Vocabulary For Ielts Lesson 1 PDF

VOCABULARY FOR IELTS
Cida Feitosa
IELTS BRAZIL
WHY STUDY VOCABULARY
FOR IETLS?
 It’s important to learn a good range of family
vocabulary as there’s a high chance you’ll get
questions about your family in Part 1 of the IELTS
THE REASONS ARE... Speaking test. The topic could also come up in Parts 2
and 3 as well as being the subject of the Writing,
Listening or Reading tests.
Here are a few
things you could
be asked about
Facts about your family
Details of family relationships
Family activities & celebrations
A family member you admire
Changes in family roles
The generation gap
Parental responsibility
• IELTS-style questions on the topic of the family
• Sample answers
• A list of common family vocabulary with definitions &
In this class sample sentences
you will have • Links to online reading and listening resources
Identify the Record these in your
Do not try and learn vocabulary you find vocabulary
this list of family useful for answering notebook and
vocabulary. practise questions practise using them
about the family. regularly.
 Do you have a small family or a large Family?
 How much time do you manage to spend with members of your
family?
 In what way is your family important to you?
 Tell me something about your Family
 Do you get along well with your family?
SPEAKING PART 1  What sorts of things do you like to do together?

 Did/Do you get well with your family? Why?
 Who are you close to in your family?
 Should we rely heavily on our families or is it better to try to be
independent? Are people in your country generally close to their
families?
• Do you have a large family or small family?
I have a small family and there are only five members including my dad, mom, younger
sister, younger brother and I am (the eldest son of the family).
• Tell me something about your family.

Well, as I said we have got five family members in our family including me. My father is a Doctor
and my hero. My mother is a school teacher and a loving and caring person. We love our
parents very much. My younger sister is in grade 7 and she has got all the crazy and creative
ideas and she shares most of her secrets with me. My younger brother is studying mathematics
at a university and he has got a passion for playing football. He dreams to become a
professional football player someday though I have my doubts about it. I have recently
completed my Bachelor degree in Computer Science and have a plan to finish my Master
degree from a reputed foreign university. We are a happy family and share a strong bonding that
makes us care for each other a lot.
Part 2- Long turn
Describe a family celebration that you attended.

 You should say:
 where this celebration was held
 why it was held
 what you did at the event
 and explain what you enjoyed about the celebration.
SPEAKING PART 3
SPEAKING PART 3
1. Is family important in your country?
2. How has the size of the family changed in the last few decades in your country?
3. How do you think the family will change in the future?
4. What role do grandparents play in the family in your country?
5. Who do you think should be responsible for the care of the elderly, the family or the government?
6. Why is the number of joint families decreasing in modern time?
7. What characteristics do elder siblings often have?
8. Is it better to grow up in a small family or a large extended family?
9. Which are more important: family or friends?
10. What do you think about single parent families?

WRITING TASK 1
ACADEMIC
Model answer
The table gives a breakdown of the different type of family
who were living in poverty in Australia in 1999.
On average, 11% of all households, comprising almost

two million people, were in this position. However, those
consisting of only one parent or a single adult had almost
doubt this proportion of poor people, with 21% and 19%
respectively.
Couples generally tended to be better off, with lower

poverty levels for couples without children (7%) than those
with children (12%). It is noticeable that for both types of
household with children, a higher than average proportion
were living in poverty at this time.
Older people were generally less likely to be poor, though

once again the trend favoured eldery couples (only 4%)
rather than single eldery people (6%).
Overall the table suggests that households of single adults
and those with children were more likely to be living in
poverty than those consisting of couples.
(154 words)
WRITING TASK 2
TASK 2 ACADEMIC
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
You have been asked to write about the following topic.
It is generally acknowledged that families are now not as close as they used to be.
Give some reasons why this change has happened and suggest how families could be brought closer together.
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TASK 2 GENERAL TRAINING
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
You have been asked to write about the following topic.
Nowadays families are not as close as they used to be.

What do you think are the causes of this?
What can be done to make families closer?
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 MAKE MIND MAPS WITH THE NEW WORDS YOU´RE
LEARNING ON THIS TOPIC
 READ AT LEAST 4 ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC THIS
WEEK
HOMEWORK  WRITE ONE SUMMARY AT LEAST

 LISTEN TO SOMETHINS ON THIS TOPIC: -PODCAST;
RADIO, INTERVIEW, YOUTUBE VIDEO, TEDTALK ETC
 Podcasts
 What Image of Marriage Do We Want Our Kids To Have? [GSPN.tv]
 Is It Really The Collapse of Parenting? [thenewfamily.com]
 Articles
 Which is Better for the Family: One child, two children or more? [quora.com]
 Should I Rise My Son and Daughter Like It’s the 1950’s? [quora.com]
 https://edition.cnn.com/specials/health/parenting
SUGGESTIONS  https://www.forbes.com/sites/naomicahn/2020/02/19/whats-right-about-todays-
families/#1e338bfd729c
 Videos
 Jennifer Senior: For parents, happiness is a very high bar [TED TALKS]
 https://www.ted.com/talks/amanda_bastoni_anthony_david_expanding_the_definiti
on_of_family
 My immigration Story [TED TALKS]
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIZ8PkLMMUo
THANK YOU
ENJOY YOUR STUDIES

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VOCABULARY FOR IELTS

Details of family relationships

Family activities & celebrations

A family member you admire

Changes in family roles

The generation gap

SPEAKING PART 1  What sorts of things do you like to do together?

• Tell me something about your family.

Describe a family celebration that you attended.

1. Is family important in your country?

3. How do you think the family will change in the future?

4. What role do grandparents play in the family in your country?

6. Why is the number of joint families decreasing in modern time?

7. What characteristics do elder siblings often have?

8. Is it better to grow up in a small family or a large extended family?

9. Which are more important: family or friends?

10. What do you think about single parent families?

On average, 11% of all households, comprising almost

Couples generally tended to be better off, with lower

Older people were generally less likely to be poor, though

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

You have been asked to write about the following topic.

TASK 2 GENERAL TRAINING

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

You have been asked to write about the following topic.

Nowadays families are not as close as they used to be.

HOMEWORK  WRITE ONE SUMMARY AT LEAST

 What Image of Marriage Do We Want Our Kids To Have? [GSPN.tv]

 Is It Really The Collapse of Parenting? [thenewfamily.com]

 My immigration Story [TED TALKS]

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