50 Powerful Vocabulary Terms for IELTS™, TOEFL®, and TOEIC® Success Winn Trivette II, MA Published by Winn Trivette II, MA, 2020 While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, the publisher assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions, or for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein 50 POWERFUL VOCABULARY TERMS FOR IELTS™, TOEFL®, AND TOEIC® SUCCESS First edition March 1, 2020 Copyright © 2020 Winn Trivette II, MA ISBN: 978-1393347200 Written by Winn Trivette II, MA Table of Contents Title Page Copyright Page Dedication 50 Powerful Vocabulary Terms for IELTS™, TOEFL®, and TOEIC® Success WHY YOU NEED THIS BOOK GET YOUR IELTS, TOEFL, or TOEIC CHEAT SHEET ABOUT THE AUTHOR INTRODUCTION KEEP A VOCABULARY NOTEBOOK LESSON 1: A RICH VOCABULARY I – 10 WORDS LESSON 2: A RICH VOCABULARY II – 10 WORDS LESSON 3: 10 POWERFUL PHRASAL VERBS LESSON 4: 10 POWERFUL IDIOMS LESSON 5: 10 POWERFUL COLLOCATIONS THANK YOU FOR READING Also By Winn Trivette II, MA to Noel, Alex, Melissa, and mom with love IELTS™ is a registered trademark of University of Cambridge ESOL, the British Council, and IDP Education Australia, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse this product TOEFL® and TOEIC® are a registered trademark of ETS, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product WHY YOU NEED THIS BOOK ONE GLARING WEAKNESS of too many TOEFL iBT®, TOEIC®, or IELTS™ exam candidates is low vocabulary skills As a certified English instructor for over 10 years, I know how students struggle to get the score they need on these exams Phrasal verbs frustrate students Idioms and collocations seem strange One solution to calm your test fear is: build your word power! Yes, one of the best moves an English test candidate can make is building a robust vocabulary in a short amount of time However, many students have a limited vocabulary and scarce time to score high on the exam Relax! 50 Powerful Vocabulary Terms for IELTS™, TOEFL®, and TOEIC® Success was written to quickly and easily give you a broader and richer vocabulary Learn 20 vocabulary terms, 10 phrasal verbs, 10 idioms, and 10 collocations in easily explainable text with example sentences so you use them correctly! Candidates who use le mot juste (the right word) at the right moment are nearly guaranteed a higher score on the TOEFL iBT ®, TOEIC®, or IELTS™ exam You have enough stress with the limited time before the exam Stop! Study 50 Powerful Vocabulary Terms for IELTS™, TOEFL®, and TOEIC® Success to quickly boost your lexicon before the exam Increasing your word power is an investment in your future career success beyond a mere high score on the test Unfortunately, your friends, colleagues, and boss judge you by the words you use (or don’t) Stop hesitating and losing time on the exam because you don’t know the right word to say in the right situation Feel confident and self-assured heading into your exam with total command of these 50 vocabulary terms Get ready to expand your English vocabulary and achieve the high score on the TOEFL iBT®, TOEIC®, or IELTS™ exam you seek – and deserve! Good luck on the exam! Professor Winn Blog: englishlanguagetestprep.com GET YOUR IELTS, TOEFL, or TOEIC CHEAT SHEET INCREASE YOUR TEST preparation skills and build confidence for exam day success! Get your free cheat sheet for your exam when you visit englishlanguagetestprep.com today ABOUT THE AUTHOR PROFESSOR WINN IS AN experienced English instructor for more than 10 years teaching all levels and kinds of courses including IELTS, TOEFL, and TOEIC preparation He is CELTA certified to teach English He has helped students just like you achieve their career goals via strong English skills Ex1: Make sure you follow up your job interview with a thank-you note Ex2: Make sure you follow your job interview up with a thank-you note Keeping follow up together sounds better in the above example Now – follow up with the meaning of to investigate Ex1: The detective followed up her leads to find the bank robbers Ex2: The detective followed her leads up to find the bank robbers Again, keeping follow up together sounds better in the above example as well 10 come up with - Inseparable - to create or to produce; to discover As you can see with Come Up With, sometimes phrasal verbs have three parts, not only two Let’s start with an example of Come Up With that means to create or to produce Ex: We can’t leave the office until we come up with a new marketing plan Now an example of Come Up With that means to discover Ex: You’ve been doing research in the library for your term paper What have you come up with? Conclusion Congratulations! Now you know 10 powerful phrasal verbs to boost your score on the TOEFL, TOEIC, and IELTS exams Here are you 10 powerful phrasal verbs: Keywords: Call Back, Drum Up, Fall Through, Get Ahead Keywords: Take Off, Rip Off, Set Up, Follow Up, Come Up With Use these 10 powerful phrasal verbs to enrich your performance on the Speaking Section of the tests Remember – phrasal verbs are conversational So, don’t use them on the writing sections of the tests! If you haven’t, add these 10 phrasal verbs to your vocabulary notebook and consider making electronic flashcards on the quizlet.com website LESSON 4: 10 POWERFUL IDIOMS A SECOND COMPONENT of IELTS, TOEFL, and TOEIC exam success is the use of idioms The grading criteria for the IELTS and TOEFL includes the use of idiomatic expressions Thus, you want to use them and as appropriately as possible What is an idiom? An idiom is a term for a fixed group of words established by usage as having a meaning not understandable from those of the individual words You may know each word, but only together the words make sense Idioms are often used in spoken English in a variety of situations from lunchtime gatherings with friends to formal business meetings This is an important point – use idioms only on the Speaking Sections of the IELTS, TOEFL, or TOEIC exams Idioms are too informal to use on your essays Idioms are not only colorful and fun to learn They are important for students of English who interact a lot with native speakers Learning idioms helps you understand the culture of its speakers! Like your vocabulary words, be sure to note all of idioms in your vocabulary notebook for review later All 10 idioms were chosen because they apply to many different common situations Thus, you can use them flexibly on the Speaking Sections of the tests Here are the first idioms: **At the drop of a hat, **Barking up the wrong tree, **Best thing since sliced bread, **To cost an arm and a leg, and **Cry over spilled milk at the drop of a hat At the drop of a hat is used to talk about something happening instantly, without delay or with little warning Ex1: Rita is very irritable She often yells at her coworkers at the drop of a hat barking up the wrong tree Barking up the wrong tree is to have the wrong idea about something Ex1: Jeffrey told the police that he did not steal the Ferrari “You guys are barking up the wrong tree.” best thing since sliced bread Best thing since sliced bread is used to say someone or something is excellent Ex1: I just love the new features of my smartphone It’s the best things since sliced bread to cost an arm and a leg To cost an arm and leg is used to say something is very expensive Ex1: Nice new sportscar, Jenna Did it cost you an arm and a leg? to cry over spilled milk Cry over spilled milk is used to express regret about something that has already happened or cannot be changed or reversed Ex1: Luna, there is no need to cry over spilled milk Bart is happier with Jessica and plans to marry her Here are the last idioms: **Don’t pull all your eggs in one basket, **Better late than never, **The best of both worlds, **Add insult to injury, and **Out of the blue don’t put all your eggs in one basket Don’t put all of your eggs in one basket means to diversity your bets or activities and to not concentrate them in a risky manner Ex: The stock market is risky Buy both stocks and bonds Above all, don’t put all your eggs in one basket better late than never Better late than never means accomplishing your goal later is better than never accomplishing it at all Ex: It took Jared fifteen years to graduate from college Better late than never! the best of both worlds The best of both worlds is used to describe a situation in which you can enjoy the advantages of two very different things at the same time Ex: Melina is living the best of both worlds She has a high-paying job and happy family add insult to injury Add insult to injury means to or say something that makes a bad situation even worse Ex: Harry crashed into the car in front of him To add insult to injury, it was a police car! 10 out of the blue Out of the blue means suddenly or without warning Ex: Out of the blue, a squirrel dashed across the road and Helen stomped on the brakes to miss it Here are the 10 idioms we’ve discussed: **At the drop of a hat, **Barking up the wrong tree, **Best thing since sliced bread, **To cost an arm and a leg, **Cry over spilled milk, **Don’t pull all your eggs in one basket, **Better late than never, **The best of both worlds, **Add insult to injury, and **Out of the blue Now, study these 10 terms in your vocabulary notebook, and consider making flashcards on the quizlet.com website LESSON 5: 10 POWERFUL COLLOCATIONS FIRST, YOU LEARN JUST what a collocation is and then the 10 collocations you need to nab a high score on the IELTS, TOEFL, or TOEIC exam What is a collocation? A collocation is a term used to describe common and regular word combinations in English (many in Business English) that are often found together While these words that go together sound natural to native speakers, students of English often struggle to make sense of them Fear no more! Types of Collocations **verb + noun: to take a test **adverb + adjective: completely satisfied **adjective + noun: excruciating pain Let’s get started with your first five collocations Like your vocabulary words, be sure to note all of idioms in your vocabulary notebook for review later Here are the first of 10 collocations: **Absolutely/Utterly ridiculous, **A sharp rise/increase, **To pose a problem, **To create an opportunity, and **To swell with pride/a sense of pride absolutely/utterly ridiculous Absolutely/utterly ridiculous means completely foolish or unreasonable Ex: The boss wants us to work on Saturday That’s absolutely ridiculous! a sharp increase A sharp rise or increase means a noticeable amount or growth in something Ex: High unemployment caused a sharp increase in homelessness in the city to pose a problem To pose a problem means to be an obstacle Ex: Mike’s lack of a university degree posed a problem when he finally tried to get a job to create an opportunity To create an opportunity is to have the prospect for advancement or success Ex: The company created an opportunity for its employees to study for an MBA degree at night to swell with pride / a sense of pride To swell with pride/a sense of pride is to feel a rush of happiness or deep pleasure Ex: Ladonna Baker swelled with pride when she accepted the Movie Award for Best Picture at the ceremony Here are the last of the 10 promised idioms that are key for smart English test takers to know and use: **To make a decision, **To a task, **To make an effort, **To your best, and **To make progress It is hoped that your interest in improving your vocabulary for IELTS, TOEFL, or TOEIC success is stimulated Seek to increase your English word power before the exam and get the high score that you seek – and deserve Now, let’s review these last collocations to make a decision To make a decision means to decide on something Ex: The jury could not make a decision and the defendant was set free by the judge to a task To a task means to undertake an assignment or job Ex: The maid had to the task of cleaning up the messy bedroom of the spoiled child to make an effort To make an effort means to try to something Ex: Julian could not complete the class assignment, but the teacher gave him a partial grade for making an effort to your best To your best means to try to something with maximum effort or ability Ex: Julian did his best to complete the math problems, but just could not understand how to add fractions 10 to make progress To make progress means to continue to move forward, to achieve something Ex: Her math teacher saw that Julia had made progress in her lessons so she passed her course Now you have all 10 collocations to boost your score on the IELTS, TOEFL, or TOEIC exam You just learned these collocations: **Absolutely/Utterly ridiculous, **A sharp rise/increase, **To pose a problem, **To create an opportunity, and **To swell with pride/a sense of pride **To make a decision, **To a task, **To make an effort, **To your best, and **To make progress Be sure to note these expressions in your vocabulary notebook and add them to your flashcards on the quizlet.com website THE 50 POWERFUL VOCABULARY TERMS VIDEO COURSE LIKE THE BOOK? 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