Use Topic-Related Vocabulary

Question 1

Use Topic-Related Vocabulary
Read the two sentences below and decide which sounds better:

Answer 1

Universities are great places for people to get an education, thanks to the knowledge of their staff, well-designed agenda and spaces for studying different things.

• Uses such general vocabulary that it can be used for other topics!

Universities are great places for students to pursue higher education, thanks to the knowledge of their faculty, well-designed course curriculums and research facilities for
varied disciplines.

Both sentences are saying the same thing, but this second sentence uses topic-related vocabulary, which can only be used for discussing universities

• For example, if we replace ‘universities’ with ‘museums,’ the sentence still makes sense.

Museums are great places for people to get an education, thanks to the knowledge of their staff, well-designed agenda and spaces for studying different things.

Universities are great places for students to pursue higher education, thanks to the knowledge of their faculty, well-designed course curriculums and research facilities for
varied disciplines.
Limit the use of general vocabulary which can be used for other subjects. Instead, throw in some topic-related vocabulary to show off your English (without overusing it)

Question 2

Topic-Related Vocabulary

Hometown

Answer 2

Renowned for (coll.)
Bustling (n.)
Teeming with
Downtown (n.)
Picturesque (adj.)
Concrete jungle (n.p)
Industrial estate (n.p)
Residents (n.)
Crowded (adj.)
Congested (adj.)
Rush hour (n.p.)
Packed like sardines (i.)

Question 3

Topic-Related Vocabulary

Education

Answer 3

Kindergarten (n.)
Post-graduate (n.p)
Syllabus (n.)
Curriculum (n.)
Research facility (n.p)
Diploma (n.)
Faculty (n.)
Dissertation (n.)
Scholarship (n.)
Distance learning (n.p)
Higher education (n.p)
Literacy/Illiteracy (n.)

Question 4

Topic-Related Vocabulary

Travel

Answer 4

A lifelong dream (coll.)
Sunbathe (v.)
Sightseeing (n.)
Accomodation (n.)
all-inclusive (n.p.)
To book a hotel (coll.)
Check-in desk (n.p.)
Guided tour (n.p.)
Hordes of tourists (n.p)
Local crafts (n.p.)
Tourist attraction (n.p.)
To hit the road (i.

Question 5

Topic-Related Vocabulary

Advertising

Answer 5

Consumers (n.)
Advertisers (n.)
Viewers (n.)
Target audience (n.p.)
Billboards (n.)
Targeted ads (n.p.)
Spam emails (n.p)
Cold calling (n.p.)
Buy impulsively (coll.)
Pop-up ads (n.p.)
Commercials (n.)
Brand loyalty (coll.)