately and in a way that makes it easy for all types of listeners to understand.
4. Diversify the topics that you read everyday;
The best way to increase your vocabulary is to avoid limiting yourself to a certain topic.
When you read and learn from a variety of topics, you expose yourself to different styles and genres. This will teach you how words can bring so many different subjects to life!
5. Learn synonyms for the words you already know;
The IELTS test allows examiners to understand the breadth of your vocabulary, so using the same word repeatedly will affect your score on the Speaking test.
This is why it’s important to learn synonyms: words with the same or similar meaning as the words you already know.
For example, instead of saying you ‘closed’ the door, you could say you ‘shut’ the door.
6. Use more collocations in your conversations;
Using collocations, which are groups of words that commonly appear together, can improve your fluency and make you sound more like a native speaker.
For example, the verb ‘take’ can be used in multiple collocations such as ‘take a nap’ or ‘take care’.
You can better understand the context of words by familiarizing yourself with these common pairings.
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