IELTS Essay: Young People and Shopping Malls
Vocabulary Answers
For extra practice, write an antonym (opposite word) on a piece of paper to help you remember the new vocabulary:
certain countries some nations
increasingly common happens more and more
malls shopping centers
often viewed as a negative usually considered bad
productive activities useful uses of your time
considered thought of
positive overall good in general
given the most likely alternatives considering what will probably happen instead
proponents supporters
statement point out statement argue
typically usually
productive use good use
shopping buying things
hanging out idly with friends just spending time with friends
fast food establishment fast food restaurants
engaging in doing
similarly passive activity not very active pastime
involve have to do with
rise increase
globally all over the world
signaled was a mark of
period time
strayed gone off the path to
took part in participated in
socially with others
personally relating to individuals
subversive pastimes undermining uses of time
fears detailed above threats explained before
overblown compared to emphasized too much relative to
outsized proportion too much emphasis
truly really
passive not active
largely center around mostly has to do with
wasting time not good use of free time
social media Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, etc.
streaming movies watching shows online, Netflix
actually in fact
likely probably
involve in-person socializing will be hanging around with friends
precisely exactly
domain area
most at risk concerning area
younger generations not old people, youths
ideal perfect
preferable better
lifestyle how people live
condemned criticized
decline decrease
popularity how common it is
concern worry
less relevant not an issue any more