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Discrete – Word Of The Day For IELTS

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 12:53 AM PST

Discrete – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing

Discrete: (Adjective) /dɪˈskriːt/

Definition:

clearly separate

Synonyms:

Separate, Disconnected

Collocations:

With noun: discrete entity/ unit

Example:

For IELTS Speaking:.
“This is quite different to a group portrait, which is a well-defined, discrete entity that we can adopt unilaterally.”
“The structure now reflects the continuum rather than the discrete units we perceive.”
“They are an extension of his nuclear family but also a discrete entity.”

For IELTS Writing:
“The situation is different for native speakers of the language who automatically perceive the speech as being chopped up into discrete units.”

Exercise:

Choose the following words to fill in the blank: valid, discrete, excluded, located, deduce, specific, initially, philosophical, convened, component.

Core and optional units do not have to be studied as ___________ units or in a set order.
The world’s first female prime minister __________ came to power in Ceylon in 1960.
By studying the handwriting, experts were able to __________ that the author of the ransom note was a left-handed Asian woman.
Representatives of a number of countries __________ last month, and formalised agreements on free trade.
The housing complex is conveniently __________ near a shopping plaza.
We can describe most things in our environment at a variety of levels of abstraction, from very broad and general categories, to very narrow and __________ terms.
The holiday message from the school principal __________ all references to religion.
Research suggests that there is a strong, subjective __________ to the perception of beauty.
My grandfather is very __________ about his illness; he certainly doesn’t want to die, but he says he has lived a long life, and isn’t afraid to go.
My parking pass is only __________ for another week.

Answer keys:

discrete
initially
deduce
convened
located
specific
exclude
8. component
philosophical
10.valid

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Bleeding Heart – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS

Posted: 07 Dec 2016 11:41 PM PST

Bleeding Heart – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS Speaking.

Definition:

A soft-hearted person, who feels pity towards everyone

Example:

“Nina is such a bleeding heart that if someone even puts on an expression of sorrow, she insists on helping them out.”

“Bob is such a bleeding heart. No cause is too far out for him.“

“Blunkett needs to delve deeper and ask himself a hard question: “Why are these bleeding hearts so influential?“

Exercise:

Choose the suitable idiom to complete the sentence below.
“He only voted for the tax increase because he’s ______________. He really believes all of that extra money is going to help the homeless.“
A. head over heels in love
B. a bleeding heart
C. hit the nail right on the head
D. her head in the clouds
Describe a person you admire.Try to use this idiom in your speech. You should say:
You should say:
- who the person is
- what he or she is like
- and why you admire him or her.

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Thursday, December 8, 2016