Check Your English Vocabulary for IELTS Practice Course

This flashcard set covers general and topic-specific vocabulary for the IELTS exam, including categories such as architecture, media, healthcare, and economic trends, based on the Rawdon Wyatt workbook transcript.

The workbook was written by __________ and published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.

Rawdon Wyatt

A student who attends university later in life is often referred to as a __________ student.

mature

The focus of general vocabulary items in the workbook spans from page 1 to page __________.

$$53$$

A term used to describe a noticeable difference between figures in a table, such as married and single people, is a __________.

discrepancy

When liquid and gas are compressed in a hard metal tube and released via a valve, the device is an __________.

aerosol

The appropriate way to begin a formal letter when you do not know the recipient's name is __________.

Dear Sir / Madam

In a formal letter, it is correct to end with __________ if you started with the recipient's name.

Yours sincerely

When presenting an argument, the phrase 'On the __________' is used to introduce a contrasting point.

one hand / other hand

To distinguish between right and wrong is the same as to __________ between them.

differentiate

The formation of a national organization from three regional ones is an example of forming a __________.

federation

Riots and street fighting __________ when the police officers on trial were acquitted.

ensued

If you read a text quickly to get the general idea, you are looking for the __________.

gist

A person who is terrified of modern technology is known as a __________.

technophobe

The term used to describe someone who obeys all laws is __________.

law-abiding

A '_____' is a group of twelve citizens who decide a defendant's guilt or innocence.

jury

To officially end a law so that it is no longer valid is to __________ it.

repeal

Small-format newspapers which often focus on gossip and colorful stories are called __________.

tabloids

A '_____' is an important industry, such as oil, that is essential to a country's economy.

key industry

The abbreviation for Value Added Tax, an indirect tax in Britain currently at $17.5\%$, is __________.

VAT

According to the transcript, the total number of people killed on Britain's roads last year was __________.

$$2,827$$

The process of altering the composition of food cells is known as __________ engineering.

genetic

In a town planning context, a building that is very ugly and out of keeping with its environment is often called an __________.

eyesore

The '_____' system provides free healthcare in Britain, though it faces problems from underfunding.

welfare state

A __________ is a student or small group of students who attend a teaching session with a teacher.

tutorial

The phrase used to describe a variety of language spoken in a specific area is a __________.

dialect

When someone is forced to move to another part of their own country, they are known as __________ persons.

internally displaced

A type of tax on money earned as wages or salary is called __________.

income tax

The term for a state in an economy where prices and wages are rising to keep pace with each other is __________.

inflation

In the play 'Hamlet' by __________, the advice given is 'Neither a borrower nor a lender be'.

William Shakespeare

The official rules for people travelling on roads in Britain are found in a publication called the __________.

Highway Code

A __________ is a system of government governed by elected representatives and headed by an elected or nominated president.

republic

The number of years a person is likely to live, which has increased due to modern medicine, is their __________.

life expectancy

A company that has a __________ provides a product in one area without any competition.

monopoly