Welcome to the ninth edition of Spotlight Vocabulary.
This series is dedicated to helping you learn vocabulary that will enrich your life and help you pass tests like IELTS.
When you find a new word, write down the whole sentence it appears in. Learning a word in context will help you to both remember it and use it accurately.
All the articles you see here were first curated and published on our Twitter and LinkedIn accounts.
How To Use These Articles
Just click on the links, and start reading!
Capture the sentences in which new words appear and record them in an app, such as Anki.
Next, use the words you learn as often as you can. One way to do this is by keeping a diary. Using the words regularly will help to make them a part of your active speech.
For the ultimate practice, book a lesson with one of our teachers or submit a Writing Correction.
The Environment
This article is about the three types of climate change deniers. It’s chock-a-block with useful vocabulary…
Taking the #IELTS test? Educate the examiner with the ideas & #vocabulary in this article by @daftgaloot & @zlevo. Read about the ‘cacophony of reactions’ from ‘self-proclaimed “prominent scientists”’ to climate change & how denialism is a dangerous friend https://t.co/3KyLmrgUQW
— Andy T (@withanexpert) November 2, 2019
It’s not only animals which are going extinct; insects are too. Should you care? Yes! This article explains why and you’ll learn a few new words too!
Did you know we are in the middle of an insect apocalypse? This article by @dpcarrington explains how light pollution affects dung beetles ability to navigate by starlight & how moths follow fake moons. Lots of good vocabulary for #IELTS test takers. https://t.co/HUdAlJT4k6
— Andy T (@withanexpert) November 25, 2019
Is it ethical to eat cod or avocado, how about an octopus? How intelligent are they? This is an article you should read before your IELTS test day, and before you eat dinner…
To eat or not to eat? That is the question … posed by @finney_clare in @guardian. This is a topic which comes up often in #IELTS & this article connects it with plenty of #vocabulary for environmental issues. Might be worth reading before you eat! https://t.co/xoN84KDJdO
— Andy T (@withanexpert) November 25, 2019
Business And The Economy
This article will give you food for thought about whether a cashless society is a good thing or not…
You could easily be asked to argue for or against a cashless society in an #IELTS essay. On which side of the argument do you think you would place the issues raised by this article? https://t.co/4C1MpPS252
— Andy T (@withanexpert) November 2, 2019
Cities
If you are asked to discuss driverless vehicles and traffic trends you will wish you had read this article. Some good charts in here too for practising IELTS Academic Task 1…
#IELTS test takers – this article is packed with collocations for discussing traffic trends & the shift towards driverless vehicles. It also contains a line graph, bar chart & table which provide great practice for Task 1 – individually or combined! https://t.co/8JR8kRvSc8
— Andy T (@withanexpert) November 6, 2019
Floating buildings have arrived! Are they the houses of the future?
More interesting concepts & #vocabulary for #IELTS test takers (& other humans) – buildings that float! We’ve covered seasteading before but this ‘captivating premise’ promises ‘floating architecture’ & untethered spaces hovering over city streets’. https://t.co/jFvFVADrt0
— Andy T (@withanexpert) November 14, 2019
Language
I’ve said it once and I will say it again: Would you binge-watch a non-binary geek photobombing fake news broadcasts on Brexit? Read the article connected with this tweet if you would like to know what I’m talking about…
Would you binge-watch a non-binary geek photobombing fake news broadcasts on Brexit? What am I talking about? Most of those words were new entries in the Collins dictionary over the last 7 years. Learn vocabulary for #IELTS. https://t.co/1hHWs7vyrZ
— Andy T (@withanexpert) November 7, 2019
And there’s more…
We have not shared all of last months collection.
To see the missing articles, and articles from previous months – visit our Twitter and LinkedIn accounts.
See you next month!