Let’s practice Reading with common vocabulary and grammar on the topic of Education.
Vocabulary topic Education
English | Phonetic | Vietnamese |
knowledgeable (adj) | /ˈnldʒəbl/ | |
expertise (n) | /eksprˈtiz/ | |
creativity (n) | /ˌkrietvəti/ | |
commit (v) | /kəˈmt/ | |
mentor (n) | /ˈmentr/ | |
novice (n) | /ˈnvS/ | |
expose (v) | /kˈspəz/ | |
complex (adj) | /kəmˈpleks/ | |
diligence (adj) | /ˈdldʒənt/ | |
educational (adj) | /ˌedʒuˈkenl/ |
Exercise 1. Choose the correct synonym of the word.
A. incompetence | B. proficient |
C. lesson | D. institution |
A. ignorant | B. arrogant |
C. smart | D. informed |
A. adviser | B. pupil |
C. pedagogue | D. peer |
A. lazy | B. intelligent |
C. persistent | D. absent-minded |
A. imagination | B. realistic |
C. insanity | D. believe |
Exercise 2. Choose the correct antonym of the word.
A. complicated | B. sophisticated |
C. simple | D. easy |
A. dullness | B. originality |
C. ingenuity | D. imagination |
A. master | B. newbie |
C. player | D. opponent |
A. industrious | B. lazy |
C. hardworking | D. careful |
A. important | B. useful |
C. scholarly | D. unhelpful |
Knowing how to use Linking Word will help you get a high band score in Coherence and Cohesion in IELTS Writing and understanding Linking Word will help you read passages, deepen the chain of information between sentences in IELTS Reading. much more efficient.
Linking Word
Linking Word is used to connect ideas in a sentence or sentences together. Linking Word can be used to:
Give examples: give examples (For example, For instance, Namely…)
Add information: add information
Sequence information: deep sequence information
Summarize: summarize (In short, In brief, In summary, To summarise, In a nutshell, To conclude, In conclusion)
Give a reason or result: give a reason or result (Therefore, So, consequence, This means that, As a result…)
Give contrast ideas: give contrast (But, However, nevertheless, Non
Exercise 3. Write one more sentence for each picture using the given transition.
(Consequently – accident) | first. He drove carelessly. …………………… ……………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………. |
(In addition – chat with friends) | 2. You can use your computer to download music. ……………………..…………. ……………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………. |
(In contrast – playing video games) | 3. Linh loves active sports like boxing. ……………………..………….. ……………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………. |
(However – motorcycle) | 4. Duc would love to buy a car. …………………….. ……………………..………….. ……………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………. |
(Specifically – cigarettes/ partying) | 5. Tom has many bad habits. …………………… ……………………..………….. ……………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………. |
Exercise 4. Match the following linking words with their correct definitions.
Linking word | Definition |
1. specifically | A. eventually, after a fairly long period of time |
2. generally | B. at the same time |
3. concurrently | C. clearly, exactly, or in detail |
4. in time | D. used to say that what follows in a sentence is important |
5. more important | F. in a way that includes most people, things, or conditions, or most of the time |
………….. 2. ………….. 3. ………….. 4. ………….. 5. …………..
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Lesson answers:
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3 (suggested answer)
first | consequently, he got into an accident. |
2 | In addition, you can also use it to chat with friends. |
3 | In contrast, he also likes playing video games. |
4 | However, he can only afford a motorcycle. |
5 | specifically, he loves smoking cigarettes and partying. |
Exercise 4
