Procrastinate - Word Of The Day For IELTS

In the IELTS exam, words such as 'Procrastinate' are utilized to enhance answers and demonstrate lexical skills, contributing to 25% of the overall IELTS band score. Now, we will explore the proper usage of 'Procrastinate' in its various forms and solidify our understanding with exercises.

Procrastinate: (Verb) /proʊˈkræstɪneɪt/

Definition

To delay doing something that you ought to do, usually because you do not want to do it

Synonyms

Delay, Postpone, Put off

Example

For IELTS Speaking:
“People often procrastinate when it comes to paperwork.”
“His successors were less committed and procrastinated interminably.”
“The judge procrastinated, but eventually the tabloids had their sport.”

For IELTS Writing:
“Just as she had put off ringing Livingstone until it was too late, so she procrastinated with regard to contacting Gwen.”

Exercise

Let's use the exercises given below to check how efficiently we can use 'procrastinate' and improve our IELTS Vocabulary.

Choose the following words to fill in the blank: functional, consisted, underestimate, methodical, involvement, proceed, structural, assess, definition, procrastinate.

1. The power station should be fully _______________ by the end of the year.
2. The boys’ suppers for the three days they went camping together _______________ of hamburgers, chocolate bars and potato chips.
3. The government has said that construction of the factory will not be allowed to _______________ until changes are made to reduce the impact on the environment.
4. The police have as yet no proof of his _______________ in the robbery.
5. The building suffered significant _______________ damage during the earthquake.
6. She is very slow and _______________ in her work, but she certainly does an excellent job.
7. The company is required to do an _______________ of the environmental damage that would be done to the area before beginning the project.
8. Accordingly, we had to _____________, as we had done over the Supreme Soviet Deputies’ visit to Britain.
9. Research shows that people usually _______________ the amount of time it will take them to learn a second language.
10. According to anthropologists, there appears to be a universal _______________ of human beauty.

Answer Keys

1. functional.
2. consisted.
3. proceed.
4. involvement.
5. structural.
6. methodical.
7. assessment.
8. procrastinate.
9. underestimate.
10. definition.