151-165 Flashcards
Pronounced
big, serious, impactful
Net prositive (negative) benefits
benefits greater than disadvantages
Are fraught with pitfalls
full of disadvantages
Job loss oversea
useful phrase
Offshore outsourcing
same meaning
The wide discrepancy
a big difference
In an attempt to
in hopes of, in trying to
Largely contributes to + noun or V-ing
(*“contribute to” is a good cause-effect verb and
so should be used more extensively in IELTS)
~cause (not exact meaning but yeah)
Income inequality
big difference in income between different classes of society
Narrow the gap
create problems
Pose problems
make the gap less wide
Spread infectious diseases
good phrase to know
Get around rules and regulations
bend rules, try to not follow the rules in a legal way
are packed with
contains a lot of
Imperative
“it is imperative to”
very important, very crucial
“It’s very important to”
