Complete Ielts Band 5-6.5 Unit 1

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a'broad (adv)

Back 1

in or to a foreign country

Front 2

a'ccustomed to (adj)

Back 2

If you are accustomed to something, you have experienced it often enough for it to seem normal to you.

Front 3

ad'just (v)

Back 3

to change the way you behave or think in order to suit a new situation

Front 4

'customs (plural n)

Back 4

things that have been done for along time in a society and are part of that society's culture

Front 5

de'fine (as) (v)

Back 5

to say exactly what something means

Front 6

'evidence (n)

Back 6

something that makes you believe that something is true or exists

Front 7

ex'perience (v)

Back 7

If you experience something, it happens to you or you are involved in it.

Front 8

fi'nancial 'matters (plural n)

Back 8

subjects connected with money

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give rise to (vp)

Back 9

to cause

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go wrong (vp)

Back 10

to develop problems

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'immigrant (n)

Back 11

someone who comes to live in a different country

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inter'nationally 'recognised qualifi'cations (plural n)

Back 12

qualification (= what you get when you pass exams) that are accepted in many different countries

Front 13

'lifestyle (n)

Back 13

the way that you live

Front 14

make sense (vp)

Back 14

to have a meaning or reason that you can understand

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'notice (v)

Back 15

to see something and be aware of it

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point of view (n)

Back 16

an opinion

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'problem-solving skills (plural n)

Back 17

the ability to find solutions to problems

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'process (n)

Back 18

a series of changes that happen and have a particular result

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re'cource (n)

Back 19

something that a country, person or oranisation has which they can use

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seek out (vp)

Back 20

to look for something you want to have

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stage (n)

Back 21

a period of development or a particular time in a process

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stand out (vp)

Back 22

to be very easy to see or notice

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su'rroundings (plural n)

Back 23

the place where someone or something is and the things that are in that place

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take 'action (vp)

Back 24

to do something to solve a problem

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take 'something 'seriously (vp)

Back 25

to believe that something is important and that you should pay attention to it

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re'fer to sth/ sb (as) (vp)

Back 26

to call someone or something a particular name

Front 27

'values (plural n)

Back 27

beliefs about what is morally right and wrong and what is most important in life

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work sth out (vp)

Back 28

to understand something or decide something after thinking very carefully