IELTS VOCABULARY

The media & TV

30/06/2022: It is important for parents to read stories to children. Others think it is
unnecessary because children can find them in other sources e.g books, and TV.
Discuss both views and give opinions.
10/6/2022 (comp-based): Some people think watching TV is bad for children, while
others think that watching TV has more beneficial effects on children. Discuss both
views and give your own opinion.
- Violence in the media promote violent in society. To what extent do you agree or
disagree?
- Some people believe that media should be allowed to publish information about the
private lives of famous people. Others say that everybody has a right to privacy and
this practice must be controlled or even banned. Discuss both views and give your
opinion.
- Radio will be replaced by other forms of mass media such as television or the
Internet. Do you agree or disagree?
- Television has had a significant influence on the culture of many societies. To what
extent would you say the television has positively or negatively affected the cultural
development?
03/09/2022: Giving detailed descriptions of crimes in newspapers and on TV can have
negative consequences, so this kind of information should be restricted in the media.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
29/07/2022: Today news plays an important role in people’s lives and news media are
more influential than ever before. Why is it this case? Is it positive or negative?
21/11/2020: Some think that all entertainment TV programmes should educate
people about the importance of social issues. To what extent do you agree or
disagree?
18/7/2020: Some people focus on news in their country, while others think it is more
important to be aware of international news. Discuss both views and give your
opinion.
02/07/2020: Young people are now spending more and more time and money
following fashion trends. What are the reasons? Is this a positive or negative
development?
07/3/2020: Some people think that news has no connection with people’s lives; so it is
a waste of time to read newspapers and watch television news programmes. To what
extent do you agree or disagree?
4/1/2020: Today, TV channels provide men’s sport shows more than women’s sports
shows. Why? Should TV channels give equal time for women’s sport and men’s sport?
26/10/2019: Although more and more people read the news on the internet,
newspapers will remain an important source of news for the majority of people. Do
you agree or disagree?
 at the expense

spine
- detrimental/ adverse/ severe/ devastating
a couch potato damaging

- entertaining purposes: entertainment programs, - damaging impact on children's health: eyesight,

cartoons, disney channels, back pain, obesity

- educational purposes: National Geographic, - mental development: lose interaction with

History, Discovery Channel surrounding people, depression, autism
(suffer from)
=> extensive knowledge
- take away time from reading/ doing sports/ going
- family bond out

Some people think watching TV is bad for children, while others think that watching TV has more
beneficial effects on children. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Your opinion:
Body 1: negatives Body 2: positives
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 obsessed with

relieve stress
10/6/2022 (comp-based): Some people think watching TV is bad for children,
while others think that watching TV has more beneficial effects on children.
Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
- Television has had a significant influence on the culture of many societies.
To what extent would you say the television has positively or negatively
affected the cultural development?
 03/09/2022: Giving detailed descriptions of crimes in newspapers and on TV can
have negative consequences, so this kind of information should be restricted in
the media. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

29/07/2022: Today news plays an important role in people’s lives and news
media are more influential than ever before. Why is it this case? Is it positive or
negative?
at an impressionable age

- Violence in the media promote violent in society. To what extent do you

agree or disagree?

copy/ imitate/ => violent acts - nature

intend aggressive behavior - family background
=> illegal/ brutal crimes - movies/ media promotes moral values / virtues
- extreme poverty

- people's attitude towards violence

xúi giục, incite sb to do sth
kích động

khắp mọi nơi // ubiquitous

bất mãn, phản động

 impact

negative correlation // positive correlation

incite

make the headlines

omnipresent

disaffected
- Some people believe that media should be allowed to publish information about
the private lives of famous people. Others say that everybody has a right to privacy
and this practice must be controlled or even banned. Discuss both views and give
your opinion.
FOR AGAINST
disclose information privacy: respect

- negative impact: pry into /

- attract attention/fame/
pressure
get more support from fans
cyberbully cybercrime
mối phiền phức under scrutiny
sự xem xét, điều tra kỹ lưỡng

hợp pháp
 sự tin cậy pander (v) làm thỏa mãn
pander
media intrusion
media intrusion counter

scrutiny
legitimate
on display
scrutiny legitimate
counter

on display
- Radio will be replaced by other forms of mass media such as
television or the Internet. Do you agree or disagree?
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