VOCABULARY - IELTS LISTENING

Sports: cricket, baseball, basketball, rugby, soccer, American football, hockey, swimming, tennis, squash,

badminton, Ping-Pong, field, pitch, court, horse racing, polo, cycling, gymnasium, athlete, gym, extreme sports,

surfing, mountain biking, jogging, treadmill, judo, recreational activity, championship, canoeing

Work: occupation, position, profession, manager, waitress, waiter, clerk, accountant, cashier, vacancy,

professor, specialist, psychologist, freelance, secretary, receptionist, lecturer, office assistant, recruiter,

reference.

Workplaces: clinic, appointment, staff, colleague, workshop, information desk, unemployed, vision, internship,

probation, apprentice.

Time: midday, midnight, millennium, century, decade, fortnight.

Subjects: politics, architecture, archaeology, business administration, agriculture, statistics, mathematics,

psychology, anthropology, economics, philosophy, performing arts, visual arts.

Life at college/university: learning material, handout, research, experiment, syllabus, reference book, textbook,

student advisor, module, assessment, department, lecture, tutor, main hall, attendance, laboratory, certificate,

diploma, placement test, media room, resources room, dissertation, faculty, feedback, tasks, higher education,

guidelines, foreign/overseas students, schedule, student union, stationery.

Materials: wood, silver, gold, feather, fur, metal, steel, copper, rubber, plastic, ceramics, glass, cement, stone,

textile, cotton, fabric, wool, leather, glue, fiberglass, concrete, wax, paper

Shapes: Square, rectangular, triangular, oval, spiral, semi-circular, circular, curved, length, imperial system,

metric system, depth, height, three dimensions.

Equipment: helmet, light, musical instrument, cassette, gadget, device, screen, wheels.

Marketing: catalogue, interview, newsletter, strategies, research method, display, special offer, collecting data,

questionnaire, survey, mass media, poll, loyalty card, merchandise, manufacture, leaflet

Places: cafeteria, canteen, cafe, city council, kindergarten, nursery school, car park, department store, bridge,

temple, embassy.

Traveling: tourist, guided tour, ticket office, pass, souvenir, guests, reservation, single/ double room, tourist

attraction, hostel, suite, aquarium, monument

Vehicles: coach, truck, lorry, tanker, van, jeep, caravan, taxi, cab, tram, underground, subway, stream train

Architecture: dome, palace, fort, castle, glasshouse, lighthouse, hut, skyscraper, sculpture, bungalow, mobile

home, houseboat, block of flats, apartment building, chimney, basement, landlord, tenant, rent, lease, suburb,

sofa, dormitory, single-storey house, microwave, ground floor, oven, hall, conservatory.

Nature: field, footbridge, waterfall, coast, reef, valley, hill, cliff, island, peninsula, earthquake, tornado, typhoon,

desertification, volcano, catastrophe, erosion, landslides, storm, flood, hurricane, pond, jungle.

birds of prey, seabirds, game, mammals, amphibian, reptile, insects, species, livestock, creature, mushroom,

fungus, leaves, seed, core, bark, trunk, branch, stem, roots, fertilizer

Health: yoga, keep-fit, salad bar, vegetarian, outdoor activities, leisure/spare time, disease, meal, protein,

balanced diet, food pyramid, vitamin, carbohydrates, pasta, cereals, minerals, meat-free, yoghurt, vegetables,

citrus fruits, nuts, medicine, treatment, remedy, MSG

The art and media: Opera, Orchestra, concert, symphony, art gallery, ballet, graphics, auditorium, vocalist,

audience, carnival, exhibition, classical music, theatre, cinemas, record.