Complete Ielts Band 5 - 6.5 Unit 3

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a'chieve v

Back 1

to succeed in doing something good, usually by working hard

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base sth on sth vp

Back 2

to use something as the main part of something you are developing

Front 3

com'pletion (of) n

Back 3

when something that you are doing or making is finished

Front 4

'critical adj

Back 4

very important for the way things will happen in the future

Front 5

ex'press v

Back 5

to tell someone about an opinion, a feeling or an idea by speaking or writing

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'figure n

Back 6

a number

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find something 'easy vp

Back 7

to have no difficulty doing something

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'fluency n

Back 8

the ability to speak a language well

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get 'going vp

Back 9

to start to happen

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'handle v

Back 10

to deal with something

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hy'pothesis n

Back 11

a suggested explanation for something which has not yet been proved to be true

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i'deal adj

Back 12

perfect or the best possible

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'imitate v

Back 13

to copy the way someone or something looks, sounds or behaves

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in'clusion (of) n

Back 14

when you have something as a part of something else

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the re'verse n

Back 15

the opposite of what has just been said

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sus'pect v

Back 16

to think that something is probably true

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(by) 'trial and 'error (phrase)

Back 17

a way of learning the best way to do something by trying different methods

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'gestures plural n

Back 18

movements that you make with your hand, arm or head to express what you are thinking or feeling or what you want someone to do

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'language acqui'sition n

Back 19

the process of learning to speak a language

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'level (of) n

Back 20

the amount or standard of something

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'literate adj

Back 21

able to read and write

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'matter v

Back 22

to be important or to affect what happens

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more or less (phrase)

Back 23

almost

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'native 'speaker n

Back 24

someone who speaks a language as their first language

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no 'longer (phrase)

Back 25

in the past but not now

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ma'ture adj

Back 26

completely grown or developed

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o'besity

Back 27

the state of being extremely fat

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'options (plural n)

Back 28

the things that you can choose between in a particular situation

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po'tential adj

Back 29

possible, but not yet proved

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raise a 'question vp

Back 30

to cause people to think about something

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reach v

Back 31

to get to a particular level

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re'cruitment n

Back 32

the process of trying to find someone to work for an organisation

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tongue n

Back 33

a language