tailieunhanh - Vocabulary for ielts part 7

Units 23 - 25 focus on useful vocabulary for the different writing sections of the IELTS test. Units 23 and 24 are designed for students planning on taking the Academic Training Module and Unit 25 is designed for students planning on taking the General Training Module. At the end of the book you will also find | Building engineering IK Building_ Which adjectives best describe your home a old traditional modern b concrete brick steel timber c single-storey two-storey multi-storey high rise Complete the sentences using the words in brackets in the correct order. up Vocabulary note 1 It s brick traditional 2 I live in high-rise lovely 3 I d rather live in a cottage small country Now make a similar sentence about your own home. I live I d rather live in. If we use more than one adjective they are normally in the following order opinion size age shape colour origin material type An ugly old brown plastic shopping bag. However more than four adjectives together can sound awkward. NOT An ugly big old rectangular brown Italian- plastic bag lla Listen to three people describing their homes and complete the table below. Type of building Material s used Favourite feature Adjectives used to describe it A B C lla Listen again and answer the questions. Include the words from the recording that give you your answers. Speaker A 1 Where did the stone come from 2 What makes the ceilings ornate 3 Is the house large or small 3 Are the bedrooms large or small A Are the buildings around it tall Speaker C 1 Is this house different from those around it Speaker B 1 Is the computer system new or old 2 What makes the apartment functional 2 Which room does the speaker say is bright 3 What shape is the bottom of the staircase 58 Design and innovation 11 Error warning We say that you build a house a hospital etc NOT build a building. Build up is not used to talk about construction. It refers to increasing or developing something He went to the gym to build up his muscles. H e are trying to build up a relationship with a company in Japan. I had to build up the confidence to apply for the manager s job. NOT We need to build up a hospital. M Engineering Scan the article and underline these words. invented hoisted hauling .