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IELTS Vocabulary Problem
IELTS Vocabulary Problem
IELTS Vocabulary Problem
In IELTS essays you are almost always going to need to write about a problem. To do this
well, you need to be able to use a variety of words to describe problems. Here are a few
basic variations.
You should note that you will need not just synonyms for “problem” but also variations of
adjectives and verbs.
If you do not understand any of these words, I suggest you use the Macmillan Online
Dictionary
Nouns Usage
problem
Adjectives
One key here is to avoid words such as “big” and “little” and to choose accurate word
combinations. Here are some adjective-noun combinations
Adjectives Examples
complex This is a complex issue and there are no easy solutions to it.
Verbs
face How to combine work with an alternative here would be the more
having children is a problem academic “confronting”
facing many women
pose Rising fuel bills pose a problem a good collocation to use with
for many families problem meaning “make”
resolve The best way of resolving the you can “solve” a problem or you can
problem of global warming “resolve” a problem
would be to raise taxes