IELTS Reading Lesson 3: Table Completion Strategy and Core Vocabulary

Exam Focus: Table Completion Strategy

  • 6-Step Procedure for Table Completion Tasks:
    • Step 1: Identify the number of WORDS or NUMBERS
    • Always read the instructions carefully to determine the maximum permitted word count and numeric format (e.g., NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER).
    • Step 2: Identify types of words
    • Predict the grammatical category (part of speech) required for each blank space in the table, such as a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb.
    • Step 3: Underline key words
    • Mark key terms, proper names, dates, or technical vocabulary in the table heading and surrounding cells to guide your search in the reading passage.
    • Step 4: Scanning
    • Fast-scan the reading passage to locate the underlined key words or their synonyms and paraphrased expressions.
    • Step 5: Find the answer
    • Carefully read the targeted sentence/context in the passage to identify the exact word(s) or number(s) that fit the table gap.
    • Step 6: Check the answer
    • Verify that the extracted word matches the required part of speech, obeys word limit rules, and maintains correct spelling and grammar within the sentence structure.

Essential Reading Vocabulary

  • Be blamed for

    • Part of speech: Verb
    • Phonetics: /bi: bleimd fo:r/
    • Vietnamese meaning: Chịu trách nhiệm cho cái gì

  • Depletion

    • Part of speech: Noun
    • Phonetics: /dı'pli:.fǝn/
    • Vietnamese meaning: Sự cạn kiệt

  • Reveal

    • Part of speech: Verb
    • Phonetics: /ri'vi:l/
    • Vietnamese meaning: Tiết lộ

  • Altitude

    • Part of speech: Noun
    • Phonetics: /'æl.ti.tju:d/
    • Vietnamese meaning: Độ cao

  • Pharmaceutical

    • Part of speech: Adjective
    • Phonetics: /fa:.mǝ'su:.ti.kǝl/
    • Vietnamese meaning: (Thuộc) dược

  • Challenge

    • Part of speech: Noun
    • Phonetics: /'tfæl.Ind3/
    • Vietnamese meaning: Thử thách, thách thức

  • Remote area

    • Part of speech: Noun
    • Phonetics: /ri mǝut 'eǝ.ri.ə/
    • Vietnamese meaning: Vùng xa xôi hẻo lánh

  • Provide s.o with s.t

    • Part of speech: Verb
    • Phonetics: /prǝ'vaid wiŎ/
    • Vietnamese meaning: Cung cấp cho ai cái gì

  • Expedition

    • Part of speech: Noun
    • Phonetics: /ek.spǝ'dif.ǝn/
    • Vietnamese meaning: Cuộc thám hiểm

  • Hesitate to do s.t

    • Part of speech: Verb
    • Phonetics: /'hez.I.text/
    • Vietnamese meaning: Do dự làm gì

  • Dawn

    • Part of speech: Noun
    • Phonetics: /dɔ:n/
    • Vietnamese meaning: Bình minh

  • Classify

    • Part of speech: Verb
    • Phonetics: /'klæs.I.faI/
    • Vietnamese meaning: Phân loại

  • Rude

    • Part of speech: Adjective
    • Phonetics: /ru:d/
    • Vietnamese meaning: Thô lỗ

  • Detrimental

    • Part of speech: Adjective
    • Phonetics: / det.rı'men.tǝl/
    • Vietnamese meaning: Có hại

  • Indispensable

    • Part of speech: Adjective
    • Phonetics: / in.di'spen.sǝ.bə l/
    • Vietnamese meaning: Quan trọng, không thể thiếu

  • Customarily

    • Part of speech: Adverb
    • Phonetics: /'kɅs.tǝ.mǝr.ǝl.i/
    • Vietnamese meaning: Thông thường, theo lẽ thường

  • Phenomenon

    • Part of speech: Noun
    • Phonetics: /fǝ nom.I.nǝn/
    • Vietnamese meaning: Hiện tượng

  • All walks of life

    • Part of speech: Phrase
    • Phonetics: /ɔl wɔ:ks ǝv laif/
    • Vietnamese meaning: Đủ mọi tầng lớp, mọi thành phần

  • Victim

    • Part of speech: Noun
    • Phonetics: /'vik.tim/
    • Vietnamese meaning: Nạn nhân

  • Large-scale

    • Part of speech: Adjective
    • Phonetics: /la:d3 'skeil/
    • Vietnamese meaning: Có quy mô lớn

  • Small-scale

    • Part of speech: Adjective
    • Phonetics: /,smo:l 'skeil/
    • Vietnamese meaning: Có quy mô nhỏ

  • Take s.t into account

    • Part of speech: Verb
    • Phonetics: /teık In.tǝ ǝ'kaunt/
    • Vietnamese meaning: Xem xét, cân nhắc cái gì

  • Tension

    • Part of speech: Noun
    • Phonetics: /'ten.Jǝn/
    • Vietnamese meaning: Sự căng thẳng

  • Opposing

    • Part of speech: Adjective
    • Phonetics: /ǝ pǝʊ.ziŋ/
    • Vietnamese meaning: Chống đối, phản đối

  • Operate

    • Part of speech: Verb
    • Phonetics: /'pp.ǝr.ext/
    • Vietnamese meaning: Hoạt động, vận hành

  • Antioxidant

    • Part of speech: Noun
    • Phonetics: /æn.ti'pk.si.dǝnt/
    • Vietnamese meaning: Chất chống oxi hoá

  • Cancer

    • Part of speech: Noun
    • Phonetics: /'kæn.sǝr/
    • Vietnamese meaning: Ung thư

  • Substance

    • Part of speech: Noun
    • Phonetics: /'sɅb.stǝns/
    • Vietnamese meaning: Chất

  • Pleasurable

    • Part of speech: Adjective
    • Phonetics: /'plez.ǝr.ǝ.bǝl/
    • Vietnamese meaning: Vui thích, thích thú

  • Alert

    • Part of speech: Adjective
    • Phonetics: /ǝ'lз:t/
    • Vietnamese meaning: Tỉnh táo

  • Digestion

    • Part of speech: Noun
    • Phonetics: /dar'dzes.tfǝn/
    • Vietnamese meaning: Sự tiêu hoá

  • Jitter

    • Part of speech: Noun
    • Phonetics: /'d31t.ǝr/
    • Vietnamese meaning: Sự bồn chồn

  • Chromium

    • Part of speech: Noun
    • Phonetics: /'krǝʊ.mi.ǝm/
    • Vietnamese meaning: Crom

  • Petroleum

    • Part of speech: Noun
    • Phonetics: /pǝ'trǝʊ.li.ǝm/
    • Vietnamese meaning: Dầu mỏ; dầu hoả (thô)

  • Infrastructure

    • Part of speech: Noun
    • Phonetics: /'In.frǝ strɅk.tfǝr/
    • Vietnamese meaning: Cơ sở hạ tầng

  • Uncertain

    • Part of speech: Adjective
    • Phonetics: /^n'sз:.tǝn/
    • Vietnamese meaning: Không chắc chắn

  • Certain

    • Part of speech: Adjective
    • Phonetics: /'s3:.tǝn/
    • Vietnamese meaning: Chắc chắn

  • Seepage

    • Part of speech: Noun
    • Phonetics: /'si:.pid3/
    • Vietnamese meaning: Sự rò rỉ

  • Stumbling block

    • Part of speech: Noun
    • Phonetics: /'stɅm.bliŋ , blpk/
    • Vietnamese meaning: Bất lợi, trở ngại

  • Rosy

    • Part of speech: Adjective
    • Phonetics: /'rǝʊ.zi/
    • Vietnamese meaning: Lạc quan, có triển vọng

  • Herald

    • Part of speech: Verb
    • Phonetics: /'her.ǝld/
    • Vietnamese meaning: Báo hiệu