Veelvoorkomende IELTS-woordenschat - economy
In dit artikel leer je 5 IELTS-woorden die verband houden met het onderwerp economy. Een goede beheersing van de Engelse woordenschat is uiterst belangrijk om goed te scoren op alle onderdelen van de IELTS. We raden sterk aan deze woorden te bestuderen ter voorbereiding op het IELTS-examen. Terwijl je woorden leert, moet je ze in een notitieboek schrijven, de woorden en zinnen vaak hardop zeggen en proberen je eigen zinnen met deze woorden te maken.
curb
/curb/ [k.er1.b] /kɝːb/ play_circle_filledkerb (UK) or curb (US) = the edge where a raised sidewalk or road median/central reservation meets a street or other roadway.
Two cars are parked along the curb.
A white Chevrolet I had never seen before stood at the curb across the street.
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kerbside (UK) or curbside (US) = the area near where a road and the raised path next to it join
At the Burrard bus station, a row of buses sat idling along the curbside.
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currency
/cur-ren-cy/ [k.er1.ah0.n.s.iy0] play_circle_filledDefinition: monetary unit; cash
Example sentences:
- Most purchases in foreign countries must be made in the local currency.
inflation
/in-fla-tion/ [ih2.n.f.l.ey1.sh.ah0.n] play_circle_filledDefinition: A general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money
Example sentences:
- In a downward inflation trend, salary expectations lag the decreases in inflation. In December he indicated that he was concerned about inflation and the excessive risk taking in the markets.
insolvent
/in-sol-vent/ [ih2.n.s.aa1.l.v.ah0.n.t] play_circle_filledDefinition: Unable to pay debts owed:
Example sentences:
- China's banks are technically insolvent, with bad debts making up 45% of their loans, according to Standard & Poor's.
- If the employer is insolvent and unable to restore the funds the pension scheme will be able to claim compensation.
recession
/re-ces-sion/ [r.ih0.s.eh1.sh.ah0.n] /rɪˈseʃ.ən/ play_circle_filledDefinition: A period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced, generally identified by a fall in GDP in two successive quarters
Example sentences:
- Economic recessions are predominantly the result of insufficient demand. As political economists have always emphasized, periodic recessions are endemic to capitalism.
IELTS-woordenschattraining
Nadat je de woorden hierboven en hun gebruik goed hebt bestudeerd, wil je waarschijnlijk het resultaat van je studie testen. Daarom hebben we speciaal een woordenschattrainingscursus gemaakt waarmee je je luister- en schrijfvaardigheid kunt oefenen. In deze cursus luister je naar Engelse zinnen en typ je ze zo nauwkeurig mogelijk uit. Regelmatige luisteroefeningen versterken niet alleen je woordenschatgeheugen, maar verbeteren ook effectief je spreek- en schrijfvaardigheid in het Engels. Zo voel je je zelfverzekerder op toetsen en in echt taalgebruik.
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