Luyện thi IELTS - Vocabulary set 18: Music and sports

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1. VOCABULARY SET 18: MUSIC AND SPORTS Vocabulary: 1. abandon (v): bỏ đi, bỏ rơi 2. capability (n): khả năng 3. critical (adj): quan trọng 4. expose (v): bộc lộ, phơi bày 5. extracurricular activity (np): hoạt động ngoại khóa 6. extraordinary (adj): đặc biệt, phi thường, 7. figure (n): nhân vật quan trọng, người nổi tiếng (music and sport figures: người nổi tiếng trong giới âm nhạc và thể thao) 8. mandatory (adj) > < không bắt buộc 9. mental illness (np): bệnh về tinh thần 10. mindset (n): quan điểm, thái độ 11. potential (adj/n): tiềm năng 12. provision (n): cung cấp, sắp đặt 13. satisfy (v): thỏa mãn, đáp ứng 14. suffer from (collocation): mắc phải (căn bệnh), chịu đựng điều gì 15. treat (v): đối xử 16. be treated as (collocation): được đối xử như là Exercises: Task 1: Write sentences from given cues. Make changes to the cues when needed. 1. provision / good public transport / will / essential / develop / the area. 2. article / outline / council / communication / public engagement / strategy, (outline - verb) 3. According / eyewitness account / thieves / abandon / their vehicle / near / scene / the rob bery / and / then / run off. 4. many / company / still / treat / their / manage / staff / better / their / worker. 5. It / extraordinary / how / hard / it / change / mindset / public / and / press. 6. mental illness / health conditions / involve / changes / in / think /or / emotion / or / behavior/ or / combination / these.
2. 7. minister / call for / mandatory / prison sentence / people / assault / police officer. 8. region / enormous / potential / economic development. 9. although / she / suffer / cancer / two years / she / still / positive person. 10. movie / about / young police office / and / his struggle / expose / corruption / the force. Task 2: Fill in the blanks with suitable words/phrases abandon (v) mandatory (adj) be treated as (collocation) optional (adj) capability (n) mental illness (np) critical (adj) mindset (n) expose (v) potential (adj/n) extracurricular activity (np) provision (n) extraordinary (adj) satisfy (v) figure (n) suffer from (collocation) music and sport figures treat (v) Some people think that schools should concentrate on academic courses which are useful to the career of students; courses like music and sports are not useful and therefore should not be offered. To what extent do you agree or disagree? To some educators, school teaching should focus on formal subjects such as geometry and classical literature, while sports and music should be removed. I strongly disagree with this opinion for the reasons as follows. Without music and sport classes, a child's talent in these areas may never be discovered and developed. In fact, classrooms may provide an environment for these children to 1 their 2 in these fields. Furthermore, even for the children with 3 talents, their 4 may not fully grow unless some basic lessons are offered. Children may also learn to be disciplined and hardworking from the atmosphere of a class, because success in these particular areas requires a significant amount of effort in training. In brief, school education may 5 some of the most 6 factors in the early progress of the future 7 . More importantly, the 8 of both academic, music and sports education is 9 for an all-rounded growth of young students. If learning to sing or to play a sport, for example, is 10 as an 11 only, children may consider the engagement in it to be
3. entirely 12 . Some children, particularly those without a determined 13 , may eventually choose not to play sports and music. Such a group may consequently go on to 14 physical or 15 in later life. To conclude, to ensure the adequate physical and mental development of the next generation, and to foster young talents in music and sports, I firmly believe these subjects must never be 16 in any child educational institution.
4. Key: Task 1: Write sentences from given cues. Make changes to the cues when needed. 1. The provision of good public transport will be essential for developing the area. 2. This article outlines the council's communication and public engagement strategy. 3. According to an eyewitness account, the thieves abandoned their vehicle near the scene of the robbery and then ran off. 4. Many companies still treat their management staff better than their workers. 5. It is extraordinary how hard it is to change the mindset of the public and the press. 6. Mental illnesses are health conditions involving changes in thinking, emotion or behavior or a combination of these. 7. The minister is calling for mandatory prison sentences for people who assault police officers. 8. The region has enormous potential for economic development. 9. Although she has been suffering from cancer for two years, she is still a positive person. 10. The movie is about a young police officer and his struggle to expose corruption in the force. Task 2: Some people think that schools should concentrate on academic courses which are useful to the career of students; courses like music and sports are not useful and therefore should not be offered. To what extent do you agree or disagree? To some educators, school teaching should focus on formal subjects such as geometry and classical literature, while sports and music should be removed. I strongly disagree with this opinion for the reasons as follows. Without music and sport classes, a child's talent in these areas may never be discovered and developed. In fact, classrooms may provide an environment for these children to (1) expose their (2) potential in these fields. Furthermore, even for the children with (3) extraordinary talents, their (4) capabilities may not fully grow unless some basic lessons are offered. Children may also learn to be disciplined and hardworking from the atmosphere of a class, because success in these particular areas requires a significant amount of effort in training. In brief, school education may (5) satisfy some of the most (6) critical factors in the early progress of the future (7) music and sport figures. More importantly, the 8 provision of both academic, music and sports education is (9) mandatory for an all-rounded growth of young students. If learning to sing or to play a sport, for example, is (10) treated as an (11) extracurricular activity only, children may consider the engagement in it to be entirely (12) optional. Some children, particularly those without a determined (13) mindset, may eventually choose not to play sports and music. Such a group may consequently go on to (14) suffer from physical or (15) mental illness in later life. To conclude, to ensure the adequate physical and mental development of the next generation, and to foster young talents in music and sports, I firmly believe these subjects must never be (16) abandoned in any child educational institution.