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| Abhorrence – Word Of The Day For IELTS Posted: 13 Jan 2017 01:44 AM PST Abhorrence – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And WritingAbhorrence /əbˈhɒrəns/ (Noun) Meaning:(formal) a deep feeling of hatred towards something Synonyms:Hatred, Hate, Animosity, Loathing Examples:
Exercises:Try to use this word “abhorrence” in you writing IELTS Writing Task 2 Topic: Some people argue that capital punishment is a brutal decision and should be abolished. Do you agree or disagree? Sample Answer It is no shadow of a doubt that the word "Capital Punishment" itself seems brutal but regardless of its nature, often incidence of abhorrence and violence in countries create such a horrifying circumstances for present and future generations that ultimately challenges law to accommodate peace and justice. With acts of capital crimes such as those claiming dozens of life on a daily basis, it is quite easy for a society to become desensitised to the carnage and to take it as an unavoidable fact of the life. For any developed or developing countries, progress and prosperity are reliant on a mutual balance of education, economy and law; the loss of any one of them from the chain consequently risks an irreversible damage to the system in the long-term. Hence, it is impossible to create a sustainable development of a country with the lenient law system. I believe that strict law for instance capital punishment in a society keeps an awareness of the fact that criminals are approachable for their any negative act against humanity. Newton's law stated that “Every action has a reaction” same way every extreme illegitimate action should be responded by a strict legitimate reaction. In conclusion, despite the differences of perception towards the matter, I do not agree for the abolition of capital punishment on the basis of being a brutal decision. If any government's judiciary would prefer abolishing such punishment as being brutal, they would be responsible for such severe perdition that would not let them progress peacefully.
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| IELTS Reading Practice Test 37 with Answer Key Posted: 13 Jan 2017 12:50 AM PST Section 1You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13, which are based on Reading Passage 1 below. The Need to Belong No one likes to feel left out, ignored by colleagues at meetings or not be invited to the big party that everyone is talking about Imagine not being part of a joke, or worse still, if the joke is on you. For most people, living the life of an outsider can have a negative effect on selfe-steem and mood. It can even lead to negative behaviour. The pull to belong is extremely strong. Scientists believe that, in part, there is an evolutionary explanation for why we have this need to belong. In the past, people hunted and cooked together in tribes and each member of the group would be assigned a role. As each member had a purpose, it meant that in the event of the loss of one person, the group as a whole would suffer. For this reason, they had a vested interest in protecting each other. To our prehistoric ancestors, membership of a group meant the difference between survival and death.Those who were rejected and excluded from joining a group had to fend for themselves and struggled to stay alive alone in the wild. Apart from protection, being part of a group also ensured that genes could be passed on to future generations. Although it is very different now from the way our primitive ancestors lived, our brains have not had time to evolve to fit today’s lifestyles. In this day and age, it is no longer a matter of survival to be affiliated to a tribe or group, but the evolutionary instinct to find protection still lingers. This inherent feeling of security that comes with being part of a group is powerful enough to make people employ both conscious and unconscious strategies to gain membership. One obvious way people try to be accepted into a group is self-presentation, which is the act of portraying yourself in the best possible light An individual will attempt to outwardly display the characteristics which are important to the group’s advancement At the same time, they will conceal any parts of their personality that may be seen as undesirable or not useful to a group. An example of self-presentation is the job application process. A candidate applying for a job will promote themselves as motivated, but is likely to hide the fact that they are disorganised. These conscious tactics that people use are not a surprise to anyone, but we also use other strategies unknowingly. Psychologists Jessica Larkin, Tanya Chartrand and Robert Arkin suggested that people often resort to automatic mimicry to gain affiliation into groups, much like our primitive ancestors used to do. Before humans had the ability to speak, physical imitation was a method of begging for a place in the group. Most will be unaware they are doing it Larkin and her co-workers decided to test this hypothesis. They took a group of student volunteers and had them play a game called Cyberball, a balltossing arcade game that resembled American football. The volunteers were led to believe they were all playing against each other, but in actual fact they were not The computer was manipulating the game by passing the ball to some volunteers and excluding others. The ‘accepted’and ‘rejected’students were then asked if they enjoyed the game and about their opinions of the other players. Participants were then put alone in a room and their natural foot movements were filmed. Then a female entered the room under the pretence of conducting a fake photo descnption task. I he female deliberately moved her foot during the task, but not in a way that would be noticeable to the volunteer. It turned out that the rejected students mimicked the female’s foot movements the most This revealed that after exclusion, people will automatically mimic to affiliate with someone new. However, Larkin and her colleagues wanted to go further.They believed that more often than not, in the real world, we actually know the people that reject us. How do we behave towards the group that we know has excluded us? The experiment was repeated with this question in mind. In the second experiment, only female volunteers played the Cyberball game, during which they experienced rejection by either men or women.Then each volunteer did the fake photo task, but this time with a man and then a woman. The results clearly indicated that the female students that felt rejected would unconsciously make more of an effort to mimic members of their own in-group – that is, other women – rather than men. This deep-wired instinct to mimic was not only directed towards random people, as initially thought, but targeted to specific groups, the particular group that did the rejecting in the first place. To some, it is inconceivable why people will go to great lengths to be accepted into one of life’s social groups or clubs, enduring rejection and sometimes humiliation in order to be accepted. You only have to look at college campuses, which are notorious for strict initiations inflicted on candidates desperately seeking membership. But it happens and will continue to happen, because the desire to belong is a very powerful force and a fundamental part of human nature. Questions 1-5 Complete the summary. Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer. Modern mans basic need to belong to clubs and groups dates back to early history. Each person within the group had a 1____________________________ to play and was considered integral to the entire groups dynamics and success. For an individual, belonging to a group could affect their chances of 2_______________________________ In those times, few could avoid death living alone in 3_________________________ . Living with other humans offered 4_________________________ from danger. Staying in a group also meant that 5____________________________ could be passed down to descendants.
Complete the flow chart below Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage for each answer. THE PROCEDURE FOR LARKIN'S EXPERIMENT Volunteers believed they were playing a computer game, similar to 6 ………………………………. The computer was controlling the gameplay, 7………………………….. to some and not others. The volunteers gave their 8…………………………………. after the game. Each volunteer first sat on their own in a room and had their foot movements 9……………….. The volunteer took part in a task with a woman who 10……………………………….. on purpose
Choose the correct letter A,B,C or D 11 Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the first paragraph? A one experts view on evolution B the consequences of being excluded C being made fun of by the people around you D a social event that people are eagerly awaiting 12 According to the article, which method do people consciously use to obtain membership into their chosen group? A They tell the group they are strongly motivated. B They convey the best parts of their personality to the group. C They show how the group will be important to their lives. D They alter aspects of their personality to suit others. 13 The writers main purpose in writing this article is to A explain how people feel when they face rejection. B encourage people to go it alone and not be part of a group. C show the unconscious drive behind the need to belong. D compare how the modern lifestyle is different to the past. Section 2You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14-26, which are based on Reading Passage 2 below. Is Technology Harming our Children’s Health? Technology is moving at such a breakneck speed that it is enough to make your head spin. It can be difficult to keep up. However, with each new technological marvel come consequences. Much of the research conducted has shown the extent of the damage being done to our health by technology. It is a scary thought, and with teenagers and children being heavy consumers and users of these gadgets, they run the risk of being harmed the most. The digital revolution in music has enabled people to download, store and listen to songs on a tiny, portable device called an MP3 player. The process is quick and afterwards you can have access to a library of thousands of songs that can fit into your palm. But experts say that continuously listening to loud music on these small music players can permanently damage hair cells in the inner ear, resulting in hearing loss. Tor instance, old-fashioned headphones have been replaced with smaller ones that fit neatly into the ear, instead of over them, which intensifies the sound. In addition to that, digital music does not distort and keeps its crystal clear sound, even on loud settings, which encourages children to crank up the volume. Combine that with the fact that many children will spend hours listening to their iPods, and you have the recipe for hearing loss. Put into further perspective, most MP3 players can reach levels of 120 decibels, which is louder than a chainsaw or lawnmower. When you consider 85 decibels is the maximum safe decibel level set by hearing experts over the course of a working day, and that children will listen to music at higher decibel levels than that for long periods of time, hearing will invariably suffer. Apart from hearing damage, there are other serious health risks. We are living in a wireless age. Calls can be made and received on mobiles from anywhere and the internet can be accessed without the need for cables.The advantages are enormous, bringing ease and convenience to our lives. It is clear that mobiles and wireless technology are here to stay but are we paying the price for new technology? Studies have shown that the rapid expansion in the use of wireless technology has brought with it a new form of radiation called ‘electropollution’. Compared to two generations ago, we are exposed to 100 million times more radiation. The human body consists of trillions of cells which use faint electromagnetic signals to communicate with each other, so that the necessary biological and physiological changes can happen. It is a delicate, natural balance. But this balance is being upset by the constant exposure to electromagnetic radiation (EMR) that we face in our daily lives and it is playing havoc with our bodies. EMR can disrupt and alter the way in which our cells communicate and this can result in abnormal cell behaviour. Some studies have shown that exposure to wireless technology can affect our enzyme production, immune systems, nervous system and even our moods and behaviour. The most dangerous part of the phone is around the antenna.This area emits extremely potent radiation which has been shown to cause genetic damage and an increase in the risk of cancer. Research shows that teenagers and young adults are the largest group of mobile phone users. According to a recent Eurobarometer survey, 70 per cent of Europeans aged 12-13 own a mobile phone and the number of children five to nine years old owning mobiles has greatly increased over the years. Children are especially vulnerable because their brains and nervous systems are not as immune to attack as adults. Sir William Stewart, chairman of the National Radiological Protection Board, says there is mounting evidence to prove the harmful effects of wireless technologies and that families should monitor their children’s use of them. Besides the physical and biological damage, technology can also have serious mental implications for children. It can be the cause of severe, addictive behaviour. In one case, two children had to be admitted into a mental health clinic in Northern Spain because of their addiction to mobile phones. An average of six hours a day would be spent talking, texting and playing games on their phones. The children could not be separated from their phones and showed disturbed behaviour that was making them fail at school. They regularly deceived family members to obtain money to buy phone cards to fund their destructive habit. There have been other cases of phone addiction like this. Technology may also be changing our brain patterns. Professor Greenfield, a top specialist in brain development, says that, thanks to technology, teenage minds are developing differently from those of previous generations. Her main concern is over computer games. She claims that living in a virtual world where actions are rewarded without needing to think about the moral implications makes young people’lose awareness of who they are’. She claims that technology brings a decline in linguistic creativity. As technology keeps moving at a rapid pace and everyone clamours for the new must- have gadget of the moment, we cannot easily perceive the long-term effects on our health. Unfortunately, it is the most vulnerable members of our society that will be affected. Question 14-18 Complete the table below Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the passage for each answer. How MP3 players can threaten health
Questions 19-23 Do the following statements agree with the claims of the writer in Reading Passage 2? Write YES if the statement agrees with the writers views NO if the statement contradicts the writers views NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this 19 There are considerable benefits to our wireless world. 20 Wireless technology is a permanent part of our lives. 21 Exposure to EMR can lead to criminal behaviour. 22 It is possible to become obsessed with technology. 23 Using technology always helps with academic success. Questions 24-26 Answer the questions below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. 24 According to Professor Greenfield, what kind of world do children occupy when playing computer games? 25 What does Professor Greenfield feel children don't pay attention to when playing computer games? 26 According to Professor Greenfield, what may be lower in teenagers who play a lot of computer games? Section 3You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 27-40, which are based on Reading Passage 3 below. A History of Fingerprinting A To detectives, the answers lie at the end of our fingers. Fingerprinting offers an accurate and infallible means of personal identification. The ability to identify a person from a mere fingerprint is a powerful tool in the fight against crime. It is the most commonly used forensic evidence, often outperforming other methods of identification. These days, older methods of ink fingerprinting, which could take weeks, have given way to newer, faster techniques like fingerprint laser scanning, but the principles stay the same. No matter which way you collect fingerprint evidence, every single person’s print is unique. So, what makes our fingerprints different from our neighbour’s? B A good place to start is to understand what fingerprints are and how they are created. A fingerprint is the arrangement of skin ridges and furrows on the tips of the fingers. This ridged skin develops fully during foetal development, as the skin cells grow in the mother’s womb. These ridges are arranged into patterns and remain the same throughout the course of a person’s life. Other visible human characteristics, like weight and height, change over time whereas fingerprints do not. The reason why every fingerprint is unique is that when a baby’s genes combine with environmental influences, such as temperature, it affects the way the ridges on the skin grow. It makes the ridges develop at different rates, buckling and bending into patterns. As a result, no two people end up having the same fingerprints. Even identical twins possess dissimilar fingerprints. C It is not easy to map the journey of how the unique quality of the fingerprint came to be discovered. The moment in history it happened is not entirely dear. However, the use of fingerprinting can be traced back to some ancient civilisations, such as Babylon and China, where thumbprints were pressed onto clay tablets to confirm business transactions. Whether people at this time actually realised the full extent of how fingerprints were important for identification purposes is another matter altogether. One cannot be sure if the act was seen as a means to confirm identity or a symbolic gesture to bind a contract, where giving your fingerprint was like giving your word. D Despite this uncertainty, there are those who made a significant contribution towards the analysis of fingerprinting. History tells us that a 14th century Persian doctor made an early statement that no two fingerprints are alike. Later, in the 17th century, Italian physician Marcello Malpighi studied the distinguishing shapes of loops and spirals in fingerprints. In his honour, the medical world later named a layer of skin after him. It was, however, an employee for the East India Company, William Herschel, who came to see the true potential of fingerprinting. He took fingerprints from the local people as a form of signature for contracts, in order to avoid fraud. His fascination with fingerprints propelled him to study them for the next twenty years. He developed the theory that fingerprints were unique to an individual and did not change at all over a lifetime. In 1880 Henry Faulds suggested that fingerprints could be used to identify convicted criminals. He wrote to Charles Darwin for advice, and the idea was referred on to Darwin’s cousin, Sir Francis Galton. Galton eventually published an in-depth study of fingerprint science in 1892. E Although the fact that each person has a totally unique fingerprint pattern had been well documented and accepted for a long time, this knowledge was not exploited for criminal identification until the early 20th century. In the past branding, tattooing and maiming had been used to mark the criminal for what he was. In some countries, thieves would have their hands cut off. France branded criminals with the fleur-de-lis symbol. The Romans tattooed mercenary soldiers to stop them from becoming deserters. F For many years police agencies in the Western world were reluctant to use fingerprinting, much preferring the popular method of the time, the Bertillon System, where dimensions of certain body parts were recorded to identify a criminal. The turning point was in 1903 when a prisoner by the name of Will West was admitted into Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary. Amazingly, Will had almost the same Bertillon measurements as another prisoner residing at the very same prison, whose name happened to be William West. It was only their fingerprints that could tell them apart. From that point on, fingerprinting became the standard for criminal identification. G Fingerprinting was useful in identifying people with a history of crime and who were listed on a database. However, in situations where the perpetrator was not on the database and a crime had no witnesses, the system fell short. Fingerprint chemistry is a new technology that can work alongside traditional fingerprinting to find more clues than ever before. From organic compounds left behind on a print, a scientist can tell if the person is a child, an adult, a mature person or a smoker, and much more. It seems, after all these years, fingers continue to point the way. Questions 27-32 Reading Passage 3 has seven paragraphs, A-G. Choose the correct heading for paragraphs B-G from the list of headings below.
Questions 33-35 Complete the sentences. Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer. 33 Unlike other_____________________________ that you can see, fingerprints never change. 34 Although genetically the same, ________________________ do not share the same fingerprints. 35 A fingerprint was a substitute for a______________________ in Indian contracts. Questions 36-40 Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 3? Write TRUE if the statement agrees with the information FALSE if the statement contradicts the information NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this 36 Fingerprinting is the only effective method for identifying criminals. 37 The ridges and patterns that make up fingerprints develop before birth. 38 Malpighi conducted his studies in Italy. 39 Roman soldiers were tattooed to prevent them from committing violent crimes. 40 Fingerprint chemistry can identify if a fingerprint belongs to an elderly person. ANSWER KEY FOR IELTS READING PRACTICE TEST1 role 2 survival 3 the wild 4 protection 5 genes 6 American football 7 passing the ball 8 opinions 9 filmed 10 moved her foot 11 A because in paragraph 1 it says: 'Scientists believe that there is an evolutionary explanation for why we have this need to belong.' It doesn't give one expert's view on evolution. 12 B because in paragraph 3 it says: 'the act of portraying yourself in the best possible light*. 13 C because the text talks about our need to fit in and be part of a group, even if we don't do this consciously. 14 headphones 15 digital music 16 the volume 17 120 decibels 18 (decibel) level 19 YES because in paragraph 3 it says: 'The advantages are enormous, bringing ease and convenience to many of our lives.’ 20 YES because in paragraph 3 it says: 'It is clear that mobiles and wireless technology are here to stay' 21 NOT GIVEN 22 YES because in paragraph 6 it says: 'It can be the cause of severe, addictive behaviour* 23 NO because in paragraph 6 it says: 'The children could not be separated from their phones and showed disturbed behaviour that was making them fail at school.' 24 (a) virtual (world) 25 moral implications 26 linguistic creativity 27 v 28 x 29 i 30 iv 31 viii 32 vii 33 (human) characteristics 34 identical twins 35 signature 36 FALSE because in paragraph A it says: 'Fingerprinting offers an accurate and infallible means of personal identification not the only effective method. 37 TRUE because in paragraph B it says: 'ridged skin develops fully during foetal development, as the skin cells grow in the mothers womb.' 38 NOT GIVEN 39 FALSE because in paragraph E it says: 'The Romans tattooed mercenary soldiers to stop them from becoming deserters.' 40 TRUE because it says in paragraph G: 'From organic compounds left behind on a print, a scientist can tell if the person is a child, an adult, a mature person. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IELTS Writing Actual Test in July 2016 & Band 8.0 Sample Cause/Solution Essay Posted: 12 Jan 2017 09:07 PM PST IELTS Writing Task 2 TopicEvery day, millions of tons of food are wasted all over the world. Why do you think this is happening? And how can we solve this problem? Band 8.0 Sample EssayFood wastage has now become a big problem in many parts of the world. There are several factors that are attributable to this situation, and solutions need to be adopted to combat the issue. Primarily, people have become wealthier than before. Increased personal wealth means that individuals no longer appreciate food, and they tend to throw food away after eating rather than storing it in the fridge for the next meal. Fresh vegetables, meat and fish at the supermarket are now sold at an affordable price for middle-class people, so many of them are willing to discard the food as soon as they satiate their hungry stomach. Another reason is that the food industry has been developing fast, with a variety of choices and marketing techniques that encourage food spending. Television programs are often interrupted by food advertisements that are digitally altered to trigger the craving for a wide range of delicious food. It is, therefore, not surprising why consumers do not feel the need to preserve the food that they have not eaten for later use. However, food wastage is not an intractable problem. The simplest measure the government can do is to step up campaigns to raise public awareness with the aim of changing public attitudes to food consumption. The deleterious effects of food waste on the environment should be highlighted via posters and television programs to draw the attention of the public to the problem. Also, a heavy tax ought to be imposed on the food industry, which may causes the price of everyday food to rise and consequently deter people from taking food for granted. In conclusion, people throw food away after meals because of several reasons, which requires the government to take action to mitigate the problem. (292 words – ielts.vinh@gmail.com) Useful Vocabulary and Expressions:
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