雅思词组1:extended family数代同堂的家庭，大家庭

The extended family has lived in the big wooden house for alinost a decade.
这个大家庭已经在一幢大木房子里住了近十年。

雅思词组2:extensive reading泛读

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

雅思词组3:extra cost额外成本

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.
你也会发现图书馆给电脑安装了一些只读光盘，它们来自一些专家参考资源，如现代语言学会。这意味着我们能够以极低的额外成本扩大我们所能提供的信息，而且不必投人大笔资金购买更多的书。

雅思词组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.
在交谈时与对方有目光交流是很重要的。

雅思词组5:face up to诚实勇敢地面对(困难或不快之事)

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.
除了那个紧急的问题外，在过去的几年曾经出现过这样的问题:尽管博科斯电信在扩张计划上有投资，但他们必须面对日益严峻的竞争。

be confronted with/by

雅思词组6:faculty head系领导

I don't think it's necessary to invite faculty heads to party.
我认为没有必要邀请系领导参加宴会。

与“教师职位”相关的常用表达:
headmaster校长
assistant助教
dean院长
professor教授
head teacher班主任
lecturer讲师

雅思词组7:fall in love with爱上

A:John has fallen in love with Ann. Have you heard
A:约翰爱上了安。你听说了吗?

B:That's amazing.
B:真不可思议。

雅思词组8:fall to下降到;开始做;(责任等)落在…身上

My partner has resigned one week ago, so all the work fell to me.
我的搭档一周前辞职了，所以工作全落在了我身上。

雅思词组9:fall upon/on落在…身上，由…负担;开始进攻，扑向，袭去;依靠

The full cost of the wedding fell upon us.
整个婚礼费用由我们负担了。

The starving children fell on the food and ate it greedily.
饥饿的孩子们扑向食物，狼吞虎咽地吃起来。

雅思词组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.
在这个图书馆里我们有关于初级教育的资料，也有别的资料能满足你的特殊需求，但是当然，为了最大限度地利用我们的资源，你需要了解这两个图书馆。

雅思词组12:family album家庭相册

This family album is full of photos of the family members.
这本家庭相册里都是家庭成员的照片。

“家庭成员”:
grandfather祖父
mother母亲
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父亲
aunt姑姑，伯母，婶母，舅妈，姨
niece侄女，外甥女