很多人关注雅思词汇量的问题，那么雅思学习需要多少词汇呢?雅思想要考高分，需要掌握8000以上，甚至10000以上，但如果只需要通过6分，掌握5500以上就足够了。

　　雅思不同于托福、四级、六级等考试，要掌握的词汇一般都很难量化。听力部分通常使用英语国家日常生活中的文章，因此没有绝对的词汇。虽然没有绝对的总字数，但是字数绝对不是最大的问题。只需掌握3000个关键词，就可以应付大部分试卷。但是，掌握3000个单词不只是听，说，读，写，更重要的是，学会了如何掌握和运用它们。学会3000个单词可能比简单地背诵10000个单词有用得多。

　　如下几个听力场景的重点词汇你都掌握了吗？

　　1. social events (section 2)

　　会议、展览、节日等社会事件是雅思听力section2经常考到的主题。在国外学生们经常参加一些大型会议和活动，他们会从网页、单页、通知版和广告上了解活动的主题、日程安排、是否提供住宿餐饮等具体信息。

　　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. environment (section 2/4)

　　由于环境类词汇专业性较强，不要求大家全部记忆下来，但雅思听力在词汇方面很重要的一点是能做到到对发音和中文意思比较敏感，这样即使不能听懂全部内容，也能对整体脉络有一个较好的把握。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. repair (section 1)

　　留学生在购物或者租房子后总会发现有这样那样的问题：物体的型号、保修期的长短，出现了哪些问题、具体的维修时间、替换还是退款等都会是很重要的考点。这也体现了雅思的实际性，在复习的同时我们能对即将在国外遇到的场景有一个大致的了解，并熟悉解决问题的途径和流程。

　　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. diet and health (section 4)

　　现代人越来越关心的饮食健康和生活方式问题也是雅思听力考试中的一大主题。Section 4 中经常有关于这一话题的探讨，并伴随着一些疾病的成因和治疗等考点。想必大家对于Heart disease, chronic illness, diabetes, obesity，high blood pressure等词汇已经不陌生了。

　　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. medicine (section 1 )

　　雅思听力每年都会考察几次关于医疗的场景，这就要求大家在弄清西方国家医疗体系及看病流程的基础上对于医生、疾病、药物、治疗、手术等方面的常见词汇有扎实的准备。

　　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. library (section 1/4)

　　由于国外书籍的价格普遍偏高，图书馆就成为了最受学生欢迎的地点之一。考生们需要了解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。这样在到国外进行学习时也不会觉得茫然。

　　registration: information desk, information sector, librarian deskregistration 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

　　7. job hunting (section 1/2)

　　很多学生选择边打工边学习的方式来贴补生活费用，这也让他们扩大了朋友圈获得更多的社会经验数。以下是雅思听力求职场景中经常考查的细节点，请大家注意拼写。

　　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, cabMagazine reporters: housing magazine, entertainment magazine, sports magazine, economy magazine, IT magazine

　　8. shopping

　　现实生活中，追逐时尚，喜欢购物的年轻人经常会对比几家商店或者品牌的产品的优缺点，进行综合评价并最终选择买哪一个。这也正是雅思听力会考察的一大场景，需要大家对价格、产品包装、购物地点等词汇有熟练地把握。

　　Price: discount, concession, promotion, sales, half price, normal price, 30% off

　　Packaging: economy package, family package, container, image, presentation of productsWhere 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)