Take notes and improve your Speaking and Writing scores with these interesting phrases.<\/a><\/p>\n One of our Instagram followers posted asking the difference between:<\/p>\n At first glance, these seem very similar.<\/p>\n However, they do each have specific meanings<\/a>.<\/p>\n 100% Score Increase Guarantee with our Insider Method<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Are you ready to move past IELTS and move forward with your life vision?<\/strong><\/p>\n Find out why our strategies are the most powerful in the IELTS world.<\/strong><\/p>\n When you use our Insider Method you avoid the BIGGEST MISTAKES that most students make on IELTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n Click here to get a score increase on IELTS. It\u2019s 100% guaranteed.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n cutting-edge<\/strong>: something so new that many people don\u2019t have access to it.<\/p>\n Her doctor recommended a cutting-edge cancer treatment.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n We also use cutting-edge to describe fashion.<\/p>\n It implies something surprising and unique.<\/p>\n This is used more commonly, so it\u2019s a band 7 word.<\/p>\n It can be used to refer to many things.<\/p>\n My son was very innovative with the story he wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Anything creative can be innovative, but it\u2019s not cutting-edge unless it\u2019s experimental and surprising in its field.<\/p>\n Groundbreaking can be a parallel for innovative.<\/p>\n Additionally, it implies paving the way for future innovation.<\/p>\n His theories about nanotechnology are groundbreaking.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n It also has a second meaning to literally break ground when constructing a new building.<\/p>\n Gloria Steinem was a trailblazer for the feminist movement.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n This describes someone who did something new and inspired others to follow.<\/p>\n This can be used on Writing Task 2 to describe companies that are doing something groundbreaking.<\/p>\n Walmart is blazing a trail with its aggressive recycling program.<\/p>\n There is a good chance you will be asked about new technology on the IELTS exam.<\/p>\n You need to be ready with high level vocabulary<\/a>.<\/p>\n Be sure you are listening to podcasts<\/a> and reading the news to gain ideas on this topic.<\/p>\n Practice using today\u2019s adjectives to describe different types of innovation.<\/p>\n If you\u2019d like to know what you\u2019d get on IELTS if you took it today, take our free, 2-minute quiz!<\/a><\/p>\n You\u2019ll get your estimated band score<\/a> and free resources at your level.<\/p>\nToday\u2019s question<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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