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Tip: Speaking Task 5: pick one option and stay with it. Comparing both is fine, switching sides isn't.
Tip: Speaking Task 5: pick one option and stay with it. Comparing both is fine, switching sides isn't.
Vocabulary for understanding interviews, historical facts, and detailed factual descriptions.
/ˈɪntərˌvjuː/
A meeting of people face to face, especially for consultation.
The core format of Listening Part 3.
/ɪnˈtɛrəˌɡeɪt/
Ask questions of someone closely, aggressively, or formally.
A highly aggressive form of interviewing.
/ˈkwɛstʃən/
A sentence worded or expressed so as to elicit information.
The basic act of asking for information.
/ɪnˈkwaɪər/
Ask for information from someone.
A formal synonym for asking a question.
/proʊb/
Seek to uncover information about someone or something.
To dig deep for hidden information.
/ɪɡˈzæmɪn/
Inspect (someone or something) in detail to determine their nature or condition.
To look at something very closely.
/ɪnˈvɛstɪˌɡeɪt/
Carry out a systematic or formal inquiry to discover and examine the facts of (an incident, allegation, etc.).
To search for the truth like a detective.
/ɪkˈsplɔːr/
Inquire into or discuss (a subject or issue) in detail.
To look into something to see what you find.
/dɪˈskʌvər/
Find (something or someone) unexpectedly or in the course of a search.
To find something that was hidden or unknown.
/ʌnˈkʌvər/
Discover (something previously secret or unknown).
A formal synonym for finding a secret.
/rɪˈviːl/
Make (previously unknown or secret information) known to others.
To show something that was hidden.
/dɪsˈkloʊz/
Make (secret or new information) known.
A highly formal synonym for reveal.
/ˈɪntərˌvjuːər/
A person who conducts an interview.
The person asking the questions.
/ˌɪntərˌvjuːˈiː/
A person who is interviewed.
The person answering the questions.
/ˈsʌbdʒɪkt/
A person or thing that is being discussed, described, or dealt with.
The main topic or person being studied.
/ˈkændɪdeɪt/
A person who applies for a job or is nominated for election.
Someone trying to get a job or win an election.
/ˈɛkspɜːrt/
A person who has a comprehensive and authoritative knowledge of or skill in a particular area.
Someone who knows a lot about a topic.
/ˈspɛʃəlɪst/
A person who concentrates primarily on a particular subject or activity; a person highly skilled in a specific and restricted field.
A standard synonym for expert.
/prəˈfɛʃənəl/
A person engaged in a specified activity, especially a sport or branch of the performing arts, as a main paid occupation rather than as a pastime.
Someone who gets paid to do a high-level job.
/əˈθɒrɪti/
A person with extensive or specialized knowledge about a subject; an expert.
Someone who knows so much they make the rules.