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IELTS Vocabulary - Lifestyles

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

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Class
Date
1-4.

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

1.

Speaker 1

a)

pessimist

b)

realist

c)

optimist

d)

risk-taker

2.

Speaker 2

a)

pessimist

b)

realist

c)

optimist

d)

risk-taker

3.

Speaker 3

a)

pessimist

b)

realist

c)

optimist

d)

risk-taker

4.

Speaker 4

a)

pessimist

b)

realist

c)

optimist

d)

risk-taker

5-8.

Listen to the speakers again and complete the following phrases.

5.

Nhập theo cú pháp từ/từ/từ

(a)  

6.

Nhập theo cú pháp từ/từ/từ

(a)  

7.

Nhập theo cú pháp từ/từ/từ

(a)  

8.

Nhập theo cú pháp từ/từ/từ

(a)  

9-16.

Complete the words or phrases in the sentences with life or living.

9.

Going to Egypt and seeing the pyramids was a once in a _______ time opportunity for me.

a)

life

b)

living

10.
  1. The standard of ______ in my country is very good; there are not many poor people there.

a)

life

b)

living

11.

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

a)

life

b)

living

12.

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

a)

life

b)

living

13.

Many people only think about bills they need to pay and forget to allow for everyday _____ expenses when they calculate a budget.

a)

life

b)

living

14.

It was a _____ long ambition of mine to travel to the Arctic Circle and see the northern lights.

a)

life

b)

living

15.

The happiest people are those who have found a way to make a ______ from their hobby.

a)

life

b)

living

16.

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

a)

life

b)

living

17-21.

Read the text and decide whether the sentences below are TRUE or FALSE.

17.

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

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

18.

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

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

Collecting things satisfies people's desire for making things.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

20.

Researchers already know why a hobby attracts a person.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

21.

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

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

22.

Match the following

a)

strong feeling

1.

intense sense

b)

satisfy people's desire

2.

fulfil people's need

c)

attract

3.

appeal to

23.

Match the following

a)

desire to win

1.

sense of competition

b)

satisfy people's desire

2.

fulfil people's need

c)

making things

3.

creativity

24.

Match the following

a)

a feeling of doing what you have always wanted to do

1.

personal fulfilment

b)

a deep understanding

2.

insight

c)

a feature of

3.

aspect

d)

something that is done for enjoyment in your free time

4.

leisure activity

e)

things you do everyday

5.

daily routine

25-30.

Match the verbs with nouns from the box.

25.

achieve

a)

a goal

b)

a role

c)

a change

26.

make

a)

a need

b)

a balance

c)

a choice

27.

meet

a)

a need

b)

a role

c)

a living

28.

miss

a)

an opportunity

b)

a choice

c)

a balance

29.

set

a)

a change

b)

a living

c)

a goal

30.

take

a)

an opportunity

b)

a choice

c)

a balance