IELTS Speaking: How to get a much higher score – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Hi, everybody
2.Welcome back to www.engvid.com
3.I'm Adam
4.In today's video, I'm going to talk about the IELTS exam, so I may speak a little bit faster to help those of you preparing for the exam get a bit of listening practice as well
5.What I want to look at today specifically is the speaking section of the IELTS exam, and I want to talk about how this particular section of the test is scored, because a lot of people, when they're preparing for the exam, they're only thinking about, like, vocabulary and grammar, and they're trying to practice just answering questions they have on, like, practice tests and all that stuff
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR C1)
holistically
B2In a holistic manner.
Example:
"are scoring you holistically, and this is a very important word to remember. Holistic."
summertime
B1The period or season of summer.
Example:
"like swimming?" "Yeah, sure, I like swimming, especially in the summertime, because I live"
organized
B1To arrange in working order.
Example:
"Are your answers well organized? Are you making a clear description of your thoughts, your"
description
B2A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.
Example:
"Are your answers well organized? Are you making a clear description of your thoughts, your"
reasonings
B1The deduction of inferences or interpretations from premises; abstract thought; ratiocination.
Example:
"feelings, your reasonings, your arguments, etc.? Make sure that you're using the correct"
arguments
B1A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
Example:
"feelings, your reasonings, your arguments, etc.? Make sure that you're using the correct"
discussion
B2Conversation or debate concerning a particular topic.
Example:
"I mean a little bit deeper discussion of whatever the topic is. So, for example, part one, do"
preference
B2The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for" in relation to the thing or person, but possibly also "of")
Example:
"or pencils? Oh, my preference for writing tools would be pencils. So, while you're making"
conclusion
B2The end, finish, close or last part of something.
Example:
"a body, and a conclusion. Right? So, lead into the topic, get into all the detailed"
communication
B2The act or fact of communicating anything; transmission.
Example:
"it's an English exam in terms of English for communication. Always remember that this is"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| holistically | B2 | In a holistic manner. |
| summertime | B1 | The period or season of summer. |
| organized | B1 | To arrange in working order. |
| description | B2 | A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species. |
| reasonings | B1 | The deduction of inferences or interpretations from premises; abstract thought; ratiocination. |
| arguments | B1 | A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason. |
| discussion | B2 | Conversation or debate concerning a particular topic. |
| preference | B2 | The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for" in relation to the thing or person, but possibly also "of") |
| conclusion | B2 | The end, finish, close or last part of something. |
| communication | B2 | The act or fact of communicating anything; transmission. |
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