e-TEP Vocabulary Module: Free Academic Word Practice (PDF)
The e-TEP has no separate vocabulary section, but vocabulary is tested in all four skills. This module covers word formation, collocations, paraphrasing, guessing meaning from context, 100 new academic words and eight common topics, with an entry test and an exit test to track your progress.
94 pages, PDF, about 700 exercise items with an answer key. Explanations in Turkish.
Download Module 1 (free PDF)This is Module 1 of the free Adım Adım e-TEP skill modules. Each module goes deeper into one skill than the study guide, with new examples and exercises.
Contents
- Vocabulary and the e-TEP: How vocabulary is tested in each part of the exam, and how to study with word cards.
- Word formation: Prefixes, suffixes and word families.
- Collocations: Words that go together, such as make a decision and heavy traffic.
- Paraphrase: Recognizing the same idea in different words in the text and in the question.
- Guessing meaning from context: Working out the meaning of an unknown word from the sentence around it.
- Academic words: 100 academic words in ten sets, each with its most common pattern and an exercise.
- Topic vocabulary: Words for eight topics that come up often in the exam.
- Vocabulary in speaking and writing: Moving from recognizing a word to using it yourself.
- Practice tests: Tests that check the whole module.
At the end: an appendix with transcripts or texts and a full answer key.
Preview: 20 academic words from the module
These are the first two of the ten sets in Chapter 6. The bold part of each example is the pattern the word is most often used in. Learn the word together with that pattern.
Set 1: Opinion and argument
| Word | Pattern and example |
|---|---|
| assert (v) | The author asserts that cities must ban cars. |
| acknowledge (v) | She acknowledged that the plan was risky. |
| contend (v) | Critics contend that the test is unfair. |
| refute (v) | New data refuted the claim. |
| advocate (v / n) | He advocates free public transportation. |
| dispute (v / n) | Few dispute the fact that sleep matters. |
| concede (v) | The minister conceded that mistakes were made. |
| endorse (v) | The plan was endorsed by doctors. |
| compelling (adj) | There is compelling evidence for this view. |
| unfounded (adj) | Their fears proved unfounded. |
Set 2: Change and trends
Useful for describing charts in Writing Task 2 and for following numbers in reading and listening.
| Word | Pattern and example |
|---|---|
| surge (v / n) | Ticket sales surged after the final. |
| plummet (v) | Prices plummeted by 40 percent. |
| fluctuate (v) | Visitor numbers fluctuate with the seasons. |
| stabilize (v) | The patient's condition has stabilized. |
| peak (v / n) | Traffic peaks at 8 a.m. |
| dwindle (v) | The village's population has dwindled to 200. |
| accelerate (v) | Climate change is accelerating. |
| stagnate (v) | Wages have stagnated for a decade. |
| escalate (v) | The argument quickly escalated. |
| level off (phr v) | Sales rose and then leveled off. |
The module has eight more sets like these, each followed by a gap-fill exercise.
How to use the module with the site
Learn a set of words, then look for them in the texts of the reading sets. Use the new words in your writing and speaking answers.
Other modules
- Module 2: Reading
- Module 3: Listening
- Module 4: Speaking
- Module 5: Writing
- Adım Adım e-TEP: the study guide
All questions are original and follow the official e-TEP format.