Các cụm từ đồng nghĩa được rút ra từ bài IELTS LISTENING, trong sách CAMBRIDGE IELTS 8 – Test 4. Đây là những cụm từ rất hay dùng để Paraphrase.
| KEYWORDS IN QUESTIONS | SIMILAR WORDS IN THE RECORDING |
| SECTION 1 | |
| you can choose your day off |
you can negotiate which day off you want, it’s more or less up to you |
| She’ll require a reference | she will ask you for a reference |
| SECTION 2 | |
| are mainly concerned about | are mainly worried about |
| pedestrian |
a lot of the children walk |
| the power lines will be buried | move the power lines underground |
| the expenses will be paid for by the power company |
the power company have agreed to bear the cost themselves |
| wider footpaths | pavements will be widened |
| artwork | painting |
| SECTION 3 | |
| a former employer |
the boss of the company I used to work for |
| is providing funding | sponsor me / make a contribution |
| leave sth | give up |
| she is not sufficiently challenged | don’t stretch her enough |
| make me feel inferior to the other students | people saying clever things that I could never think of – I wonder if I’m clever enough |
| develop study skills | have got much better at writing essays |
| know the exam requirements | find out exactly what’s required in the exams |
| find some past papers | get hold of some past papers |
| work out your priorities for revision | sort out your revision priorities |
| keep it in view | keep it in front of you |
| devide revision into small tasks | break down revision into small tasks |
| each day | every day |
| SECTION 4 | |
| bones | the internal skeleton |
| rounded figures | curvier figures |
| figures with parts missing | the Europeans without any hands |
| figures smaller than life size | figures are painted in miniature |
| sea creatures | fish, shells and other marine images |
| plants | vegetables |
| identify the animal |
locate the animal |
| environmental changes | tremendous change in the environment |
| higher sea levels | sea levels rising |
| traditional activities were affected |
cause a great deal of disruption to traditional patterns of life |
| especially hunting | hunting in particular |
| similar to a sea horse |
the one creature that matches it most closely was sea horse |
| unusual because it appeared in inland areas |
have been a totally unfamiliar sight in inland regions |
| symbolises creation | a symbol of creation |
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