Band 7 upgrades — vocabulary

Each line is a typical Band 6.5 phrase: understandable, but vague or repetitive. Replace the underlined idea with a more precise word or natural collocation. Precision — not long words — is what lifts Lexical Resource.

1. 1

   Band 6.5: 'The government should do something about pollution.' Replace 'do something about' with a precise verb + noun: ______ pollution.

2. 2

   Band 6.5: 'a very big increase' → one precise adjective: a ______ increase

3. 3

   Band 6.5: 'Technology has a lot of good things.' → 'Technology offers considerable ______.'

4. 4

   Band 6.5: 'People who don't have much money' → one noun phrase: ______ households

5. 5

   Band 6.5: 'This makes people healthier.' → 'This ______ public health.'

6. 6

   Which is the strongest Band 7 phrasing?

   Many persons think that this problem is very bad.Many people believe this issue is really serious.There is widespread concern that the problem is becoming acute.
7. 7

   Which sentence shows range without sounding memorised?

   In the modern era of globalisation, it is a well-known fact that...Working patterns have shifted considerably over the past decade.Nowadays, technology is very important for everybody in the world.
8. 8

   Rewrite at Band 7: 'Cars make a lot of pollution in big cities and this is bad for people's health.'

9. 9

   Rewrite at Band 7, avoiding repetition of 'problem': 'The main problem is unemployment. This problem affects young people. Solving this problem is difficult.'