IELTS Vocabulary

1. Yesteryear:
Meaning: last year or the recent past, especially as nostalgically recalled.

2. Folks:
Meaning: People

3. Kith and kin:
Meaning: one's relations

4. Engross:
Meaning: absorb all the attention or interest of

5. Numerous:
Meaning: great in number; many

6. Whole nine yards:
Meaning: everything possible or available

7. It takes two to tango:
Meaning: both parties involved in a situation or argument are equally responsible for it

8. Hand in hand: 
Meaning: two people or things are very closely connected or related

9. Monotonous:
Meaning: dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest

10. Rejuvenate:
Meaning: the action or process of making someone or something look or feel better, younger, or more vital

IELTS writing task 1 academic flowchat- Coloured Plastic Paper clips

The flow chart delineates the manufacturing of colored plastic paper clips in a small factory. 

The process of making clips begins with the molten plastic which is poured into three coloured moulds namely red, blue and yellow to get clips of three distinct colours. In the second step, clips are sent to quality control machine to check the strength of the plastic clips and the clips that are not up-to the standard of the factory are discarded.

The clips sorting is done with hands that happens at the third stage in the manufacturing process this involves separation of mixed coloured clips from single coloured clips. After the completion of previous stage, clips are inspected for the second time but this time to check the colour mixture of single coloured and mixed coloured clips. At last, the clips are packed and dispatched.

Overall, the quality check that happens at two sages in the process is very important to produce the standard clips.

IELTS writing task 1 Academic Pie charts

Question: The chart below give information on the ages of the population of Yemen and Italy in 2000 and projections for 2050.

The pie charts show demographic information of Yemen and Italy in a comparative manner. The different statistical data is presented to compare the growth and decline of different age groups of populace in these countries between 2000 and the projected year 2050.

In 2000, in Yemen the highest percentage(14.3%) of population belonged to 0-14 years aged group while, in Italy it was a quarter in percentile of Yemen at the same time. Then, the second highest group of population in Yemen was of the 15-59 years old 46.3% when Italy had 61.6%, the highest group in Italy.

In 2050, generations of population exchange trends between these two countries differ greatly. In Yemen, 15-59 years old group will be the highest(67.3%) while in Italy, this group's proportion would fell from its previous 61.6 to 46.2. Another drastic change that would occur by 2050 is seen in the 60+ years people, which would be 42.3% in Italy whereas, Yemen will have only 5.7%.

Thus, overall trends predict that Italy will face workforce difficulties as by 2050 it will have only 11.5% youths while its counterpart Yemen will have 37.0%.

Ielts Cue Card - Describe a time when visitors come to your place

1. Visitors are equivalent to God in India and are often given special treatment.
2. Guests visit our home for special occasions like birthday parties, marriages etcetera.
3. I always like these visit as these give us a chance to mingle with people and spend time with our loved ones.
4. I need not to jog my memory to recall an occasion when my cousin visited my home.
5. He came to India for a short trip and he is currently residing in Australia.
6. We were already expecting him in the evening and he come exactly on the time, he has given to us.
7. This is the reflection of the punctuality of the Australian people.
8. We all met him with a big smile on our faces.
9. He met my parents first then gave me a warm and tight hug.
10. Due to my curiosity and eagerness to learn about his country, I bombarded him with many questions ranging from his family, job, environment and liking of Australian people.
11. I was stopped by my mother who served him a welcoming drink.
12. Then he took some time to settle and then answered my each and every question.
13. He told me about his job responsibilities. He is working as the head of printing firm. He said managing a team there is very simple as people there value their work and are punctual than others. And they know they will be reimbursed according to their working hours
14. After this, the topic shifting to the family, my mommy was asking about his wife and children. He showed us their videos and we really enjoyed watching a happy family together.
15. In-between our talks, the snacks were served which were finger-licking delicious  and were praised by my cousin for the authentic flavors.
16. Then he left after promising to visit soon.

Related topics-

1. Describe a guest who visited your home recently.
2. Describe relative who often visits.
3. Describe an interesting talk.

IELTS SPEAKING TOPIC: Perfect Holiday or Vacation

What would be your perfect holiday or vacation be like?
• Where would you like to go?
• Who would you like to go with?
• How would you like to spend it?

Answer

• Vacations give us a chance to get away from year's pain and make some memories with the people who reside deep down in our heart.
• I have always dreamt of an ideal holiday to the Lakshadweep with my family.
• It needs to be of a week or two.
• We will go there by plane probably between the month of December and May because in this time period, climate is quite and cool.
• I have heard that Lakshadweep has alluring marine life, different rural communities and enormous light houses.
• To visit all these in short span, we would like to go through the tour operator as they can seamlessly coordinate our trip.
• So, we would like to live near the sea probably in a homestay to know about native's culture and food.
• I would like to spend my mornings and evenings at the tranquil sea shore with my family watching sunrise and sunset.
• I really wanted to build castles with the creamy sand and will definitely work on getting that perfect tan.
• I would like to lull to sleep by the music of the gently rolling waves and the cool breeze that will blow over my face.
• I will get a chance to go for scuba diving as I love to explore the world under the water and I have heard that Lakshadweep is a house of some of the rarest and vibrant coral species of the world.
• Clicking picture at picturesque location is irresistible, so I would like to collect all my memories by clicking a lot of photographs of my family, beach, fish and beautiful sceneries.
• I know that Lakshadweep is not an ideal place for shopping, but I can collect some traditional beach handicrafts made of corals shells and oyster.
• White sand beaches, blue hued ocean, attractive locations and family time will make my holiday ideal and I would definitely like to plan more outing like this in future.

Vocabulary:

• Alluring: powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating.
• Enormous: very large in size, quantity, or extent.
• Span: the length of time for which something lasts.
• Seamlessly: smoothly and continuously, with no apparent gaps or spaces between one part and the next.
• Native: a local inhabitant.
• Tranquil: free from disturbance; calm.
• Lull: calm or send to sleep, typically with soothing sounds or movements.
• Vibrant: (of color) bright and striking.
• Picturesque: visually attractive, especially in a quaint or charming way.
• Irresistible: too attractive and tempting to be resisted.
• Hue: a color or shade.

Related Topics

1. Describe your plan for a vacation you want to take.
2. Describe a tour you want to make in the future.
3. Describe a family trip you want to plan
4. Describe about a vacation on the beach