106. TOEFL vs IELTS!: Which One Should You Take? (English Vocabulary Lesson)
Thinking in English
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Are you thinking about taking an English proficiency test to check your language level? Or do you need the result for a job, to move to another country, or start university? Two of the most important, well respected, and popular exams are TOEFL and IELTS. Which one should you take? Let’s talk about it in this episode of Thinking in English!
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Vocabulary List
To naturalise (v) - to make someone a legal citizen of a country that they were not born in
My sister is a naturalised US citizen
Acronym (n) - an abbreviation consisting of the first letters of each word in the name of something, pronounced as a words
IELTS is an acronym for “International English Language Testing System”
Specific (adj) - relating to one thing and not others; particular
The virus attacks specific cells in the brain
Proficiency (n) - the fact of having the skill and experience for doing something
That organization requires employees to have proficiency in at least two different languages
In a nutshell (idiom) - very briefly, giving only the main points
“What went wrong?” “In a nutshell, everything”
To type (v) - to write using a machine, either a computer keyboard or a typewriter
She asked me to type a couple of letters
Contrasting (adj) - very different
That artist likes to use contrasting colours in his paintings
Airport fiction (n) - airport fiction is a genre of literature that is a fairly long and fast paced; you read it for the plot and the fast pace, not for the style of writing
She only likes to read airport fiction
To reiterate (v) - to say something again, once or several times
She reiterated that she had never seen him before
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