Words for Academic IELTS - Lesson 24
Here you will learn some English words about global issues, such as "poverty", "tsunami", "fundraiser", etc. that are needed for the IELTS exam.
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hunger
[noun]
the serious state in which one suffers from lack of food, and may result in death or disease
genocide
[noun]
a mass murder committed in order to destroy a particular nation, religious or ethnic group, or race
globalization
[noun]
the fact that the cultures and economic systems around the world are becoming connected and similar as a result of improvement in communications and development of multinational corporations
economic crisis
[noun]
a severe economic state that is marked by high rates of inflation, unemployment or depression
tsunami
[noun]
a very high wave or series of waves caused by an earthquake or eruption that are disastrous
recession
[noun]
a hard time in a country's economy characterized by a reduction in employment, production, and trade
discrimination
[noun]
the practice of treating a person or different categories of people less fairly than others
refugee
[noun]
a person who is forced to leave their own country because of war, fear of prosecution, etc.
fundraiser
[noun]
a social event held with the intention of raising money for a charity or political party
ecosystem
[noun]
all the organisms that live in a particular area, the way they affect each other and their environment considered as a whole
climate change
[noun]
a permanent change in global or regional climate patterns, including temperature, wind, and rainfall
global warming
[noun]
the increase in the average temperature of the Earth as a result of the greenhouse effect
to preserve
[verb]
to cause something to remain in its original state without any significant change
sweatshop
[noun]
a factory, particularly one that produces clothing items, where the workers are under poor labor conditions such as low wages or inadequate space utilization
expenditure
[noun]
an amount of money that is spent by a government, company or individual
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