雅思詞組1:extended family數代同堂的家庭，大家庭

The extended family has lived in the big wooden house for alinost a decade.
這個大家庭已經在一幢大木房子里住了近十年。

雅思詞組2:extensive reading泛讀

Extensive reading is of great help for grasping the main idea of the article.
泛讀非常有助于掌握文章主旨。

雅思詞組3:extra cost額外成本

You'll also find that the library has loaded several CD-ROMs onto the computers from specialist reference sources such as the MLA. It means we can expand what we offer you at very little extra cost and saves us having to invest in more and more books.
你也會發現圖書館給電腦安裝了一些只讀光盤，它們來自一些專家參考資源，如現代語言學會。這意味著我們能夠以極低的額外成本擴大我們所能提供的信息，而且不必投人大筆資金購買更多的書。

雅思詞組4:eye contact目光交流，眼神交流

It is very important to have eye contact with the one you have conversation with.
在交談時與對方有目光交流是很重要的。

雅思詞組5:face up to誠實勇敢地面對(困難或不快之事)

On top of that immediate problem, what had also happened over the last years was that, although the Box Telecom had invested in an expansion plan, they had to face up to increased competition.
除了那個緊急的問題外，在過去的幾年曾經出現過這樣的問題:盡管博科斯電信在擴張計劃上有投資，但他們必須面對日益嚴峻的競爭。

be confronted with/by

雅思詞組6:faculty head系領導

I don't think it's necessary to invite faculty heads to party.
我認為沒有必要邀請系領導參加宴會。

與“教師職位”相關的常用表達:
headmaster校長
assistant助教
dean院長
professor教授
head teacher班主任
lecturer講師

雅思詞組7:fall in love with愛上

A:John has fallen in love with Ann. Have you heard
A:約翰愛上了安。你聽說了嗎?

B:That's amazing.
B:真不可思議。

雅思詞組8:fall to下降到;開始做;(責任等)落在…身上

My partner has resigned one week ago, so all the work fell to me.
我的搭檔一周前辭職了，所以工作全落在了我身上。

雅思詞組9:fall upon/on落在…身上，由…負擔;開始進攻，撲向，襲去;依靠

The full cost of the wedding fell upon us.
整個婚禮費用由我們負擔了。

The starving children fell on the food and ate it greedily.
饑餓的孩子們撲向食物，狼吞虎咽地吃起來。

雅思詞組11:familiarize oneself with使自己熟悉

At this library we hold materials relating to primary education, as well as special needs, but of course you'll need to familiarize yourself with both the two libraries to make the most of our resources.
在這個圖書館里我們有關于初級教育的資料，也有別的資料能滿足你的特殊需求，但是當然，為了最大限度地利用我們的資源，你需要了解這兩個圖書館。

雅思詞組12:family album家庭相冊

This family album is full of photos of the family members.
這本家庭相冊里都是家庭成員的照片。

“家庭成員”:
grandfather祖父
mother母親
cousin堂兄弟
sister姐妹
grandmother祖母
uncle叔叔，伯父，舅舅，姨丈
brother兄弟
nephew侄子，外甥
father父親
aunt姑姑，伯母，嬸母，舅媽，姨
niece侄女，外甥女