Các cụm từ đồng nghĩa được rút ra từ bài IELTS LISTENING, trong sách CAMBRIDGE IELTS 8 – Test 2. Đây là những cụm từ rất hay dùng để Paraphrase.
| KEYWORDS IN QUESTIONS | SIMILAR WORDS IN THE RECORDING |
| SECTION 1 | |
| date of arrival | when (the ship) arrived |
| about $60 in total | around $60 altogether |
| SECTION 2 | |
| education | educational opportunities |
| the experimental areas | areas are being used for experiments |
| areas are closed to the public | areas are out of bounds to the public |
| a short time | temporarily |
| walking | on foot |
| save unusual animals |
preserve rare animals |
| keep a variety of breeds | maintain the diversity of breeds |
| at the present time | currently |
| a demonstration of sth | giving displays |
| books about animals | books on wildlife |
| SECTION 3 | |
| at some time in the past | once |
| found | discovered |
| what’s wrong with sth | a problem with sth |
| they carry parasites | they are infested with mites |
| bees are sold to customers abroad |
export bees to a large number of countries |
| economy would be affected | could lose a lot of money |
| cough up small bits of skeleton | bring up small bits of skeleton |
| the locations they like to use for feeding | their favourite feeding spots |
| analysis | examine |
| soften sth | make sth softer |
| look for the wings of Asian bees | find Asian bee wings |
| SECTION 4 | |
| students in other countries | postgraduates in overseas departments |
| men who were working | men who were in employment |
| get a wide range of data | include as much variety as possible |
| concern | worried about |
| identify | establish (khám phá ra) |
| the press |
newspapers and magazines |
| colleagues do not always agree |
(sth) didn’t necessarily seem that way to everyone in my own department |
| decided to stop participating | decided to pull out |
| an undergraduate at the university | one of the first-year students |
| was worried about confidentiality |
wanted reassurance that no names would be traceable from the answers |
| a colleague in my department | one of the people that I work with |
| a tutor in a foreign university | a teacher at a university in France |
| refused to tell sb about their job | wouldn’t tell sb exactly what their work involved |
Prepared by Ms.Dung
Tags: ielts, IELTS LISTENING
