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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 matching statements to paragraphs and understanding informational articles.
/ˈpærəɡræf/
A distinct section of a piece of writing, usually dealing with a single theme and indicated by a new line, indentation, or numbering.
The core task of Part 3 is matching information to paragraphs.
/ˈsɛkʃən/
Any of the more or less distinct parts into which something is or may be divided or from which it is made up.
A common synonym for paragraph.
/ˈpæsɪdʒ/
A portion or section of a written work.
Refers to the entire text you are reading.
/ˈɛksɜːrpt/
A short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing.
A piece taken from a longer article.
/ˈɑːrtɪkəl/
A piece of writing included with others in a newspaper, magazine, or other publication.
Usually, the passage in Part 3 is an article.
/tɛkst/
A book or other written or printed work, regarded in terms of its content rather than its physical form.
A general word for the reading material.
/ˈɛkstrækt/
A short passage taken from a piece of writing, music, or film.
A standard synonym for excerpt.
/kənˈteɪnz/
Have or hold (someone or something) within. Include or comprise.
The most common verb in Part 3 questions.
/ˈfiːtʃərz/
Have as a prominent attribute or aspect.
Replaces 'has inside it'.
/ɪnˈkluːdz/
Comprise or contain as part of a whole.
A standard synonym for contains.
/ɪnˈkɔːrpəreɪts/
Take in or contain (something) as part of a whole; include.
A highly formal synonym for includes.
/ɪnˈkʌmpəsɪz/
Include comprehensively.
Replaces 'covers a lot of things'.
/kəmˈpraɪzɪz/
Consist of; be made up of.
A highly formal word meaning 'is made of'.
/ɪkˈspleɪnz/
Make (an idea, situation, or problem) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts or ideas.
Use to find the 'how' or 'why' in the text.
/ˈdiːteɪlz/
Describe item by item; give the full particulars of.
Often used as a verb in this section.
/ˈaʊtlaɪnz/
Give a summary of.
Means giving the main shape or summary of an idea.
/dɪˈskraɪbz/
Give an account in words of (someone or something), including all the relevant characteristics, qualities, or events.
Used to find information about what something looks like or is.
/ˈɪləstreɪts/
Explain or make (something) clear by using examples, charts, pictures, etc.
Replaces 'shows by giving an example'.
/ˈdɛmənstreɪts/
Clearly show the existence or truth of (something) by giving proof or evidence.
A highly formal synonym for shows or proves.
/ˈklærɪfaɪz/
Make (a statement or situation) less confused and more clearly comprehensible.
Making something easier to understand.