Welcome to the December 2022 edition of Spotlight Vocabulary.
Following are several carefully chosen articles that contain the sort of vocabulary and ideas you will find useful on IELTS test day.
You can find even more of the articles we read in December on our LinkedIn and Twitter accounts.
How To Use These Articles
A simple first step would be to read them.
You can use a vocabulary app like Anki to store the words you learn if you have some extra time.
Make sure to record the entire context in which the word appears. You will retain more words and use them more correctly if you learn them in context.
Finally, be sure to put your new vocabulary to good use. That’s how you move them from your passive to your active memory.
For the ultimate practice, book a lesson with one of our teachers or submit a Writing Correction.
Friendship
Some good insights here into why men tend to have too few friends and lots of really good vocabulary about character and friendship…
Lots of high-level vocabulary in this article on the topic of friendship which could prove useful on #IELTS test day. The vocabulary also relates to loneliness. Why do many men have no close friends? https://t.co/D8nI2irK1W pic.twitter.com/2lrlDgjVWc
— Andy T (@withanexpert) December 9, 2022
Movies
Well, I did get to see this movie and wasn’t that impressed by it this time. Nevertheless, this article has a lot of good vocabulary for talking about movies should you get that question on IELTS test day…
Avatar is one of my favourite movies, and I look forward to seeing the next instalment. You might find this article interesting if you liked it too. If not, you will still find lots of good vocabulary for talking about films on #IELTS Speaking test day! https://t.co/k1UTRhLzPq pic.twitter.com/DuO3ARtF1V
— Andy T (@withanexpert) December 10, 2022
Books
Movies can be an independent topic on test day or one that the examiner will ask you about at the same time as talking about books. In this article, The New Yorker lists some of its favourite books for 2022…
Do you like books? This article introduces some the @NewYorker recommends from 2022. If not, you may still have to talk about books on #IELTS test day and this article will teach you how! https://t.co/UvpBIzihaq pic.twitter.com/zTE3wp2d1J
— Andy T (@withanexpert) December 12, 2022
The Environment
Whether you need to improve your vocabulary to talk about health and fitness or exercise or just want to pick up some tips for improving your lifestyle in 2023, this article has got you covered…
This article will not only help boost your health and fitness vocabulary for the #IELTS test, it will also help you to get a bit fitter. Also good for situations where you have to talk about future goals! https://t.co/E6shFxg5sI pic.twitter.com/8H03LcEmOp
— Andy T (@withanexpert) December 27, 2022
History and Chocolate
These days, the IELTS test loves to combine topics—especially in its Writing Task 2 questions. This one combines the topics of history and chocolate…
A good way to learn vocabulary on an #IELTS topic you are not interested in is to combine it with a topic you are! Learn a new idiom and plenty of history vocabulary in this article by @KathrynSampeck about chocolate. https://t.co/rOcC33RZxu pic.twitter.com/iLbRO8Qdkf
— Andy T (@withanexpert) December 28, 2022
Animals
This is the seasonal tweet we are closing the year with. Talking about wild animals is a Part 2 (and thus part 3) IELTS topic. What better animal to talk about in winter than a reindeer…
Animals are another topic you could encounter on #IELTS Speaking test day. If you need to top up your animal vocabulary, check out this article by @Western_Bird about reindeers and another animal—which may not be as close a relative as previously thought! https://t.co/HlaYetJKX4 pic.twitter.com/NHfLZYgDYx
— Andy T (@withanexpert) December 31, 2022
And there’s more…
There are plenty more articles from pervious months on our Twitter and LinkedIn accounts.
See you next month!