Vocabulary · module 8 of 8
IELTS vocabulary with Bangla meanings
Academic Word List, high-frequency IELTS topics, collocations and word formation — with spaced repetition.
10 lessons · about 4.2 hours
- 1Academic Word List IThirty-four of the most useful headwords from AWL sublists 1–2, the words that carry the meaning in IELTS Reading passages, Part 4 lectures and band 7+ essays. Learn them with their word families, collocations and grammar patterns, then see them at work in a real-style reading passage.25 min · Intermediate
- 2Academic Word List IIThirty-four powerful headwords from AWL sublists 3–6, the vocabulary of argument, evaluation and policy. Learn the verb patterns, prepositions and synonym sets that turn a band 6 Task 2 paragraph into a band 8 one, then write your own paragraph using them.25 min · Advanced
- 3Topic vocabulary: educationEducation is one of the most common IELTS topics in Writing Task 2 and Speaking Part 3. Learn 31 precise terms and collocations, from tertiary education and tuition fees to rote learning and brain drain. You will also learn how to describe the Bangladeshi system (SSC, HSC, coaching centres) in natural international English, and how to avoid the local expressions examiners mark as errors.25 min · Intermediate
- 4Topic vocabulary: environment and climateEnvironment and climate questions come up constantly in Writing Task 2, Speaking Part 3 and Academic Reading. Learn 33 precise terms, from greenhouse gas emissions and carbon footprint to salinity, storm surge and biodiversity. You will also use them to describe Bangladesh, one of the countries most exposed to climate change, in clear international English.25 min · Intermediate
- 5Topic vocabulary: technology and mediaTechnology and media come up in nearly every IELTS test, in Writing Task 2, all three parts of Speaking, and in Reading and Listening. Learn 32 precise terms, from artificial intelligence, automation and obsolescence to the digital divide, mobile financial services and cybersecurity. You will use bKash, e-commerce and Bangladesh’s mobile revolution as fresh, specific examples.25 min · Intermediate
- 6Topic vocabulary: health and lifestyleHealth comes up again and again in Writing Task 2, Speaking Part 3, Reading and Listening. Learn 33 band 7+ words and collocations for lifestyle diseases, public health, healthcare systems and mental wellbeing, then use them in a reading passage on Bangladesh's arsenic crisis.25 min · Intermediate
- 7Topic vocabulary: work, economy and globalisationJobs, money and globalisation are core IELTS themes, and Bangladesh's own story (remittances, the garment industry, freelancing) gives you excellent examples. Learn 31 band 7+ words and collocations, fix the classic word-form errors, then write a Task 2 body paragraph.25 min · Intermediate
- 8Topic vocabulary: society, crime and governmentCrime, government policy and social issues are classic Task 2 and Speaking Part 3 topics. Learn 32 precise words and collocations, from deterrent and recidivism to allocate funding and social cohesion, then use them in a full set of Part 3 questions.25 min · Intermediate
- 9Topic vocabulary: cities, transport and housingCities, traffic and housing are some of the most common IELTS topics. Learn 33 band 7+ words and collocations for urban growth, transport and housing, avoid the countability traps (traffic, public transport, housing), then read about what Dhaka's new metro can and cannot fix.25 min · Intermediate
- 10Word formation and collocationA wrong word form can cost you marks in all four skills. Master prefixes, suffixes and word families, learn the collocation patterns examiners reward (highly likely, pose a threat, deeply concerned), fix the word-form errors that keep candidates at band 6, and use word class to predict answers in Reading and Listening completion tasks.25 min · Advanced
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