Early development stage in childhood
Infant / Toddler / Middle childhood
acquired – learned (a skill)
imitating – copying people
unassisted / without support – without help
spontaneously – in a natural, unforced way
mastered – developed a skill to a high level
stage / period – phase
keep an open mind – try not to judge before you know the facts.
bear in mind – remember
have something in mind – have an idea.
have something on your mind – be worried about something.
my mind went blank – I couldn’t remember a thing.
it slipped my mind – I forgot.
put your mind at ease – stop you from worrying.
broaden in mind – increase your knowledge
Verb | Noun | Adjective |
develop | development | developed |
grow | growth | fully- |
mature / reach maturity | maturity | mature |
Prefix | in front of | ex. |
im | b, m, p | immature, impossible |
ir | r | irregular |
il | l | illegal |
in | other words | insensitive |
form the opposite or to show that something is lacking
Common MISTAKE
- Grow can be used with plant or with things.
- The business is growing rapidly.
- Grow up can only be used with people and cities. Grow up is intransitive, which means it cannot be used with an object.
- The city grew up from a small group of house near the river.
The government grew up the city.
- Remember – to have a memory in your mind.
- I remember my first day at school.
- Remind – someone or something helps you to remember something. Remind is not usually used with subject.
- It reminds me of when I lived in Thailand.
- You remind me of my sister.
I remind of when …I remind me of …
Source: Cullen, Pauline. Vocabulary for IELTS, Cambridge : University Press, 2008.