Luyện thi IELTS - Vocabulary set 12 Delayed parenthood

VOCABULARY SET 12: DELAYED PARENTHOOD

Vocabulary:

1. a norm (n): quy phạm, chuẩn mực

2. a sound foundation (n): nền tảng vững chắc

3. be ascribed to (collocation): quy cho

4. comprehensive education (collocation): giáo dục toàn diện

5. defer (v): trì hoãn

6. delayed parenthood (np): có con muộn

7. excessive bleeding (collocation): mất nhiều máu

8. health risk (collocation): nguy cơ về sức khỏe

9. interrupt (verb): gián đoạn

10. interruption (n): sự gián đoạn

11. irreparably damaged: chịu tổn thất nặng nề, khó cứu vãn

12. maternal (adj): thuộc về người mẹ; maternity (n)

13. prosperity (n): nền thịnh vượng

14. prosperous (adj): giàu có

15. reap the benefits (collocation): gặt hái thành quả

16. the prenatal and postnatal period: thời kỳ trước và sau khi sinh.

17. valid (adj): hợp lí, có cơ sở

Exercises:

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

1. Increase/ violence domestic/ could/ ascribed/ number/social reason.

2. Trend /delayed parenthood/ could/ leave/ gap /live/ older generation.

3. Although /she /support/ delayed parenthood, birth/ her/ son/be/minor interruption/ her/career.

4. She /study/ day and night/ reap/ benefit / exam time.

5. Other/ do/ hard work/ you/ reap the benefit/ their/ labour.

6. Risk/ vaccination/ small/ compare/ health risks/ associated/ disease/ they/ intend/ prevent.

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7. Women/ have /minimal problem/ abnormal bleeding/ whereas/ others/ have unpredictable/ excessive bleeding.

8. Future prosperity/ nation/ depend /level /education /it/ level; therefore the government should/ create/ every opportunity/ for /children/ get /education/ regardless/ their /family background.

9. maternal leave/ could/ put /women / disadvantaged position/ due to /high possibility / losing job/ high- competitive/ working /environment.

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

Nowadays, more and more people decide to have children later in their life.

What are the reasons? Is this a negative or positive trend?

In modern society, there has been a growing concern that many couples have 1 This social trend could be 2 a number of reasons, and I firmly believe that it is more of a negative rather than a positive phenomenon.

A few reasons can be given to justify the trend of giving birth at later stages of life. The primary reason is that the labour market is increasingly competitive, and it is 3 that young parents 4 having children to devote more of their time to lay 5 for their future career. Another significant reason is that it is believed that children are raised better by older parents. This seems 6 due to the fact that older fathers and mothers are generally wealthier, more experienced, and more willing to take the responsibility of bringing up a child.

I firmly believe that the negative aspects of this trend outweigh its positive ones. From a positive perspective, I agree with the belief that children born to more 7 and experienced parents can receive more 8 , and thus contribute more to society when they reach adulthood. In each household, the parents may also 9 of this trend, as their first working years are not 10 by pregnancy and childcare. However, I would contend that delayed parenthood is associated with a number of 11 that are far more significant than the aforementioned

a norm (n) interrupt (verb)

a sound foundation (n) interruption (n)

be ascribed to (collocation) irreparably damaged

comprehensive education (collocation): maternal (adj)

defer (v) maternity (n)

delayed parenthood (np) prosperity (n)

excessive bleeding (collocation) prosperous (adj)

health risk (collocation) reap the benefits (collocation)

valid (adj) the prenatal and postnatal period

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