Books and Reading

📚 Books & Reading Vocabulary (IELTS)

1. 📖 Literature

Meaning (EN): Written works like novels, poems, and plays
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϝ
Sentence: Classical literature helps us understand human emotions deeply.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ§ā§āϰ⧁āĻĒāĻĻā§€ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϝ āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻžāύāĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤāĻŋ āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦ⧁āĻāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤


2. 📘 Fiction

Meaning: Stories that are imaginary
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ•āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ
Sentence: I enjoy reading fiction because it takes me to a different world.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāϟāĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āϜāĻ—āϤ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


3. 📗 Non-fiction

Meaning: Books based on real facts
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŦāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāχ
Sentence: Non-fiction books improve our knowledge about real-world issues.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āύāύ-āĻĢāĻŋāĻ•āĻļāύ āĻŦāχ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŦ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻžāϗ⧁āϞ⧋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻœā§āĻžāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


4. 📚 Genre

Meaning: A category of books (romance, horror, etc.)
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϧāϰāĻŖ / āĻļā§āϰ⧇āĻŖāĻŋ
Sentence: My favorite genre is mystery novels.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āϧāϰāĻŖ āĻšāϞ⧋ āϰāĻšāĻ¸ā§āϝ āωāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāϏāĨ¤


5. 📖 Author

Meaning: A person who writes books
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϞ⧇āĻ–āĻ•
Sentence: The author describes social problems in his novel.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϞ⧇āĻ–āĻ• āϤāĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāϏ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϜāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻž āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤


6. 📘 Publisher

Meaning: A company that prints and distributes books
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļāĻ•
Sentence: The publisher released a new edition of the textbook.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļāĻ• āĻĒāĻžāĻ ā§āϝāĻŦāχāϟāĻŋāϰ āύāϤ⧁āύ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āϰāĻŖ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤


7. 📚 Paperback

Meaning: A soft-covered book
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āύāϰāĻŽ āĻŽāϞāĻžāĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻŦāχ
Sentence: Paperback books are cheaper than hardcovers.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻĒ⧇āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ• āĻŦāχ āĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻ‡ā§Ÿā§‡āϰ āĻšā§‡ā§Ÿā§‡ āϏāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāĨ¤


8. 📖 Hardcover

Meaning: A book with a stiff cover
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻŽāϞāĻžāĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻŦāχ
Sentence: The hardcover edition looks more attractive.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āϰāĻŖāϟāĻŋ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖā§€āϝāĻŧ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


9. 📘 E-book

Meaning: A digital book read on devices
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āχāϞ⧇āĻ•āĻŸā§āϰāύāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāχ
Sentence: E-books are popular because they are portable.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āχ-āĻŦ⧁āĻ• āϜāύāĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻšāĻœā§‡ āĻŦāĻšāύāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝāĨ¤


10. 📚 Library

Meaning: A place where books are stored for reading
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ—ā§āϰāĻ¨ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ—āĻžāϰ
Sentence: The library provides free access to knowledge.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ—ā§āϰāĻ¨ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ—āĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻžāĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āϝ⧇ āĻœā§āĻžāĻžāύ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ⧇āϰ āϏ⧁āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤


11. 📖 Borrow

Meaning: To take something temporarily
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϧāĻžāϰ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Sentence: I borrowed a novel from the library.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϞāĻžāχāĻŦā§āϰ⧇āϰāĻŋ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āωāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāϏ āϧāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤


12. 📘 Reading habit

Meaning: Regular practice of reading
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻžāϏ
Sentence: A strong reading habit improves vocabulary.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ­āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤


13. 📚 Bookworm

Meaning: A person who loves reading
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦāχāĻĒā§‹āĻ•āĻž / āĻŦāχāĻĒā§āϰ⧇āĻŽā§€
Sentence: She is a bookworm who reads every day.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āĻŦāχāĻĒā§‹āĻ•āĻž, āϝ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤


14. 📖 Bestseller

Meaning: A very popular book
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻšā§āϞ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāχ
Sentence: That novel became an international bestseller.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏ⧇āχ āωāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāϏāϟāĻŋ āφāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻ°ā§āϜāĻžāϤāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻ¸ā§āϟāϏ⧇āϞāĻžāϰ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤


15. 📘 Chapter

Meaning: A section of a book
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ…āĻ§ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ
Sentence: I finished the first chapter yesterday.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ—āϤāĻ•āĻžāϞ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻ…āĻ§ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤


16. 📚 Plot

Meaning: The main story of a book
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ—āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻšāĻŋāύāĻŋ
Sentence: The plot of the novel is very interesting.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āωāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻšāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϖ⧁āĻŦāχ āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖā§€āϝāĻŧāĨ¤


17. 📖 Character

Meaning: A person in a story
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϚāϰāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰ
Sentence: The main character faces many challenges.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āϚāϰāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰāϟāĻŋ āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧇āĻžā§āĻœā§‡āϰ āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§‹āĻŽā§āĻ–āĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


18. 📘 Review

Meaning: Opinion about a book
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž / āϰāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāω
Sentence: The book received positive reviews from critics.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦāχāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞ⧋āϚāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ› āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āχāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϚāĻ• āϰāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāω āĻĒ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤


19. 📚 Comprehension

Meaning: Understanding of written text
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ…āύ⧁āϧāĻžāĻŦāύ
Sentence: Reading improves comprehension skills.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻ…āύ⧁āϧāĻžāĻŦāύ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤


20. 📖 Imagination

Meaning: Ability to form ideas in mind
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ
Sentence: Reading fiction develops imagination.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻĢāĻŋāĻ•āĻļāύ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤

21. 📖 Insight

Meaning (EN): Deep understanding of something
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž / āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ
Sentence: Reading widely gives us insight into different cultures.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§‹āύāĻž āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


22. 📘 Perspective

Meaning: A way of thinking about something
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻĻ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāĻ­āĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋ
Sentence: Books can change our perspective on life.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦāχ āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻœā§€āĻŦāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻĻ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāĻ­āĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤


23. 📚 Intellectual

Meaning: Related to thinking and knowledge
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦ⧁āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāĻŦ⧃āĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ•
Sentence: Reading books is an intellectual activity.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦāχ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦ⧁āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāĻŦ⧃āĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āĻžāϜāĨ¤


24. 📖 Critical thinking

Meaning: Ability to analyze and evaluate ideas
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻž
Sentence: Reading improves critical thinking skills.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§‹āύāĻž āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


25. 📘 Absorb

Meaning: To fully understand and take in information
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āφāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āĻ•āϰāĻž / āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Sentence: Children easily absorb knowledge from books.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āϰāĻž āĻŦāχ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϏāĻšāĻœā§‡āχ āĻœā§āĻžāĻžāύ āφāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤


26. 📚 Enrich

Meaning: To improve the quality of something
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏāĻŽā§ƒāĻĻā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Sentence: Reading enriches our vocabulary and ideas.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§‹āύāĻž āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ­āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ āĻ“ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻžāϕ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§ƒāĻĻā§āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤


27. 📖 Narrative

Meaning: A spoken or written story
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāύāĻž / āĻ•āĻžāĻšāĻŋāύāĻŋ
Sentence: The narrative of the novel is very emotional.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āωāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāύāĻž āϖ⧁āĻŦ āφāĻŦ⧇āĻ—āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤


28. 📘 Depict

Meaning: To describe or show something in words
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž / āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž
Sentence: The book depicts rural life in Bangladesh.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦāχāϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻžāĻĻ⧇āĻļ⧇āϰ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§€āĻŖ āĻœā§€āĻŦāύ āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤


29. 📚 Theme

Meaning: Main idea of a book
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŽā§‚āϞ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁
Sentence: The theme of the story is friendship.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ—āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāϟāĻŋāϰ āĻŽā§‚āϞ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ āĻšāϞ⧋ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĨ¤


30. 📖 Symbolism

Meaning: Using symbols to represent ideas
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāϤ⧀āĻ• āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ
Sentence: The novel uses symbolism to show freedom.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āωāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāϏāϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧ⧀āύāϤāĻž āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤ⧀āĻ• āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤


31. 📘 Annotate

Meaning: To add notes or explanations
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŸā§€āĻ•āĻž āϞ⧇āĻ–āĻž
Sentence: Students should annotate important points while reading.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ āĻŸā§€āĻ•āĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž āωāϚāĻŋāϤāĨ¤


32. 📚 Skim

Meaning: To read quickly for main idea
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
Sentence: I skimmed the article before the exam.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧāϟāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤


33. 📖 Scan

Meaning: To search for specific information
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϖ⧁āρāĻœā§‡ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž
Sentence: She scanned the page for keywords.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏ⧇ āĻĒ⧃āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāϝāĻŧ āϕ⧀āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āϖ⧁āρāĻœā§‡ āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤


34. 📘 Excerpt

Meaning: A small part of a book or text
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώ
Sentence: The excerpt from the novel is very powerful.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āωāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώāϟāĻŋ āϖ⧁āĻŦ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀āĨ¤


35. 📚 Hooked

Meaning: Very interested in something
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āφāϏāĻ•ā§āϤ / āϖ⧁āĻŦ āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšā§€
Sentence: I got hooked on reading detective stories.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ—ā§‹āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻž āĻ—āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āφāϏāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤


36. 📖 Page-turner

Meaning: A very interesting book
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϖ⧁āĻŦ āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖā§€āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāχ
Sentence: That thriller is a real page-turner.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏ⧇āχ āĻĨā§āϰāĻŋāϞāĻžāϰāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻŋāχ āϖ⧁āĻŦ āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖā§€āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāχāĨ¤


37. 📘 Literary device

Meaning: Techniques used in writing
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•ā§ŒāĻļāϞ
Sentence: Metaphor is a common literary device.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϰ⧂āĻĒāĻ• āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•ā§ŒāĻļāϞāĨ¤


38. 📚 Metaphor

Meaning: A comparison without using “like” or “as”
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϰ⧂āĻĒāĻ•
Sentence: “Time is money” is a metaphor.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: “āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ” āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϰ⧂āĻĒāĻ•āĨ¤


39. 📖 Simile

Meaning: Comparison using “like” or “as”
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āωāĻĒāĻŽāĻž
Sentence: “As brave as a lion” is a simile.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: “āϏāĻŋāĻ‚āĻšā§‡āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧋ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻ¸ā§€â€ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āωāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĨ¤


40. 📘 Reflection

Meaning: Careful thought about something
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻžāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāύāĻž / āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāύ
Sentence: Reading encourages self-reflection.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§‹āύāĻž āφāĻ¤ā§āĻŽ-āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāύāϕ⧇ āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤


📚 Books & Reading – IELTS Examiner Collocations

1. 📖 broaden one’s horizons

Meaning: expand knowledge and experience
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻĻ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāĻ­āĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋ/āĻœā§āĻžāĻžāύ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Sentence: Reading books helps people broaden their horizons.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦāχ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώ⧇āϰ āĻĻ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāĻ­āĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋ āĻ“ āĻœā§āĻžāĻžāύ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤


2. 📘 acquire knowledge

Meaning: gain knowledge
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻœā§āĻžāĻžāύ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Sentence: Students acquire knowledge through extensive reading.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§€āϰāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻ• āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§‹āύāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡ āĻœā§āĻžāĻžāύ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤


3. 📚 develop critical thinking skills

Meaning: improve analytical ability
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Sentence: Reading regularly develops critical thinking skills.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


4. 📖 enhance vocabulary

Meaning: improve word knowledge
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ­āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Sentence: Reading books enhances vocabulary significantly.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦāχ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ­āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰāϕ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤


5. 📘 foster a reading habit

Meaning: encourage reading habit
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϤ⧋āϞāĻž
Sentence: Parents should foster a reading habit in children.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϤ⧋āϞāĻž āωāϚāĻŋāϤāĨ¤


6. 📚 stimulate imagination

Meaning: encourage creative thinking
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻžāĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āωāĻĻā§āĻĻā§€āĻĒāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Sentence: Fiction books stimulate imagination.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ•āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāχ āĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻžāĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āωāĻĻā§āĻĻā§€āĻĒāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤


7. 📖 gain insight into

Meaning: understand deeply
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦ⧁āĻāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻž
Sentence: Reading gives insight into human behavior.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻŽāĻžāύāĻŦ āφāϚāϰāĻŖ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤


8. 📘 be exposed to ideas

Meaning: encounter new ideas
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āύāϤ⧁āύ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Sentence: Readers are exposed to diverse ideas.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


9. 📚 cultivate a love for reading

Meaning: develop interest in reading
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻž āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϤ⧋āϞāĻž
Sentence: Schools should cultivate a love for reading.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧁āϞāϗ⧁āϞ⧋āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻž āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϤ⧋āϞāĻž āωāϚāĻŋāϤāĨ¤


10. 📖 improve reading comprehension

Meaning: better understanding of texts
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āϧāĻžāĻŦāύ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Sentence: Practice improves reading comprehension.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ…āύ⧁āĻļā§€āϞāύ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āϧāĻžāĻŦāύ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


11. 📘 read extensively

Meaning: read a lot
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
Sentence: Students should read extensively for IELTS success.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: IELTS āϏāĻĢāϞāϤāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āωāϚāĻŋāϤāĨ¤


12. 📚 engage with texts

Meaning: actively read and think
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϞ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Sentence: Learners should engage with texts critically.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϞ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āωāϚāĻŋāϤāĨ¤


13. 📖 interpret meaning

Meaning: understand meaning
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž
Sentence: Readers interpret meaning from context.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻ™ā§āĻ— āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤


14. 📘 promote literacy

Meaning: improve reading ability in society
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏāĻžāĻ•ā§āώāϰāϤāĻž āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Sentence: Governments should promote literacy.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰāϕ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻ•ā§āώāϰāϤāĻž āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž āωāϚāĻŋāϤāĨ¤


15. 📚 encourage independent learning

Meaning: self-learning
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ¸ā§āĻŦ-āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Sentence: Reading encourages independent learning.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§‹āύāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻŦ-āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤


16. 📖 deepen understanding

Meaning: understand more deeply
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻž
Sentence: Books help deepen understanding of culture.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦāχ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰ āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤


17. 📘 shape worldview

Meaning: influence how someone sees the world
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻĻ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāĻ­āĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋ āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Sentence: Books shape a person’s worldview.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦāχ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻĻ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāĻ­āĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋ āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤


18. 📚 become an avid reader

Meaning: very enthusiastic reader
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϖ⧁āĻŦ āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšā§€ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻ• āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž
Sentence: She became an avid reader at a young age.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏ⧇ āĻ…āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻŦāϝāĻŧāϏ⧇āχ āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšā§€ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻ• āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āωāϠ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤


19. 📖 improve cognitive ability

Meaning: improve brain function
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋāĻˇā§āϕ⧇āϰ āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Sentence: Reading improves cognitive ability.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§‹āύāĻž āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋāĻˇā§āϕ⧇āϰ āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤


20. 📘 develop analytical skills

Meaning: improve analysis ability
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϞ⧇āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž
Sentence: Literature helps develop analytical skills.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϞ⧇āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤


📚 Band 9 Idioms – Books & Reading

📖 Reading Experience & Interest

  1. Get lost in a book
    → become deeply absorbed in reading
    Example: I often get lost in a book for hours.
    āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāχ āĻŦāχ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāϤ āĻĄā§āĻŦ⧇ āϝāĻžāχ āϝ⧇ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϭ⧁āϞ⧇ āϝāĻžāχāĨ¤
  2. Devour a book
    → read very quickly with great interest
    Example: She devoured the novel in one night.
    āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏ⧇ āĻāĻ• āϰāĻžāϤ⧇āχ āωāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāϏāϟāĻŋ āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āϏāĻšāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
  3. A page-turner
    → extremely interesting book
    Example: That thriller is a real page-turner.
    āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏ⧇āχ āĻĨā§āϰāĻŋāϞāĻžāϰāϟāĻŋ āϖ⧁āĻŦāχ āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖā§€āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāχāĨ¤
  4. Lose oneself in reading
    → become fully absorbed in reading
    Example: I lose myself in reading historical books.
    āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āφāĻŽāĻŋ āχāϤāĻŋāĻšāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āĻŦāχ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĄā§āĻŦ⧇ āϝāĻžāχāĨ¤
  5. A gripping read
    → very exciting book
    Example: It was such a gripping read I couldn’t stop.
    āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦāχāϟāĻŋ āĻāϤāχ āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖā§€āϝāĻŧ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāύāĻŋāĨ¤

📘 Knowledge & Learning

  1. Food for thought
    → something that makes you think deeply
    Example: The book provides plenty of food for thought.
    āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦāχāϟāĻŋ āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
  2. Open one’s mind
    → broaden thinking
    Example: Reading helps open your mind to new ideas.
    āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§‹āύāĻž āύāϤ⧁āύ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻŽāύ āϖ⧁āϞ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
  3. A treasure trove of knowledge
    → rich source of information
    Example: Libraries are a treasure trove of knowledge.
    āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϞāĻžāχāĻŦā§āϰ⧇āϰāĻŋ āĻœā§āĻžāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻ­āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰāĨ¤
  4. A fountain of knowledge
    → very knowledgeable source/person
    Example: My teacher is a fountain of knowledge.
    āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ• āĻœā§āĻžāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻ­āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰāĨ¤
  5. Food for the mind
    → intellectually stimulating content
    Example: Good books are food for the mind.
    āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻŦāχ āĻŽāύ⧇āϰ āĻ–āĻžāĻĻā§āϝāĨ¤

📚 Thinking & Understanding

  1. Read between the lines
    → understand hidden meaning
    Example: You should read between the lines of the story.
    āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ—āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇āϰ āϞ⧁āĻ•āĻžāύ⧋ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻŦ⧁āĻāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
  2. A closed book
    → something difficult to understand
    Example: That topic is a closed book to me.
    āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏ⧇āχ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāϟāĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āϖ⧁āĻŦ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύāĨ¤
  3. Connect the dots
    → understand relationships between ideas
    Example: Good readers can connect the dots easily.
    āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϏāĻšāĻœā§‡āχ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāϗ⧁āϞ⧋ āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
  4. See the bigger picture
    → understand overall meaning
    Example: Reading helps us see the bigger picture.
    āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§‹āύāĻž āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻ—ā§āϰāĻŋāĻ• āĻĻ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāĻ­āĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
  5. Make sense of something
    → understand something
    Example: I tried to make sense of the article.
    āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āφāĻŽāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧāϟāĻŋ āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāϰ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤

📖 Study & Academic Reading

  1. Hit the books
    → study hard
    Example: I need to hit the books for IELTS.
    āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ IELTS āĻāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§‹āύāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
  2. Burn the midnight oil
    → study late at night
    Example: Students often burn the midnight oil before exams.
    āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§€āϰāĻž āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āϰāĻžāϤ āĻœā§‡āϗ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤
  3. Go over notes
    → review study materials
    Example: I go over my notes every evening.
    āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāύ āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āύ⧋āϟ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻŋāĨ¤
  4. Brush up on
    → improve knowledge
    Example: I need to brush up on vocabulary.
    āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ­āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ āφāϰāĻ“ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
  5. Swot up on
    → study intensively
    Example: She is swotting up on literature.
    āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϏ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϝ āϖ⧁āĻŦ āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϛ⧇āĨ¤

📘 Books & Literature Culture

  1. A literary masterpiece
    → excellent piece of writing
    Example: The novel is a literary masterpiece.
    āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āωāĻĒāĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāϏāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ…āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĨ¤
  2. A work of fiction
    → imaginary story
    Example: It is a famous work of fiction.
    āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāϤ āĻ•āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĨ¤
  3. Based on true events
    → real-life story
    Example: The book is based on true events.
    āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻŦāχāϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŦ āϘāϟāύāĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϞ⧇āĻ–āĻžāĨ¤
  4. A best-selling author
    → very popular writer
    Example: She is a best-selling author.
    āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āϜāύāĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āϞ⧇āĻ–āĻ•āĨ¤
  5. A well-written book
    → high-quality writing
    Example: It is a well-written and engaging book.
    āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž: āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϞ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻ“ āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖā§€āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāχāĨ¤

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