Collocations for IELTS

1. Labor productivity Meaning: the rate at which a worker, a company or a country produces goods, and the amount produced, compared with...

1. to have access to public transport Meaning: the right or opportunity to use public transportation Example:    Many    people    who    live   in    rural  ...

1. to broadcast propaganda Meaning: to send out a programme on television or radio that may be false or exagerrated in order to...

1. to be computer-literate Meaning: able to use computers well Example: In today’s competitive job market, it is essential to be computer- literate....

1. The space race Meaning: competition between the US and the Soviet Union in the 1950s and 60s to be the first to...

1. to take up sport/to take up exercise Meaning: to start doing a sport, to start doing exercise Example: Governments should provide sports...

1. social services Meaning: a system that is organized by the government to help people who have financial or family problems; the department...

1. the immune system Meaning: the system in your body that produces substances to help it fight against infection and disease Example: A...

1. to abide by Meaning; (formal) to accept and act according to a law, an agreement, etc. Example: Motorists who do not abide...

1. beyond comprehension Meaning: impossible to understand, unbelievable Example: It is beyond comprehension that some politicians deny the reality of global warming 2....