如果要拿高分，何止是要掌握8000啊，1萬都不行，不過要是只需要過6分，掌握5500個單詞以上已經足夠了。
總起來說，雅思有別於 TOEFL、CET4、CET6 等其他考試，需要掌握的單詞很難量化，IELTS 考試聽力部分選用的文章都來自英語國家的日常生活，因此並沒有絕對的詞彙數字，儘管沒有絕對的單詞總數設定，但單詞量絕對不是最大的問題，只要掌握3000個關鍵詞彙，就可以應對考卷的大部分內容。
今天為大家精選了2016年雅思聽力中最常見的詞彙，熟練掌握這些詞，可能比簡單背誦一萬個單詞更有用。
雅思聽力 section 2 中經常會考到一些社會事件，比如說會議、展覽、節日等。參加這些社會活動就需要通過網站、單頁、通知版、廣告等來了解活動的信息、日程安排、主題等詳細信息。一些大型會議和活動學生是可以選擇參加的，而且還提供住宿和餐飲，一切都只需要在註冊的時候聲明並且繳納相應的費用即可。
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
這類單詞肯定是大家感覺到比較專業和難於掌握的，並不是需要大家全部記憶下來，但起碼要做到對發音和中文意思比較敏感，這樣才會對全文的聽力內容有一個較好的把握。否則就好像是聽到了科普類文章一樣，茫然不知所措，進而導致完全放棄。
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
這個場景主要是購物或者租房子後發現有一些這樣那樣的問題，物體的型號、主要的問題、需要什麼時間來修理、有沒有質保、替換還是退款等都會是很重要的考點。雅思聽力還是非常實用的，能讓我們提前預習到在國外會碰到的場景，幫我們了解外國人處理一些事情的流程和規則。
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
飲食和健康是雅思聽力考試中永恆不變的主題。在 Section 4 中經常出現關於健康飲食和生活方式的探討。與此同時，聽力中關於一些疾病的原因和治療也都跟此有著密切的聯繫。我想 Heart disease, chronic illness, diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure 等疾病大家已經並不陌生了。
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
這個場景每年都會進行幾次考查，重點要明確各種關於醫生、治療、疾病、藥物、手術、醫院的英文表達方式，以及弄清楚西方國家的醫療體系和看病流程。
比如說 family doctor 這個概念在中國幾乎是不存在的，但是在西方的社區裡非常普遍。怎樣註冊一個家庭醫生，他們看病怎樣收費等都是我們應該去了解的。
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
圖書館是雅思聽力中經久不衰的場景之一，對於這個場景，建議大家應該把握住圖書館的基本布局和功能、完整的借閱流程、以及圖書館所藏的素材。
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
邊上學邊打工是大多數學生的普遍生活方式，一方面可以貼補生活費用，另一方面可以增加社會經驗和擴大朋友圈。以下是雅思找工作場景中經常考查的細節點，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
在劍橋雅思中有出現過對比幾家商店或者品牌的產品的優缺點，進而得出一個綜合評價並給出買或不買的最終建議的聽力場景。這些詞一定要會喲！
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)