đ Books & Reading Vocabulary (IELTS)
1. đ Literature
Meaning (EN): Written works like novels, poems, and plays
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤā§āϝ
Sentence: Classical literature helps us understand human emotions deeply.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϧā§āϰā§āĻĒāĻĻā§ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤā§āϝ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāύāĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻ
āύā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āĻāϤ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
2. đ Fiction
Meaning: Stories that are imaginary
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻŋāĻ āĻāϞā§āĻĒ
Sentence: I enjoy reading fiction because it takes me to a different world.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻŋāĻ āĻāϞā§āĻĒ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āĻāĻāϤ⧠āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
3. đ Non-fiction
Meaning: Books based on real facts
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻŦāĻāĻŋāϤā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻ
Sentence: Non-fiction books improve our knowledge about real-world issues.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύāύ-āĻĢāĻŋāĻāĻļāύ āĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻŦ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϞ⧠āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
4. đ Genre
Meaning: A category of books (romance, horror, etc.)
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϧāϰāĻŖ / āĻļā§āϰā§āĻŖāĻŋ
Sentence: My favorite genre is mystery novels.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āϧāϰāĻŖ āĻšāϞ⧠āϰāĻšāϏā§āϝ āĻāĻĒāύā§āϝāĻžāϏāĨ¤
5. đ Author
Meaning: A person who writes books
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϞā§āĻāĻ
Sentence: The author describes social problems in his novel.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϞā§āĻāĻ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĒāύā§āϝāĻžāϏ⧠āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
6. đ Publisher
Meaning: A company that prints and distributes books
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļāĻ
Sentence: The publisher released a new edition of the textbook.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻ ā§āϝāĻŦāĻāĻāĻŋāϰ āύāϤā§āύ āϏāĻāϏā§āĻāϰāĻŖ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
7. đ Paperback
Meaning: A soft-covered book
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύāϰāĻŽ āĻŽāϞāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻ
Sentence: Paperback books are cheaper than hardcovers.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻ āĻšāĻžāϰā§āĻĄāĻāĻāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻā§ā§āϰ āĻā§ā§ā§ āϏāϏā§āϤāĻžāĨ¤
8. đ Hardcover
Meaning: A book with a stiff cover
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻļāĻā§āϤ āĻŽāϞāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻ
Sentence: The hardcover edition looks more attractive.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻšāĻžāϰā§āĻĄāĻāĻāĻžāϰ āϏāĻāϏā§āĻāϰāĻŖāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāĻāϰā§āώāĻŖā§āϝāĻŧ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
9. đ E-book
Meaning: A digital book read on devices
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϞā§āĻāĻā§āϰāύāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻ
Sentence: E-books are popular because they are portable.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ-āĻŦā§āĻ āĻāύāĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻšāĻā§ āĻŦāĻšāύāϝā§āĻā§āϝāĨ¤
10. đ Library
Meaning: A place where books are stored for reading
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āϰāύā§āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ
Sentence: The library provides free access to knowledge.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āϰāύā§āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻžāĻŽā§āϞā§āϝ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻ
āϰā§āĻāύā§āϰ āϏā§āϝā§āĻ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
11. đ Borrow
Meaning: To take something temporarily
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϧāĻžāϰ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Sentence: I borrowed a novel from the library.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϞāĻžāĻāĻŦā§āϰā§āϰāĻŋ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāύā§āϝāĻžāϏ āϧāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
12. đ Reading habit
Meaning: Regular practice of reading
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ
āĻā§āϝāĻžāϏ
Sentence: A strong reading habit improves vocabulary.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ
āĻā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻžāύā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
13. đ Bookworm
Meaning: A person who loves reading
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻāĻĒā§āĻāĻž / āĻŦāĻāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŽā§
Sentence: She is a bookworm who reads every day.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏ⧠āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻŦāĻāĻĒā§āĻāĻž, āϝ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĨ¤
14. đ Bestseller
Meaning: A very popular book
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻšā§āϞ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻ
Sentence: That novel became an international bestseller.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏā§āĻ āĻāĻĒāύā§āϝāĻžāϏāĻāĻŋ āĻāύā§āϤāϰā§āĻāĻžāϤāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āϏā§āĻāϏā§āϞāĻžāϰ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
15. đ Chapter
Meaning: A section of a book
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āϧā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ
Sentence: I finished the first chapter yesterday.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāϤāĻāĻžāϞ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻ
āϧā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻļā§āώ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
16. đ Plot
Meaning: The main story of a book
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϞā§āĻĒā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻšāĻŋāύāĻŋ
Sentence: The plot of the novel is very interesting.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻĒāύā§āϝāĻžāϏā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻšāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāϰā§āώāĻŖā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
17. đ Character
Meaning: A person in a story
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϰāĻŋāϤā§āϰ
Sentence: The main character faces many challenges.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰāĻŋāϤā§āϰāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻā§āϝāĻžāϞā§āĻā§āĻā§āϰ āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
18. đ Review
Meaning: Opinion about a book
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞā§āĻāύāĻž / āϰāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ
Sentence: The book received positive reviews from critics.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞā§āĻāĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ āϰāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
19. đ Comprehension
Meaning: Understanding of written text
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āύā§āϧāĻžāĻŦāύ
Sentence: Reading improves comprehension skills.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻ
āύā§āϧāĻžāĻŦāύ āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻž āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
20. đ Imagination
Meaning: Ability to form ideas in mind
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
Sentence: Reading fiction develops imagination.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĢāĻŋāĻāĻļāύ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
21. đ Insight
Meaning (EN): Deep understanding of something
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻā§āϰ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž / āĻ
āύā§āϤāϰā§āĻĻā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ
Sentence: Reading widely gives us insight into different cultures.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§āύāĻž āĻāϰāϞ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āϏāĻāϏā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻā§āϰ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
22. đ Perspective
Meaning: A way of thinking about something
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋ
Sentence: Books can change our perspective on life.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻā§āĻŦāύā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻĻā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
23. đ Intellectual
Meaning: Related to thinking and knowledge
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāĻŦā§āϤā§āϤāĻŋāĻ
Sentence: Reading books is an intellectual activity.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāĻŦā§āϤā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤
24. đ Critical thinking
Meaning: Ability to analyze and evaluate ideas
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞā§āĻāύāĻžāĻŽā§āϞāĻ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻž
Sentence: Reading improves critical thinking skills.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§āύāĻž āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞā§āĻāύāĻžāĻŽā§āϞāĻ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
25. đ Absorb
Meaning: To fully understand and take in information
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϤā§āĻŽāϏā§āĻĨ āĻāϰāĻž / āĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: Children easily absorb knowledge from books.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻž āĻŦāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āϏāĻšāĻā§āĻ āĻā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻāϤā§āĻŽāϏā§āĻĨ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
26. đ Enrich
Meaning: To improve the quality of something
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: Reading enriches our vocabulary and ideas.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§āύāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻžāύā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ āĻ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻžāĻā§ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϧ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
27. đ Narrative
Meaning: A spoken or written story
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž / āĻāĻžāĻšāĻŋāύāĻŋ
Sentence: The narrative of the novel is very emotional.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻĒāύā§āϝāĻžāϏā§āϰ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻŦā§āĻāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤
28. đ Depict
Meaning: To describe or show something in words
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŋāϤā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž / āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: The book depicts rural life in Bangladesh.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻžāĻĻā§āĻļā§āϰ āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§āĻŖ āĻā§āĻŦāύ āĻāĻŋāϤā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
29. đ Theme
Meaning: Main idea of a book
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŽā§āϞ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāĻŦāϏā§āϤā§
Sentence: The theme of the story is friendship.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻāĻŋāϰ āĻŽā§āϞ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ āĻšāϞ⧠āĻŦāύā§āϧā§āϤā§āĻŦāĨ¤
30. đ Symbolism
Meaning: Using symbols to represent ideas
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ
Sentence: The novel uses symbolism to show freedom.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻĒāύā§āϝāĻžāϏāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϧā§āύāϤāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϤ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
31. đ Annotate
Meaning: To add notes or explanations
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻāĻž āϞā§āĻāĻž
Sentence: Students should annotate important points while reading.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϰā§āĻĨā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ āĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
32. đ Skim
Meaning: To read quickly for main idea
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
Sentence: I skimmed the article before the exam.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āύāĻŋāĻŦāύā§āϧāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
33. đ Scan
Meaning: To search for specific information
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž
Sentence: She scanned the page for keywords.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏ⧠āĻĒā§āώā§āĻ āĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰā§āĻĄ āĻā§āĻāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
34. đ Excerpt
Meaning: A small part of a book or text
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āĻāĻļāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ
Sentence: The excerpt from the novel is very powerful.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻĒāύā§āϝāĻžāϏā§āϰ āĻ
āĻāĻļāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞā§āĨ¤
35. đ Hooked
Meaning: Very interested in something
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϏāĻā§āϤ / āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻā§āϰāĻšā§
Sentence: I got hooked on reading detective stories.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§āύā§āĻĻāĻž āĻāϞā§āĻĒ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāϏāĻā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
36. đ Page-turner
Meaning: A very interesting book
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻāϰā§āώāĻŖā§āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻ
Sentence: That thriller is a real page-turner.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏā§āĻ āĻĨā§āϰāĻŋāϞāĻžāϰāĻāĻŋ āϏāϤā§āϝāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻāϰā§āώāĻŖā§āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻāĨ¤
37. đ Literary device
Meaning: Techniques used in writing
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤā§āϝāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻļāϞ
Sentence: Metaphor is a common literary device.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϰā§āĻĒāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤā§āϝāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻļāϞāĨ¤
38. đ Metaphor
Meaning: A comparison without using “like” or “as”
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϰā§āĻĒāĻ
Sentence: âTime is moneyâ is a metaphor.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: âāϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨâ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϰā§āĻĒāĻāĨ¤
39. đ Simile
Meaning: Comparison using “like” or “as”
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻĒāĻŽāĻž
Sentence: âAs brave as a lionâ is a simile.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: âāϏāĻŋāĻāĻšā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāϏā§â āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĨ¤
40. đ Reflection
Meaning: Careful thought about something
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻžāĻāĻžāĻŦāύāĻž / āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāύ
Sentence: Reading encourages self-reflection.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§āύāĻž āĻāϤā§āĻŽ-āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāύāĻā§ āĻā§āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
đ Books & Reading â IELTS Examiner Collocations
1. đ broaden oneâs horizons
Meaning: expand knowledge and experience
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋ/āĻā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: Reading books helps people broaden their horizons.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώā§āϰ āĻĻā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
2. đ acquire knowledge
Meaning: gain knowledge
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻ
āϰā§āĻāύ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: Students acquire knowledge through extensive reading.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϰā§āĻĨā§āϰāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§āύāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽā§ āĻā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻ
āϰā§āĻāύ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
3. đ develop critical thinking skills
Meaning: improve analytical ability
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞā§āĻāύāĻžāĻŽā§āϞāĻ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻž āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: Reading regularly develops critical thinking skills.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞā§āĻāύāĻžāĻŽā§āϞāĻ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
4. đ enhance vocabulary
Meaning: improve word knowledge
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻžāύā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: Reading books enhances vocabulary significantly.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻžāύā§āĻĄāĻžāϰāĻā§ āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
5. đ foster a reading habit
Meaning: encourage reading habit
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ
āĻā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āϤā§āϞāĻž
Sentence: Parents should foster a reading habit in children.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ
āĻā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āϤā§āϞāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
6. đ stimulate imagination
Meaning: encourage creative thinking
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻžāĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻĒāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: Fiction books stimulate imagination.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻ āĻāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻžāĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻĒāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
7. đ gain insight into
Meaning: understand deeply
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻž
Sentence: Reading gives insight into human behavior.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻŽāĻžāύāĻŦ āĻāĻāϰāĻŖ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻā§āϰ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
8. đ be exposed to ideas
Meaning: encounter new ideas
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύāϤā§āύ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Sentence: Readers are exposed to diverse ideas.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
9. đ cultivate a love for reading
Meaning: develop interest in reading
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āϤā§āϞāĻž
Sentence: Schools should cultivate a love for reading.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏā§āĻā§āϞāĻā§āϞā§āϤ⧠āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āϤā§āϞāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
10. đ improve reading comprehension
Meaning: better understanding of texts
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ
āύā§āϧāĻžāĻŦāύ āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻž āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: Practice improves reading comprehension.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āύā§āĻļā§āϞāύ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ
āύā§āϧāĻžāĻŦāύ āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
11. đ read extensively
Meaning: read a lot
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
Sentence: Students should read extensively for IELTS success.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: IELTS āϏāĻĢāϞāϤāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϰā§āĻĨā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
12. đ engage with texts
Meaning: actively read and think
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϞā§āĻāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϏāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Sentence: Learners should engage with texts critically.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϰā§āĻĨā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞā§āĻāύāĻžāĻŽā§āϞāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϞā§āĻāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
13. đ interpret meaning
Meaning: understand meaning
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: Readers interpret meaning from context.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻā§āĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
14. đ promote literacy
Meaning: improve reading ability in society
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāĻžāĻā§āώāϰāϤāĻž āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: Governments should promote literacy.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāϰāĻāĻžāϰāĻā§ āϏāĻžāĻā§āώāϰāϤāĻž āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
15. đ encourage independent learning
Meaning: self-learning
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏā§āĻŦ-āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻž āĻā§āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: Reading encourages independent learning.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§āύāĻž āϏā§āĻŦ-āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
16. đ deepen understanding
Meaning: understand more deeply
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻž
Sentence: Books help deepen understanding of culture.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻ āϏāĻāϏā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻā§āϰ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
17. đ shape worldview
Meaning: influence how someone sees the world
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻĻā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ āύ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: Books shape a personâs worldview.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻĻā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ āύ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
18. đ become an avid reader
Meaning: very enthusiastic reader
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻā§āϰāĻšā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Sentence: She became an avid reader at a young age.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏ⧠āĻ
āϞā§āĻĒ āĻŦāϝāĻŧāϏā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻāĻā§āϰāĻšā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻ ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
19. đ improve cognitive ability
Meaning: improve brain function
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŽāϏā§āϤāĻŋāώā§āĻā§āϰ āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: Reading improves cognitive ability.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§āύāĻž āĻŽāϏā§āϤāĻŋāώā§āĻā§āϰ āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
20. đ develop analytical skills
Meaning: improve analysis ability
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϞā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻž āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: Literature helps develop analytical skills.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤā§āϝ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϞā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻž āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
đ Band 9 Idioms â Books & Reading
đ Reading Experience & Interest
- Get lost in a book
â become deeply absorbed in reading
Example: I often get lost in a book for hours.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻŦāĻ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāϤ āĻĄā§āĻŦā§ āϝāĻžāĻ āϝ⧠āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāĨ¤ - Devour a book
â read very quickly with great interest
Example: She devoured the novel in one night.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏ⧠āĻāĻ āϰāĻžāϤā§āĻ āĻāĻĒāύā§āϝāĻžāϏāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āϰāĻš āϏāĻšāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻļā§āώ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤ - A page-turner
â extremely interesting book
Example: That thriller is a real page-turner.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏā§āĻ āĻĨā§āϰāĻŋāϞāĻžāϰāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāϰā§āώāĻŖā§āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻāĨ¤ - Lose oneself in reading
â become fully absorbed in reading
Example: I lose myself in reading historical books.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāϤāĻŋāĻšāĻžāϏā§āϰ āĻŦāĻ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻĄā§āĻŦā§ āϝāĻžāĻāĨ¤ - A gripping read
â very exciting book
Example: It was such a gripping read I couldnât stop.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāϤāĻ āĻāĻāϰā§āώāĻŖā§āϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŋāϞ āϝ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāύāĻŋāĨ¤
đ Knowledge & Learning
- Food for thought
â something that makes you think deeply
Example: The book provides plenty of food for thought.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻž āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤ - Open oneâs mind
â broaden thinking
Example: Reading helps open your mind to new ideas.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§āύāĻž āύāϤā§āύ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻŽāύ āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤ - A treasure trove of knowledge
â rich source of information
Example: Libraries are a treasure trove of knowledge.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϞāĻžāĻāĻŦā§āϰā§āϰāĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāύā§āĻĄāĻžāϰāĨ¤ - A fountain of knowledge
â very knowledgeable source/person
Example: My teacher is a fountain of knowledge.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻ āĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāύā§āĻĄāĻžāϰāĨ¤ - Food for the mind
â intellectually stimulating content
Example: Good books are food for the mind.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻŦāĻ āĻŽāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝāĨ¤
đ Thinking & Understanding
- Read between the lines
â understand hidden meaning
Example: You should read between the lines of the story.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϞā§āĻĒā§āϰ āϞā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ āĻŦā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤ - A closed book
â something difficult to understand
Example: That topic is a closed book to me.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻ āĻŋāύāĨ¤ - Connect the dots
â understand relationships between ideas
Example: Good readers can connect the dots easily.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻž āϏāĻšāĻā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāĻā§āϞ⧠āϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤ - See the bigger picture
â understand overall meaning
Example: Reading helps us see the bigger picture.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§āύāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻ āĻĻā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤ - Make sense of something
â understand something
Example: I tried to make sense of the article.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻŦāύā§āϧāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
đ Study & Academic Reading
- Hit the books
â study hard
Example: I need to hit the books for IELTS.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ IELTS āĻāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻ ā§āϰ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§āύāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤ - Burn the midnight oil
â study late at night
Example: Students often burn the midnight oil before exams.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϰā§āĻĨā§āϰāĻž āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āϰāĻžāϤ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĨ¤ - Go over notes
â review study materials
Example: I go over my notes every evening.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāύ āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āύā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤ - Brush up on
â improve knowledge
Example: I need to brush up on vocabulary.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻžāύā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻ āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤ - Swot up on
â study intensively
Example: She is swotting up on literature.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤā§āϝ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻŽāύā§āϝā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻā§āĨ¤
đ Books & Literature Culture
- A literary masterpiece
â excellent piece of writing
Example: The novel is a literary masterpiece.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻĒāύā§āϝāĻžāϏāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤā§āϝāĻāϰā§āĻŽāĨ¤ - A work of fiction
â imaginary story
Example: It is a famous work of fiction.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϝāĻžāϤ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻŋāĻ āĻāϞā§āĻĒāĨ¤ - Based on true events
â real-life story
Example: The book is based on true events.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻŦ āĻāĻāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻāĻŋāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāϰ⧠āϞā§āĻāĻžāĨ¤ - A best-selling author
â very popular writer
Example: She is a best-selling author.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻāύāĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āϞā§āĻāĻāĨ¤ - A well-written book
â high-quality writing
Example: It is a well-written and engaging book.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϞā§āĻāĻž āĻ āĻāĻāϰā§āώāĻŖā§āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻāĨ¤
