Vocabulary for IELTS - Lesson 8 - Through the ages

Vocabulary for IELTS - Lesson 8 - Through the ages

​Time, History

by Ngọc Minh Nguyễn

​TIME

Poll

1.1 Which of the statements are true for you?

1.   A I wear a digital watch.

B I wear an analogue watch.

C I don't wear a watch

Poll

1.1 Which of the statements are true for you?

2. A I write important dates on my calendar

B I keep a diary.

C I don't use either

Poll

1.1 Which of the statements are true for you?

3       A I am very punctual.

B I am often in a hurry.

C I am always late

Multiple Choice

1.2 (R8a) Listen to three people speaking about punctuality and decide whether they are

 A punctual.

B always in a hurry.

C always late

SPEAKER 1

Multiple Choice

1.2 (R8a) Listen to three people speaking about punctuality and decide whether they are

 A punctual.

B always in a hurry.

C always late

SPEAKER 2

Multiple Choice

1.2 (R8a) Listen to three people speaking about punctuality and decide whether they are

 A punctual.

B always in a hurry.

C always late

SPEAKER 3

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1.3 (R8a) Listen again and write the number of the phrases in the order as you hear them.

1. on time        2. in time       3. took so long        4. take my time

  5. the right time       6. spend time         7. save time

8. lose track of time            9. time-consuming

​Error warning

​We use take + time in the following ways: Take your time (= don't hurry), Take a long time/too much time. NB We can say It took a lot of time /so much time/too much time, but be careful when you use long: it took a lonq time/It took too long/It took so long. NOT It took too long time/It took so long time. We can also say I took three hours to get there or It took (me) three hours to get there.

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1.3 Complete the sentences below using the correct phrase.

on time        in time       took so long        take my time

  the right time       spend time         save time

lose track of time            time-consuming

1. When I surf the net I often

 Before

I know it a few hours have gone by.

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1.3 Complete the sentences below using the correct phrase.

on time        in time       took so long        take my time

  the right time       spend time         save time

lose track of time            time-consuming

2. I try to make my lunch the night before to

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1.3 Complete the sentences below using the correct phrase.

on time        in time       took so long        take my time

  the right time       spend time         save time

lose track of time            time-consuming

3. At the weekend I try to

 with my family.

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1.3 Complete the sentences below using the correct phrase.

on time        in time       took so long        take my time

  the right time       spend time         save time

lose track of time            time-consuming

4. I find writing notes by hand very

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1.3 Complete the sentences below using the correct phrase.

on time        in time       took so long        take my time

  the right time       spend time         save time

lose track of time            time-consuming

5. We booked a taxi but it

 to arrive

that we were 15 minutes late.

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1.3 Complete the sentences below using the correct phrase.

on time        in time       took so long        take my time

  the right time       spend time         save time

lose track of time            time-consuming

6. Excuse me, do you have ......................? I have an appointment at 10 o'clock and I really want to get there .......................   

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1.3 Complete the sentences below using the correct phrase.

on time        in time       took so long        take my time

  the right time       spend time         save time

lose track of time            time-consuming

7. I ran for the bus, but I didn't get there

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1.3 Complete the sentences below using the correct phrase.

on time        in time       took so long        take my time

  the right time       spend time         save time

lose track of time            time-consuming

8. I got up very early so that I could

getting ready.

Multiple Choice

1.4 Say whether the underlined words are closest in meaning to before or after.

1. Twenty people were injured in the accident and the

tower was subsequently demolished to prevent it from happening again.

• BEFORE

• AFTER

Multiple Choice

1.4 Say whether the underlined words are closest in meaning to before or after.

2. Prior to the introduction of the steam engine, most people in the UK worked from home.

• BEFORE

• AFTER

Multiple Choice

1.4 Say whether the underlined words are closest in meaning to before or after.

3. Three years previously the government had introduced a new law allowing women to vote for the first time.

• BEFORE

• AFTER

Multiple Choice

1.4 Say whether the underlined words are closest in meaning to before or after.

4. There was a great deal of excitement in the days preceding the election.

• BEFORE

• AFTER

Multiple Choice

1.4 Say whether the underlined words are closest in meaning to before or after.

5. This is the third year in succession that a female has been chosen to manage the club.

• BEFORE

• AFTER

​in succession

/səkˈseʃn/​

one after another, follow each other in time or order

Multiple Choice

1.4 Say whether the underlined words are closest in meaning to before or after.

6. Istanbul was formerly known as Constantinople.

• BEFORE

• AFTER

Multiple Choice

1.4 Say whether the underlined words are closest in meaning to before or after.

7. I had to pay $2,000 rent in advance.

• BEFORE

• AFTER

Multiple Choice

1.4 Say whether the underlined words are closest in meaning to before or after.

8. The newspapers warned that a stock market crash was imminent.

• BEFORE

• AFTER

​imminent (adj)

​/ˈɪmɪnənt/

​(especially of something unpleasant) likely to happen very soon

​Vocabulary note

​BC is used in the Christian calendar to refer to the time before the birth of Jesus Christ. AD is used to refer to the time after Christ was born. Circa is used to mean about or approximately and is sometimes written simply c. NB We do not use an apostrophe to talk about decades: the 1960s NOT the 1960's

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2.1 Read the text and then answer the questions below.

1. Approximately when was the Mesolithic period?

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2.1 Read the text and then answer the questions below.

2. What method was used to establish the dates of construction?

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2.1 Read the text and then answer the questions below.

3. When did the earliest structures become permanently hidden from view?

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2.1 Read the text and then answer the questions below.

4. What type of people lived at Stonehenge during the Mesolithic period?

Open Ended

2.1 Read the text and then answer the questions below.

5. Why do many visitors not see the 'henge'?

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2.2 Read the text again and find a word or words that match these definitions.

1. an interval of time      

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2.2 Read the text again and find a word or words that match these definitions.

2. very old

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2.2 Read the text again and find a word or words that match these definitions.

3. extended over

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2.2 Read the text again and find a word or words that match these definitions.

4. before people made written records of events

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2.2 Read the text again and find a word or words that match these definitions.

5. arranged in the order in which they actually happened

            

​chronologically (adv)

​/ˌkrɑːnəˈlɑːdʒɪkli/

​in a way that arranges a number of events in the order in which they happened

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2.2 Read the text again and find a word or words that match these definitions.

6. stage of development

          

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2.2 Read the text again and find a word or words that match these definitions.

7. worn away over time

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2.2 Read the text again and find a word or words that match these definitions.

8. thousands of years

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2.2 Read the text again and find a word or words that match these definitions.

9. digging for artefacts

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2.2 Read the text again and find a word or words that match these definitions.

10. a period of history

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2.2 Read the text again and find a word or words that match these definitions.

11. to exist earlier than something else

​Vocabulary note

​Age = a particular period of history: the Victorian age, the digital age. Era = a period of time that is remembered for particular events: The arrival of moving pictures marked the end of an era for live theatre. Middle-aged = people in their middle years of life: Most companies are run by middle-aged men. The Middle Ages = a period of European history between 1000 and 1500 AD.

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2.3 Complete the sentences with suitable words from the box. You do not need to use all of the words. Use a dictionary and make a note of the different meanings in your notebook.

age, ancient, chronological, antique, antiquated, consecutive, era, the Middle Ages, middle-aged

1. You should organise the dates into

 order from the oldest to the most recent.

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2.3 Complete the sentences with suitable words from the box. You do not need to use all of the words. Use a dictionary and make a note of the different meanings in your notebook.

age, ancient, chronological, antique, antiquated, consecutive, era, the Middle Ages, middle-aged

2. The museum has an excellent exhibition about life during

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2.3 Complete the sentences with suitable words from the box. You do not need to use all of the words. Use a dictionary and make a note of the different meanings in your notebook.

age, ancient, chronological, antique, antiquated, consecutive, era, the Middle Ages, middle-aged

3. I much prefer studying

 history to modern history.

​antique (adj/n)

​/ænˈtiːk/

​(of furniture, jewellery, etc.) old and often valuable

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2.3 Complete the sentences with suitable words from the box. You do not need to use all of the words. Use a dictionary and make a note of the different meanings in your notebook.

age, ancient, chronological, antique, antiquated, consecutive, era, the Middle Ages, middle-aged

4. The first moon landing marked the beginning of an exciting

 in space exploration.

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2.3 Complete the sentences with suitable words from the box. You do not need to use all of the words. Use a dictionary and make a note of the different meanings in your notebook.

age, ancient, chronological, antique, antiquated, consecutive, era, the Middle Ages, middle-aged

5. My grandparents are refusing to adapt to the computer

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2.3 Complete the sentences with suitable words from the box. You do not need to use all of the words. Use a dictionary and make a note of the different meanings in your notebook.

age, ancient, chronological, antique, antiquated, consecutive, era, the Middle Ages, middle-aged

6. It would be better if the meetings were on

days. We'd get more done that way.

Poll

3.1 Answer the questions in your notebook.

1. Do you prefer to ..............

• think back to the past

• concentrate on the future

Poll

3.1 Answer the questions in your notebook.

2. Do you think it is important for children to study history? Why/Why not?

• YES

• NO

Open Ended

3.1 Answer the questions in your notebook.

3. If you could go back in time, which period of time would you like to visit? (Why?)

Open Ended

3.2         Correct the mistakes in underlined words in these answers to the questions in 3.1. Use a dictionary to help you.

1. Yes, I do think about the past almost all times, in fact. I think I am a very nostalgia person, so I often look backwards at my life and remember good times as well as bad. I definitely think about it more than the future.

​Answer key

​1. Yes, I do think about the past almost all times(of) the time, in fact. I think I am a very nostalgianostalgic person, so I often look backwardslook back at my life and remember good times as well as bad. I definitely think about it more than the future.

Open Ended

3.2         Correct the mistakes in underlined words in these answers to the questions in 3.1. Use a dictionary to help you.

2. I didn't really enjoy studying history at school. I think teenagers are more interested in the modern time than in the past! But now that I'm older, I can see that actually it is very important. We need to know about important history events because hopefully they can stop us from making the same mistakes in the future.

​Answer key

​2. I didn't really enjoy studying history at school. I think teenagers are more interested in the modern timethe modern age/modern times than in the past! But now that I'm older, I can see that actually it is very important. We need to know about important historyhistorical events because hopefully they can stop us from making the same mistakes in the future.

Open Ended

3.2         Correct the mistakes in underlined words in these answers to the questions in 3.1. Use a dictionary to help you.

3. The stage of history I'd most like to visit is ancient Egypt. I think it would be amazing to go back in times and watch how they lived and how they built the pyramids. I wouldn't want to stay long though — I think I would miss the digital period too much!

​Answer key

​3. The stageperiod of history I'd most like to visit is ancient Egypt. I think it would be amazing to go back in timesgo back in time and watch how they lived and how they built the pyramids. I wouldn't want to stay long though — I think I would miss the digital periodage too much!