Luyện thi IELTS - Vocabulary set 4: Relocating businesses

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1. VOCABULARY SET 4: RELOCATING BUSINESSES Vocabulary: 1. arise from (collocation): phát sinh từ 2. as regards + N (collocation): về việc gì, liên quan đến việc gì 3. be placed under pressure (collocation): chịu nhiều áp lực 4. city-based / rural-based (adj): có cơ sở / làm việc tại thành phố - nông thôn 5. commuter (n): người di chuyển, hành khách 6. commute (v): di chuyển 7. divert (v): chuyển hướng 8. downtown (adj/adv): trung tâm thành phố 9. governor (n): người đứng đầu (một quốc gia) 10. labour force (np): nguồn nhân lực 11. mitigate (v): giảm bớt, dịu bớt 12. on the verge of (collocation): sắp sửa, bên bờ vực 13. relocate (v) - relocation (n): di chuyển - sự di chuyển 14. scenario (n): trường hợp 15. shortage of (collocation): thiếu hụt 16. substantial (adj): đáng kể, quan trọng Exercises: Task 1: Translate from Vietnamese to English 1. Trong trường hợp các công ty nhỏ bên bờ vực phá sản, họ có thể bị các công ty lớn hơn thu mua. 2. Vì bão lớn, các chuyến bay đến sân bay Nội Bài đều được chuyển hướng đến sân bay Đà Nẵng. 3. Về cơ hội việc làm, chính sách di chuyển này sẽ giúp cân bằng nguồn nhân lực ở thành phố và nông thôn, điều này cung cấp nhiều công việc hơn cho người lao động. 4. Kết quả nghiên cứu cho thấy sự khác biệt đáng kể giữa ý kiến của nam giới và nữ giới. 5. Rất nhiều người làm việc ở trung tâm thành phố nhưng sống ở ngoại ô, nên họ phải di chuyển quãng đường dài mỗi ngày. Task 2: Write sentences from given cues. Make changes to the cues when needed. 1. Introduction / railway / help / mitigate / shortage / public transport.
2. 2. Problem / arise / if / parents / approach / discipline / inconsistent. 3. Defensiveness / natural response / people / who / be placed under pressure / justify/actions. 4. Governor / deny / make / improper use / state money. 5. Be / celebrity / look / nice / but / job / require / a lot / relocation. Task 3: Fill in the blanks with suitable words/phrases arise from (collocation) governor (n) as regards + N (collocation) labour force (np) be placed under pressure (collocation) mitigate (v) city-based / rural-based (adj) on the verge of (collocation) commuter (n) relocate (v) - relocation (n) divert (v) scenario (n) downtown (adj/adv) shortage of (collocation) substantial (adj) With many problems of transport and accommodation in cities, some governments are encouraging businesses to move to rural areas. Do you think the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages? In recent decades, the increasingly serious problems of accommodation and transport in many cities have caused some 1 to consider a new policy in which companies are encouraged to 2 to countryside regions. While this policy has a number of drawbacks, I contend that the benefits of it are far weightier. There are a few disadvantages 3 the policy of encouraging enterprises to move out of urban areas. The wave of urban-rural business 4 may leave a number of 5 employees 6 unemployment unless these people accept to travel long distances to work. Even in the 7 that they do accept, there is still another drawback to consider. As the number of urban-rural 8 increases, the city public transport network will 9 . However, I believe that the advantages of such a policy far outweigh the disadvantages. The most outstanding benefit is that once businesses are relocated to the countryside, their employees will not have to seek accommodation in the city centre, and the 10 of housing in 11 areas can be 12 . 13 traffic, this policy can 14 the rural-based labour force to
3. yet undeveloped areas. Therefore, the traffic flow into a city on a daily basis is significantly reduced. Finally, such relocation has a 15 advantage of creating more job opportunities and thus economic benefits to the local community in rural regions. All the aforementioned points provide a compelling argument in favour of an urban-rural business relocation policy, despite some potential drawbacks. 251 words, written by Tu Pham
4. Key: Task 1: Answers may vary 1. In the scenario that small companies are on the verge of bankruptcy, they can be taken over by bigger companies. 2. Due to the severe storm, all the flights to Noi Bai Airport were diverted to Da Nang Airport. 3. As regards job opportunities, this relocation policy would balance urban-based and ruralbased labour force, providing more jobs to workers. 4. Research findings show a substantial difference between the opinions of men and women. 5. Many people work downtown but live in the suburbs, so they have to commute long distance on a daily basis. Task 2: 1. The introduction of railway helped mitigate the shortage of public transport. 2. Problems arise if the parents'approach to discipline is inconsistent. 3. Defensiveness is a natural response of people who are placed under pressure to justify their actions. 4. The governor has denied/denied making improper use of state money. 5. Being a celebrity looks nice, but this job requires a lot of relocation. Task 3: With many problems of transport and accommodation in cities, some governments are encouraging businesses to move to rural areas. Do you think the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages? In recent decades, the increasingly serious problems of accommodation and transport in many cities have caused some (1) governors to consider a new policy in which companies are encouraged to (2) relocate to countryside regions. While this policy has a number of drawbacks, I contend that the benefits of it are far weightier. There are a few disadvantages (3) arising from the policy of encouraging enterprises to move out of urban areas. The wave of urban-rural business (4) relocation may leave a number of (5) city-based employees (6) on the verge of unemployment unless these people accept to travel long distances to work. Even in the (7) scenario that they do accept, there is still another drawback to consider. As the number of urban-rural (8) commuters increases, the city public transport network will (9) be placed under pressure. However, I believe that the advantages of such a policy far outweigh the disadvantages. The most outstanding benefit is that once businesses are relocated to the countryside, their employees will not have to seek accommodation in the city centre, and the (10) shortage of housing in (11) downtown areas can be (12) mitigated. (13) As regards traffic, this policy can (14) divert the rural-based labour force to yet undeveloped areas. Therefore, the traffic flow into a city on a daily basis is significantly reduced. Finally, such relocation has a (15) substantial advantage of creating more job opportunities and thus economic benefits to the local community in rural regions. All the aforementioned points provide a compelling argument in favour of an urban-rural business relocation policy, despite some potential drawbacks. 251 words, written by Tu Pham