IELTS Reading Vocabulary: Multi-tasking, Solar Energy, and Ethical Holidays

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering multi-tasking concepts, solar energy infrastructure in the Sahara, and terminology related to alternative tourism and ethical travel based on the lecture notes.

Concurrently

Simultaneously, at the same time

Attentional capacity

Ability to focus, attention span

Restricted

Limited, confined

Flipping between tasks

Switching between tasks, alternating tasks

Post-refractory pause

Short delay, brief gap

Precious time

Valuable time

Takes up more time

Consumes more time

Shuttle between tasks

Move back and forth between tasks

Sequence of tasks

Order of tasks

Rote tasks

Repetitive tasks

Mental demands

Cognitive demands

Benefit from

Gain from, get advantage from

Tend to

Are likely to, usually

Generally

Typically, usually

Complexity and unfamiliarity

Difficulty and newness

Area of research

Field of study

Serious consequences

Severe results, grave outcomes

Regarded

Considered as

A gigantic natural storehouse

A massive natural storage area

Astonished

Surprised or amazed

Yield the same amount of electricity

Produce an equivalent volume of power

Power plants

Electric utility stations

Sceptical

Doubtful or questioning

Staggering

Astonishing or deeply shocking

Proposing

Suggesting or putting forward an idea

A relatively well-developed technology

A technology that is fairly advanced

Proponents

Supporters or advocates

A major source of electricity

A primary origin of power

Solar panels

Devices used to capture energy from the sun

Utilises

Uses or makes use of

The turbines of generators

The rotary mechanical devices of power machines

Depressions

Sunken areas or hollows in the ground

Hence

Therefore or for this reason

Drawbacks

Disadvantages or limitations

Electrical grids

Networks for delivering electricity

Government subsidies

Financial aid provided by the state

The European Parliament

The legislative body of the European Union

Oases

Fertile spots in a desert where water is found

Relatively

Quite, fairly

Involves travellers going

Includes tourists visiting

Local accommodation

Nearby places to stay

Set to change

Likely to change

Main attraction

Key highlight

Opinions are divided

People disagree

Exploits

Uses unfairly, takes advantage of

Carried out

Done, conducted

Exotic culture

Foreign, unusual culture

Specialising in

Focusing on

In advance

Beforehand, earlier

Running water

Water from a tap

An ethical way

A morally good way

Productive

Efficient, fruitful

Handle

Deal with, manage

Grappled with the notion

Wrestled with the idea, struggled with the concept

Neurons

Nerve cells, brain cells

Infancy

Early stage, beginning

Deliver longed-for efficiencies

Provide desired effectiveness, bring expected productivity

Psychiatrist

Mental health doctor, therapist

Re-evaluating

Reassessing, reviewing

Is more akin to

Is more similar to, resembles

Degree of concentration

Level of focus, amount of attention

Simultaneous awareness

Concurrent awareness

Information processing

Data handling

Takes in

Absorbs, receives

Streaming in

Flowing in, pouring in

Sensory systems

Sense organs, sensory mechanisms

Foreground

Highlight, emphasize

Came to the fore

Became prominent, gained importance

With the advent of

With the arrival of, with the emergence of

Keen to

Eager to, willing to