Vocabulary for IELTS - Lesson 4 - Life, leisure

Vocabulary for IELTS - Lesson 4 - Life, leisure

by Ngọc Nguyễn

​Life

Open Ended

​1.1 Write your answers for the following questions

​1. Do you think people work too much nowadays?

Open Ended

​1.1 Write your answers for the following questions

​2. What do you like to do to relax?

Open Ended

​1.1 Write your answers for the following questions

​3. What is your idea of a perfect day?

Open Ended

​1.1 Write your answers for the following questions

​4. How would you describe your attitude to life?

Multiple Choice

1.2 Now listen to four people answering these questions and decide which of the words in the box best describes each speaker.

SPEAKER 1

• pessimist

• realist

• optimist

• risk-taker

• careful

Multiple Choice

1.2 Now listen to four people answering these questions and decide which of the words in the box best describes each speaker.

SPEAKER 2

• pessimist

• realist

• optimist

• risk-taker

• careful

Multiple Choice

1.2 Now listen to four people answering these questions and decide which of the words in the box best describes each speaker.

SPEAKER 3

• pessimist

• realist

• optimist

• risk-taker

• careful

Multiple Choice

1.2 Now listen to four people answering these questions and decide which of the words in the box best describes each speaker.

SPEAKER 4

• pessimist

• realist

• optimist

• risk-taker

• careful

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​ups and downs

​the mixture of good and bad things in life or in a particular situation or relationship

​live life on the edge

​to have a life with many dangers and risks, especially because you like to behave in an extreme and unusual way

​positive outlook

​the attitude to life and the world of a particular person, group or culture

​live life to the full

try to gain a lot from life by being always busy and trying new activities

​1.4 Make a note of any of these words and phrases that apply to you and then answer the questions in 1.1 again.

​1. Do you think people work too much nowadays?

​2. What do you like to do to relax?

​3. What is your idea of a perfect day?

​4. How would you describe your attitude to life?

Open Ended

​1.4 Write your answers for the following questions

​1. Do you think people work too much nowadays?

​2. What do you like to do to relax?

​3. What is your idea of a perfect day?

​4. How would you describe your attitude to life?

​Vocabulary note

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Note the difference between life and living. Life is used to refer to the period between birth and death, living is used to refer to being alive, make a living refers to earning money.

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2 COLLOCATION: Complete the words or phrases in

the sentences with life or living. Which answers are written as one word?

1. Going to Egypt and seeing the pyramids was a once in a

time opportunity for me.

​once in a lifetime

​used to describe something special that is not likely to happen to you again

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2 COLLOCATION: Complete the words or phrases in

the sentences with life or living. Which answers are written as one word?

2. The standard of

in my country is very good;

there are not many poor people there.

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2 COLLOCATION: Complete the words or phrases in

the sentences with life or living. Which answers are written as one word?

3. In my job as a nurse I get to meet people from all walks of

​all walks of life

different types of jobs and different levels of society

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2 COLLOCATION: Complete the words or phrases in

the sentences with life or living. Which answers are written as one word?

4. For me, being a vegetarian is not just about diet, it has become a way of

way of life

the manner in which a person lives:

Ex: ​She loved travel, meeting people from other cultures and finding out about their way of life.

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2 COLLOCATION: Complete the words or phrases in

the sentences with life or living. Which answers are written as one word?

5. Many people only think about bills they need to pay and forget to allow for everyday

expenses when they calculate a budget.

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2 COLLOCATION: Complete the words or phrases in

the sentences with life or living. Which answers are written as one word?

6. It was a

long ambition of mine to travel to the Arctic Circle and see the northern lights.

​lifelong (adj)

​lasting or existing all through your life

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2 COLLOCATION: Complete the words or phrases in

the sentences with life or living. Which answers are written as one word?

7. A rise in petrol prices inevitably leads to a rise in the cost of

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2 COLLOCATION: Complete the words or phrases in

the sentences with life or living. Which answers are written as one word?

8. The happiest people are those who have found a way to make a

from their hobby.

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3.1 Read the text and decide whether the sentences below are true or false. Match the underlined words in the sentences with one of the underlined words or phrases in the text.

1. Both acting and roller-skating give people a strong feeling of being part of a team.

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3.1 Read the text and decide whether the sentences below are true or false. Match the underlined words in the sentences with one of the underlined words or phrases in the text.

2. Taking part in sports gives you the strongest desire to win.

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3.1 Read the text and decide whether the sentences below are true or false. Match the underlined words in the sentences with one of the underlined words or phrases in the text.

3. Collecting things satisfies people's desire for making things.

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3.1 Read the text and decide whether the sentences below are true or false. Match the underlined words in the sentences with one of the underlined words or phrases in the text.

4. Researchers already know why a hobby attracts a person.

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3.1 Read the text and decide whether the sentences below are true or false. Match the underlined words in the sentences with one of the underlined words or phrases in the text.

5 Fishing allows you to show the type of person you are.

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3.2 Now look at the remaining words and phrases that have been underlined in the text and match them to these definitions.

1. a feeling of doing what you have always wanted to do

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3.2 Now look at the remaining words and phrases that have been underlined in the text and match them to these definitions.

2. a deep understanding

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3.2 Now look at the remaining words and phrases that have been underlined in the text and match them to these definitions.

3. a feature of

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3.2 Now look at the remaining words and phrases that have been underlined in the text and match them to these definitions.

4. something that is done for enjoyment in your free time. (x3)

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3.2 Now look at the remaining words and phrases that have been underlined in the text and match them to these definitions.

5. things you do every day

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4.1 COLLOCATION Match the verbs with nouns from the box. You may use the words more than once.

a need, a balance, a choice, a change, a chance, a decision, a goal, a living, a role, an opportunity, pressure (on)

achieve .....X2.........

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4.1 COLLOCATION Match the verbs with nouns from the box. You may use the words more than once.

a need, a balance, a choice, a change, a chance, a decision, a goal, a living, a role, an opportunity, pressure (on)

make .......X4.......

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4.1 COLLOCATION Match the verbs with nouns from the box. You may use the words more than once.

a need, a balance, a choice, a change, a chance a decision, a goal, a living, a role, an opportunity, pressure (on)

meet ......X1........

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4.1 COLLOCATION Match the verbs with nouns from the box. You may use the words more than once.

a need, a balance, a choice, a change, a chance a decision, a goal, a living, a role, an opportunity, pressure (on)

miss .....X2.........

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4.1 COLLOCATION Match the verbs with nouns from the box. You may use the words more than once.

a need, a balance, a choice, a change, a chance a decision, a goal, a living, a role, an opportunity, pressure (on)

play .....X1.........

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4.1 COLLOCATION Match the verbs with nouns from the box. You may use the words more than once.

a need, a balance, a choice, a change, a chance a decision, a goal, a living, a role, an opportunity, pressure (on)

put .....X.........

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4.1 COLLOCATION Match the verbs with nouns from the box. You may use the words more than once.

a need, a balance, a choice, a change, a chance a decision, a goal, a living, a role, an opportunity, pressure (on)

set .....X.........

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4.1 COLLOCATION Match the verbs with nouns from the box. You may use the words more than once.

a need, a balance, a choice, a change, a chance a decision, a goal, a living, a role, an opportunity, pressure (on)

take .....X2.........

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4.2 Correct the 14 vocabulary mistakes in the text.

Although we have a better standard of living nowadays, in many ways our quality of life is not as good as in the past because we are always too busy to enjoy what we have.

1. "Everyday life today is much more complicated than in the past. Even in our leisure time we have to take so many choices about what to do or even what to watch on TV."

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4.2 Correct the 14 vocabulary mistakes in the text.

Although we have a better standard of living nowadays, in many ways our quality of life is not as good as in the past because we are always too busy to enjoy what we have.

2. "We are often spoilt for choice and this can leave us feeling confused and dissatisfied. We all know that it is important to get a balance between work and play, but many of us do not succeed."

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4.2 Correct the 14 vocabulary mistakes in the text.

Although we have a better standard of living nowadays, in many ways our quality of life is not as good as in the past because we are always too busy to enjoy what we have.

3&4. X2: "Instead, we make extra pressure for ourselves by trying to be as successful in our work life as in our personal life."

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4.2 Correct the 14 vocabulary mistakes in the text.

Although we have a better standard of living nowadays, in many ways our quality of life is not as good as in the past because we are always too busy to enjoy what we have.

5. "Life in the past was much simpler as many people worked to get their basic needs."

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4.2 Correct the 14 vocabulary mistakes in the text.

Although we have a better standard of living nowadays, in many ways our quality of life is not as good as in the past because we are always too busy to enjoy what we have.

6. "Today, for many of us, our job is not just a way of making a life.."

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4.2 Correct the 14 vocabulary mistakes in the text.

Although we have a better standard of living nowadays, in many ways our quality of life is not as good as in the past because we are always too busy to enjoy what we have.

7. "For many, work is an important role in our everyday life and gives us a strong sense of personal fulfilment."

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4.2 Correct the 14 vocabulary mistakes in the text.

Although we have a better standard of living nowadays, in many ways our quality of life is not as good as in the past because we are always too busy to enjoy what we have.

8. "What is more, we have become much more materialistic. Many people get themselves goals such as buying a new house or car and so we measure our success by the material things we own."

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4.2 Correct the 14 vocabulary mistakes in the text.

Although we have a better standard of living nowadays, in many ways our quality of life is not as good as in the past because we are always too busy to enjoy what we have.

9. "Desiring these luxuries is what motivates us to work much harder than in the past, so in many ways we choice this way of life."

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4.2 Correct the 14 vocabulary mistakes in the text.

Although we have a better standard of living nowadays, in many ways our quality of life is not as good as in the past because we are always too busy to enjoy what we have.

10. "We have worked hard to improve our standard of living, but it may have come at a very high price. We need to take some changes in our priorities so that family occasions are as important as business meetings."

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4.2 Correct the 14 vocabulary mistakes in the text.

Although we have a better standard of living nowadays, in many ways our quality of life is not as good as in the past because we are always too busy to enjoy what we have.

11. "We should also make every possible opportunity to relax and enjoy our leisure time."

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4.2 Correct the 14 vocabulary mistakes in the text.

Although we have a better standard of living nowadays, in many ways our quality of life is not as good as in the past because we are always too busy to enjoy what we have.

12. "Once you have given the decision to do this, you should find that your quality of life also improves."

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4.2 Correct the 14 vocabulary mistakes in the text.

Although we have a better standard of living nowadays, in many ways our quality of life is not as good as in the past because we are always too busy to enjoy what we have.

13&14. X2: "My ultimate aim is to have a happy family life. If I get this goal then I know I will not regret any chances I have lost to stay longer at the office."

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