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IDEAS AND VOCABULARY FOR IELTS WRITING
TOPIC: EDUCATION
1. Advantages and disadvantages of studying
abroad
Pros Cons
1. Foreign institutions may 1. Students are under no
offer superior/ unique parental guidance and
courses. supervision. They are
2. Qualifications gained likely to fail under bad
abroad can open the door to influence.
many new opportunities. 2. Culture barriers may
3. Living abroad exposes prevent students from
students to new fulfilling their potential.
perspectives, new cultures 3. Living alone in a foreign
and new foreign languages, country may lead to mental
thus making them more problems such as
experienced, homesickness or autism
knowledgeable and
independent.
o Relevant Vocabulary
Well-endowed (schools): receiving a lot of money in grants,
gifts from rich people.
Elite/prestigious/world-renowned/foremost university:
famous and high-ranking university.
Learning curve: the rate of someone’s progress in learning
new skill.
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, School someone in something: to train and discipline
someone in something.
Mingle with international students: to socialize with
international students.
University of life: the daily life and work where you learn
more than you would by going to university.
Culture vulture: someone who has an avid interest in culture
and the arts.
Cultivate students’ qualities: to improve and develop
students’ qualities.
Pick up a language: to learn a language by chance rather
than by making a deliberate effort.
Immerse in a new culture: to get completely involved in a
new culture.
To be given the free rein: the freedom to do what you want.
Hinder/impede/hamper: to limit the ability of someone to
do something.
Bachelor’s degree holder: people who have bachelor
degree.
Compelling reason/justification/rationale: strong,
persuasive reason.
Land/secure a high-paid job: get jobs with high salary.
o Examples:
There seems to be a shortage of excellent Hospitality
Management schools in our country; therefore, prospective
students are invariably advised to enroll in leading overseas
universities such as those in Switzerland.
Guy Fieri, best known for hosting several shows on the Food
Network, mentions his time spent studying abroad in France
as having a major impact on his career trajectory. It was in
France that he gained his deep appreciation for international
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