Childhood â IELTS Vocabulary List
1. Childhood
Meaning (English): The period when someone is a child
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻļā§āĻļāĻŦ
IELTS Sentence:
My childhood was filled with happy memories and outdoor activities.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻļā§āĻļāĻŦ āϏā§āĻā§āϰ āϏā§āĻŽā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϰā§āϰ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϧā§āϞāĻžā§ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
2. Innocent
Meaning (English): Free from guilt or evil
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āύāĻŋāώā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĒ
IELTS Sentence:
Children are usually innocent and curious about the world.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻž āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āύāĻŋāώā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻŦā§ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻā§āϤā§āĻšāϞ⧠āĻšā§āĨ¤
3. Naughty
Meaning (English): Slightly bad or badly behaved
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻĻā§āώā§āĻā§
IELTS Sentence:
I was a naughty child who often played tricks on friends.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻŦā§āϞāĻžā§ āĻĻā§āώā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāύā§āϧā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽāĻāĻž āĻāϰāϤāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
4. Playful
Meaning (English): Full of fun and energy
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻā§āϞāĻžāϧā§āϞāĻžāĻĒā§āϰāĻŋā§
IELTS Sentence:
Young children are naturally playful and energetic.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻž āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϧā§āϞāĻžāĻĒā§āϰāĻŋā§ āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖāĻŦāύā§āϤ āĻšā§āĨ¤
5. Curious
Meaning (English): Eager to know or learn something
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻā§āϤā§āĻšāϞā§
IELTS Sentence:
As a child, I was curious about science and technology.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻāĻŦā§āϞāĻžā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϝā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻā§āϤā§āĻšāϞ⧠āĻāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
6. Discipline
Meaning (English): Training to obey rules
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻļā§āĻā§āĻāϞāĻž
IELTS Sentence:
Good discipline helps children become responsible adults.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻļā§āĻā§āĻāϞāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻĻāĻžā§āĻŋāϤā§āĻŦāĻļā§āϞ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ āĻšāϤ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
7. Obedient
Meaning (English): Willing to follow rules or instructions
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻŦāĻžāϧā§āϝ
IELTS Sentence:
I was quite obedient during my school years.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏā§āĻā§āϞāĻā§āĻŦāύ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻŦāĻžāϧā§āϝ āĻāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
8. Mischievous
Meaning (English): Enjoying causing small problems for fun
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻĻā§āώā§āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋā§
IELTS Sentence:
My younger brother was mischievous but lovable.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĻā§āώā§āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋā§ āĻšāϞā§āĻ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻĻāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
9. Adolescence
Meaning (English): The period between childhood and adulthood
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻā§āĻļā§āϰ
IELTS Sentence:
Adolescence is a challenging stage of life.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻļā§āϰ āĻā§āĻŦāύā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϝāĻžāϞā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĨ¤
10. Upbringing
Meaning (English): The way a child is raised
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϞāĻžāϞāύ-āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ
IELTS Sentence:
A good upbringing shapes a childâs personality positively.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āϞāĻžāϞāύ-āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāϤā§āĻŦāĻā§ āĻāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§ā§ āϤā§āϞā§āĨ¤
11. Childhood memory
Meaning (English): A memory from oneâs early years
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻļā§āĻļāĻŦā§āϰ āϏā§āĻŽā§āϤāĻŋ
IELTS Sentence:
One of my favorite childhood memories is playing in the rain.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻā§āϞāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋā§ āĻļā§āĻļāĻŦā§āϰ āϏā§āĻŽā§āϤāĻŋāĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤
12. Playground
Meaning (English): An outdoor area where children play
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻā§āϞāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ
IELTS Sentence:
Children should spend more time in playgrounds instead of using smartphones.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϏā§āĻŽāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻĢā§āύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻŦāĻĻāϞ⧠āĻā§āϞāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ ā§ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
13. Companion
Meaning (English): A friend or partner
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϏāĻā§āĻā§
IELTS Sentence:
My cousin was my closest childhood companion.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāύ āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻļā§āĻļāĻŦā§āϰ āϏāĻŦāĻā§ā§ā§ āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
14. Mature
Meaning (English): Behaving like an adult in a sensible way
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŖāϤ
IELTS Sentence:
Some children become mature at an early age due to responsibilities.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻāĻžā§āĻŋāϤā§āĻŦā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§ āĻ
āϞā§āĻĒ āĻŦā§āϏā§āĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŖāϤ āĻšā§ā§ āϝāĻžā§āĨ¤
15. Neglect
Meaning (English): Failure to give proper care or attention
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻ
āĻŦāĻšā§āϞāĻž
IELTS Sentence:
Parental neglect can negatively affect a childâs mental growth.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻā§āϰ āĻ
āĻŦāĻšā§āϞāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻļā§ āύā§āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦ āĻĢā§āϞāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
High-Score IELTS Phrases for Childhood
1. Carefree childhood
Meaning: A childhood without worries
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻžāĻŽā§āĻā§āϤ āĻļā§āĻļāĻŦ
Sentence:
I was lucky to have a carefree childhood in the countryside.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻžāĻŽā§āĻā§āϤ āĻļā§āĻļāĻŦ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āϏā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āϝ āĻĒā§ā§ā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
2. Formative years
Meaning: Important years that shape personality
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāϤā§āĻŦ āĻāĻ āύā§āϰ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āϏāĻŽā§
Sentence:
Parents play a vital role during a childâs formative years.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāϤā§āĻŦ āĻāĻ āύā§āϰ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āϏāĻŽā§ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž-āĻŽāĻžā§ā§āϰ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻŦ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤
3. Emotional development
Meaning: Growth of emotions and feelings
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻļ
Sentence:
Games and social interaction support emotional development.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āϞāĻžāϧā§āϞāĻž āĻ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŽā§āϞāĻžāĻŽā§āĻļāĻž āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻļā§ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
4. Sense of responsibility
Meaning: Feeling of duty
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻāĻžā§āĻŋāϤā§āĻŦāĻŦā§āϧ
Sentence:
Doing household chores teaches children a sense of responsibility.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻĻāĻžā§āĻŋāϤā§āĻŦāĻŦā§āϧ āĻļā§āĻāĻžā§āĨ¤
5. Build confidence
Meaning: Increase self-belief
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϤā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻā§ā§ āϤā§āϞāĻž
Sentence:
Participation in sports helps children build confidence.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āϞāĻžāϧā§āϞāĻžā§ āĻ
āĻāĻļāĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāϤā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻā§ā§ āϤā§āϞāϤ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
Band 9 Idioms for Childhood
1. As happy as a child
Meaning: Extremely happy
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāύāύā§āĻĻāĻŋāϤ
Sentence:
I felt as happy as a child when I visited my old school.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰā§āύ⧠āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāύāύā§āĻĻāĻŋāϤ āĻšā§ā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
2. Full of beans
Meaning: Very energetic
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāϰāĻĒā§āϰ
Sentence:
Children are usually full of beans after school.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏā§āĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻž āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāϰāĻĒā§āϰ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
3. Learn the ropes
Meaning: Learn how something works
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžāĻ āĻļā§āĻāĻž
Sentence:
Children gradually learn the ropes of social behavior.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻž āϧā§āϰ⧠āϧā§āϰ⧠āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāϰāĻŖ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§ āύā§ā§āĨ¤
4. A trip down memory lane
Meaning: Remembering the past fondly
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰā§āύ⧠āϏā§āĻŽā§āϤāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧠āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻž
Sentence:
Looking at old photographs is always a trip down memory lane.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰā§āύ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽā§āĻ āϏā§āĻŽā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻāϤ⧠āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧠āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻžāϰ āĻŽāϤā§āĨ¤
Advanced Collocations (Examiner-Friendly)
- childhood trauma â āĻļā§āĻļāĻŦā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāĻžāϤ
- childhood experience â āĻļā§āĻļāĻŦā§āϰ āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāϤāĻž
- strict parenting â āĻāĻ ā§āϰ āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻāϤā§āĻŦ
- family bonding â āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāύā§āϧāύ
- lifelong impact â āĻāĻā§āĻŦāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦ
- emotional attachment â āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻāϝā§āĻ
- social skills â āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻž
- positive reinforcement â āĻāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ āĻā§āϏāĻžāĻš
- moral values â āύā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻŽā§āϞā§āϝāĻŦā§āϧ
- academic pressure â āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāĻāϤ āĻāĻžāĻĒ
- healthy environment â āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ
- behavioral development â āĻāĻāϰāĻŖāĻāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻļ
16. Affection
Meaning (English): A feeling of love and care
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϏā§āύā§āĻš / āĻŽāĻŽāϤāĻž
IELTS Sentence:
Children need affection from their parents for healthy emotional growth.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨ āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻļā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž-āĻŽāĻžā§ā§āϰ āϏā§āύā§āĻš āĻĒā§āϰā§ā§āĻāύāĨ¤
17. Supervision
Meaning (English): Watching and guiding someone carefully
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϤāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ
IELTS Sentence:
Young children should be under adult supervision while using the internet.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāύā§āĻāĻžāϰāύā§āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰā§āϰ āϏāĻŽā§ āĻā§āĻ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϤāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
18. Independence
Meaning (English): Freedom to make decisions alone
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϧā§āύāϤāĻž / āϏā§āĻŦāύāĻŋāϰā§āĻāϰāϤāĻž
IELTS Sentence:
Parents should encourage independence from an early age.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻāĻŦā§āϞāĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§āĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž-āĻŽāĻžā§ā§āϰ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϏā§āĻŦāύāĻŋāϰā§āĻāϰ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻā§āϏāĻžāĻš āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
19. Peer pressure
Meaning (English): Influence from friends or people of the same age
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϏāĻŽāĻŦā§āϏā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻĒ
IELTS Sentence:
Teenagers are often affected by peer pressure.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŋāĻļā§āϰ-āĻāĻŋāĻļā§āϰā§āϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžā§āĻ āϏāĻŽāĻŦā§āϏā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻšā§āĨ¤
20. Cognitive development
Meaning (English): Growth of thinking and learning ability
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻļ
IELTS Sentence:
Reading books improves childrenâs cognitive development.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
21. Well-behaved
Meaning (English): Behaving politely and properly
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāĻĻā§āϰ / āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻāϰāĻŖāĻāĻžāϰā§
IELTS Sentence:
Teachers appreciate well-behaved students in the classroom.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻāϰāĻž āĻļā§āϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāĻāĻā§āώ⧠āĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϰā§āĻĨā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻāϏāĻž āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
22. Rebellious
Meaning (English): Refusing to follow rules
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϰā§āĻšā§ āϏā§āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻŦā§āϰ
IELTS Sentence:
Some teenagers become rebellious during adolescence.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻļā§āϰ-āĻāĻŋāĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϰā§āĻšā§ āĻšā§ā§ āĻāĻ ā§āĨ¤
23. Creativity
Meaning (English): Ability to produce original ideas
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϏā§āĻāύāĻļā§āϞāϤāĻž
IELTS Sentence:
Art activities can boost a childâs creativity.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻļāĻŋāϞā§āĻĒāĻāϰā§āĻāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āϰ āϏā§āĻāύāĻļā§āϞāϤāĻž āĻŦāĻžā§āĻžāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
24. Imagination
Meaning (English): Ability to form ideas in the mind
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻžāĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
IELTS Sentence:
Storybooks help children develop imagination.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϞā§āĻĒā§āϰ āĻŦāĻ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻžāĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻā§ā§ āϤā§āϞāϤ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
25. Traumatic
Meaning (English): Emotionally painful or shocking
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāώā§āĻāĻĻāĻžā§āĻ
IELTS Sentence:
A traumatic childhood experience can affect a person for years.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻļā§āĻļāĻŦā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāώā§āĻāĻĻāĻžā§āĻ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāϤāĻž āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻŦāĻšā§ āĻŦāĻāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦ āĻĢā§āϞāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
Advanced IELTS Collocations for Childhood
| Collocation | āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ |
|---|---|
| close-knit family | āĻāύāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻ |
| parental guidance | āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻā§āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻāύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļāύāĻž |
| emotional support | āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻšāĻžā§āϤāĻž |
| childhood ambition | āĻļā§āĻļāĻŦā§āϰ āϏā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āύ |
| disciplinary action | āĻļāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻŋāĻŽā§āϞāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž |
| playful nature | āĻšāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻā§āĻļāĻŋ āϏā§āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻŦ |
| stable upbringing | āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻļā§āϞ āϞāĻžāϞāύ-āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ |
| social interaction | āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŽā§āϞāĻžāĻŽā§āĻļāĻž |
| mental maturity | āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻŦāϤāĻž |
| learning environment | āĻļā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ |
| emotional intelligence | āĻāĻŦā§āĻā§ā§ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāĻŽāϤā§āϤāĻž |
| childhood companion | āĻļā§āĻļāĻŦā§āϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ |
| family values | āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ āĻŽā§āϞā§āϝāĻŦā§āϧ |
| behavioral issues | āĻāĻāϰāĻŖāĻāϤ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž |
| quality time | āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāϤ āϏāĻŽā§ |
Native Speaker Style Idioms
1. Born with a silver spoon in oneâs mouth
Meaning: Born into a wealthy family
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϧāύ⧠āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāύā§āĻŽāĻžāύā§
Sentence:
Not every child is born with a silver spoon in their mouth.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāĻŦāĻžāĻ āϧāύ⧠āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāύā§āĻŽāĻžā§ āύāĻžāĨ¤
2. Like a kid in a candy store
Meaning: Extremely excited
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻŦ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāϤā§āϤā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻ āĻāύāύā§āĻĻāĻŋāϤ
Sentence:
I felt like a kid in a candy store during the school trip.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏā§āĻā§āϞ āĻā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϤā§āϤā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻ āĻāύāύā§āĻĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
3. Throw a tantrum
Meaning: Suddenly become very angry like a child
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻĻ āĻāϰ⧠āϰāĻžāĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§
Sentence:
Some children throw a tantrum when they do not get what they want.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻŖ āύāĻž āĻšāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻĻ āĻāϰ⧠āϰāĻžāĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžā§āĨ¤
4. Wet behind the ears
Meaning: Inexperienced and immature
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āύāĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ
Sentence:
At that age, I was still wet behind the ears.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻ āĻŦā§āϏ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāύāĻ āĻ
āύāĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
Band 9 Speaking Sentences
1.
Childhood plays a pivotal role in shaping an individualâs personality and future mindset.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻļā§āĻļāĻŦ āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāϤā§āĻŦ āĻ āĻāĻŦāĻŋāώā§āϝ⧠āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻāϤāĻž āĻāĻ āύ⧠āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
2.
In todayâs modern society, many children are heavily dependent on digital devices.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϧā§āύāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāϞ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāϏā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻ
āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻāϰāĻļā§āϞāĨ¤
3.
I believe children should strike a balance between academic studies and recreational activities.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻāϰāĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āĻžāĻļā§āύāĻž āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāύā§āĻĻāύā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻāĻžāϰāϏāĻžāĻŽā§āϝ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
4.
Spending quality time with family members strengthens emotional bonds.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āϏāĻĻāϏā§āϝāĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāϤ āϏāĻŽā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻāĻā§ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
High-Level IELTS Opinion Expressions
- From my perspectiveâĻ â āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻŖ āĻĨā§āĻā§âĻ
- It is widely believed thatâĻ â āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšā§ āϝā§âĻ
- There is no denying thatâĻ â āĻ āϏā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĒāĻžā§ āύā§āĻ āϝā§âĻ
- I strongly believe thatâĻ â āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻā§ā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻāϰāĻŋ āϝā§âĻ
- One of the major reasons is thatâĻ â āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻšāϞā§âĻ
- This can have both positive and negative impacts. â āĻāϰ āĻāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ āĻ āύā§āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ āĻāĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦ āĻĨāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
