今天为大家精选了近年雅思听力中最常见的词汇，熟练掌握这些词，可能比简单背诵一万个单词更有用。大体上，雅思和托福，四六级等其他考试，需要掌握的单词很难量化，IELTS 考试听力部分选用的文章都来自英语国家的日常生活，因此并没有绝对的词汇数字，尽管没有绝对的单词总数设定，但单词量绝对不是最大的问题，只要掌握3000个关键词汇，就可以应对考卷的大部分内容。
1 Listening situation: social events (section 2)
雅思听力 section 2 中经常会考到一些社会事件，比如说会议、展览、节日等。参加这些社会活动就需要通过网站、单页、通知版、广告等来了解活动的信息、日程安排、主题等详细信息。一些大型会议和活动学生是可以选择参加的，而且还提供住宿和餐饮，一切都只需要在注册的时候声明并且缴纳相应的费用即可。
Events: Convention, exhibition, conference, festival, exposition
Examples: Australian retailers’ convention, art exhibition, business conference, summer music festival, drama festival, travel exposition, world expo, cartoon exhibition, flower exhibition, auto show
Publicity: website/internet, leaflets, flyers, notice board, posters, advertisements, good for a family, children, adult, senior citizens
Transportation: bus, taxi, cab, subway, tube, coach, parking problems
Agenda: dates, timetable
Focus/theme: music/live music, art, ballet, clothes, drama, food, business, demonstration, comics, flower arrangement, biscuits
Celebration: parade, dance, chorus, music band
Catering: café, restaurant, pub, cafeteria, canteen, refectory, dining room, refreshments, snacks, takeout, takeaway, set lunch, barbecue
Security: security entrance, security office, security personnel/staff, fire exit, lockers, Check ID, video surveillance, cameras, crowded, children easily get lost
2 Listening situation: environment (section 2/4)
这类单词都是比较专业和难掌握的，这里并不是需要大家全部记忆下来，但起码要做到对发音和中文意思比较敏感，这样才会对全文的听力内容有一个较好的把握。否则就好像是听到了科普类文章一样，茫然不知所措，进而导致完全放弃。
atmosphere: Oxygen, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Carbon dioxide, Carbon monoxide, Ozone, sulphur monoxide
pollution: air pollution, acid rain, contaminated water, pollutant, contaminant, chemicals, toxic waste
Geographical: soil erosion, desertification, drought, floods, overfishing, over-felling, deforestation
energy: fossil fuels, coal, gas, petroleum, solar, tide, wind power, nuclear, marsh gas, methane, biogas
recycling: plastic, paper, glass, bottle tops, ink cartridges, spare parts/components
3 Listening situation: repair (section 1)
这个场景主要是购物或者租房子遇到的问题，如某物体的型号、主要的问题、需要什么时间来修理、有没有质保、替换还是退款等都会是很重要的考点。雅思听力的内容还是非常实用的，可以提前预习到在国外会碰到的场景，帮我们了解在国外处理一些事情的流程和规则。
What to repair: fridge, refrigerator, washing machine, CD player, electric light, clock, bungalow, cooker, rice cooker, printer (shelf), Model type/number
Main problem: leaking, door broken, flashing, hands broken, noisy, fan broken, steam escaping
When to repair: immediately, straight away, right now, urgent
Next week, weekdays, weekends, in a couple of weeks
Mornings, afternoons (am pm)
Quality warranty: expiry date, quality guaranteed for two years
Compensation: refund, replacement
Payment: cash, cheque, credit card, bank transfer
4 Listening situation: diet and health (section 4)
饮食和健康是雅思听力考试中永恒不变的主题。在 Section 4 中经常出现关于健康饮食和生活方式的探讨。与此同时，听力中关于一些疾病的原因和治疗也都跟此有着密切的联系。Heart disease, chronic illness, diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure 等疾病大家已经并不陌生了。
Food intake/elements: protein, vitamins, fat, carbohydrates, fat acid, calcium, cholesterol, minerals, calorie, kilocalorie
diet: cereals, sugar, salt, lean meat, eggs, fish, milk, vegetables, fruit, red meat, white meat
cereals: wheat, corn, barley, oat, maize, rice
health: low nutrition, malnutrition, overweight, obese, underweight, intelligence, eyesight, brain, learning difficulty, digestion, congestion, heart disease, tuberculosis
Physical exercises: running, jogging, swimming
5 Listening situation: medicine (section 1)
这个场景每年都会进行几次考查，重点要明确各种关于医生、治疗、疾病、药物、手术、医院的英文表达方式，以及弄清楚西方国家的医疗体系和看病流程。
比如说 family doctor这个概念在中国几乎是不存在的，但是在西方的社区里非常普遍。怎样注册一个家庭医生，他们看病怎样收费等都是我们应该去了解的。
doctors: physician, surgeon, dentist, veterinarian, pediatrician, therapist, general practitioner
treatments: cure, remedy, therapy, acupuncture,
diseases: headache, toothache, backache (back pain), stomachache, heart disease, pneumonia, tuberculosis, diabetes, insomnia, asthma, employment medical, sprain, sports injury, sprained knee
medicine: antibiotics, penicillin, aspirin, sleeping pills (tablets), painkillers, dose, underdose, overdose, ice pack, walking sticks
surgery: operation
hospital: clinics, ward, maternity, emergency, surgery, practice
6 Listening situation: library (section 1/4)
图书馆是雅思听力中经久不衰的场景之一，对于这个场景，建议大家应该把握住图书馆的基本布局和功能、完整的借阅流程、以及图书馆所藏的素材。
registration: information desk, information sector, librarian desk
registration fee, membership fee
ID documents: passport, visa, student card, library card, driver’s license, credit card, bank statement, phone bill, Identity card, C.V. letter
Library card, borrower’s card, reader’s card, electronic card, PIN, password
Books: fiction, reference books, technical books, leisure books, notion, academic
Periodicals: magazines, journals Current issues, back issues
Technical Resources: photocopying machine, photocopier, color, white and black photocopier, printer, laser printer, card, coin, internet access, computers, laptops
Electronic, digital: CD, DVD, VCD, videos, tapes, cassettes, CD-ROM
Recall system: catalogue (title, author, press, category) , call slip, librarian
Circulation: borrow, loan, return, renew, overdue, fine, reserve
Loan time: weeks, months (up to 4 weeks, maximum loan time)
Training classes: research methods, IT, computer software, dissertation writing
7 Listening situation: job hunting (section 1/2)
边上学边打工是大多数学生的普遍生活方式，一方面可以贴补生活费用，另一方面可以增加社会经验和扩大朋友圈。以下是雅思找工作场景中经常考查的细节点，大家要注意哦!
Type of work: vacation jobs, office work, bar attendant, waiter, waitress, zoo attendant, childcare, library assistant, restaurant work, shop assistant, sales assistant, domestic work, reporter, carpenter, freelance, part-time job, full-time job, temporary job
Main roles: receptionist, shop assistant, looking after animals (kangaroo), educate visitors, save wounded/injured animals, maintain website, selling garden tools/carpets, handle customer complaint
Advantages and disadvantages: pay, working hours, workload, flexible, equipment, transportation
Working hours: am pm weekdays (during the week), weekends,bank holidays, public holidays, New year, Christmas
Pay rate: pound/dollar per hour, starting salary, wage
Clothes: formal clothes, suit, informal clothes, casual clothes shirt, trousers, tie, bow tie, uniform
Transportation: bus, train, subway, tube, metro, taxi, cab
Magazine reporters: housing magazine, entertainment magazine, sports magazine, economy magazine, IT magazine
8 Listening situation: shopping
在剑桥雅思中有出现过对比几家商店或者品牌的产品的优缺点，进而得出一个综合评价并给出买或不买的最终建议的听力场景。这些词一定要会哟!
Price: discount, concession, promotion, sales, half price, normal price, 30% off
Packaging: economy package, family package, container, image, presentation of products
Where to buy: supermarket, market, shop, store, department store, chain store, online shopping
Receipt: invoice, quality warranty, receipt
Supermarket: entrance (profitable), middle shelf (expensive), end of aisles (hard to move), quieter places ( need time to think about)
