Writing

Task 2 (for both Academic and General Training) : Today technology and robots replace people in many
areas. Is it a positive or negative development? - Write 250 words in 40 minutes

Task 1 Academic: The map shows the develepment in Stokeford village from 1930 to 2010.

Task 1 General Training: - Write 150 words in 20 minutes

Listening and Reading Homework.

1. IELTS Cambridge 10 (4 Listening and 4 Reading tests, each consists of 40 questions) + provide the
scores.

2. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/global - read 20 most recent articles (you will be checked)

3. https://www.youtube.com/user/LastWeekTonight/videos listen to 20 videos from this link

Speaking Topics: -prepare a 2-minute speech for each topic

Grammar
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/english-grammar/relative-clauses - Read these rules you will be
checked!!
Topic Vocabulary:
Topic: Robots
automation technologies technologies which are
performed with minimum
human assistance.
Eliminate Completely remove or get
rid of (something)
a greater or lesser degree Some extend/ one way or
another
healthcare the set of services provided
by an organization for the
treatment of the physically
and the mentally ill
Automate to make a process in a
factory or office operate by
machines or computers
artificial intelligence the study of how to
produce machines that
have some of the qualities
that the human mind has
Human worker A person who does a
specified type of work
corporate productivity Collective efficiency
Boost Raise /push/urge
Wages A fixed regular payment
earned for work
automation
technologies such as
machine learning
and robotics play an
increasingly great
role
automation will
eliminate very few
occupations entirely
in the next decade
it will affect portions
of almost all jobs to
a greater or lesser
degree
Automation
transforms sectors
such as healthcare
and finance
technologies could
automate 45 percent
of the activities
people are paid to
perform
As automation and
artificial intelligence
technologies
improve, many
people worry about
the future of
work/The increasing
power of automation
and artificial
intelligence
technology
millions of human
workers no longer
have jobs
as globalization and
automation
dramatically boost
corporate
productivity
a range of measures
to boost tourism
many workers have
seen their wages
 stagnate
Stagnate Cease developing; teaching can easily
become inactive or dull stagnate into a set of
routines
Spread Extend over a large or the effects of
increasing area. globalization and
automation are
spreading across the
developing world
Pervade spread through and be automation and
perceived in every part artificial intelligence
of are beginning to
pervade entire
economies
Trucker Accountants, lawyers, Accountants,
truckers, and even lawyers, truckers,
construction workers– and even
whose jobs were largely construction
unchanged by the first workers–whose jobs
Industrial were largely
unchanged by the
first Industrial
industrial Shares in industrial We believe there
companies will be a global
economic recovery,
so we like cyclical
sectors: basic
materials and
industrials
Occupied being used by someone Many workplaces
are gradually
occupied, if not
entirely taken over
by computers
supercede \\ replace Take the place of (a the fear that robots
person or thing will supercede \\
previously in authority or replace people
use)

Topic: Gender equality

Gender equality Gender equality requires legislation that
equal enjoyment by reflected the
women and men of principles of gender
socially-valued goods, equality/ to impose
opportunities, resources fines on gender
and rewards inequality
Privilege A special right, Men and women
advantage enjoy the same
privileges/rights
equal opportunities Same chance gender equality
refers to equal access
to social goods,
services and
resources and equal
opportunities
social goods
disadvantaged (women)
put (smb)under pressure
Appropriate behaviour
provide materially
deny (smb) opportunities
Nurturing
Changes must be brought about
equally affected by
greater share
accommodation
Social benefits The pursuit of social
goods should not be
separated from the
management of
public expenditures.
Socially unprotected it is women that are
more likely to be
disadvantaged
To subject societal norms
pressure(enforcement) regarding the
appropriate
behaviour for men
tend to put them
under pressure as
regards
Good conduct Appropriate
behaviour of
personnel should
receive high priority.
Offer material the need to provide
assistance materially for their
family, and also
deny them
opportunities of
being more nurturing
towards their
children and wife.
Make it the need to provide
impossible/deprive materially for their
family, and also
deny them
opportunities of
being more nurturing
towards their
children and wife.
Care/concern Children are still the
most vulnerable
members of society,
and they demand our
protection, nurturing
and support.
Changes should be gender equality is
achieved the concern of all
and changes must be
brought about for
both men and
women
Equally(in the same this is not to say that
degree) influenced by men and women are
equally affected by
gender inequality
A higher proportion It remains true that
women have the
greater share of
disadvantages
Alignment/harmonization Women and men
have different needs

equal access
predominantly
process of being fair
Take into consideration
redress inequality
Imply
Famous people
Celebrity / to become celebrity
Overnight
In the public eye
Fame
Ill-famed / well-famed
World-famous / renowned artist
overindulge
To be an idol / a cult
and experiences and
accommodation
should be made for
these differences.
Same/fair access giving boys and girls
equal access to all
the courses offered
in a school may not
result in girls taking
advantage of this
opportunity
Mostly/primarily some courses at
schools are
predominantly filled
with male students
Same treatment Gender equity is the
process of being fair
to women and men
Keep in mind different life
experiences and
needs of men and
women are taken
into consideration
eliminate inequality redress this
inequality
Mean/suggest Gender equity
implies fairness in
the way women and
men are treated.
famous person/ famous It is easy to see why
personality some celebrities
change their name
when fame beckons.
very fast To become popular
overnight
in the eye of public You know, guys like
to be in the public
eye.
glory New-found fame and
popularity
The state of being held Ill-famed / well-
in low/high esteem by famed person
the public
internationally known During summer,
breakfast is served on
the terrace,
overlooking the
world-famous Trevi
Fountain.
Have too much of To overindulge in
something enjoyable, alcohol, drugs and
especially food or drink tobacco
A person or thing that is a soccer idol
 greatly admired, loved,
or revered
The cult of personality / to make a cult of idealize It's like we started
something out wanting to make
a documentary on
cults.
Idolize Worship blindly/adore Fans idolize their cult-
figure/cult-hero
To gain / lose popularity and respect Become popular/less To gain popularity
popular you have to inform
potential consumers
about yourself.
Bystander Witness/spectator Bystanders can easily
recognize celebrities
when they appear in
public
Public condemn Express complete people constantly
disapproval of; censure judge celebrities
(tabloids, magazines,
the press condemn
celebrities, their
actions or habits)
Gossip Spread rumors(doubtful Gossips about
truth) celebrities
lack of private life Deficiency of solitude Celebrities have a
lack of private life /
no privacy
lead lives of normal people To live like normal Celebrities cannot
people lead lives of normal
people
Instant celebrities for a short time Stephen Hawking
wrote an unlikely but
sensational bestseller
and became an instant
celebrity.
Stalking the crime of illegally Celebrities experience
following and watching a problem of stalking
someone over a period (some people harass
of time them by phone,
follow them
Absence of private life / No private life/ the paparazzi
have issues with paparazzi / the photographers who responded by flashing
impossibility to travel follow famous people their cameras
everywhere/inability frantically.
Treatment Medical care Celebrities get special
treatment whenever
they want/ celebrities
are rich, wealthy,
affluent
Affluent Rich/having a lot of Some have argued
money that ethical food is a
sign of an affluent
society with a lot of
time
To be obsessed with too interested in or Fans and followers
worried about adore you, some may
something/someone even be obsessed with

Harass to continue to annoy or
upset someone over a
period of time
scrutinize to examine something
very carefully in order to
discover information
Followers and fans copy / Act the same way
mimick their behavior /
follow their lifestyle /
copy their bad habits /
imitate their lifestyle
A-list parties used for describing
parties where the most
famous people
participate
Topic: TV Vocabulary
violent scenes Scenes,where physical
force intended to hurt,
damage are used
discernible impact on Tangible/sizeable impact
shaping children’s manners To form children’s attitude
have an instinct for Have feeling/flair about
get access to To be available
diverting a sheer quantity of time into Take too much time
confronted with a sedentary (settled)lifestyle faced with inactive
take part in physical activities lifestyle/participate
long exposure Attention
deprive of Take away/prevent from
having
them and harass
She complained of
being harassed by the
press.
It is a nerve wracking
experience to
scrutinize everyone
who comes to their
life
Some of the younger
pop bands try to
imitate their musical
heroes from the past.
Celebrities participate
in A-list parties / they
are top performers
the exposure to
televised violent
scenes
TV programs have
discernible impacts
on the ways children
behave
to be instrumental in
shaping children’s
manners
have an instinct for
learning from and
imitating the patterns
of those who they
may observe
children get access to
educationally
oriented programs
diverting a sheer
quantity of time into
sitting on the screen
so as to watch TV
children are
confronted with a
sedentary lifestyle
because they
seemingly sit down
on the TV screen and
rarely take part in
physical activities.
the long exposure to
TV
TV shows could
deprive them of
hours for participating
 in creative activities
socializing with Communication socializing with other
peers in reality
Culprit of The cause of a problem or the main culprit of
defect. children’s poor
social behavior
behavioral pattern behavioral model children’s behavioral
pattern is strongly
impacted by TV
programs

Academic Vocabulary: (to be acquainted with these synonyms)

SYNONYMS AND EXPLANATIONS

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Look like-resemble

Provide a view of - overlook

Levels-storeys

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The rapid growth-the spectacular growth

Private transport - car

Fresh-new

Goal-imperative

Long-term-sustainable

Environmental-ecological

Charging-pricing

Alone-solely

Restrict-curb

Charging-pricing

Improve-increase the efficiency of

Transport methods-transport modes

Steps-measures
Need-requirement

Grow-rise

Technological developments-information technologies

Moved-relocation

Are predicted to-can be expected to

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Strengthen-deepen

Commitment to-engagement in

Play it safe-avoid risk

Take gambles-take chances

Dominant-overbearing

Liable to-can happen

Share-interchange

Most people-almost every individual

manager-boss

Persuasive ~ powerful

Colleague-peer

Have the potential-can

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Conditions - factors

Increase in population -population growth

Industrial revolution-industrialisation
Fear-be afraid
Unemployment-out of work

Prevent dysentery - without succumbing to… dysentery

Death rate-mortality rate

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Domestic-home

Overdirect-too much guidance

Anxiety-fear

Techniques-methods-practices
socially-disadvantaged-deprived

Produce accurate work-make fewer errors

Less time spent on exercises-shorten the practice

Self-reliance-independence
Goals-the highest levels of expertise

Channel their feelings-emotional forces in harness

Assist their learning-improve their learning efficiency

Support from close relatives-educational backup/ home educational provision

Really successful-achieve at a higher level

Learnt a considerable amount-know a great deal
Subject -specific domain

A strong connection-a very close relationship

Direction-regulation
Do not have-lack(v)

Understand-identify

Extremely high-impressive
grades-results
Test-examination

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Mass production-print out huge numbers

Mainly-most important
underlying ideas-the meaning of words
Happy-content
assistant-apprentice
copy-reproduction

Replication-reproducing

The public-visitors

Unlike-a fundamental difference

Give their opinions-express their views

Those with power-those who seek to maintain and control

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Significance-importance

Difficulty in recognising-hidden or obscured

Effect-impact

World-international

Economic significance-economic impact

Hide/obscure-make…difficult to ascertain

Show statistically-provide precise, valid or reliable data

The most important-major

Major-number one ranked

Problem-difficulty

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Autumn (British English)-fall (American English)

Drop-discard

Evidence-clue
The most vividly coloured red-the reddest

Surface-side

Most abundant-the best conditions for intense red colours

Go further-the more (north) you travel

Seem to contradict-sound paradoxical

Colours-hues

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Abandoned-derelict

Cemetery-burial ground

Significant-important

Accidentally-only by chance

Took-carried

Animals-livestock

Bones-remains

Beyond the point where land is visible-out of sight of land.

A prevailing wind-against the wind

Halt - call it quits

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Unpredictably-erratically

20years - 2 decades

Rainfall-precipitation

Average-normal
Extended-longer

More-increased

Building-construction

Readying itself-preparedness

Mishandling-bungling

Replaced-upgrade

Tools-facilities

Agencies-jurisdictions

Citizens-residents

Working together-coordination

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Personality-character

Be impossible-cannot

Fixed-determined

Less challenging to develop-easiest to acquire

A (wide) variety of-a range of

Feel-experience

Happiness-joy

When first trying something new ~ as a newcomer

Accept-tolerate

Accept that they do not know much ~ tolerate your own ignorance

Actively notice-pay attention to

Good things-positive things

Happen-come about

Learn-acquire

Responsibility-moral obligation

Reticence-shyness

Overcome shyness - learn to be more outgoing

Faced with the need to speak in public -

as an academic (he had to speak in lecture halls and classes)

Rational thinking-judgment

A sense of duty-moral obligation

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Modified-qualified

Characteristics- traits

Re-emerge-reappear

Suggests that .. Correct-fits with

Several times-on more than one occasion

Several times-on more than one occasion

Views-convictions

The question-the puzzle

Different-unrelated

One explanation-another possibility

Long-lost traits-ancestral features