Ielts learners

Useful Vocabulary & Expressions:

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  Municipal: Relating to a town or district or its governing body
  

Example: national and municipal elections, municipal offices.

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  Shortcoming: A fault or failure to meet a certain standard, typically in a person’s character, a plan, or a system
  

Example: he discussed the shortcomings of his wife.

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  Metropolis: The capital or chief city of a country or region, a very large and busy city
  

Example: he preferred the peaceful life of the countryside to the bustle of the metropolis.

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  Brain drain: The emigration of highly trained or qualified people from a particular country
  

Example: a leading British team of chemists has joined the brain drain to the US

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  Competent: Having the necessary ability, knowledge, or skill to do something successfully
  

Example: a highly competent surgeon

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  Prerequisite: Required as a prior condition
  

Example: the student must have the prerequisite skills.

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  Density: The degree of compactness of a substance
  
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  Influx: An arrivial or entry of large numbers of people or things Example: a massive influx of tourists.
  
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  Cutting-edge: Highly advanced and pioneering
  

Example: cutting-edge technology.


IELTS Writing Task 2 in June 2015
People today do not feel safe either at home or when they are out. What are the causes? What are the solutions?

Essay 01

People today have a sense that their safety is threatened both outside and inside their house. The reasons for this vary, and the problem should be tackled in particular ways.

There are common risks that every individual has to confront as they walk out the door. One particularly salient example for this should be traffic accidents. High population density puts pressure on the transportation system, and a rise in the number of commuting vehicles means that people now are more likely to get involved in a car crash than they were in the past.
In addition, our individual safety is not guaranteed even when we stay at home. Food poisoning is a general concern today, as manufacturers are willing to trade the well-being of their customers for profits. Toxic substances are injected into many products to maintain the food’s freshness for a longer time, and this is why state hospitals are now filled with cancer and heart-disease patients.
To tackle this problem, I would like to propose several measures. Firstly, the food market has to be better managed. The government should examine more carefully which
ingredients are contained in pre-prepared meals sold to the public and ban those with high levels of preservatives. Secondly, education campaigns about the benefits of public transport should reach every resident. For example, Hanoi Urban Transport Operation Centre has recently run a programme called “Travel by Bus every Friday” on Facebook. This encourages the local people to put a limit on the use of their personal vehicles, thus the frequency of traffic accidents would also be reduced in the long-term.
In conclusion, I believe that the mentioned remedies can certainly help people lead a safer life.