IELTS – ACADEMIC WRITING
I. PARAPHRASING TECHNIQUES
I. USING SYNONYMS
No. Words Synonyms
1. People Humans, individuals, mankind
2. The young youngsters
3. The old
4. Workers
5. Lack
6. Important
7. Solve
8. Improve
9. Citizens
10. The rich
11. The poor
12. Government
13. City
14. Countryside
15. Famous
The government should support local business.
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Violent crime is on the rise among teenagers.
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II. ACTIVE- PASSIVE VOICE
The government should support local business.
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The property developers invested $20 million in the development of the shopping centre.
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People say that global warming is caused by the burning of fossil fuels.
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III. DUMMY SUBJECT: It is + adj (important/ necessary/ essential/…) for SO to inf.
The government should support local business.
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IV. PRACTICE
1. The pie charts below show the average household expenditure in Japan and Hong Kong in 2014.
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2. Some people think that parents should teach their children how to be good members of society.
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3. Some people believe that car emissions have a massive impact on the environment
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4. The percentage of stressed children in western society has increased by 15% in the last ten years.
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5. Successful sports professionals earn more money than people in other important professions.
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6. The level of crime has increased noticeably in different ways.
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7. Technological advances have replaced people in the workforce.
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8. Some people believe that students should study at schools are better than studying in groups.
However, others argue that students study at schools are better than they study on their owns.
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9. Some say that sports play an important role in society. Others, however, think that it is nothing more
than a leisure activity.
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10. Cycling is healthier and environmentally friendly form of transport. Nevertheless, cycling is getting
less popular.
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11. Some parents believe that reading books for entertainment is a waste of time for children and they
think that their children should read only read serious educational books.
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12. Many young people regularly change their jobs over the years
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13. In some countries it is now illegal to reject someone applying for a job because of his or her age.
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14. The government spends too much money on developing space exploration technology. There are many
other financial needs that the government should address instead.
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15. Scientists agree that many people are eating too much junk food and it is damaging their health. Some
people think that this problem can be solved by educating people to eat less junk food. Other people
believe that education will not work.
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16. Some people think that companies and private individuals should pay to clean up the pollution that
they produce, not the government.
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17. Some people think that it is a good idea of all employees to wear a uniform at work.
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18. Some people think that new technology always improves the lives of workers. Other people believe
that it results in disadvantages for workers.
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