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Book 4. Academic Vocabulary
Book 4. Academic Vocabulary
Vocabulary
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Kien Tran
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schedule, my apology for any possible errors.
Kindest regards,
Kien Tran
Preface*
*Introduction
Before
After
1.
Naturally and
Repeatedly
Now, I will use academic vocab in REAL LIFE,
naturally and repeatedly. See the word "naturally" and
"repeatedly"? These are vitally important (1) for the (1) Very important
success of learning vocabulary in a short period of
time. Therefore, do not take them lightly (2). HAHA. (2) Take them seriously
Okay, have you noticed what's going on right now?
These two above phrases are the very first two
academic phrases that you are gonna learn. You will
see them every so often (3) as you go through the
(3) from time to time,
book. Why do you have to see them again? often
Remember repetition? It's key. It's vitally important
(1). That's why you will have to see them over and
over again, coupled with (4) new phrases. This will, of (4) beside
course, produce desirable learning outcomes (5) (5) give good results
since you will familiarize yourself (6) with (6) get familiar with
(7) a lot of/many
a myriad of (7) useful vocab that you will finally have
a chance to use in formal writing. In conclusion of this
page, you have already learned seven vitally
important phrases that cannot be taken lightly in
IELTS writing.
You will see a myriad of topics that I will do my best (11) make it simple and
to simplify (11) and at the same time utilize (12) as easy to understand
many academic words as possible so you can easily (12) use
familiarize yourself with them as well as you ever
dream of.
Tip!
Expertise = knowledge + skill + experience
Knowledge = knowledge
Be careful
dedicated to LEARNING
dedicated to learn
3.
Should students
wear uniform?
What do you think? Should students wear uniform?
Remember:
Writing easy language like what I am doing right now (23) easy as people think
is not as easy as it sounds (23). It still involves a lot of
underlying principles (24) in psychology and (24)Basic principles you
behind anything
advertising. Many people refuse to do that and they
end up compromising reader's engagement. That's one
of many reasons why you don't like reading books
although books are good to read. Right? Let's be
honest. You don't like reading books, why do you read
my books? Get the idea? Many people don't even
have a clue about how to engage readers. That's why
they fail and still stay ignorant. That also explains (25) This is a very good
(25) why my book is meant to just read. linking phrase
Examples:
Making it formal by
giving it considerable
details and boredom
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Is Tourism good
or bad?
Okay, let's be honest. This is one of the IELTS essay
question. But don't let the word 'IELTS' fool you. It's
just a simple question, with the brand 'IELTS' attached.
TV has been around (54) for decades and it seems to (54) has been there, has been
continue its aggressive evolvement as technology existing
comes in. There are a myriad of companies selling TV
of great value and great efficiency on the market. In
fact, TV were even a necessity (55) when we were (55) a very very important
kids. But let's face it, in today fast-paced life (56), who thing (water is a necessity)
would have time to watch TV? Retired people would. (56) fast life
Young people may not. Watching TV may take a great
amount time but does not necessarily
create the equivalent value for our lives.
However, it is safe to say (67) the likelihood of you (67) ~easy but important
(68) the chance of getting
getting caught is very slim (68). That is why people caught is small
are abusing it and download other's intellectual
property without even considering any ethical issues
(69) issue on ethics
(69). That's why corporations are trying to impart
strong morals to Internet citizens and make them
aware and thus pay their money. Without the
existence of profits, they would not be motivated to
create and invent. You and I, as a result (70), would (70) ~ easy but important
not have any awesome movies to entertain or
amazing books to read. Ultimately, the society as we
know it would inevitably (71) come to an end. That's (71) will happen no matter
serious, isn't it? what
When it comes to (89) essay, just remember the (89) when talking about
governments and the environment are our best
friends.
As we can see
As can be seen OR
As can be observed
16.
Why is it the
'governments'?
Why? I'm glad you ask. Because it implies your
knowledgeability. When it comes to 'the governments',
there are a myriad of government bodies (90)
administering (91) a variety of (92) economic and (90) government
'organization' in general
societal activities (93). Okay, vitally important (91) manage/take care of
activities. Are you happy? LOL. (92) many /different
(93)easy but important
In Canada, there are three levels of governments,
which are federal, provincial and municipal (94). They
carry out different policies (95) and render different (94) related to city
services that are closely related to the citizens. (95) implement policies
(more details)
18.
How to Review
All these Vocab?
If you have reach this far, then congratulations! You
have learned 110th academic vocab in this book. But
you might be wondering how to better remember all
these?
I would recommend against (111) using vocab list or (111) don't recommend
note taking. Why? Because they don't have any
context associated with these vocabulary. Vocab list is
so arbitrary (112). I would recommend that you read (112) random, aimless
the book over and over again. That way, you will be
able to familiarize yourself with the vocab and the
context associated with it. This method will
further implant firmly (113) all the meanings into your
(113) embed, put strongly
mind so they all make sense to you and you can onto
actually understand it and use it. From now on, you
should get into habit of doing that so I can do the
impartation job more easily.
Pet accessories (123) and food may cost more than (123) things that can be
one can expect. Also of importance (124), hygienic added to pets
care (125) and cleaning need to be taken into account. (124) Also importantly
(125) Cleaning and stuff
Of course, if you have money but no time, dog (126) service making dogs
grooming service (126) might be an ideal solution look more beautiful
(127). When it comes to food, raw or undercooked (127) good solution
pet food might pose potential health risks (128) to (128) bring some risks
your pet so should not be taken lightly.
Overall, pets can give you great love and affection (129) useful when you use
(129) by their playful personalities (130), which make with pet-related topics
(130) same as above
you happy. Just be aware that problems won't
automatically go away when the time comes.
Key words for pets
responsibility, hygienic care, dog
grooming service, playful personalities,
companionship, love and affection
20.
What You Eat May
Either Make
or Break You
In today fast-paced life, are you aware of what you
eat everyday? If you are, then good for you. If you
aren't, then shame on you. HAHA.
Making it formal by
giving it considerable
details and boredom
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I'm
watching
you :-|
21.
Globalization
is Worth it!
What do you think about globalization? You might
have heard enough about all the great things of
globalization. But there's lousy aspects as well, more on
that later. This topic will focus on why globalization is
worth it. (150) encourage, ~develop
First, globalization has a lot to do with
(142) different cultures
promoting (150) cultural intermingling (142). That is, mix together
people from different parts of the world mingle (143) (143) mix together
together, creating what it's called, cultural diversity (144) a range of different
culture
(144). Thanks to (145) globalization, we can live in a (145) ~because of
society where anyone of us can have opportunities to globalization
learn more about other cultures without traveling
aboard. By mingling with one another, we tend to
tolerate each other's differences (146) and thereby (146) accept differences
form an egalitarian society (147) where all people are (147) a society where all
people are treated equally
treated equally.
All what I can tell you is, relax. Don't get stressed too
much just yet. Because... MORE ARE COMING!!!
24.
Quick Grammar
#4
Welcome back to Quick Grammar section, whereby
you can get your grammar fixed before you embark
yourself on real IELTS exam. Here's the fix.
For example.
Therefore, the use of short form is imperative (164). (163) contains a lot of
(164) very important
very crucial
It's very
important to
it is imperative to
25.
Death Penalty
Criminal punishment is a indispensable way to deter
the committment of crimes (165). However, whether (165) prevent crimes
capital punishment (166) should be practiced by the from happening
society remains a highly controverisal issue (167). (166) same as death
penalty
What is your thought on that? Okay, I know it's hard (167)
to say. That's why it's a highly controversial issue.
But what's in it for us? Drug legalization would also be full of disadvantages
All in all, it's safe to say alternative media has less bias
than the mainstream counterpart (192) since many of (192) one
them are committed to revealing the truth to engage (193) main purpose
audience as their primary purpose (193).
29.
Extraterrestrial
Life 1
Do you believe in life beyond our solar system?
Extraterrestrial life (194). Although we haven't had any (194) alien life
(195) very convincing
solid evidence (195) about their existence, many still evidence
believe extraterrestrial life actually exist. Let's discuss
further.
One thing that needs to be taken into consideration (196) take a look or take
(196) is that the distances between stars and galaxies into account or consider
(197) civilizations that
are so vast. Even if there's extraterrestrial civilizations are not originated from
(197), the likelihood that they will contact us is Earth
extremely slim. The nearest star to our sun is 4 light
years away. It doesn't sound like a lot but let's say we
travel at the speed of Voyager I - the fastest
spacecraft ever created by humans, it would still take a
whopping 40,000 years to reach it. If you read the
news, there have been many exoplanets (198) that are (198) planets that are
believed to have favorable conditions (199) to harbor outside of our solar system
(199) good conditions
lives (200) just like Earth. The nearest one is 20 light (200) have lives
years away. Oh, just 20 years. No big deal. But again, if
we travel at the fastest speed there is, it would take
more than 300,000 years to reach it.
I'm sorry to spill the beans, but given the brief life- (201) short life
span (201) of the human race and vast distances
between stars and galaxies, we're not likely to meet
our extraterrestrial friends anytime soon. So if you are
a strong believer (202) in extraterestrial life, watching (202) if you really believe
sci-fi movies could be an ideal solution to satiate your
(203) satisfy your
curiosity (203). curiosity
Alien
extraterrestrial life
Many people claimed they have come into contact (208) meet with or
(208) with aliens. Some even said they were deal with
kidnapped by ones. Whether these stories are fictious (209) fake
(209) or not remains a highly controverial issue.
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Abortion
This might be a good topic for you. But beware,
abortion is a very controversial topic given the
number of perspectives involved. So what? Let's jump
right in.
Pro-choice, on the other hand, favor the reproduction (217) the choices of the
mothers on whether they
rights (217) of the mothers. They maintain that it is want to give birth
inevitable for women to have unintended pregnancies (219) easy but important
(219). In addition, human fetus lacks the basis (223) to (223) is not qualified for
OR lack the basic criteria
be treated as a human being. They believe it should be
considered part of a woman's body and therefore, she
should have full legal rights to make her own maternal (220) the choices of the
choices (220) mothers
You: True, that's why fossil fuels like coal, gas and oil
still prevail, at least over the next few decades until all
the oil wells are on the verge of exhausion. In fact, we
cannot wait until then to decide which sources of
energy we are going to use next. A myriad of
international conferences have been held to discuss
this issue. Many ideas proposed are great but the costs
to implement might be of great concern.
Kien: You are instilling (394) me with all kinds of the (394) firmly establish
liabilities (395) associated with nuclear power. So far, I an attitude or belief to
have only heard the negativity. Is there any good thing someone else's mind
about it?
Kien: Good.
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Religions 1
Although the likelihood that you will see religious
topics in IELTS writing is rather slim, knowing some
useful relevant phrases may help you out a good bit. (236) religions
Just remember this topic is all about belief systems
(236).
intermittent continuous
39.
Sex
Education
Sex education is perhaps one of the most sensitive
topics in school.
Tremendous details
formal cause effect
(live up to expectation
of)
include timing
(foreseeable future)
include purpose (for
daily use)
Include proper
adjectives
Use noun phrases
(intermittency and
dilution)
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Quick Review 1
Slow down, my friends. Implanting this huge amount
of vocab into your head is certainly not the easiest
thing in the world. We need to review on a regular
basis just so you can exercise the repetitive aspect of
this book. But no fret, reviewing is not as boring as it
sounds. On the contrary, it's actually a lot of fun!
So what is 'on the contrary' and what is 'in contrast'? (20) bad, negative
Stereotype (322) is a prior general belief about a (322) prior general belief
certain social group. Don't be scared of the definition. abouta certain social
group
Let's look at the examples.
Use Compromise to
indicate the gain-lose
relationship
Make the cause effect
appear more formal
use "given that" to
acknowledge the
preexisting fact, making
the argument more
valid and objective
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Food Stamp
Food stamps (332) refer to any nutrition assistance (332) Nutrition assistance
program
programs, usually from the governments, to help
purchase healthy food for low or no-income groups
of people. If you are on the verge of poverty, you
may be eligible for (333) food stamps. HAHA. Just (333) qualify for
kidding, I know you're rich.
But seriously many families are earning a living wage (334) having low income
(334) and this program was established to somewhat
(335) good phrase
assist them financially (335) so they can afford healthy
food. To qualify for food stamps benefits, you have to
meet certain criteria such as earning less than a certain
(336) a certain point OR
threshold (336) or promising to participate in a work a certain level
training program so as to improve your future income.
Just remember that many bad guys are out there ready
to gain financial advantage from you by engaging in
various fraudulent activities.
Tip!
Banks --> Financial institutions
Schools --> Educational institutions
University/College --> Post-secondary
institutions
53.
Customer
Profiling
In the digital age, information has become one of the
most crucial factors in the pursuit of (348) (348) in pursuing
competitive advantage (349). In fact, many companies (349) advantage that
express their desperate need (350) for relevant makes you better than
information to generate more sales (351). One your competitors
(350) extreme need
common practice that many, especially retailers, apply (351) make more sales
is customer profiling. What is customer profiling?
What are the possible impacts of a wage hike (358)? (358) wage increase
Supporters of wage hikes say that a wage hike would
raise overall standard of living (359) since higher (359) living standard
income means higher purchasing power (360). This (360) the measure on
will help people on the verge of poverty afford how much you could buy
(361) things you have to
necessities of life (361) to be able to work and live. buy to live properly, like
For the economy as a whole, a wage hike once food, water, clothes
enacted will stimulate consumption (362), thereby (362) make people spend
more money
injecting more money to the economy (363). Sounds (363) put more money
amazing right? So why don't they increase wages? to the economy
Therefore, use that word when you want to get your (367) widespread and
point across because heuristics are prevalent (367) popular
with with
Heuristics mental focus
faster slower
=> Scientists from all over the world should strike a balance
between seeking extraterrestrial life and maintaining the
safety of humanity in the long run.
Favoring maternal choices over the rights to live of the
unborn will further increase the abortion rate which is
already high and thereby put the health of the mothers
themselves in jeopardy as they will have a greater incentive
to exercise the abortion option more often.
=> Cause-effect and make your argument more valid.
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Vocab list
1. Vitally important 37. on a daily basis
2. Do not take them lightly 38. facilitate
3. Every so often 39. without the existence of
4. Coupled with 40. suffer losses
5. Produce desirable outcomes 41. Lose a chance to
6. Familiarize yourself 42. Imply
7. A myriad of 43. Relies heaviliy on
8. Unprecedented 44. be perceived as
9. Expertise 45. highly beneficial
10. Dedicated to V-ing 46. a high degree of
11. Simplify 47. be motivated to
12. Utilize 48. Catering food
13. Illustrate the point 49. Rendering services
14. Have to do with 50. Create value to the society
15. Compromise 51. Are more likely to
16. Individuality 52. Associate with
17. Of good quality 53. Greatly benefit from that
18. The same goes for 54. Has been around
19. Bear in mind 55.A necessity
20. Detrimental 56. Today fast-paced life
21. Create a by-product 57. Savvy
22. Make it possible 58. Two distinct notions
23. As easy as it sounds 59. Get into the habit of
24. Underlying principles 60. That way,
25. That also explains 61. to impart
26. Backbone 62. Get accustomed to
27. To some degree 63. unraveled
28. Constitute 64. Copyright infringement
29. Irrespective of 65. intellectual property
30. Place significant emphasis on 66. Express permission
31. Complement 67. It's safe to say that
32. Ultimately 68. the likelihood is very slim
33. is an indication of 69. ethical issues
34. That's not necessarily true 70. As a result
35. of value 71. Inevitably
36. Aware of its existence 72. Down the road
Vocab list
73. Embark on 108. Tax avoidance
74. Ethically acceptable 109. Tax liability
75. There is sufficient evidence to 110. Tax evasion
infer that 111. Recommend against
76. skeptics/skepticism 112. Arbitrary
77. Biased 113. Implant firmly
78. a real phenomenon 114. Maximize customer satisfaction
79. Closely related 115. healthy relationship
80. incorporate into 116. companionship
81. Chances are 117. Bestow a lot of benefits up on
82. There is always room for 118. Involve a great deal of responsibility
83. Mandatory 119. Based on this fact
84. Acknowledge 120. Adopt a pet
85. Act accordingly 121. Think twice
86. As can be observed 122. Coupled with benefits lie hidden
87. Take advantage of problems
88. Time is scarce 123. pet accessories
89. When it comes to 124. Also of importance
90. government bodies 125. Hygienic care
91. Administer 126. dog grooming service
92. A variety of 127. Ideal solution
93. Economic and societal activities 128. Pose potential risks
94. Municipal 129. Love and affection
95. Carry out different policies 130. Playful personalities
96. Government agencies 131. Dietary plan
97. Serve their functions 132. Increase the risk of (disease)
98. Reach a certain level of 133. is linked to (disease)
99. Excessively demanding 134. Put your health in jeopardy
100. Than one can expect 135. Sugar consumption
101. Social welfare 136. Whole food
102. levied (imposed) 137. processed food
103. Goods and services 138. Guard against
104. Theoretically speaking 139. Meat alternatives
105. public transit 140. Do the grocery shopping
106. a complicated matter 141. Read food labels
107. Ordinary citizens
Vocab list
142. Cultural intermingling 177. drug addtiction
143. Mingle 178. lucrative underground businesses
144. Cultural diversity 178. Mainstream media
145. Thanks to 179. Alternative media
146. Tolerate each other's differences 180. Feed the information
147. Egalitarian society 181. a prime example
148. Make less arbitrary decisions 182. Highly credible
149. Low-income people 183. highly manipulative
150. Pronounced 184. The sentiments
151. Net prositive (negative) benefits 185. Disseminate information
152. Are fraught with pitfalls 186. keep a skeptical mindset
153. Job loss oversea 187. Challenge the view
154. Offshore outsourcing 188. Lose faith in
155. The wide discrepancy 189. funding sources
156. In an attempt to 190. broadcast news
157. Largely contributes to 191. Cater news
158. Income inequality 192. counterpart
159. Narrow the gap 193. Primary purpose
160. Pose problems 194. Formulate fake news
161. Spread infectious diseases 194. Extraterrestrial life
162. Get around rules and regulations 195 Solid evidence
163. are packed with 195. serve the purpose
164. Imperative 196. Take into consideration
165. the commitment of crimes 197. Extraterrestrial civilizations
166. capital punishment 198. Exoplanets
167. remain a highly controversial topic 199. favorable conditions
168. benevolent 200. Harbor lives
169. an unethical way to 201. Brief life-span (of the human race)
170. the costs to implement 202. a strong believer in
171. prohibitively high 203. Satiate curiosity
172. strike a balance 204. anomalies
173. cost-effective 205. decipher
173. Comes into play 206. conspiracy theorists
174. imminent threats 207. far beyone human's comprehension
174. drug trafficking 208. Come into contact
175. It becomes clear 209. Fictitious
176. psychoactive drugs 210. Hoaxes
Vocab list
211. Pro-life and pro-choice 247.
. in a reasonable manner
212. the unborn 248. Embrace
213. human fetus 249. extract
214. malevolent 250. oil driling
215. the key argument 251. refine
216. legal restrictions against 252. oil refinery
217. the reproduction rights 253. oil wells
218. - 254. on the verge of
219. unintended pregnancies 255. take environmental actions
220. maternal choices 256. vary from one discipline to another
221. uphold the reverence 257. dress casually
222. lawmakers 258. comply with
223. two diverging views 259. dress code policy
224. carries some negative connotations 260. meet the professional standards
225. media portrayals 261. convey a message
226. most sustainable energy sources 262. influence the perception of
227. carbon emissions 263. Show a consistent trend
228. the primary cause 264. prevail
229. For civilian purpose 265. prohibitively expensive
230. Nuclear weapon proliferation 266. intermittent
231. National security 267. dilute
232. deleterious effects 268. disrupt (an activity)
233. ecological community 269. solar panels
234. inhabit 270. harness enough energy
235. radioactive waste 271. puberty
236. beilef systems 272. reproductive processes
237. Subscribing to a religion 273. reproductive organs
238. perform a ritual 274. abstinence
239. religious law 275. birth control
240. maintain a healthy mental state 276. sexual orientation
241. ethical and moral codes 277. common STDs
242. the needy 278. a parental converation
243. an atheist 279. if that is not the case
244. higher consciousness 280. engaging in sexual activities
245. practice religion 281. caused quite a variety of responses
246. religious practitioners 282. complete unanimity on
283. on a global scale
Vocab list
284. bears the burden . 321. certainly ensue
285. check-ups 322. stereotype
286. exams 323. preconceived perceptions
287. operations 324. truly represent the reality
288. publicly-funded health care regime 325. exceptionally good
289. The ease of accessibility 326. social loafing
290. Come at a cost 327. are prone to
291. scale back 328. exert less effort on
292. scope of coverage 329. pooling
293. make room for 330. That said
294. clinics 331. express frustration towards
295. supplementary coverages 332. food stamps
296. deem 333. eligible for
297. cause widespread public disagreement 334. earning a living wage
298. openly discuss the issue 335. assist them financially
299. insurance premium 336. a certain threshold
300. medical bills 337. deviate from its core purpose
301. medical assistance 338. gain financial advantage
302. covered 339. rampant
303. at the highest risk 340. you are asked to
304. unable to 341. take steps to
305. restricted 342. mitigate the damage
306. liberated 343. financial institutions
307. constraints 344. fraudulent activities
308. surveillance 345. reimburse the losses
309. the truth will be exposed 346. prevent it from happening
310. ever-growing 347. the exposure to the risk
311. the norm 348. in the pursuit of
312. withhold the information 349. competitive advantage
313. in-depth research 350. desperate need
314. expand your horizons 351. generate more sales
315. there is a strong link between 352. tailor
316. transmit 353. raise a question of ethics
317. disseminate 354. without the knowledge of
318. bad-mouthing 355. sweatshops
319. unlawful 356. poor working conditions
320. positively correlated 356. on the global scale
Vocab list
. scale
357. on a global
358. wage hike
359. standard of living
360. purchasing power
361. necessities of life
362. Stimulate consumption
363. injecting more money to the econ
364. cut and dry
365. heuristics
366. focusing mentally on
367. prevalent
368. altruism
369. prosocial behavior
370. making charitable donations
371. social and political causes
372. behaving altruistically
373. selfless concern
374. kinship altruism
375. reciprocal altruism
376. increase the odd of
377. alteration
378. direct intervention
379. hold many promises
380. school of thought
381. medical advances
382. fighting illnesses
383. human frailty
384. the manifestation of
385. unknown consequences
386. homosexual couples
387. by a substantial amount
388. the institution of marriage
389. infertility
390. to live up to