Vocabulary of listening in IELTs from 17 to 11

1. unfamiliar words

code: Need to know the code for the cleaning cupboard.
mammals: Looked for hotspots for marine(海洋的) mammals (哺乳动物).
consumption: catch fish for the purpose of consumption （消耗量） .
hostel: Currently staying in a hostel（hotel） during the week.
canal: Beside a *canal *（水渠） .
curved: the walls are made of local wood and are curved （逶迤，弯弯曲曲） in shape.
refurbished: It will be refurbished （翻新） .
flute: play the flute （笛）.
moist: uses established practices to make sure soil （土壤） remains fertile （肥，丰饶） and moist （潮湿的）.
cattle: taking place on a big cattle （黄牛） farm.

bullying: conflict mostly consists of behaviour in the general category of bullying （欺辱，蛮，残虐）.
superiority: Offen a result of people wanting to prove their superiority （优越性）.
democratic: A structure that is more democratic （民主） may create a feeling of uncertainty about who staff should report to.
mediator: Someone from outside the company may be given the role of mediator （调解员） in order to resolve conflicts.
insects: It has also recently been found to affect birds which feed on insects .
reproduction
temporary: wants a temporary job
cheese: cannot eat cheese .
youth: is currently doing voluntary work with members of a youth club.
fountain: the sound of a fountain in a town.
lively: Plenty of activity in urban environments which are lively , but also allow people to relax.

knife: a special course in skills with a knife
tails: use their tails to help them communicate.
permanent: some changes may not be permanent （永久的）
insurance: cost of membership includes the club fee and insurance
stadium: Tuesdays at 5.30 am. meet at the stadium （大球场？比赛场）
tongue & lizard: They are brown, but recognisable by their blue tongue （舌头）. （蜥蜴）
finance: Alex did his training in the finance department （部门）.
destruction
taxation: coffee was used as a form of taxation

furniture: Reason for visit: business (to buy antique （古董） furniture )
floor: on the floor of the ocean may be affected
gates: stored water is released through gates , driving the turbines （涡轮） in the reverse direction
fuel: no fuel is required to make it work
migration
vitamins: no regular medication apart from vitamins .
comets: Aristotle also described halos （光环，日晕） and comets （彗星，扫把星）
instruments
thermometer: Galileo invented the thermometer （温度计）
microphone
exhibition: area for coffee and an exhibition
pool: a spa and rooftop pool
carnival: It has been invited to play in the town's carnival （嘉年华）
drummer: talk by a drummer
film
parade: Joe hopes the band will attend a parade （巡游） next month
opera
clarinet: by piano and clarinet （单簧管）
Olympics
roses: see the roses in pots （锅，罐） on the terrance （？）
cabins: in hotel rooms or cabins （船舱，车厢，小屋）

decorate: Build, decorate （修饰，点缀，装饰） , and program a humanoid robot
practical
capitalism: Adam Smith's ideas on capitalism （资本主义） were influenced by Stoicism.
focus: A photo which is not correctly in focus (对焦，焦点) cannot be fixed.
therapy: For those with mental (精神) illness, dance could be used as a form of therapy （疗法）.
fitness
calories: as many calories as other quite intense （剧烈的） forms of exercise
obesity: women suffering from obesity （肥胖症） benefited from doing Zumba.
habit: Zumba became a habit for participants.
medication: Charlie's medication （用药）
equipment
ecomomic
rough: Early yarns （纱线） felt rough （粗） to touch
bone: such as wood and bone
garage: building was original a garage （车库）
monument: view of hilltop monument （碑，古迹） from the bedroom
spice: Portuguese （葡萄牙语） ships transporting （运输） spice （香料） stopped at the island to collect food and water
colony/settlement: The Dutch established a colony/settlement （殖民地，定居点） on the island.
movement: the birds were capable of rapid movement

transport: help by providing transport
biligual: are becoming biligual （双语的） very quickly
boots: Also advisable to hire boots for warmth
mud: buired themselves in mud
feather: the loss of feather
atlas: the first atlas （大地图，图谱） to show the migration of European birds was printed
fridge: cleaning the fridge （冰箱）
balcony: washing down the balcony （楼台）
electrician: They can organise a plumber （水管工） or an electrician （电工） if necessary
dust: allergic （过敏） to dust
climate: climate are in Canada and North America
rocks: used hot rocks to heat the sap
diameter
tube: A tap is drilled into the trunk and a tube （管） carries the sap （汁液） into a bucket.
fire
liter: make a liter （升） of maple （枫） syrup （浆）