185 outlines for IELTS academic ideas
1. attend college or university
+ career preparation:
_ job market is competitive (info tech need workers)
_ students can learn new skills, increase opportunities of promotion
+ new experience
_ 1st time away from home => meet new people, live on one’s own.
_ see what life is like in a difficult city
+ increase knowledge
_ learn from friends
_ learn skills, knowledge related to career colleges
offer much more than career preparation
2. parents are the best teacher?
+ parents may be too close to their children emotionally
_ limit a child’s freedom in the name of safety
_ think that going to big city or going camping is too dangerous
+ parents expect children’s interests to be similar to their own
_ force children to love science like them
_ force children to take part in sports instead of art
+ parents want to pass on their values to their children
_ children are growing up in a different world.
_may have negative opinion about racism and internet
=>parents are important teachers but not the best teachers.
3. Easier food preparation improved our lives?
+ Microwave ovens make food quickly.
_ ppl are now busy working, caring for families, travelling, playing sports..
_ with microwave ovens, we have item to enjoy meals and do many other things
+ Fridges keep food fresh.
_ eat fruit & vegetable from far away
_ always have food available
+ There are many modern transportation methods therefore fresh food & vegetables are available all
year round in addition modern kitchen appliances easily prepare food that is more convenient,
healthier, various.
4. Knowledge from books or exp?
+ learn from classmates in primary school
_ how to make friends
_ how it feels to succeed, what to do when we fail
_what should or shouldn’t do
+ Skills in adult lives learned in uni classes
_ learn to make decision
_ learn to take responsibilities.
_ learn to get along with our classmates, roommates, workmates
+ Exp in adulthood
_ triumphs & disasters teach how to improve careers, relationships
5. Ad and Disad of building a factory
+ Cause smog => dirty air, everything will be covered with dust pollute rivers and streams
+ More jobs will be created => population will grow quickly
many new homes, stores will be built
lots of traffic
fast grow causes more harm than good
+ Our city will change a lot, from a safe and quiet city
6. what you would change about your hometown
change the fact that there is no sense of community
+ ppl here dont’ feel connected to the community
_ ppl come and go alot, change jobs frequently and move on
_ they dont’ join & get involved in community
_ don’t try to beautify the neighborhoods.
+ ppl dont’ try to support others
_ dont’ watch out for others’ children or check in on elderly neighborhoods
_ they may not know if a neighbor loses a loved one
+ ppl dont’ get to know each other
_ when neighbors go on vacation, no one watches their house for them
_ there’s no friendly or casual way of mentioning when others’ children have problem
