👉 A recent breakthrough in medicine has significantly improved survival rates for patients suffering from previously untreatable diseases.

👉 In many developing countries, limited access to healthcare prevents people from receiving timely diagnosis and treatment.

👉 Air pollution has become a major public health issue, placing long-term pressure on national healthcare systems.

👉 Raising mental health awareness can encourage individuals to seek professional help instead of ignoring psychological problems.

👉 An ageing population places a growing burden on the healthcare system, increasing government expenditure on medical services.

Urbanization, which is often criticized for its unchecked expansion and social pressures, nevertheless produces a wide range of positive effects that can significantly improve people’s quality of life. As cities grow, they tend to become centers of economic opportunity, where diverse employment prospects emerge and productivity rises due to the concentration of human capital. This density, which would be impossible in rural settings, allows governments to provide efficient public services, including mass transit systems, advanced healthcare facilities, and high-quality education, at a lower per-capita cost. Not only does urbanization stimulate innovation by bringing skilled individuals into close proximity, but it also accelerates cultural exchange, exposing residents to new ideas, values, and lifestyles. If cities are well-planned and sustainably managed, urban growth can reduce regional inequality, enhance social mobility, and create environments in which ambition is well-supported.

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Unchecked expansion – growth that happens too fast, without control or planning

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Social pressures – stress or problems people face because of society, such as competition, crowding, or high living costs

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Centers of economic opportunity – places where it is easier to find jobs, earn money, and build a career

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Diverse employment prospects – many different kinds of jobs in different fields

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Concentration of human capital – a large number of skilled, educated, or talented people living in one place

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Rural settings – countryside areas, villages, or places far from cities

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Efficient public services – government services that work well and do not waste time or money

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Mass transit systems – public transportation used by many people, such as buses, subways, and trains

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Advanced healthcare facilities – modern hospitals and medical centers with good equipment and specialists

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Per capita – for each person, on average

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Stimulate innovation – encourage new ideas, inventions, or better ways of doing things

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Accelerates cultural exchange – makes the sharing of ideas, traditions, and lifestyles between people faster

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Well-planned – carefully designed in advance (not random)

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Sustainably managed – controlled in a way that does not harm the future

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Regional inequality – unfair differences in development or wealth between different areas

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Social mobility – the ability of people to improve their social or economic status (for example, becoming richer or better educated than their parents)

I did one question kind of randomly in section 3. Maybe this is that one wrong answer.

No comments. I hate it.

Task 1 — I expected 6 or 7 AT MOST... I got a table, and I don't feel very comfortable writing a report for the table. However, I still got three 8s and a 7... I wrote that task 1 in 7 minutes...

Task 2 — 7 for the Task Response and Lexical Resource is a robbery. I got 8 for the Task Response for my previous task 2. In December, I wrote an essay that was 10x better than the previous, especially in terms of the Task Response. I expected 8 for grammar though. I used some really good structures.

I'm content with it. I expect lower than 7.5, so this breakdown makes kind of sense.

I strongly believe that extreme sports are very useful since they have a substantial impact on human health. People who constantly engage in sports that require a huge amount of energy always stay in shape. Moreover, these types of physical activities help individuals not only build an athletic body but also avoid certain diseases—such as obesity—that arise due to sedentary lifestyle and a lack of constant engagement in physically demanding activities. For instance, according to the data published by the professors of medicine at the Stanford University, more than 80% of sky divers never face type 2 diabetes in their lives. Professors attribute this trend to their frequent engagement in extreme sports. Therefore, extreme sports should not be banned.

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Substantial impact – a strong or big effect

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Human health – people’s health

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Constantly engage in – do something regularly and repeatedly

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Physical activities – activities that involve movement of the body

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Build an athletic body – develop a strong and fit body

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Sedentary lifestyle – a way of living with very little movement

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Physically demanding activities – activities that require a lot of strength and energy

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Attribute to – to say that something is caused by something

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Engagement in – involvement in