Endurance – Word Of The Day For IELTS

Endurance – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing

Endurance: (Noun) /ɪnˈdʊrəns/

Definition:

The ability to continue doing something difficult or painful over a long period of time

Synonyms: 

Courage, Perseverance, Tolerance

Collocations:

With adjective: physical endurance

Example:

For IELTS Speaking:.
“Caffeine has long been used to increase physical endurance, in both humans and animals.”
“Now that was a feat of ability, patience and sheer physical endurance.”
“It takes them to the limits of physical endurance, then asks for more.”

For IELTS Writing:
“Strength and physical endurance would rocket as blood surged around their systems with unprecedented vigour.”

Exercise:

Choose the following words to fill in the blank: endurance, ethnicity, implications, retain, overall, commitment, labelled, prior, sums, apparently. 

1. I wasn’t there, but _______________ it was a great party.
2. The decision of the international trade commission has serious _______________ for the Canadian farming industry.
3. Waste products are routinely _______________ as agricultural, industrial or municipal.
4. Studies suggest that _______________, more people dream in black-and-white than in colour.
5. Following the collapse of communism in Europe, the people of Serbia voted to _______________ their Socialist government.
6. Most of us with children can understand the frustration of a parent, driven beyond _____________, who hits out.
7. She broke up with her boyfriend because he didn’t seem to want to make the _______________ to having a serious relationship.
8. His _______________ is unclear; he has both Asian and African features.
9. Despite its small size, Switzerland spends huge _______________ of money on aid to developing countries.
10. He worked as a translator _______________ to becoming an ESL teacher.

Answer keys:

1. apparently
2. implications
3. labelled
4. overall
5. retain
6. endurance
7. commitment
8. ethnicity
9. sums
10. prior

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