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Useful words and phrases:
Mitigate: To mitigate something means to make it less unpleasant, serious, or painful. (FORMAL) ...ways of mitigating the effects of an explosion...
Ineffective: If you say that something is ineffective, you mean that it has no effect on a process or situation. Economic reform will continue to be painful and ineffective...
Measure: When someone, usually a government or other authority, takes measures to do something, they carry out particular actions in order to achieve a particular result. (FORMAL) The government warned that police would take tougher measures to contain the trouble...
Sustainable: You use sustainable to describe the use of natural resources when this use is kept at a steady level that is not likely to damage the environment. Try to buy wood that you know has come from a sustainable source.
Intensity: Intensity is used to describe something that is very great or extreme in strength or degree. The attack was anticipated but its intensity came as a shock.
Albeit: You use albeit to introduce a fact or comment which reduces the force or significance of what you have just said. (FORMAL). Charles's letter was indeed published, albeit in a somewhat abbreviated form.
Persist: If something undesirable persists, it continues to exist. Contact your doctor if the cough persists...
Demand: If you demand something such as information or action, you ask for it in a very forceful way. Mr Byers last night demanded an immediate explanation from the Education Secretary...
Intersection: An intersection is a place where roads or other lines meet or cross.
...at the intersection of two main canals.
Dedicated: You use dedicated to describe something that is made, built, or designed for one particular purpose or thing. Such areas should also be served by dedicated cycle routes.
Interrupt: If someone or something interrupts a process or activity, they stop it for a period of time. He has rightly interrupted his holiday in Spain to return to London...
Punctuality: doing something or arrive somewhere at the right time and are not late.
I'll have to have a word with them about punctuality.
IELTS Writing Task 2 in February 2016
More and more young people from wealthy countries are spending a short time in communities in poorer countries doing unpaid work such as teaching or building houses.
Why? Who benefit from this, the community or these young people?
It is true that a growing number of young people from affluent countries are doing temporary jobs without payment in less wealthy countries. Reasons for this vary, and I believe that both these young individuals and the community reap the benefits.
There are several reasons why the youth in rich nations tend to do unpaid work in less affluent countries. Chief among them is the growth of the aviation industry. The emergence of low-cost airlines allows young individuals who are on a tight budget to travel to remote corners of the world. For example, having a voluntary foreign English teacher in Sapa, a mountainous area in Vietnam, used to be far-fetched several decades ago, but cheap carriers such as Tiger Airlines and Jetstar Airlines have made it happen. Another reason is the spread of information. The development of technology has brought images and the living condition of poor communities to the richer world, which creates an urge for the young to take action. Many graduates decide to take a year out to help the
inhabitants of poverty-stricken countries partly because of the television programs and the news they watch and read.
Doing unpaid jobs pays dividends for both young volunteers and the community. On the one hand, young people can experience the life of indigenous people, gain hands-on experience and enjoy the breathtaking view of the places where they work. They may then come back to their normal life and decide on the career path that they want to pursue. On the other hand, people in poor countries might benefit from the work of young citizens from rich nations. Knowledge received can have lasting effects on the locals’ future, while housing built will provide a better living condition than before.
In conclusion, various factors contribute to the influx of young volunteers to poor communities. Personally, I believe that this is beneficial to both these young people and the community as a whole.
IELTS Writing Task 2 in March 2016
In recent years, the structure of a family and the role of its members are gradually changing. What kinds of changes can occur? Do you think these changes are positive and negative?
Recently, there has been a gradual transformation in the household structure and the way each member makes contribution to the family. In this essay, I would like to discuss several possible changes and demonstrate that those changes are totally beneficial.
To begin with, the way a family is organised is far different from that in the past. Firstly, men and women are now sharing the role of breadwinners. A few decades ago, fathers were those who earned money to raise the family, while nurturing progenies was the responsibility shouldered by mothers. Today, as a logical effect of gender equality, professional opportunities are available for people of both sexes, leading to the fact that both men and women should exert effort to make ends meet. Secondly, people now have an inclination to form nuclear families. The escalating competitiveness of the job market accompanying with the higher demands of living standards drives people to work overtime and have fewer children.
From my perspective, the aforementioned changes are totally advantageous. The first benefit is that the financial pressure that parents of medium-sized families have to burden
is far less significant than that of large families. This allows them to save money for long- term purposes, such as affording a house or sending their children overseas for tertiary education. Another significant advantage is that the children of such busy parents can learn how to live independently and acquire a diverse mixture of qualities at a young age. For example, many youths today have to prepare meals and arrange the study schedules themselves, which helps to sharpen up their self-reliance.
In conclusion, I would like to reaffirm my position that the household structure and the role of each family member are altering in a positive way.
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