hi there it's asiya and today i'd like to show you how you can achieve a higher score
for your vocabulary in ielts writing one of the requirements is to show a wide range of
vocabulary which means you should use many different words and try not to repeat them
unnecessarily in this video i'll show you 4 ways to avoid word repetition ok let's get started
the first way to avoid word repetition is to replace nouns with pronouns such as eat he
she they who let me show you an example large cities suffer from different types of pollution
one of these types of pollution is air pollution try not to use the same noun twice in a row
replace the second noun with a pronoun large cities suffer from different types of pollution
one of them is air pollution that's it the problems solved it is true that both sentences
are very simple to further increase your score we could make the second sentence more complex
one of them is air pollution which may lead to a range of diseases and even premature death
this new sentence has complex grammar and it also demonstrates high-level topic-specific vocabulary
which is great for your score let me show you another example many universities try to attract
international students international students pay higher tuition fees than local students
these sentences are awkward and repetitive so let's merge them into a single complex sentence
and use a pronoun many universities try to attract international students because
they pay higher tuition fees than their local peers here we're giving a reason why universities
want more overseas students and i've replaced international students with a pronoun they
and local students with their local peers peers are people of the same age and the same
social position in this case it means local students we could have another type of sentence
many universities try to attract international students who pay higher tuition fees than their
local peers here the pronoun who helps us add extra information to the sentence which
would otherwise be very simple both in terms of grammar and vocabulary
basically when you use a pronoun you refer back to the original idea and link both sentences together
pronouns provide this smooth transition from one sentence to the next and it's a great way not only
to avoid word repetition but also to make your essay cohesive or easy to read and follow which is
something examiners look for number two replace the verb with to do so for instance parents must
take responsibility for their children failure to do so could mean a fine or a jail sentence to
do so means to take responsibility for their children here is another one many people are
leaving the villages and the reason they are doing so is the lack of jobs in this sentence
their doing so means they are leaving which is the present continuous tense so we keep this same
verb tense and say the reason they are doing so number three activity system approach method
there are a number of nouns that can replace other nouns some of them are
system approach method solution problem factor way of type of kind of form of method of
let me show you an example many schools use formal exams to create the performance of their students
the main benefit of using formal exams is their cost effectiveness so here we need to replace
using formal exams in the second sentence what word from the left column could you use here i
would choose this approach many schools use formal exams to grade the performance of their students
the main benefit of this approach is its cost effectiveness now have a look at the right column
way of type of kind of what phrase could you use here formal exams are a form of assessment
so we could say the main benefit of this form of assessment is its cost effectiveness
here is another sentence large corporations successfully use performance bonuses to motivate
their staff however performance bonuses are too costly for small companies so how can we replace
performance bonuses i would use this method large corporations successfully use performance bonuses
to motivate their staff however this method is too costly for small companies number four
synonyms so far we've been talking about avoiding word repetition in two consecutive sentences in
general to demonstrate a wide range of vocabulary you should not repeat the same words several times
if you can replace it let's say the word advantage has a number of words with a similar meaning
strength benefit or upside these are synonyms use them but be careful don't think that you must
not repeat any words at all it's normal to use the key words a number of times such as air
pollution university cycling robots and so on also make sure that when you are choosing a synonym
you don't accidentally change the meaning compare these two words salary and wage do they have the
same meaning not always a salary is what office workers get at the end of the month or per year
the average annual salary of an accountant in the uk is 84 000 pounds a wage is what less qualified
workers earn per hour or per week the average wage of a factual worker is 12 pounds per hour
you can say people on low salaries or people on low wages both work in this situation
but you cannot say a lawyer's wage or an annual wage in these situations you should say a lowest
salary and an annual salary a number of words in english can be easily replaced by synonyms
among them are adjectives new big important we use these words all the time let's take one how can
you replace the adjective new well a new type of transport is a modern type of transport a new idea
is a fresh idea new information is up-to-date information these are great phrases but can you
use these adjectives interchangeably a fresh type of transport or an up-to-date idea obviously not
each of them has its own subtle meaning and the situations when you can use it so i've
prepared for you a list of synonyms for 20 most common adjectives used in ielts writing task too
for each word you'll find a definition and examples that will help you use it correctly
i personally find that it's much easier to memorize new words and phrases such
as a major problem of modern life or keep up to date with the latest developments
these are really nice expressions you could use in your writing directly you can download these
synonyms in the pdf format right now the link is on the screen and in the video description
box below thank you so much for watching me today good luck with your preparation and your exam bye