IELTS Task 2 Essay: Old People & Exercise

Vocabulary Answers

elderly people old people

despite recommendations from doctors regardless of what doctor’s advise

adequate enough

largely mostly

upbringing how they are raised

simple psychology basic human nature

augment existing remedies extend already present solutions

most basic sources foundation of

historical from history

grew up raised

period time in the past

ubiquitous common

more recent development happened in the last several decades

ingrained habits fixed habits/routines

past generations old people

female athletics women doing sports

underfunded not enough money for

banned not allowed

in particular especially

intermingles combines with

naturally embarrassed unsurprisingly ashamed

stand out noticeable, conspicuous

appear foolish in public look silly in front of people

feeling self-conscious know others are watching them

initial barrier stops them at the beginning

prevents stops

taking up starting to do

for the first time initially

efficacious solutions effection remedies

better accommodating make them more comfortable

one way to do this would be a possible method is

rural countryside

urban cities

basic exercise equipment simple machines for working out

decades many years

common ubiquitous

acclimated getting used to

expansion more and more

replication repeated

successful policies ideas that worked

related fix similiar remedy

fitness centres gyms

huge impact large effect

tend usually

rises up ascend

proactive not reacting, acting first

reactive acting in response

approach method

fundamentally human reasons related to human nature

novel new

clearly lead to improved health definitely result in better health