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💡Vocabulary of #Essay264 💭are of the belief - believe 💭contacting possible alien life - talking to aliens 💭desirable goal - worthy pursuit 💭wary - worried about 💭potential dangers - possible risks 💭satisfies - fulfills 💭basic human curiosity - fundamental desire to know 💭risk - danger 💭relative to - compared to 💭extraterrestrials - aliens 💭claim - think 💭insight - important information 💭share - give to use 💭justify the effort - are the reason to do it 💭instead - however 💭alike - the same 💭decades - 20+ years 💭attempt - try 💭realise - now know 💭warranted - justified 💭discovered - found 💭satisfy this desire - fulfill the want 💭origins - where something comes from 💭answer fundamental existential questions - learn about life, the universe, god, etc. 💭curiosity alone - interest on its own 💭condone - sanction 💭smallest chance - almost impossible 💭danger inherent - risk included 💭likelihood - possibility 💭turning against humanity - fight with humans 💭scene from a science fiction film - from a movie 💭infinitesimally small - very, very unlikely 💭consequences - results 💭ignore - not pay attention to 💭in the event that - if it happens that 💭hostile - mean 💭pose a serious problem - make trouble 💭worst case scenario threaten - most extreme situation could 💭survival - continued living 💭far-fetched - very unlikely 💭disastrous downside - negative side 💭logically dictates - follows reason that 💭more sensible approach - more reasonable method 💭distant future - far in the future 💭venture - try 💭self-interested pursuit - trying to satisfy one’s desires 💭species-threatening danger - could kill all humans 💭advisable - good idea 💭instead - however 💭maximising resources - using money, time, people, etc. well #Writing9 #Vocabulary Join for more @IELTSMATERIALA ♡ ㅤ  ❍ㅤ  ㅤ  ⌲ ˡᶦᵏᵉ ᶜᵒᵐᵐᵉⁿᵗ ˢʰᵃʳᵉ

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#Essay264 #Writing #Task2 ☘️ Discuss both views ✅ Q: Some think scientists should be allowed to send messages into space to communicate with other life forms while others believe this is too dangerous. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion. 💡 Answer: Many are of the belief that contacting possible alien life is a desirable goal, while others are wary of the potential dangers. In my opinion, though this satisfies basic human curiosity, the risk is too great relative to the benefits. The reason to try to communicate with extraterrestrials is to learn more about the universe. Some might claim alien life could have technology or insight to share, but the chances of this are too small to justify the effort. Instead, the average person and the scientist alike simply want to learn if there are other forms of life. Humans have dreamed of aliens in novels and films for decades and some feel every attempt to realise these dreams is warranted. If alien life is discovered, not only would it satisfy this desire but it might also help humanity understand their own origins, place in the universe, and answer fundamental existential questions. However, curiosity alone is not enough to condone accepting even the smallest chance of the danger inherent in alien contact. The likelihood of an alien life form turning against humanity like a scene from a science fiction film are infinitesimally small but the consequences are too great to ignore. In the event that aliens were found and hostile to humanity it could pose a serious problem and in the worst case scenario threaten the survival of the human race. This far-fetched but disastrous downside logically dictates the more sensible approach of continuing to develop human technology and wait until the distant future to venture to locate alien life. In conclusion, the self-interested pursuit of other life forms has too much potential for species-threatening danger to be advisable. Instead, governments should focus on maximising resources for more advanced technology. ✍️ Total words: 289 📍Band: 7.5+ Join for more @IELTSMATERIALA ♡ ㅤ  ❍ㅤ  ㅤ  ⌲ ˡᶦᵏᵉ ᶜᵒᵐᵐᵉⁿᵗ ˢʰᵃʳᵉ

📝IELTS Writing📝 (Task 1 | Fractions) Here comes a number of fractions to express percentages: 🔹4% = A tiny fraction. 🔹24% = Almost a quarter. 🔹25% = Exactly a quarter. 🔹26% = Roughly one quarter. 🔹32% Nearly one-third, nearly a third. 🔹49% = Around a half, just under a half. 🔹50% = Exactly a half. 🔹51% = Just over a half. 🔹73% = Nearly three quarters. 🔹77% = Approximately three quarter, more than three-quarter. 🔹79% = Well over three quarters. #Writing9 #TopTips #Task1 Join for more @IELTSMATERIALA ♡ ㅤ  ❍ㅤ  ㅤ  ⌲ ˡᶦᵏᵉ ᶜᵒᵐᵐᵉⁿᵗ ˢʰᵃʳᵉ

💡Vocabulary of #Essay262 💭 average life expectancy - how long most people live 💭 longer and longer - more time 💭 retirement - after stopping working 💭 poses a number of problems - causes a lot of issues 💭 tensions - strains 💭 remedied - fixed 💭 government action - governments helping 💭 conflict - problems 💭 increased burden - more pressure 💭 generally - overall 💭process - the way 💭 fully integrating - becoming part of 💭 challenging - having trouble 💭 quieter lifestyles - calm life 💭 disputes may arise - conflicts come up 💭 in the habit of - used to 💭 hosting loud parties - having noisy parties 💭 particularly in cases where - especially when 💭 taking care of older relatives - looking after grandparents 💭 strain - pressure 💭 require more medical support - need more hospital care 💭 treat conditions - deal with medical problems 💭 ranging from - including 💭 arthritis - achy joints 💭 translates to - means 💭 proportion - ratio 💭 foster societal resentment - increase animosity in society 💭 ageism - disliking older people 💭 best fixes - better remedies 💭 achieved - accomplished 💭 ease - make less of a problem 💭 integration - mix 💭 generations - people of different ages 💭 providing better retirements plans - funding pensions 💭 social security benefits - retirement fund in the U.S.A. 💭 rarely - not often 💭 cover - pay for 💭 depend on - rely on 💭 conscientious - careful 💭 more substantial - larger 💭 medical expenses - money for medicine 💭 anticipate - look forward to 💭 trend - pattern 💭 set aside funds - save money for 💭 advanced treatments new medicines 💭 well into their 80s - past 85 or so 💭 measures combined - efforts together 💭 alleviate - fix 💭 weight - pressure 💭 supporting older populations - helping old people 💭 pressures resulting from - strains coming from 💭 life span - how long you live 💭 countered - fixed 💭 forward-thinking - anticipating 💭 governmental policy - laws of the government #Writing9 #Vocabulary Join for more @IELTSMATERIALA ♡ ㅤ  ❍ㅤ  ㅤ  ⌲ ˡᶦᵏᵉ ᶜᵒᵐᵐᵉⁿᵗ ˢʰᵃʳᵉ

👋 Hi guys 🧐 I'm noticing a lot of people having trouble with determiners. If you don't know what a determiner is, it is a part of speech that includes articles, possessive pronouns and words like 'some, any, few' etc. I recommend that everyone spends some time working on these as they are common sources of grammar mistakes. However, today I want to look at just one of them - the word 'some'. To me, 'some' has four different uses. Firstly, 'some' is a useful word to explain that you don't mean every single one. It provides the meaning of somewhere between a few and a lot. For example, see the following sentence. 'Some people believe that screens are bad for young children.' In this case, 'some' is being used to say that 'not all' believe. It's an important word here and is appropriate for both speaking and writing. Secondly, 'some' is often used without an important purpose in speaking. For example, I might say the following to my teacher. 'I'm having some problems with my homework.' If you look carefully, you will notice that 'some' in this sentence does not have an important purpose. The sentence would make perfect sense if you omitted the word 'some'. This somewhat redundant use of the word 'some' is normal in speaking, but inappropriate for writing as it could be considered a bit informal. For example, here is a sentence I would not write in an essay. 'There are some problems associated with children using screens'. Instead of 'some' - which feels a bit informal - I'd use 'several' or 'a number of'. Keep this in mind as I see a lot of students using 'some' unnecessarily throughout their essays. Thirdly, we sometimes use 'some' with singular nouns to emphasise that the noun is random and not particularly important. For example, I might use 'some' in the following way. 'My friend got punched by some idiot on the bus last week.' In this example, the person (the idiot) is completely random and unimportant in terms of who exactly he was. By using 'some' in this way, I'm just saying he is some random guy - we don't care who he is. Lastly, 'some' (with strong intonation/emphasis) can be used in speaking to indicate an exception to what is normal. For example: 'I suppose Nicolas Cage has acted in SOME good movies.' If I say this sentence with heavy emphasis with my voice on 'some', I am inferring that this is the exception. In other words, I'm saying most of Nicolas Cage's movies are rubbish, with only a few exceptions. #IELTSTopTips #Writing Join for more @IELTSMATERIALA ♡ ㅤ  ❍ㅤ  ㅤ  ⌲ ˡᶦᵏᵉ ᶜᵒᵐᵐᵉⁿᵗ ˢʰᵃʳᵉ