Vocabulary for IELTS U6 (Effective Communication) Cambridge

It is important to have good ___ skills in order to express oneself clearly and effectively in various situations.

• communication
• accuracy
• fluency
• conjecture

Maria studied ___ as her major in college, which is the scientific study of language and its structure.

• linguistics
• literature
• logic
• fluency

Kevin learned ___ as a means of communication with his deaf friend, using his hands and body to convey meaning.

• sign language
• verbal language
• native language
• silent language

Anna improved her ___ by reading a lot of books and articles in English, expanding her range of words and expressions.

• vocabulary
• grammar
• spelling
• punctuation

Tom had some ___ when he spoke in French, because he was not very confident in his skills and often paused or repeated himself.

• hesitation
• fluency
• pronunciation
• Dialect

Sofia was a ___ speaker of Spanish, meaning that it was the first language she learned as a child and the one she used most often.

• native
• fluent
• proficient
• bilingual

There are different ___ of communication, such as verbal, non-verbal, written, and visual.

• means
• concepts
• languages
• barriers

Emma made a ___ based on her observations, which was a tentative explanation or hypothesis that needed to be tested and verified.

• conjecture
• communication
• fluency
• accuracy

Lily faced some ___ when she traveled to China, because she did not speak Mandarin and had difficulty understanding and being understood by the locals.

• language barrier
• culture shock
• native language
• translation error

There is an ___ quality to human language. Language is natural and innate to humans and not learned from external sources.

• inherent
• incoherent
• sophisticated
• spontaneous