1. Competition
Meaning (EN): A situation where people or groups try to win or be better than others
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻž
Sentence: Competition in the job market is increasing every year.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ: āĻāĻžāĻāϰāĻŋāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻā§āĨ¤
2. Rival
Meaning: A person or group competing with another
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻŦāύā§āĻĻā§āĻŦā§
Sentence: He defeated his main rival in the final match.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏ⧠āĻĢāĻžāĻāύāĻžāϞ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻā§ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻŦāύā§āĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻā§ āĻšāĻžāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
3. Opponent
Meaning: Someone you compete against
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āώ
Sentence: My opponent played very skillfully.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āώ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻā§āϞā§āĻā§āĨ¤
4. Contest
Meaning: A competition to decide a winner
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻž / āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻŦāύā§āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤāĻž
Sentence: She won a singing contest at school.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏ⧠āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāύ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŋāϤā§āĻā§āĨ¤
5. Championship
Meaning: A competition to find the best player/team
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύāĻļāĻŋāĻĒ
Sentence: They won the national football championship.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻžāϤā§āϝāĻŧ āĻĢā§āĻāĻŦāϞ āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύāĻļāĻŋāĻĒ āĻāĻŋāϤā§āĻā§āĨ¤
6. Tournament
Meaning: A series of games to decide a winner
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āϰā§āύāĻžāĻŽā§āύā§āĻ
Sentence: The tennis tournament starts next week.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āύāĻŋāϏ āĻā§āϰā§āύāĻžāĻŽā§āύā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻžāĻŽā§ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšā§ āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
7. Victory
Meaning: The act of winning
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϝāĻŧ
Sentence: Their victory surprised everyone.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻ
āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
8. Defeat
Meaning: To lose a competition
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧ
Sentence: The team suffered a heavy defeat.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻāϞāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
9. Participate
Meaning: To take part in something
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āĻāĻļāĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: Many students participated in the debate competition.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϰā§āĻĨā§ āĻŦāĻŋāϤāϰā§āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ
āĻāĻļ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
10. Achievement
Meaning: Something successfully done
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āϰā§āĻāύ
Sentence: Winning the medal was a great achievement.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻĻāĻ āĻā§āϤāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ
āϰā§āĻāύ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
11. Skill
Meaning: The ability to do something well
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻž
Sentence: Good communication skills are important in competitions.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āϝā§āĻāĻžāϝā§āĻ āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻž āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤
12. Talent
Meaning: Natural ability to do something well
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻāĻž
Sentence: She has a talent for painting.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
13. Judge
Meaning: A person who decides the winner
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰāĻ
Sentence: The judges selected the best performer.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰāĻāϰāĻž āϏā§āϰāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢāϰā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
14. Fair
Meaning: Equal and just treatment
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύā§āϝāĻžāϝā§āϝ
Sentence: The competition was fair for all participants.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āύā§āϝāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
15. Pressure
Meaning: Stress caused by expectations
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžāĻĒ
Sentence: Students often feel pressure during exams and competitions.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻžāϰ āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϰā§āĻĨā§āϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻ
āύā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
đ¯ IELTS Useful Sentence Patterns (Band 8â9)
- Competition helps people improve their skills.
āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻž āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώāĻā§ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻž āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤ - Healthy competition encourages personal growth.
āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϤ āĻāύā§āύāϤāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤ - However, excessive competition can create stress.
āϤāĻŦā§ āĻ āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻž āĻāĻžāĻĒ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
16. Intense
Meaning: Very strong, extreme, or powerful
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϤā§āĻŦā§āϰ / āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ
Sentence: There is intense competition in the technology sector.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāϝā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϤ⧠āϤā§āĻŦā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻž āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
17. Competitive
Meaning: Eager to win or better than others
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻŽā§āϞāĻ
Sentence: The market is highly competitive today.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻāĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻŽā§āϞāĻāĨ¤
18. Pressure cooker situation
Meaning: A very stressful situation
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āϤā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻāĻžāĻĒāϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ
Sentence: Exams often create a pressure cooker situation for students.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϰā§āĻĨā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻ
āϤā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻāĻžāĻĒāϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
19. Eliminate
Meaning: To remove or defeat someone from a competition
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž / āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰ⧠āĻŦā§āϰ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Sentence: The team was eliminated in the semi-final.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻāϞāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāĻāύāĻžāϞ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
20. Ranking
Meaning: Position in a competition or list
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ / āϰâā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ
Sentence: Her ranking improved after the last match.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻļā§āώ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ āϤāĻžāϰ āϰâā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
21. Qualification
Meaning: Requirement needed to enter a competition
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϝā§āĻā§āϝāϤāĻž
Sentence: He met all the qualifications for the contest.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŦ āϝā§āĻā§āϝāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
22. Selection
Meaning: The process of choosing winners or participants
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž
Sentence: The selection process was very strict.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻ ā§āϰ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
23. Performance
Meaning: How well someone does something
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢāϰāĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύā§āϏ / āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž
Sentence: His performance in the competition was outstanding.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢāϰāĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύā§āϏ āĻ
āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
24. Strategy
Meaning: A plan to win or succeed
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻļāϞ
Sentence: A good strategy is essential to win competitions.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŋāϤāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻļāϞ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤
25. Effort
Meaning: Physical or mental energy used to do something
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž
Sentence: She put a lot of effort into the competition.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
26. Motivation
Meaning: Reason or desire to do something
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āύā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āϰāĻŖāĻž
Sentence: Competition increases motivation among students.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϰā§āĻĨā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻ
āύā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āϰāĻŖāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
27. Pressure handling
Meaning: Ability to manage stress
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžāĻĒ āϏāĻžāĻŽāϞāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž
Sentence: Good athletes have strong pressure handling skills.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻā§āϞā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āϏāĻžāĻŽāϞāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
28. Fair play
Meaning: Honest and equal competition
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύā§āϝāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻā§āϞāĻž
Sentence: Fair play is important in every sport.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ āύā§āϝāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻā§āϞāĻž āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤
29. Reward
Meaning: Something given for success
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āĻāĻžāϰ
Sentence: The winner received a cash reward.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϝāĻŧā§ āύāĻāĻĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
30. Recognition
Meaning: Being officially praised or accepted
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏā§āĻŦā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ
Sentence: Her talent gained international recognition.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻāύā§āϤāϰā§āĻāĻžāϤāĻŋāĻ āϏā§āĻŦā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
đ¯ Band 8â9 IELTS Ideas (Competition Topic)
- Competition improves both skills and confidence.
āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻž āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻž āĻ āĻāϤā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻāĻāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ - However, too much competition can lead to stress and anxiety.
āϤāĻŦā§ āĻ āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻž āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻ āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤ - A balanced level of competition is beneficial for personal growth.
āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻāϏā§āϝāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϤ āĻāύā§āύāϤāĻŋāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻĒāĻāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
đ Competition Idioms & Collocations (IELTS)
đĨ 1. Cut-throat competition
Meaning: Extremely aggressive competition
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻŦāĻ āϤā§āĻŦā§āϰ āĻ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŽāĻŽ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻž
Sentence: There is cut-throat competition in the job market.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžāĻāϰāĻŋāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻā§āĻŦāĻ āϤā§āĻŦā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻž āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
âī¸ 2. Fair competition
Meaning: Honest and equal competition
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύā§āϝāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻž
Sentence: Fair competition is essential for a healthy economy.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨāύā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āύā§āϝāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻž āĻāϰā§āϰāĻŋāĨ¤
đ§ 3. Head-to-head competition
Meaning: Direct competition between two sides
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻŦāύā§āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤāĻž
Sentence: The two teams were in head-to-head competition.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĻāϞ āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻŦāύā§āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
đ 4. Stay ahead of the competition
Meaning: To remain better than rivals
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻŦāύā§āĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž
Sentence: Companies must innovate to stay ahead of the competition.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāĻā§āϞā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāύ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
đĒ 5. Fierce competition
Meaning: Very strong competition
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϤā§āĻŦā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻž
Sentence: There is fierce competition among students for scholarships.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦā§āϤā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϰā§āĻĨā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āϤā§āĻŦā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻž āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
đ¯ 6. Win by a narrow margin
Meaning: Win by a small difference
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āϞā§āĻĒ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧠āĻāϝāĻŧā§ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Sentence: He won the match by a narrow margin.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏ⧠āĻ
āϞā§āĻĒ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧠āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŋāϤā§āĻā§āĨ¤
đ 7. Competitive edge
Meaning: Advantage over others
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻŽā§āϞāĻ āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž
Sentence: Good communication skills give you a competitive edge.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āϝā§āĻāĻžāϝā§āĻ āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻž āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻŽā§āϞāĻ āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
đ§Š 8. In the running
Meaning: Still a possible winner
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻāύ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž
Sentence: She is still in the running for the final selection.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏ⧠āĻāĻāύ⧠āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
⥠9. Neck and neck
Meaning: Very close competition
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻž
Sentence: The race was neck and neck until the end.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻāĻŋ āĻļā§āώ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
đ 10. Take the lead
Meaning: Go ahead in a competition
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Sentence: The team took the lead in the final minutes.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻāϞāĻāĻŋ āĻļā§āώ āĻŽā§āĻšā§āϰā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
𧨠11. Under pressure
Meaning: Feeling stress in competition
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžāĻĒā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž
Sentence: Students feel under pressure during exams.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϰā§āĻĨā§āϰāĻž āĻāĻžāĻĒā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
đ§ 12. Level playing field
Meaning: Equal conditions for all
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āϏā§āϝā§āĻ-āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž
Sentence: The new rules create a level playing field for all players.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύāϤā§āύ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻā§āϞ⧠āϏāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āϏā§āϝā§āĻ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
đ 13. Give someone a run for their money
Meaning: Strong competition against someone
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻŦāύā§āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: The new player gave the champion a run for their money.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύāϤā§āύ āĻā§āϞā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύāĻā§ āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻŦāύā§āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
đī¸ 14. Rise to the challenge
Meaning: Try hard to succeed in difficulty
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āϝāĻžāϞā§āĻā§āĻ āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: She rose to the challenge and won the contest.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏ⧠āĻā§āϝāĻžāϞā§āĻā§āĻ āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŋāϤā§āĻā§āĨ¤
đ 15. Outperform rivals
Meaning: Do better than competitors
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻŦāύā§āĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: The company outperformed its rivals in sales.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻŦāύā§āĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
đ¯ IELTS Speaking Booster Sentences
- Competition brings out the best in people.
āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻž āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώā§āϰ āϏā§āϰāĻž āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻž āĻŦā§āϰ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāύā§āĨ¤ - However, excessive competition can create mental stress.
āϤāĻŦā§ āĻ āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻž āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤ - A healthy level of competition is beneficial for personal growth.
āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϤ āĻāύā§āύāϤāĻŋāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻĒāĻāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
