IELTS Vocabulary: from this week

Here are some good words and phrases from this week's blog lessons:

• an exact replica
• a mock-up
• to gauge
• painstaking work
• hands-on experience
• priceless
• outdated
• a career for life
• fixed roles of men and women
• take pride in your work
• the Hollywood formula
• a popular subject for film-makers
• share the experience
• replicate that cinema atmosphere

Did you notice that the noun 'replica' and the verb 'replicate' both appeared in this week's lessons, and in very different contexts?

IELTS Advice: what can you memorise?

While I don't recommend memorising full IELTS essays, I'm sure that memorising can be a useful technique that might help you to get the score you need.

So, what can you memorise? Here are some ideas:

1. The correct spelling of any words you have problems with.
2. Some useful organisational phrases e.g. "It is clear that..." (to begin your summary paragraph for writing task 1).
3. Some common topics for IELTS speaking part 2 e.g. a description of a hobby, person, place.
4. Some good topic vocabulary (phrases rather than single words) for IELTS writing task 2.

Can you think of anything else that you could memorise before the exam?