toget onwell with: to understand someone and enjoy similar interests
toget to know: to begin to know someone
togoback years: to have known someone for a long time
tohavea lotincommon: to share similar interests
tohaveupsanddowns:to have good and bad times
ahealthyrelationship: a good, positive relationship
tohititoff: to quickly become good friends with
tobeina relationship: to be romantically involved with someone
tobejust good friends: to not be romantically involved
tokeep intouchwith: to keep in contact with
tolosetouchwith: to not see or hear from someone any longer
loveatfirstsight: to fall in love immediately you meet someone
topopthequestion: to ask someone to marry you
toseeeyeto eye: to agree on a subject
tosettledown: to give up the single life and start a family
tostrikeuparelationship: to begin a friendship
totietheknot: to get married
tobe wellmatched: to be similar to
toworkatarelationship: to try to maintain a positive relationship with someone
Lesson 3: Technology
IELTS Technology vocabulary
The subject of ‘Technology’ frequently comes up in the IELTS Speaking exam. You may be asked to talk about something you own, your favourite websites, how technology has impacted on education etc. You’ll need to show the examiner your ability to express yourself using as wide a range of vocabulary as possible.
Read the following IELTS-style questions and answers below and pay attention to the phrases in bold. Use the ‘Definitions’ section at the bottom of the page to check the meaning of any phrases you don’t understand.
Part 1-style questions
Examiner: Do you enjoy using technology?
Stephan: Well … I wouldn’t call myself atechie or a computerbuff but I enjoy
using computers … I’d like to find out more about how they work … when my computercrashes I never know what to do.
Examiner: Do you use the Internet for your studies?
Sophie: Yes … I’d be lost without it … I do lots of video conferencing to practise speaking and social media like Facebook is a good way to meet up with other students … and I downloadpodcasts that teach English vocabulary and grammar.
Examiner: Do you have your own computer?
Tania: Yes … I have a Macbook Pro … I use it all the time … for wordprocessing … browsing websites and catching up with TV programmes I’ve missed.