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IELTS technology vocabulary

 Indispensable: something you could not manage without.

 Innovative: using new methods or ideas.

 Develop: to change into a more advanced or stronger form.

 Device: an object or machine that has been made for a certain purpose.

 E-commerce: buying and selling goods and services through the internet.

 Modify: to change something in order to make it better.

 Breakthrough: an important discovery that helps improve a situation or answer a

question.

 Obsolete: Not in used anymore, having been replaced by something better.


Vocabulary (Describing Personality
I. 1) narrow-minded unwilling to accept ideas different from your own

2) big-headed sure that you are more important or better than other people

3) warm-hearted kind, friendly and generous

4) easy-going a coming together of people for discussion

5) bad-tempered in an angry mood, often angry

6) hard-working using a lot of time and energy to do work

7) thick-skinned not easily hurt or offended

8) self-conscious too easily becoming shy in the presence of others

9) absent-minded tending to forget things or to not notice things

10) strong-willed having a powerful will; resolute

II. 1) respectful (adj.) feeling or showing deference and respect

2) courteous (adj.) polite or considerate in manner

3) sensitive (adj.) easily upset by the things people say or do

4) disagreeable (adj.) hard to get along with

5) impolite (adj.) not having or showing good manners; rude

6) sociable (adj.) enjoying spending time with other people

7) trustworthy (adj.) able to be trusted as being honest, safe, or reliable

8) sensible (adj.) having, using, or showing good sense or sound judgment

9) talkative (adj.) liking to talk a lot

10) affectionate (adj.) readily feeling or showing fondness or tenderness

Collocations - Make vs Do
I.
1. MAKE + A FUSS to worry about or make a bother about sb or sth
2. DO + HOMEWORK to do work that a student is given to do at home
3. DO + WELL to be successful, progress
4. MAKE + FRIENDS to become someone's friend
5. MAKE + A COMMENT to make a statement about someone or something
6. DO + RESEARCH to make an extensive investigation into
7. MAKE + A PREDICTION to say that something will happen in the future
8. DO + DAMAGE to harm or spoil something/somebody
9. MAKE + PROGRESS to improve or develop over a period of time
10. DO + A REPORT to write a report
II.
1. MAKE + AN ATTEMPT to try to perform, make, or achieve
2. MAKE + A DECISION to choose something after thinking about it
3. DO + TIME to spend time in prison as a prisoner
4. DO + THE WASHING to wash the clothes
5. MAKE + AN EXCEPTION to allow sb not to follow the usual rule on one occasion
6. MAKE + A SANDWICH to prepare a sandwich
7. MAKE + A FORTUNE to earn a great deal of money
8. DO + ONE'S DUTY something that you have to do - morally or legally right
9. DO + A FAVOUR to do something for someone
10. MAKE + A CONFESSION to admit, especially to the police, you have done sth wrong
III.
1. MAKE + SURE to make certain, ensure
2. DO + THE HOUSEWORK the tasks, such as cleaning and cooking
3. DO + BUSINESS to engage in commerce or have dealings
4. MAKE + FUN + OF to tease, ridicule or make jokes about
5. MAKE + A DISCOVERY discover something, learn of or uncover something
6. DO + THE SHOPPING the activity of going to a shop to buy things
7. MAKE + A SUGGESTION to offer an idea or a plan for someone to consider
8. DO + HARM to injure physically, morally, or mentally
9. DO + A COURSE a series of lessons or lectures on a particular subject
10. MAKE + A REMARK observe, pass a remark, remark

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