How To Improve Vocabulary For IELTS

Knowledge of Vocabulary or lexical resource is an important determinant of IELTS score—be it Reading, Writing, Listening or Speaking. It has been observed that many IELTS aspirants who train with us at Hurray IELTS online training Institute face the challenge of enhancing their word bank. Hence, our trainers have adopted some of the tips and techniques that could help IELTS aspirants enhance their range of vocabulary

Let’s discuss a few of them:

Explore new words

While use of a standard list of vocabulary is an effective practice, it also helps to go on a hunt for words you do not know. Many are inclined to give up on any words that sound unfamiliar. For example: you may not know of words such as wane and omniscient, but they could be good alternatives for words like decrease and all-knowing. Similarly, you may not care to know the meanings of words such as impede, impediment, expedite and expeditious, but using them could prove to be a great addition to your score in terms of lexical resource.

The audio-visual approach

Human brain is easily fascinated by visuals and audio. Why not then adopt it towards enhancing your learning vocabulary? In fact, many students who trained at Hurray IELTS training institute share experiences of their being able to enhance vocabulary by watching English films, and listening to radio and TV news. But yes, do not burden yourself with listening or watching stuffs that you may not enjoy in the first place. The audio-visual method of enhancing vocabulary gives you exposure to new words. For example: If you take interest in music or sports then make a list of vocabulary for those segments through watching videos and listening to audio. Thereafter, you can begin with topics that you find boring and uninteresting! After all, IELTS could test you on any topics. But worry not, for with good and effective training you are sure to find this method effective. At Hurray, for instance, we have adopted the word of the day concept towards introducing our students to new words. 

Build coherence through idioms and connectives

Sentence connectors and conjunctions are key to building coherence (an important compenent in speaking and writing. While Idioms are to be used in limited numbers (like: cats and dogs, on cloud 9, in the nick of time), connectors (such as in order to, provided that, however, also, although) are highly useful in IELTS speaking and writing. Imagine the trouble otherwise that we face in connecting our thoughts, and not to forget, IELTS is a time-bound exam (you sure would need good connectors to link your thoughts in a two-minute Cue-Card round or a 40-minutes essay writing task.

Vocabulary notebook and vocabulary-building apps

A notebook to write down your list of new findings in vocabulary is a time-proven method to build vocabulary. Keeping a list of new words would help you find words handy than hurrying to find materials on new words right before the exam.

Similarly, there are a lot of vocabulary-building apps that you could keep on your device for easy reach.

These are just a few basic ways to improve vocabulary for IELTS.  At Hurray IELTS training institute, we believe in understanding a student’s problem areas and lend them the best IELTS training. 

So why not write to us at info@hurrayedutech.com for knowing our training approach better? 

Happy studying!