‫Welcome to our first lesson, all about vocabulary for Alt's writing task to now split vocabulary into
‫two lessons.
‫And today you'll be learning to really understand what topic specific vocabulary is.
‫Also, by the end of the lesson, you'll know how to improve your topic, specific vocabulary and where
‫you can do this.
‫Let's get started with this first lesson in aout writing vocabulary.
‫So, as I said, this lesson will be teaching you about topic specific vocabulary.
‫It's really good to know a lot of this kind of vocabulary.
‫And it means basically vocabulary that is related only to a topic.
‫For example, lecturer really belongs to the topic of education.
‫Now, as you know, in your alts, you have scored highly on lexical resource, which means the range
‫of your vocabulary.
‫It's difficult to improve the level of your vocabulary and it can take a lot of time.
‫I'll show you a few tips that I use to show students how to increase their vocabulary skills.
‫And I'll give you a few ideas about where and how you can do this.
‫So here we have a topic table all around the topic of technology.
‫In this lesson, I'll show you five common topics and their topic tables, but it's going to be a good
‫idea that you start making your own and I'll show you some places that you can do that at the end of
‫the lesson.
‫For now, let's take a look at some examples of this vocabulary in use.
‫An iPad is a highly useful but expensive mobile device.
‫Social media such as Facebook is very popular.
‫Virtual reality headset, the cutting edge technology of today.
‫To children, a mobile phone is a must have piece of technology.
‫Windows is very intuitive, people can understand it quickly.
‫Facial recognition is considered a major breakthrough for security.
‫In my opinion, a simple design is better.
‫It looks cleaner and is classier.
‫Let's move on to our next common topic, which is education.
‫Here's the first sentence.
‫The British education system is famous around the world.
‫Through education, young people can have a positive social impact.
‫Attainment in some universities can be low if the teaching is poor.
‫Although being academic is important, finding time to relax is a big most.
‫Firstly, a graduate will often be paid a higher basic wage than others.
‫Some people prefer to learn in a more hands on practical environment.
‫The welfare of children should be a priority in all schools.
‫Onto our next vocabulary list, all about the topic of health.
‫The wellness of their citizens is more important than money.
‫A poor diet can lead to bad physical well-being.
‫Due to stress work, his mental well-being was negatively affected.
‫It appears to me that fitness and eating healthy foods are highly important.
‫The lack of quality hospitals could lead to illness and a spread of infection.
‫Obesity is a global issue, governments worldwide need to find a solid solution.
‫Due to over farming, natural vitamins found in many foods may be lost.
‫Our next topic is all about the environment.
‫The pollution of rivers has led to a lack of clean drinking water.
‫Although more housing is needed, people must also care for conservation.
‫The advantage of traveling by bikes are that they are more eco friendly.
‫Due to growing cities, many animals are becoming endangered.
‫Global warming is clearly a problem that will only worsen with time.
‫A solution would be to ensure the local habitat is protected and kept safe.
‫Fossil fuels such as gas and coal are major causes of pollution.
‫And here is a short list of vocabulary, all about the common topic of society is the first example.
‫Common values such as not stealing are shared by many.
‫A common British stereotype of English people is that they drink tea.
‫An advantage of globalization is that countries trade internationally.
‫Many young adults would love to emigrate to a foreign country.
‫Older people can contribute a lot to our society through their experiences.
‫Poverty means people will often have a shorter lifespan due to illness.
‫Many immigrants could experience a big culture shock in their new country.
‫That brings us to an end of these five super important and very common topics, but you might be asking,
‫what about the other topics that I didn't cover?
‫Now I'm going to show you a few resources that you can use to boost your vocabulary.
‫And as I said before, it will take time.
‫These websites will provide some absolutely brilliant articles that will really help with ALS task,
‫too.
‫And your general level of English spend time every day reading through them.
‫The first essential website to be looking at daily is BBC World News.
‫Here you'll learn some really important vocabulary and keep up to date with global news.
‫A company called Ted Talks filmed speakers talking on a range of topics.
‫It's great for your listening skills to the monthly magazine or website from the National Geographic
‫is a great place to learn vocabulary for the topics of the environment, travel and wildlife.
‫Lastly, The Economist and their website is great for articles related to science and business.
‫Here are full websites that you can use every day to expand your vocabulary.
‫Make sure just like I showed you, you are creating topic specific vocabulary tables.
‫That way you'll be able to expand the range and level of your vocabulary at a much quicker rate.
‫That's all for the first part of vocabulary for Eilts writing task to get ready for part two in the
‫next lesson.