IELTS Essay: Men’s and Women’s Sports Shows
Vocabulary Answers
For extra practice, write an antonym (opposite word) on a piece of paper to help you remember the new vocabulary:
common practice normal
TV networks stations like Fox, ESPN, CNN, NBC, etc.
focus emphasize
men’s athletics male sports
rather than instead of
natural byproduct of happens organically
equal emphasis the same focus
depending on if
in question being discussed now
popular ubiquitous
developed further more advanced
in the past years before
primary domain usually just for
relegated to had to settle for
domestic roles jobs in the household
modern society the world today
discriminatory prejudiced
result consequence
higher quality of play better standards
argued debated
A good example of this would be one instance of this is
male leagues men’s sports
NBA national basketball association
feature showcase
greatest athletes best sportspeople
executing complex coaching schemes carry out complicated strategy
consistently showcasing high skill levels regularly showing off high quality play
developed considerably improved a lot
last two decades 20 years previously
level standard
in the coming years upcoming
as this situation may require time to remedy this context might need more time to fix
ratings how many people watch the shows on television
justify equal programming time are good reason to balance the programming
already the case essentially happens now basically
equal prize money same money for both
comparable about the same
applies for is the case for
regularly advances far beyond usually goes deeper in tournaments
male counterparts men’s team
warranted deserved, justified
at least at minimum
if not more maybe more than that
broadcast time time slots for a TV show
mandating ordering
policy rules
audience exists people watching the show are already there
strong backlash lots of people angry
in fact actually
hinder hold back
progress moving forward
institutional reasons causes related to history
disparity difference
dedicate give
corrected fixed
on a case by case basis depending on each example, sport
viewers people watching on television
decide choose
deserve the most attention should have the most focus
regardless of not paying attention to
gender male or female