This glossary can help you prepare for the IELTS writing tasks related to the Finding employment.
advertisement
noun
A notice or announcement in a public medium promoting a product, service, or event or publicizing a job vacancy.
Example: You have seen an advertisement for a community college that needs teachers for night classes.
assume
verb
Take or begin to have (power or responsibility).
Example: The language course assumed students had no prior knowledge of Korean.
community college
noun phrase
A community college is a type of educational institution.
Example: You have seen an advertisement for a community college that needs teachers for night classes.
cookery
noun
The art or practice of cooking.
Example: I hold special qualifications in language teaching and cookery.
focus
verb
Pay particular attention to.
Example: The cookery course focused on easy meal preparation and the art of pickling.
language teacher
noun phrase
Language teacher education in this context concerns the education of pre‐school, primary, lower and upper secondary school teachers of languages.
Example: I am writing to City Evening College in reference to an advertisement I saw in The Vancouver Sun on May 14th for language teachers at your college.
pickling
adjective
(of food) suitable for being pickled or used in making pickles.
Example: The cookery course focused on easy meal preparation and the art of pickling.
prior
adjective
Existing or coming before in time, order, or importance.
Example: The language course assumed students had no prior knowledge of Korean.