Vocabulary for Top 9 Most Common Topics in IELTS Subject Exam

Courtney Miller

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Updated On Jul 22, 2024

Academic Vocabulary for Top 9 Most Common Topics in IELTS Exam

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Academic Vocabulary for Top 9 Most Common Topics in IELTS Exam

The IELTS Vocabulary is not tested as a separate part on the test, but it does account for a significant portion of your final score in both the Writing and Speaking examinations, making it vital. The examiners will evaluate your capability to apply a broad range of relevant words and to use them correctly.

Thus, vocabulary plays a critical role in achieving a high score in your IELTS exam. It will be really useful for IELTS Speaking, Reading, Listening and Writing. The more vocabulary you know how to use, the more comprehensively and fluently you can understand and speak.

The key to conquering IELTS is learning the right words. It is highly likely that you will not remember all-new English words, so you have to make up your mind which kinds of new words you should pay focus on. In IELTS, there are nine common topics used for IELTS Writing and Speaking, namely Health, People, Energy and Environment, Media, Traffic, Home, Crime, Work, and Education.

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There are some common topics that appear in the IELTS examination, and knowing these topics makes learning vocabulary easier. These words can also be used in the IELTS speaking and writing when these kinds of topics arise in the exam.

There are a multitude of ways to improve your IELTS vocabulary; however, the quickest, most intelligent way is to categorize/classify new words into different topics.

So how to learn these topics most effectively? Here are some general suggestions for you to learn IELTS Vocabulary in these different topics:

Jot a new word down to a notebook in terms of various topics (with its translations or definitions)
Write the words and definitions on sticky notes or a small piece of paper (you should write the New word on the front side and its definition on the backside. So that you can only turn the note back when you forget its meaning)
Speak new words out repeatedly. In case you get access to the Internet, you can use the online dictionary to learn how to pronounce them.
Make associations (in pictures or with other words)
Have somebody to test you about new vocabulary
Utilize them to practice for your IELTS speaking or writing

During the process of learning IELTS Vocabulary, you should have a dictionary, notebook and marker, sticky notes and some partners to practice the new words.

Below are the download links for the aforementioned top 9 common topics for IELTS Exam. Each topic includes Vocabulary and Exercise for practice, which extracted from the top-selling vocabulary IELTS books such as English Vocabulary in Use, English Collocation in Use, Cambridge IELTS Practice Test, etc

You can download it here:

1. Health

2. Education

3. People

4. Crime

5. Energy & Environment

6. Media

7. Home

8. Work

9. Traffic
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Courtney Miller

Courtney is one of our star content writers as she plays multiple roles. She is a phenomenal researcher and provides extensive articles to students. She is also an IELTS Trainer and an extremely good content writer. Courtney completed her English Masters at Kings College London, and has been a part of our team for more than 3 years. She has worked with the British Council and knows the tricks and tips of IELTS.

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