Luyện thi IELTS - Vocabulary set 28 Tax on fast food

VOCABULARY SET 28: TAX ON FAST FOOD

Vocabulary:

1. average (adj): trung bình

2. average-income working people: người đi làm có thu nhập trung bình

3. burden (n): gánh nặng

4. counterproductive (adj): phản tác dụng, đi ngược lại

5. decisive (adj): mang yếu tố quyết định

6. expenditure (n): chi phí, tiêu dùng

7. for the sake of (idioms): vì lợi ích gì đó

8. hazards (n): mối nguy hiểm

9. on a regular basis (collocation) = regularly (adv): thường xuyên

10. opt for (phr.v): lựa chọn

11. prevalent (adj): phổ biến

12. sacrifice (v): hi sinh

13. scheme (n): khung, kế hoạch

14. senseless (adj): vô nghĩa

15. switch (v): chuyển sang

16. the ease of (collocation): sự dễ dàng, đơn giản, thoải mái

Exercises:

Task 1: Write sentences from given cues. Make changes to the cues when needed.

1. government / annual / expenditure / arms / reduce.

2. it / clear / that / consumer / opt for / low price / good.

3. many / woman / sacrifice / their / own / ambitions / put / their family / first.

4. Sweden / know as / nation / ridden / suicide and alcoholism / but / those problems / no / more prevalent / here / than / most / European country.

5. buy / house / often / place / large financial burden / young couples.

6. economy / regard / as / decisive factor / which / will / determine / outcome / general election.

7. his / uncontrollable / anger / very / counterproductive / his attempt / save / his marriage.

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8. average / woman / live / long / than / man.

9. the sake / those / who / already / read / the chapter /I/ not / go / it / too much detail.

10. after / bank / rob / gang / switch / cars.

Task 2: Fill in the blanks with suitable words/phrases

In some countries, an increasing number of people are suffering from health problems as a result of eating too much fast food. It is therefore necessary for governments to impose a higher tax on this kind of food.

To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

Recently, the increasing presence of fast food has caused many policymakers to consider specific taxation 1 that may fundamentally reduce the consumption of this type of food. However, I contend taxation may not be an effective solution for the following reasons.

Despite the increased prices because of tax, consumers may still 2 fastfood for 3 it brings. In a world with a busy lifestyle, there could be extremely few customers willing to wait for fifteen minutes in their lunch time to be served with a healthy meal. In other words, food quality can sometimes be 4 saving time. Convenience, on the other hand, is perhaps the most significant 5 factor when the majority of the population choose what to eat 6 .This is an absolute advantage of fast food, due to 7 value of being 'fast', making it the 8 choice regardless of the health 9 it brings.

From thefinancial perspective, increased taxon fastfood could even bea 10 solution to the problem. This is primarily because fast food is an economical choice for a large number of 11 . If such a tax policy is introduced, those who are on a limited food budget will be the ones who will suffer. It will not, therefore, mean that they 12 to healthier food, which still remain

on a regular basis (collocation)

opt for (phr.v)

prevalent (adj)

sacrifice (v)

scheme (n)

senseless (adj)

switch (v)

the ease of (collocation)

average (adj)

average-income working people

burden (n)

counterproductive (adj)

decisive (adj)

expenditure (n)

for the sake of (idiom)

hazards (n)

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