IELTS vocabulary for technology: words for Writing and Speaking
Band 7 IELTS technology vocabulary for Writing Task 2 and Speaking—collocations, example sentences and common errors.
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The short answer
Learn technology words as collocations—'rely heavily on', 'automate tasks'—so you can use them accurately.
Key collocations
Useful in both Writing and Speaking.
- rely heavily on technology
- automate routine tasks
- digital literacy, the digital divide
- invade privacy, data security
- cutting-edge / state-of-the-art
In an essay
Accurate use matters more than rare words.
Sentence
While automation improves efficiency, it may widen the digital divide between those with and without access to training.
Related guide: More about collocations
Common errors
Avoid these.
- 'technologies make people lazy' (vague) → be specific
- 'informations' → information
- Overusing 'nowadays'
Use it
Write a technology essay or answer phone questions aloud.
Write a Task 2 essay →Put this into practice
Practise technology vocabulary with flashcards and matching, then use it in an essay.
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