Key Points : Improving Production

Question types include:

1. 60 seconds- write at least one sentence described in the image (this
question type will appear 3 times in the real test)
Tips: You should finish writing when there’s 5 seconds left, so you can check if
there’s any spelling mistakes
Keywords to start describing a picture: (Better memorize these words)
● This picture depicts……. (highly recommend)
● As we can see from the picture, there is/ are……. (highly recommend)
● This picture shows…….
● This photograph was taken in a (_place_), there is……..
● In this photo, there is …….
● This picture shows a scene/ view of…….
● This is a black and white photo, it shows …….
Amount of people or the age:
● A number/ a group/ a team of people/ passengers
● Little kids
● Elderly/ Middle-aged woman (useful)/ female
● Young/ Adult/ Old man/ Male
● Two wild animals
● A rocket/ airplane/ car/ bus/ old- fashioned train running on the trial
● A brown dog/ cow
Places/ Venue:
● Forest/ dessert/ lake
● An open green/ grassy field
● Playground
● Operate place
● Art gallery/ Museum……. sculpture
● Warehouse
● Construction site(Common)
● Stage
● Large stadium(Common)
● Wooden table
Look/ Outlook:
● His or Her hair is dyed purple/ red/ blue
● Blond hair (Common)
● Beret hat
● Blue-black strip T-shirt
● Clothings: grey suit/ coat/ jacket, colourful dress, boots, blue pants
Feelings & emotions:
● Unhappy/ Irritated
 ● Very serious/ frustrated(Common)
● Hungry
● Thrilled/ Cheerful/ Yelling
● Quite happy/ surprised/ enjoying/ smiling(Common)
● Delightful
● Busy/ relaxed/ hurry/ casually
More extra information and to end
● It might be…….
● Apart from that, there is/ are…….
● Probably/ maybe it is…….
● We can assume that …….
● I am not sure but if I had to guess I would say……
● I suppose it might be…….
● It must be….(__season__)... because it is very……. (__weather__)(Useful)
2. 5 Minutes- Write to a topic (this question type will appear once only in the real
-80 words
1st step: implication & introduction
- There are several solid reasons why…… is considered to be advantageous
- Many believe that …… while others argue …… I agree with the former.
(Useful)
- Even though/ although some people ……. I am more inclined to ……. (Useful)
- Nowadays/ The last decade/ We live in an age when……. (Useful)
- The controversial issue in respect of……. has attracted the public attention
and sparked a heated debate in today’s society
2nd step: reasons/ experience
Tips: think in multiple angles will help you expand more on your writing
- Introduction words:
- First and Foremost,........ (highly recommend)
- To start/ To begin with, …….
- Firstly, Secondly, Lastly, ……..
- Moreover,.......
3rd step: results/ conclusions
- To sum up, ……..
- To put it in a nutshell, …….. (highly recommend)
- In conclusion, ……… (Useful)
- Overall, ……..
- Based on the reasons discussed, I consider that……..
Sample answer (I got this question at my real test): Many believe that literacy is
more important in present days, while others think that literacy is only essential in the
past. I agree with the former. First and Foremost, the ability to read and write is
important because it will help students enhance critical thinking. Some might argue
that literacy is not essential anymore since technology will replace the necessity of
reading and writing. Moreover, the ability to read and write is beneficial to our future
job. For example, you need to learn how to read and write so you can get into a well-
known university or college and get a good job in the future. To put it in a nutshell,
The ability to read and write has grown more significantly in the recent decade. (125
words)
3. Speaking: describe an image (90 seconds) ~70 seconds
Tips: Firstly, describe the main character in that picture (It might be an animal or a
person) Next, you should describe his or her clothings (using vocabulary listed
above) Last but not least, you have to describe what’s at the background of the
picture and put some of your prediction at the last sentence. (For example, I guess
this picture…….)
answer to a written prompt (2 times),
answer to an audio prompt (once). Hardest

Useful synonyms
1. Advantage= Benefit, positive
2. Disadvantage= Drawbacks
3. Effect= Influence, Impact, Result, Outcome
4. Problem= issue, challenge, difficulty, obstacle, setback
5. Important= crucial, essential, vital (Useful)
6. Expensive= costly, high-priced, extortionate
7. Cheap= inexpensive, affordable, economical
8. Big= Great, Large, Considerable, Wide, Vast
9. Small= Tiny, little, slight

Read Aloud Examples

Criteria in the real test: Fluency, Content, Pronunciation
1. I do not live to eat, but eat to live. (Easy)
2. This tree does not bear fruit. (Easy)
3. Typical meat dishes include primarily beef and lamb. (Easy)
4. This included responsibility for education, small business, public
works, social services and local government (Medium)
5. A computer can store any kind of information in memory if it can be
represented numerically. (Medium)
6. The slave traders would try to fit anywhere from 350 to 600 slaves
on one ship. (Medium)
7. By the time of his death it had damaged his lungs so he could not
sing.(Medium)
8. Other entrances need a certain task completed before going in.
(Medium)
9. 10 percent strategy and 90 percent communication yields 100
percent team success. (Medium)
10. However, he refused and the plot remained unchanged
during production. (Medium)
11. A philosophy is a way of thinking about the world, the
universe, and about society. (Medium)
12. Hundreds of camps of varying size and function were
created by the end of the war. (Medium)
13. When it moves all the way around the clock, the minute hand
moves forward one space. (Medium)
14. This destruction alters the functioning of the ecosystem and
can permanently alter species composition and biodiversity. (Hard)
15. Widely differing definitions of drug abuse are used in public
health, medical and criminal justice contexts. (Hard)
16. A biological system is a complex network of biologically
relevant entities. (Hard)
17. This syndrome is characterized by rapid rhythmic
movements of lips so that it resembles a rabbit chewing. (Hard)
18. Some of the deepest valleys in the world are made by
glaciers. (Hard)
19. There were also actual administrative jobs, but authority
could be vested in individuals rather than offices. (Hard)
20. The area dedicated to vineyards is increasing by about 2%
per year. (Hard)
Study agenda along with youtube videos

MUST DO!!!!! Hedwig (if applicable)

DAY 1 Beginners: What is Duolingo Test? Vocabulary Yes No

Basic Tips of DET (Medium: p.2-4)
Basic Vocabulary Dictation Reading- C test
Advance Learners: (Medium: p.2-4)
Improving production score

DAY 2 Vocabulary Listening Vocabulary Yes No

100 SENTENCES listening (Medium: p. 6-9)
(for this practice, write out your answers in a Reading- C test
notebook. Finish until question 80) (Medium: p.5-7)

DAY 3 Developing Writing skills Vocabulary Yes No

Expand your writing skills (Hard p. 4-5)
Writing- writing Read
(#25-
copy the answer on
your notebook or try to
submit your own
writing to the AI

DAY 4 Full Speaking Course Speaking- Read Aloud

(Medium p. 7-9)
(Hard: p.3-4)

DAY 5 Full Practice Test #3 Writing- writing Read

Full Practice Test #4 (#30-
(I highly recommend all of you guys write all your copy the answer on
answer on a notebook while you’re watching your notebook or try to
these videos, and check your answer is correct or
not) submit your own
writing to the AI

DAY 6 Method of describing image Writing- writing image

(p. 10-15)
Speaking- Read Aloud
(Hard: p.5-8)
Reading- C test
(Hard: p.4-7)

DAY 7 Full Practice Test #5 Vocabulary Yes No

Full Practice Test #6 (Hard p. 6-9)
(I highly recommend all of you guys write all your Vocabulary Audio
answer on a notebook while you’re watching (Hard p. 9-13)
these videos, and check your answer is correct or
not)

DAY 8 20 Vocabulary Test Speaking- Read Aloud

(I highly recommend all of you guys write all your (Hard: p.9-13)
 answer on a notebook while you’re watching this Reading- C test
vocabulary video, and check the definition on the (Hard: p.8-10)
dictionary) (Medium: p.8-12)
Full Practice Test #7

~Here is a photo of how I jot notes about vocabulary in my notebook~

Vocabulary List
*Highlighted vocabularies n

pronounce most of the vocabs)

Vocabularies Meanings

1. Readership - the group of people who regularly read a particular

newspaper, magazine, etc.

2. Publicly - If something is done publicly, it is done so that everyone can

know about it

3. Engrossed - giving all your attention to something

**C2 word

4. Scruffy - untidy and looking

**C2 word

5. Contraception - any of various methods intended to prevent a woman

**C2 word becoming pregnant

6. Juggle - to throw several objects up into the air, and then catch and
throw them up repeatedly so that one or more objects can
stay in the air.
- usually in order to entertain people

7. Wreckage - a badly damaged object or the separated parts of a badly

**C2 word damaged object
 8. Retrace - to go back over something, eg. a path or a series of past
actions

9. Indifferent - not thinking about or interested in someone or something

**C2 word

10. Referendum - a vote in which all the people in a country or an area are
**C2 word asked to give their opinion about or decide an important
political or social question

11. Squander - to waste money or supplies, or to waste opportunities by not

**C2 word using them to your advantage

12. Arid - very dry and without enough rain for plants
**C2 word - unsuccessful
- not interesting and showing no imagination

13. Longevity - living for a long time

**C2 word - remaining popular or useful for a long time

14. Breadth - the distance from one side to another

15. Formidable - causing you to have fear or respect for something or

**C2 word someone because that thing is large, powerful, or difficult

16. Succumb - to lose the determination to oppose something; to accept

**C2 word defeat.

17. Inkling - a feeling that something is true or likely to happen, although

you are not certain

18. Loom - to appear as a large, often frightening or unclear shape or

**C2 word object

19. Frenzy - uncontrolled and excited behaviour or emotion that is

**C2 word sometimes violent

20. Ornament - an object that is beautiful rather than useful (eg. necklaces or
**C2 word earrings)

21. Deodorant - a substance that you put on your body to prevent or hide
**C1 word unpleasant smells

22. Orthodox - (of beliefs, ideas, or activities) considered traditional, normal,

**C2 word and accepted by most people

23. Pragmatic - solving problems in a sensible way that suits the conditions
**C2 word that really exist now, rather than obeying fixed theories,
ideas, or rules

24. Decaffeinated - Decaffeinated coffee or tea form has had the coffee removed
**C2 word

25. Conceited - too proud of yourself and your actions and abilities
**C2 word
 26. Scourge - Something or someone that causes great suffering or a lot of
trouble

27. Tumultous - very loud, or full of confusion, change, or uncertainty

28. Audacious - showing a willingness to take risks or offend people

29. Speculation - the activity of guessing possible answers to a question

**C1 word without having enough information to be certain

30. Pestilence - a very serious infectious disease that spreads quickly and
kills large number of people
- a serious and growing problem

31. Devastating - causing a lot of damage or destruction

**C2 word - making someone very shocked and upset

32. Abdicate - If a king/ queen abdicates, he or she makes a formal

statement that he or she no longer wants to be king/queen.

33. Negligent - not being careful or giving enough attention to people or

**C2 word things that are your responsibility

34. Potent - very powerful, forceful, or effective

35. Envisage - to imagine or expect something in the future, especially

**C1 word something good

36. Regime - a particular government or a system or method of

**C2 word government

37. Vilify - to say or write unpleasant things about somebody or

something, in order to cause other people to have a bad
opinion on them.

38. Partake - to become involved with or take part in something

- to eat or drink

39. Decimate - to kill a large number of something, or to reduce something

severely

40. Oligarchy - government by a small group of powerful people

41. Herbivore - an animal that eats only plants

42. Erroneous - wrong or false

43. Cacophony - an unpleasant mixture of loud sounds

44. Intrinsic - being an extremely important and basic characteristic of a

**C2 word person or thing

45. Gladiatorial - relating to violent fighting in which only one person or group
can win

46. Integrate - to mix with and join society or a group of people, often
**C1 word changing to suit their way of life, habits, and customs

47. Fatal - a fatal illness, accident, etc. cause death

**C2 word - very serious and having an important bad effect in the future

48. Deploy - to use something or someone, especially in an effective way

- to move soldiers or equipment to a place where they can be
used when they are needed

49. Predominantly - mostly or mainly

**C2 word

50. Anonymity - the situation in which someone’s name is not given or known

51. Fierce - physically violent and frightening

**B2 word - strong and powerful
- showing strong feeling or energetic activity

52. Brash - people showing too much confidence and too little respect
- clothes are too bright and colourful

53. Amid - in the middle of or surrounded by

**C1 word

54. Resignation - the act of telling your employer that you are leaving your job
**C2 word

55. Practitioner - someone involved in a skilled job or activity

**C2 word

56. The epitome of - the typical or highest example of a stated quality

something

57. Scrutinize - to examine something very carefully in order to discover

information

58. Dump - to put down or drop something in a careless way

**C2 word - to get rid of something unwanted

59. Stagnant - (water or air) not flowing or moving, and smelling unpleasant
- not growing or developing

60. Extravagant - spending too much money, or using too much of something
**C2 word - extreme and unreasonable