Widen Your Vocabulary for IELTS-Key Word:Progress

Key Word:Progress

Verb+Progress

1. Use the correct form of these verbs:

1. At the end of each school term parents______their child’s progress with a teacher.
2. Since he moved to his new school. William has______a lot of progress.
3. I remember my Uncle George took a personal interest in my education. He______my progress closely and gave me help and a lot of encouragement.
4. The British were enthusiastic builders of railways. They believed railways______progress and civilisation to less developed countries.
5. Each student’s progress is closely______. We use a system of regular tests to measure their progress.
6. Fallen trees are______the progress of the rescue workers.

Common Adjective Collocations

2. Use the following adjectives in these sentences:

1. We are making slow but______progress. The job should only take about a day longer than we anticipated.
2. There has been such______progress in computer technology over the last few years that I can hardly keep up with the speed of change.
3. They are having great problems trying to reach the trapped men. Progress is painfully______.
4. Fortunately, there wasn’t much traffic on the roads, so we made______progress and arrived with plenty of time to spare.
5. The police have made no______progress in the investigation and detectives are now appealing to the public for help.
6. No agreement has been reached after five days of discussions. Progress has been______to say the least!

Go back and underline the adjective collocations.

Expressions with Prepositions

3. Choose the correct preposition for each sentence:

1. We are frustrated at the lack______progress.
2. Although she’s recovering from her illness, her rate______progress is quite slow.
3. In order to continue your financial assistance, we will need regular updates______your progress.
4. John’s teacher says that his reading and writing is showing signs______progress.
5. Now that the project has started, we will need a weekly meeting for the next two months to keep a close check______progress.
6. There has not been much progress______the border dispute between the two countries.
7. Political observers noted that there had been a lot of progress______human rights.
8. A concert was______progress in the school hall, so we looked for another room.
9. The college will be closed while maintenance work is______progress.

What is the meaning of ‘Progress’ in no. 8 and 9?

Answer Key

Ex 1:

1. discuss
2. made
3. followed
4. brought
5. monitored
6. holding up

Ex 2:

1. steady
2. rapid
3. slow
4. good
5. real
6. disappointing

Ex 3:

1. of
2. of
3. on
4. of
5. on
6. in
7. on
8. in
9.  in

(In no. 8 and 9 ‘in progress’ means that something was happening.)

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