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Unit 14 IELTS Step-by-step Mastering Vocabulary 4.8 ★★★★★ a 25% discount for August
U14 | Design and Innovation
+ Advanced Dictionary Features
Section 1: Video — getting your mind ready to learn new words
Complete this show-your-progress task before you begin this unit.
Section 2: Vocabulary List
These are the words and phrases we will be focussing on in the vocabulary practice below. Which words/phrases do you know already? Are there any that you've never seen before?
Nouns
✤balcony ✤brick ✤building ✤ceiling ✤concrete ✤construction ✤cottage ✤design ✤device ✤elevator ✤engineering ✤frame ✤gadget ✤housing ✤innovation ✤invention ✤landmark ✤lift-shaft ✤occupant ✤platform ✤quarry ✤residence ✤skyscraper ✤staircase ✤steel ✤storage ✤structure ✤tension ✤timber
Adjectives
✤airy ✤conventional ✤cosy ✤cramped ✤curved ✤disposable ✤domestic ✤exterior ✤functional ✤futuristic ✤high-rise ✤innovative ✤internal ✤mass-produced ✤modern ✤multi-storey ✤old-fashioned ✤ornate ✤prefabricated ✤single-storey ✤spacious ✤state-of-the-art ✤traditional ✤two-storey ✤typical ✤ultra-modern
Verbs
✤activate ✤automate ✤build ✤condemn ✤construct ✤decorate ✤demolish ✤design ✤develop ✤device ✤haul ✤hoist ✤invent ✤maintain ✤occupy ✤reconstruct ✤renovate ✤support ✤trigger
⚠️ Show your progress
Before you do any of the exercises below, make sure you have completed one or both of the tasks in the Show Your Progress PDF. Remember to keep a record of how you answered the questions.
💯 Vocabulary Practice
Work through these exercises in this order to learn and practice the above vocabulary.
After the learner-training video, you will have a chance to practice the vocabulary in an IELTS Academic reading.
Note: If you would like to discuss anything related to the theme of Design and Innovation with other students, click here.
Section 3: Learner-training video — Advanced features of free online dictionaries
Learn about the more advanced features of freely-available online dictionaries that will help you to expand your vocabulary.
Section 4: Real-world IELTS practice
Doing real IELTS exam tasks like the one below will help you to get used to them. If you want an even more realistic experience, try to complete the task within 20 minutes.
Practice doing this IELTS Academic reading task that features vocabulary from this unit.
Section 5: Wrapping up — show your progress
Do the show-your-progress task again and compare it to what you did at the beginning of this unit.
Do you see how much progress you have made? This will keep your motivation levels high and help you to achieve the 7+ in the IELTS exam.
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