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A common belief among IELTS teachers is that there are specific words that will enable their students to get a high score in the Speaking and Writing tests. As it happens, this belief is false.
In order to get a high score, the candidate would need to show a wide range of words used in appropriate contexts. By “wide range”, we mean that the examiner should hear or read a mixture of common and less common words and expressions if the candidate is aiming for a higher score, such as a 7. For the Writing test, spelling errors would also need to be kept to a minimum, while for the Speaking section, the candidate would also need to be able to paraphrase effectively.
Another way to showcase a wider range of vocabulary would be to use synonyms when discussing a particular theme or topic. If, for example, the discussion relates to cars, then it would be a good idea to use some synonyms of the word “car” rather than just using the word “car” throughout the discussion. To make a higher score more likely, the synonyms ought to be used flexibly and in an appropriate context.
For more information on this issue, I recommend consulting the “Lexical Resource” category in the IELTS public band descriptors.
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