IELTS Essay: Science

Vocabulary Answers

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It has become increasingly less common in recent years for individuals to more and more people today do not

major in study, choose as your major

STEM-related subjects science subjects

this is the result of the growth of more business-oriented fields of study this is because there are more economic type jobs today

actual effects on society are marginal real impact on people

opt to choose to

related to economics and finance rather than science concerning money not biology, chemistry, etc.

Over the past century the last 100 years

economies globally have grown finances around the world have increased

support white-collar professions allow for more office jobs

marketing advertising

banking finance

investment putting money into things

finance economics

allow let

engage directly in earning a high salary the easiest way to making good money

requiring the hard work or talent needing diligence or ability

intensive scientific jobs hard jobs in science

It is therefore only natural it makes sense that

increasingly gravitate towards work more and more move to

guarantees secures

greatest possible rewards with the least possible effort best compensation without doing much work

shift to more lucrative fields only moderately impacts the field of science move to richer industries just a little affects scientific industries

substantial demand for innovation in scientific fields being driven by both private and public interests lots of need for new ideas coming from corporations and governments

worldwide response to the Covid-19 pandemic the global answer to Coronavirus

rapid development of viable vaccines faster making of medicines

hurt hinder

fringes outer edges of

the average worker individual person

pursue a job at a bank or marketing firm rather than an engineering or manufacturing company look for an occupation at a bank or advertising company instead of a science company

Although regardless of

led to a decrease among certain segments of the population in their passion for scientific endeavors caused fewer people in some demographics to pursue science

great work being done by professionals in a variety of fields good stuff done by people in many positions

it is a logical consequence of clear result of

developed economies countries with money

largely imperceptible mostly can’t be seen

compensated for in various ways resolved in different methods