IELTS ADVANTAGE WRITING 3

Question 1

to make someone not want to do something, or to make someone not like someone or something

Lack of parking space was …. potential customers ….
Robert’s attitude towards women really … me …
This tend to …. potential teachers as well

All this rain really … you …out after work.

Answer 1

Put …. off

Puts … off

Put off

Puts …. off going

Put someone off doing something

Question 3

The biggest disadvantage

…. of secondary teaching, according to the report, is the low salary

Answer 3

The main drawback

Question 4

The report suggests that urgent ….. encourage more intelligent young graduates into teaching

Answer 4

Action needs to be taken in order to

Question 5

If something is …., it makes a lot of money

When I looked into the details, it became clear that the teaching is not a very …. job

Answer 5

Lucrative

Question 6

To admire and respect someone

When I was at school we were taught to …. our teachers and to do what we were told

Answer 6

Look up to

Question 7

to do what you are told to do by a person, rule, or instruction:

If you refuse to … the law, you’ll be arrested.

Answer 7

Obey (əʊˈbeɪ)

Question 8

behaving in a way that is not polite and upsets people:

He complained that a member of staff had been …. him.

Answer 8

Rude to

Question 9

needing a lot of your time, attention, or effort:

I’ve been a teacher of Spanish and although it is a very …. job it is very satisfying

Answer 9

Demanding

Question 10

a serious or difficult responsibility that you have to deal with

Men say they are willing to share the …. domestic work.

Answer 10

Burden of

Question 11

. to delay doing something, especially because you do not want to do it

You cannot … the decision … any longer

He was glad to have an excuse to …. her the news

Answer 11

Put ….. off

Put off telling

Put off doing something

Question 12

To officially choose someone for a job

He was …. as company director last year.

Answer 12

Appoint(ed)

Question 14

My view is that the government should reduce the burden of work on teachers by appointing more ….

Answer 14

Teaching assistants

Question 15

With too much work to deal with

I find it I always have too much work to do and I am always …. paperwork

Answer 15

Snowed under with

Question 16

An opinion that people have about someone or something, which may not be a true one

We have an …. the US as a very rich country.

Answer 16

Image of

Question 17

the physical punishment of someone by hitting them

In some countries, teachers can use …

Answer 17

Corporal punishment

Question 18

a way of judging a student by looking at the work that they do during the year instead of or in addition to looking at their examination results

Many schools test their pupils by … throughout the school year

Answer 18

Continuous assessment

Question 19

teaches the skills necessary for a particular job

Many students prefer to follow …. after school, rather than studying an academic subject at university

Answer 19

Vocational course

Question 20

to get a large number or amount of something

The film ….. five Oscar nominations

Answer 20

Rack(ed) up

Question 21

to start enjoying something, or to become enthusiastic about it. (informal)

She is really …. the Internet

Answer 21

Getting into

Question 22

to take someone to a place like a cinema or a restaurant and usually pay for them

She’s … her parents ….. dinner.

Answer 22

Take someone out for something

Question 23

to change the time or date of something so that it happens later than originally planned, especially because of a problem

They had to … the wedding … because the bride’s mother had an accident.

I’ll …. to Scotland until you’re well enough to look after yourself again.

Answer 23

Put ….. off

Put off going

Put off doing something

Question 24

To prepare yourself for an examination be learning a lot of information quickly

I have to …. my chemistry test tomorrow

Answer 24

Cram for

Swot for (informal)

Question 25

To develop or progress at the same rate as something else

Teachers’ pay has not …. that of other professions, such as law or medicine

Answer 25

Kept pace with

Keep pace with