Establish dietary patterns means to form consistent, long-term habits of eating and drinking that shape how, what, and when people consume food.
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Simple definition
Establish dietary patterns = develop regular, long-term eating habits
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Common contexts
• Childhood nutrition and development
• Public health and obesity prevention
• Advertising and consumer behavior
• Family influence and parental guidance
• School meals and nutrition education
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Examples in sentences
• Children tend to establish dietary patterns early in life, often influenced by family and advertising.
• Frequent consumption of fast food can establish unhealthy dietary patterns that persist into adulthood.
• Schools play a key role in helping students establish balanced dietary patterns.
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IELTS-style sentences (Band 8–9)
• Exposure to televised fast-food advertisements can encourage children to establish dietary patterns centered on calorie-dense, nutrient-poor foods.
• If parents do not intervene, young people may establish unhealthy dietary patterns that increase their risk of obesity and chronic disease.
• Nutrition education in schools is essential to help children establish healthier dietary patterns and reduce the influence of persuasive marketing.
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Useful collocations
• Establish healthy / unhealthy dietary patterns
• Help children establish dietary patterns
• Early-established dietary patterns
• Establish long-term dietary patterns
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Speaking tip
To sound analytical:
*Because dietary habits formed in childhood often persist into adulthood, it is crucial for both parents and governments to intervene
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Simple definition
Establish dietary patterns = develop regular, long-term eating habits
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Common contexts
• Childhood nutrition and development
• Public health and obesity prevention
• Advertising and consumer behavior
• Family influence and parental guidance
• School meals and nutrition education
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Examples in sentences
• Children tend to establish dietary patterns early in life, often influenced by family and advertising.
• Frequent consumption of fast food can establish unhealthy dietary patterns that persist into adulthood.
• Schools play a key role in helping students establish balanced dietary patterns.
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IELTS-style sentences (Band 8–9)
• Exposure to televised fast-food advertisements can encourage children to establish dietary patterns centered on calorie-dense, nutrient-poor foods.
• If parents do not intervene, young people may establish unhealthy dietary patterns that increase their risk of obesity and chronic disease.
• Nutrition education in schools is essential to help children establish healthier dietary patterns and reduce the influence of persuasive marketing.
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Useful collocations
• Establish healthy / unhealthy dietary patterns
• Help children establish dietary patterns
• Early-established dietary patterns
• Establish long-term dietary patterns
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Speaking tip
To sound analytical:
*Because dietary habits formed in childhood often persist into adulthood, it is crucial for both parents and governments to intervene
Intervene means to become involved in a situation in order to change, stop, or improve it, especially when there is a problem or risk.
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Simple definition
Intervene = step in to take action and change a situation
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Common contexts
• Health & public policy: governments intervening to reduce obesity
• Education: teachers intervening to support struggling students
• Parenting: parents intervening to limit screen time
• Economics: authorities intervening in markets
• Environment: agencies intervening to protect ecosystems
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Examples in sentences
• Governments must intervene to regulate misleading food advertising aimed at children.
• Teachers often intervene when students fall behind academically.
• Environmental organizations may intervene to stop illegal deforestation.
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IELTS-style sentences (Band 8–9)
• To curb rising obesity rates, governments should intervene by restricting advertisements that promote calorie-dense, nutrient-poor foods.
• If parents do not intervene early, unhealthy eating habits formed in childhood may persist into adulthood.
• Public authorities may need to intervene when market forces fail to protect consumers or the environment.
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Useful collocations
• Intervene early / directly / decisively
• Intervene to address / prevent / reduce / regulate
• Government / parental / institutional intervention
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Speaking tip
To sound analytical:
While personal responsibility is important, effective public health outcomes often require the state to intervene through education, regulation, and fiscal measures.
If you want, I can show how to use intervene in an IELTS Task 2 paragraph about advertising, childhood obesity, or public policy.
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Simple definition
Intervene = step in to take action and change a situation
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Common contexts
• Health & public policy: governments intervening to reduce obesity
• Education: teachers intervening to support struggling students
• Parenting: parents intervening to limit screen time
• Economics: authorities intervening in markets
• Environment: agencies intervening to protect ecosystems
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Examples in sentences
• Governments must intervene to regulate misleading food advertising aimed at children.
• Teachers often intervene when students fall behind academically.
• Environmental organizations may intervene to stop illegal deforestation.
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IELTS-style sentences (Band 8–9)
• To curb rising obesity rates, governments should intervene by restricting advertisements that promote calorie-dense, nutrient-poor foods.
• If parents do not intervene early, unhealthy eating habits formed in childhood may persist into adulthood.
• Public authorities may need to intervene when market forces fail to protect consumers or the environment.
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Useful collocations
• Intervene early / directly / decisively
• Intervene to address / prevent / reduce / regulate
• Government / parental / institutional intervention
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Speaking tip
To sound analytical:
While personal responsibility is important, effective public health outcomes often require the state to intervene through education, regulation, and fiscal measures.
If you want, I can show how to use intervene in an IELTS Task 2 paragraph about advertising, childhood obesity, or public policy.
“Calorie-dense, nutrient-poor foods” refers to foods that contain a high number of calories (energy) but provide little or no essential nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, fiber, or protein.
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Simple definition
Calorie-dense, nutrient-poor foods = high in calories but low in nutritional value
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Common examples
• Sugary drinks and sodas
• Fast food (burgers, fries, fried chicken)
• Processed snacks (chips, biscuits, candies)
• Highly sweetened cereals and pastries
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Common contexts
• Public health and obesity
• Childhood nutrition and school meals
• Advertising and consumer behavior
• Diet-related diseases (diabetes, heart disease)
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Examples in sentences
• Frequent consumption of calorie-dense, nutrient-poor foods increases the risk of obesity.
• Many televised fast-food advertisements promote calorie-dense, nutrient-poor foods to children.
• Attractive packaging and cartoon characters often make calorie-dense, nutrient-poor foods more appealing to young consumers.
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IELTS-style sentences (Band 8–9)
• The global prevalence of obesity is closely linked to the widespread availability of calorie-dense, nutrient-poor foods.
• The repetitive and persuasive nature of fast-food marketing encourages frequent consumption of calorie-dense, nutrient-poor foods, distorting children’s long-term eating habits.
• To improve public health, governments should regulate advertising that promotes calorie-dense, nutrient-poor foods and strengthen nutrition education in schools.
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Useful collocations
• Frequent consumption of calorie-dense, nutrient-poor foods
• Promote / market calorie-dense, nutrient-poor foods
• Reduce reliance on calorie-dense, nutrient-poor foods
• Replace calorie-dense, nutrient-poor foods with healthier alternatives
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Speaking tip
To sound analytical:
Although calorie-dense, nutrient-poor foods are convenient and inexpensive, their overconsumption undermines public health and places a long-term burden on healthcare systems.
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Simple definition
Calorie-dense, nutrient-poor foods = high in calories but low in nutritional value
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Common examples
• Sugary drinks and sodas
• Fast food (burgers, fries, fried chicken)
• Processed snacks (chips, biscuits, candies)
• Highly sweetened cereals and pastries
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Common contexts
• Public health and obesity
• Childhood nutrition and school meals
• Advertising and consumer behavior
• Diet-related diseases (diabetes, heart disease)
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Examples in sentences
• Frequent consumption of calorie-dense, nutrient-poor foods increases the risk of obesity.
• Many televised fast-food advertisements promote calorie-dense, nutrient-poor foods to children.
• Attractive packaging and cartoon characters often make calorie-dense, nutrient-poor foods more appealing to young consumers.
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IELTS-style sentences (Band 8–9)
• The global prevalence of obesity is closely linked to the widespread availability of calorie-dense, nutrient-poor foods.
• The repetitive and persuasive nature of fast-food marketing encourages frequent consumption of calorie-dense, nutrient-poor foods, distorting children’s long-term eating habits.
• To improve public health, governments should regulate advertising that promotes calorie-dense, nutrient-poor foods and strengthen nutrition education in schools.
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Useful collocations
• Frequent consumption of calorie-dense, nutrient-poor foods
• Promote / market calorie-dense, nutrient-poor foods
• Reduce reliance on calorie-dense, nutrient-poor foods
• Replace calorie-dense, nutrient-poor foods with healthier alternatives
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Speaking tip
To sound analytical:
Although calorie-dense, nutrient-poor foods are convenient and inexpensive, their overconsumption undermines public health and places a long-term burden on healthcare systems.
Diet-related factors refer to aspects of food intake and eating behavior that influence health, well-being, or disease risk, such as the type of food consumed, portion sizes, frequency of consumption, and overall dietary patterns.
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Simple definition
Diet-related factors = food and eating patterns that affect health
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Common examples
• High sugar intake
• Excessive salt consumption
• Frequent consumption of ultra-processed foods
• Low intake of fruits and vegetables
• Portion sizes and eating frequency
• Cultural and lifestyle eating habits
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Common contexts
• Public health and nutrition
• Obesity, diabetes, and heart disease
• Advertising and consumer behavior
• School meals and nutrition education
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Examples in sentences
• Diet-related factors are among the leading contributors to rising obesity rates worldwide.
• Frequent consumption of fast food is a key diet-related factor linked to poor health outcomes.
• Public health campaigns often target diet-related factors such as sugar and fat intake.
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IELTS-style sentences (Band 8–9)
• Many chronic diseases, including diabetes and cardiovascular conditions, are strongly influenced by diet-related factors.
• The global prevalence of obesity is closely associated with diet-related factors such as high sugar intake and frequent consumption of ultra-processed foods.
• Televised fast-food advertisements exacerbate harmful diet-related factors by encouraging children to adopt unhealthy long-term eating habits.
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Useful collocations
• Harmful / unhealthy diet-related factors
• Key / major diet-related factors
• Address / reduce diet-related factors
• Diet-related factors contributing to obesity / disease
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Speaking tip
To sound analytical:
While genetics play a role in health, diet-related factors are largely modifiable, meaning better nutrition education and stricter advertising regulations could significantly reduce lifestyle-related diseases.
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Simple definition
Diet-related factors = food and eating patterns that affect health
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Common examples
• High sugar intake
• Excessive salt consumption
• Frequent consumption of ultra-processed foods
• Low intake of fruits and vegetables
• Portion sizes and eating frequency
• Cultural and lifestyle eating habits
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Common contexts
• Public health and nutrition
• Obesity, diabetes, and heart disease
• Advertising and consumer behavior
• School meals and nutrition education
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Examples in sentences
• Diet-related factors are among the leading contributors to rising obesity rates worldwide.
• Frequent consumption of fast food is a key diet-related factor linked to poor health outcomes.
• Public health campaigns often target diet-related factors such as sugar and fat intake.
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IELTS-style sentences (Band 8–9)
• Many chronic diseases, including diabetes and cardiovascular conditions, are strongly influenced by diet-related factors.
• The global prevalence of obesity is closely associated with diet-related factors such as high sugar intake and frequent consumption of ultra-processed foods.
• Televised fast-food advertisements exacerbate harmful diet-related factors by encouraging children to adopt unhealthy long-term eating habits.
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Useful collocations
• Harmful / unhealthy diet-related factors
• Key / major diet-related factors
• Address / reduce diet-related factors
• Diet-related factors contributing to obesity / disease
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Speaking tip
To sound analytical:
While genetics play a role in health, diet-related factors are largely modifiable, meaning better nutrition education and stricter advertising regulations could significantly reduce lifestyle-related diseases.
Diet-related factors refer to aspects of food intake and eating behavior that influence health, well-being, or disease risk, such as the type of food consumed, portion sizes, frequency of consumption, and overall dietary patterns.
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Simple definition
Diet-related factors = food and eating patterns that affect health
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Common examples
• High sugar intake
• Excessive salt consumption
• Frequent consumption of ultra-processed foods
• Low intake of fruits and vegetables
• Portion sizes and eating frequency
• Cultural and lifestyle eating habits
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Common contexts
• Public health and nutrition
• Obesity, diabetes, and heart disease
• Advertising and consumer behavior
• School meals and nutrition education
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Examples in sentences
• Diet-related factors are among the leading contributors to rising obesity rates worldwide.
• Frequent consumption of fast food is a key diet-related factor linked to poor health outcomes.
• Public health campaigns often target diet-related factors such as sugar and fat intake.
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IELTS-style sentences (Band 8–9)
• Many chronic diseases, including diabetes and cardiovascular conditions, are strongly influenced by diet-related factors.
• The global prevalence of obesity is closely associated with diet-related factors such as high sugar intake and frequent consumption of ultra-processed foods.
• Televised fast-food advertisements exacerbate harmful diet-related factors by encouraging children to adopt unhealthy long-term eating habits.
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Useful collocations
• Harmful / unhealthy diet-related factors
• Key / major diet-related factors
• Address / reduce diet-related factors
• Diet-related factors contributing to obesity / disease
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Speaking tip
To sound analytical:
While genetics play a role in health, diet-related factors are largely modifiable, meaning better nutrition education and stricter advertising regulations could significantly reduce lifestyle-related diseases.
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Simple definition
Diet-related factors = food and eating patterns that affect health
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Common examples
• High sugar intake
• Excessive salt consumption
• Frequent consumption of ultra-processed foods
• Low intake of fruits and vegetables
• Portion sizes and eating frequency
• Cultural and lifestyle eating habits
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Common contexts
• Public health and nutrition
• Obesity, diabetes, and heart disease
• Advertising and consumer behavior
• School meals and nutrition education
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Examples in sentences
• Diet-related factors are among the leading contributors to rising obesity rates worldwide.
• Frequent consumption of fast food is a key diet-related factor linked to poor health outcomes.
• Public health campaigns often target diet-related factors such as sugar and fat intake.
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IELTS-style sentences (Band 8–9)
• Many chronic diseases, including diabetes and cardiovascular conditions, are strongly influenced by diet-related factors.
• The global prevalence of obesity is closely associated with diet-related factors such as high sugar intake and frequent consumption of ultra-processed foods.
• Televised fast-food advertisements exacerbate harmful diet-related factors by encouraging children to adopt unhealthy long-term eating habits.
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Useful collocations
• Harmful / unhealthy diet-related factors
• Key / major diet-related factors
• Address / reduce diet-related factors
• Diet-related factors contributing to obesity / disease
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Speaking tip
To sound analytical:
While genetics play a role in health, diet-related factors are largely modifiable, meaning better nutrition education and stricter advertising regulations could significantly reduce lifestyle-related diseases.
Diet-related factors refer to aspects of food intake and eating behavior that influence health, well-being, or disease risk, such as the type of food consumed, portion sizes, frequency of consumption, and overall dietary patterns.
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Simple definition
Diet-related factors = food and eating patterns that affect health
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Common examples
• High sugar intake
• Excessive salt consumption
• Frequent consumption of ultra-processed foods
• Low intake of fruits and vegetables
• Portion sizes and eating frequency
• Cultural and lifestyle eating habits
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Common contexts
• Public health and nutrition
• Obesity, diabetes, and heart disease
• Advertising and consumer behavior
• School meals and nutrition education
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Examples in sentences
• Diet-related factors are among the leading contributors to rising obesity rates worldwide.
• Frequent consumption of fast food is a key diet-related factor linked to poor health outcomes.
• Public health campaigns often target diet-related factors such as sugar and fat intake.
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IELTS-style sentences (Band 8–9)
• Many chronic diseases, including diabetes and cardiovascular conditions, are strongly influenced by diet-related factors.
• The global prevalence of obesity is closely associated with diet-related factors such as high sugar intake and frequent consumption of ultra-processed foods.
• Televised fast-food advertisements exacerbate harmful diet-related factors by encouraging children to adopt unhealthy long-term eating habits.
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Useful collocations
• Harmful / unhealthy diet-related factors
• Key / major diet-related factors
• Address / reduce diet-related factors
• Diet-related factors contributing to obesity / disease
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Speaking tip
To sound analytical:
While genetics play a role in health, diet-related factors are largely modifiable, meaning better nutrition education and stricter advertising regulations could significantly reduce lifestyle-related diseases.
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Simple definition
Diet-related factors = food and eating patterns that affect health
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Common examples
• High sugar intake
• Excessive salt consumption
• Frequent consumption of ultra-processed foods
• Low intake of fruits and vegetables
• Portion sizes and eating frequency
• Cultural and lifestyle eating habits
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Common contexts
• Public health and nutrition
• Obesity, diabetes, and heart disease
• Advertising and consumer behavior
• School meals and nutrition education
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Examples in sentences
• Diet-related factors are among the leading contributors to rising obesity rates worldwide.
• Frequent consumption of fast food is a key diet-related factor linked to poor health outcomes.
• Public health campaigns often target diet-related factors such as sugar and fat intake.
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IELTS-style sentences (Band 8–9)
• Many chronic diseases, including diabetes and cardiovascular conditions, are strongly influenced by diet-related factors.
• The global prevalence of obesity is closely associated with diet-related factors such as high sugar intake and frequent consumption of ultra-processed foods.
• Televised fast-food advertisements exacerbate harmful diet-related factors by encouraging children to adopt unhealthy long-term eating habits.
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Useful collocations
• Harmful / unhealthy diet-related factors
• Key / major diet-related factors
• Address / reduce diet-related factors
• Diet-related factors contributing to obesity / disease
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Speaking tip
To sound analytical:
While genetics play a role in health, diet-related factors are largely modifiable, meaning better nutrition education and stricter advertising regulations could significantly reduce lifestyle-related diseases.
To be bombarded with means to be exposed to a large amount of something repeatedly and often overwhelming, usually information, messages, advertisements, or requests.
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Simple definition
To be bombarded with = to receive something constantly and in large amounts
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Common contexts
• Advertising (ads, marketing messages)
• Media and social media (notifications, news, content)
• Information overload (emails, messages, data)
• Consumer culture (promotions, branding)
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Examples in sentences
• Children are often bombarded with fast-food advertisements on television and social media.
• Consumers are bombarded with promotional emails every day.
• People today are constantly bombarded with information from digital platforms.
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IELTS-style sentences (Band 8–9)
• Due to the repetitive and persuasive nature of fast-food marketing, children are frequently bombarded with unhealthy food advertisements.
• Young people are increasingly bombarded with digital content, which can undermine their ability to concentrate and evaluate persuasive messages critically.
• Being bombarded with attractive packaging and cartoon characters can encourage frequent consumption of unhealthy snacks and shape long-term eating habits.
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Useful collocations
• Be constantly / continuously / relentlessly bombarded with…
• Bombarded with advertisements / messages / notifications / images
• Bombarded with persuasive marketing
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Speaking tip
To sound analytical:
When children are bombarded with fast-food advertisements, it becomes much harder for parental guidance and nutrition education to promote healthy long-term eating habits.
If you want, I can integrate this phrase into a Band 9 IELTS Task 2 paragraph with televised fast-food advertisements, attractive packaging, cartoon characters, frequent consumption, and long-term eating habits.
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Simple definition
To be bombarded with = to receive something constantly and in large amounts
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Common contexts
• Advertising (ads, marketing messages)
• Media and social media (notifications, news, content)
• Information overload (emails, messages, data)
• Consumer culture (promotions, branding)
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Examples in sentences
• Children are often bombarded with fast-food advertisements on television and social media.
• Consumers are bombarded with promotional emails every day.
• People today are constantly bombarded with information from digital platforms.
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IELTS-style sentences (Band 8–9)
• Due to the repetitive and persuasive nature of fast-food marketing, children are frequently bombarded with unhealthy food advertisements.
• Young people are increasingly bombarded with digital content, which can undermine their ability to concentrate and evaluate persuasive messages critically.
• Being bombarded with attractive packaging and cartoon characters can encourage frequent consumption of unhealthy snacks and shape long-term eating habits.
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Useful collocations
• Be constantly / continuously / relentlessly bombarded with…
• Bombarded with advertisements / messages / notifications / images
• Bombarded with persuasive marketing
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Speaking tip
To sound analytical:
When children are bombarded with fast-food advertisements, it becomes much harder for parental guidance and nutrition education to promote healthy long-term eating habits.
If you want, I can integrate this phrase into a Band 9 IELTS Task 2 paragraph with televised fast-food advertisements, attractive packaging, cartoon characters, frequent consumption, and long-term eating habits.
“The repetitive and persuasive nature of fast-food marketing” refers to the way fast-food companies repeatedly use powerful advertising techniques to influence people’s attitudes, preferences, and consumption patterns over time.
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Meaning in simple terms
This phrase highlights two key features of fast-food marketing:
1. Repetitive – advertisements are shown frequently and consistently.
2. Persuasive – they use emotional appeal, attractive visuals, catchy slogans, and cartoon characters to influence behavior.
Together, they create a strong and lasting impact on consumers, especially children.
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What this phrase implies
It suggests that fast-food marketing:
• Normalizes frequent consumption of unhealthy foods
• Shapes long-term eating habits
• Makes unhealthy choices seem appealing and acceptable
• Can undermine efforts to promote healthy diets
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Examples in sentences
• The repetitive and persuasive nature of fast-food marketing makes it difficult for children to resist unhealthy foods.
• Due to the repetitive and persuasive nature of fast-food marketing, many young people develop a preference for high-calorie meals.
• Parents and educators must counteract the repetitive and persuasive nature of fast-food marketing through nutrition education.
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IELTS-style (Band 8–9) sentences
• The repetitive and persuasive nature of fast-food marketing can distort children’s long-term eating habits by normalizing frequent consumption of unhealthy foods.
• Despite public health campaigns, the repetitive and persuasive nature of fast-food marketing continues to undermine efforts to promote balanced dietary habits.
• *Regulating the repetitive and persuasive nature of fast-food marketing is essential to protect children from manipulative advertising and reduce obesity
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Meaning in simple terms
This phrase highlights two key features of fast-food marketing:
1. Repetitive – advertisements are shown frequently and consistently.
2. Persuasive – they use emotional appeal, attractive visuals, catchy slogans, and cartoon characters to influence behavior.
Together, they create a strong and lasting impact on consumers, especially children.
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What this phrase implies
It suggests that fast-food marketing:
• Normalizes frequent consumption of unhealthy foods
• Shapes long-term eating habits
• Makes unhealthy choices seem appealing and acceptable
• Can undermine efforts to promote healthy diets
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Examples in sentences
• The repetitive and persuasive nature of fast-food marketing makes it difficult for children to resist unhealthy foods.
• Due to the repetitive and persuasive nature of fast-food marketing, many young people develop a preference for high-calorie meals.
• Parents and educators must counteract the repetitive and persuasive nature of fast-food marketing through nutrition education.
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IELTS-style (Band 8–9) sentences
• The repetitive and persuasive nature of fast-food marketing can distort children’s long-term eating habits by normalizing frequent consumption of unhealthy foods.
• Despite public health campaigns, the repetitive and persuasive nature of fast-food marketing continues to undermine efforts to promote balanced dietary habits.
• *Regulating the repetitive and persuasive nature of fast-food marketing is essential to protect children from manipulative advertising and reduce obesity
Undermine means to weaken, damage, or make something less effective, often gradually or indirectly.
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Simple definition
Undermine = weaken or damage (often slowly or subtly)
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Common contexts
• Health: undermine well-being or healthy habits
• Education: undermine learning or academic standards
• Trust & authority: undermine confidence in institutions
• Culture & society: undermine traditions or community cohesion
• Policy & regulation: undermine effectiveness of laws
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Examples in sentences
• Excessive sugar consumption can undermine children’s health.
• Lack of funding may undermine the quality of education.
• Misinformation can undermine public trust in science.
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IELTS-style sentences (Band 8–9)
• Televised fast food advertisements may undermine efforts to promote healthy long-term eating habits among children.
• Without strong parental guidance, persuasive marketing strategies can undermine young people’s ability to make informed choices.
• Commercialization of sacred sites risks undermining their cultural and spiritual significance.
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Useful collocations
• Undermine trust / confidence / authority / standards / effectiveness
• Seriously / gradually undermine
• Risk of undermining…
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Speaking tip
To sound more analytical:
Although advertising can stimulate economic activity, it may simultaneously undermine public health by encouraging frequent consumption of unhealthy foods.
If you want, I can show how to use undermine in an IELTS Task 2 paragraph (e.g., advertising, education, or culture topics).
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Simple definition
Undermine = weaken or damage (often slowly or subtly)
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Common contexts
• Health: undermine well-being or healthy habits
• Education: undermine learning or academic standards
• Trust & authority: undermine confidence in institutions
• Culture & society: undermine traditions or community cohesion
• Policy & regulation: undermine effectiveness of laws
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Examples in sentences
• Excessive sugar consumption can undermine children’s health.
• Lack of funding may undermine the quality of education.
• Misinformation can undermine public trust in science.
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IELTS-style sentences (Band 8–9)
• Televised fast food advertisements may undermine efforts to promote healthy long-term eating habits among children.
• Without strong parental guidance, persuasive marketing strategies can undermine young people’s ability to make informed choices.
• Commercialization of sacred sites risks undermining their cultural and spiritual significance.
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Useful collocations
• Undermine trust / confidence / authority / standards / effectiveness
• Seriously / gradually undermine
• Risk of undermining…
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Speaking tip
To sound more analytical:
Although advertising can stimulate economic activity, it may simultaneously undermine public health by encouraging frequent consumption of unhealthy foods.
If you want, I can show how to use undermine in an IELTS Task 2 paragraph (e.g., advertising, education, or culture topics).
Parental guidance refers to the support, supervision, advice, and influence that parents provide to their children in shaping their behavior, values, decisions, and development.
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Simple definition
Parental guidance = advice, supervision, and direction given by parents to their children
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Common contexts
• Childhood education and learning
• Media use and screen time
• Dietary habits and lifestyle choices
• Moral and social development
• Consumer behavior and advertising
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Examples in sentences
• Parental guidance plays a crucial role in shaping children’s long-term eating habits.
• With strong parental guidance, children are better able to evaluate persuasive messages in advertising.
• Many parents provide parental guidance on appropriate internet use and screen time.
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IELTS-style sentences (Band 8–9)
• Effective parental guidance can reduce the influence of televised fast food advertisements on children’s food preferences.
• Even when marketing is heavily regulated, parental guidance remains essential in helping children distinguish between healthy and unhealthy choices.
• Lack of parental guidance may lead children to adopt frequent consumption of sugary snacks as normal behavior.
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Useful collocations
• Provide / offer / strengthen parental guidance
• Lack of parental guidance
• Strong / effective parental guidance
• Parental guidance on diet / media use / behavior
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Speaking tip
To sound analytical:
While governments can regulate advertising, parental guidance is ultimately the most powerful factor in shaping children’s values, dietary habits, and ability to resist persuasive marketing.
If you want, I can integrate parental guidance into a Band 9 IELTS paragraph with televised fast food advertisements, attractive packaging, cartoon characters, evaluating persuasive messages, and long-term eating habits.
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Simple definition
Parental guidance = advice, supervision, and direction given by parents to their children
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Common contexts
• Childhood education and learning
• Media use and screen time
• Dietary habits and lifestyle choices
• Moral and social development
• Consumer behavior and advertising
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Examples in sentences
• Parental guidance plays a crucial role in shaping children’s long-term eating habits.
• With strong parental guidance, children are better able to evaluate persuasive messages in advertising.
• Many parents provide parental guidance on appropriate internet use and screen time.
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IELTS-style sentences (Band 8–9)
• Effective parental guidance can reduce the influence of televised fast food advertisements on children’s food preferences.
• Even when marketing is heavily regulated, parental guidance remains essential in helping children distinguish between healthy and unhealthy choices.
• Lack of parental guidance may lead children to adopt frequent consumption of sugary snacks as normal behavior.
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Useful collocations
• Provide / offer / strengthen parental guidance
• Lack of parental guidance
• Strong / effective parental guidance
• Parental guidance on diet / media use / behavior
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Speaking tip
To sound analytical:
While governments can regulate advertising, parental guidance is ultimately the most powerful factor in shaping children’s values, dietary habits, and ability to resist persuasive marketing.
If you want, I can integrate parental guidance into a Band 9 IELTS paragraph with televised fast food advertisements, attractive packaging, cartoon characters, evaluating persuasive messages, and long-term eating habits.
Parental guidance refers to the support, supervision, advice, and influence that parents provide to their children in shaping their behavior, values, decisions, and development.
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Simple definition
Parental guidance = advice, supervision, and direction given by parents to their children
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Common contexts
• Childhood education and learning
• Media use and screen time
• Dietary habits and lifestyle choices
• Moral and social development
• Consumer behavior and advertising
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Examples in sentences
• Parental guidance plays a crucial role in shaping children’s long-term eating habits.
• With strong parental guidance, children are better able to evaluate persuasive messages in advertising.
• Many parents provide parental guidance on appropriate internet use and screen time.
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IELTS-style sentences (Band 8–9)
• Effective parental guidance can reduce the influence of televised fast food advertisements on children’s food preferences.
• Even when marketing is heavily regulated, parental guidance remains essential in helping children distinguish between healthy and unhealthy choices.
• Lack of parental guidance may lead children to adopt frequent consumption of sugary snacks as normal behavior.
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Useful collocations
• Provide / offer / strengthen parental guidance
• Lack of parental guidance
• Strong / effective parental guidance
• Parental guidance on diet / media use / behavior
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Speaking tip
To sound analytical:
While governments can regulate advertising, parental guidance is ultimately the most powerful factor in shaping children’s values, dietary habits, and ability to resist persuasive marketing.
If you want, I can integrate parental guidance into a Band 9 IELTS paragraph with televised fast food advertisements, attractive packaging, cartoon characters, evaluating persuasive messages, and long-term eating habits.
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Simple definition
Parental guidance = advice, supervision, and direction given by parents to their children
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Common contexts
• Childhood education and learning
• Media use and screen time
• Dietary habits and lifestyle choices
• Moral and social development
• Consumer behavior and advertising
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Examples in sentences
• Parental guidance plays a crucial role in shaping children’s long-term eating habits.
• With strong parental guidance, children are better able to evaluate persuasive messages in advertising.
• Many parents provide parental guidance on appropriate internet use and screen time.
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IELTS-style sentences (Band 8–9)
• Effective parental guidance can reduce the influence of televised fast food advertisements on children’s food preferences.
• Even when marketing is heavily regulated, parental guidance remains essential in helping children distinguish between healthy and unhealthy choices.
• Lack of parental guidance may lead children to adopt frequent consumption of sugary snacks as normal behavior.
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Useful collocations
• Provide / offer / strengthen parental guidance
• Lack of parental guidance
• Strong / effective parental guidance
• Parental guidance on diet / media use / behavior
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Speaking tip
To sound analytical:
While governments can regulate advertising, parental guidance is ultimately the most powerful factor in shaping children’s values, dietary habits, and ability to resist persuasive marketing.
If you want, I can integrate parental guidance into a Band 9 IELTS paragraph with televised fast food advertisements, attractive packaging, cartoon characters, evaluating persuasive messages, and long-term eating habits.
Adopt something as something else means to accept, take up, or use something in a new role, purpose, or identity that is different from its original function or meaning.
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Simple definition
Adopt something as something else = use or accept something in a different role or meaning
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Common contexts
• Culture & identity: adopting foreign customs as local traditions
• Education & policy: adopting a method as a standard practice
• Technology & media: adopting a tool as a learning resource
• Food & lifestyle: adopting fast food as a daily norm
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Examples in sentences
• Many societies have adopted foreign dishes as part of their national cuisine.
• Schools have adopted tablets as primary learning tools instead of textbooks.
• Some communities have adopted tourism as their main source of income.
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IELTS-style sentences (Band 8–9)
• Globalization has led many cultures to adopt Western eating habits as a lifestyle norm, often at the expense of traditional diets.
• Some parents have adopted televised entertainment as a substitute for direct interaction with their children.
• In the digital era, many institutions have adopted online platforms as their primary mode of communication and learning.
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Useful collocations
• Adopt X as a standard / norm / solution / alternative / strategy
• Gradually / widely adopt something as…
• Formally adopt something as…
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Speaking tip
To sound analytical:
When societies adopt convenience foods as a routine part of daily life, this can reshape long-term eating habits and increase frequent consumption of unhealthy products.
If you want, I can show how to use this phrase in an IELTS Task 2 paragraph (e.g., advertising, education, or culture topics).
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Simple definition
Adopt something as something else = use or accept something in a different role or meaning
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Common contexts
• Culture & identity: adopting foreign customs as local traditions
• Education & policy: adopting a method as a standard practice
• Technology & media: adopting a tool as a learning resource
• Food & lifestyle: adopting fast food as a daily norm
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Examples in sentences
• Many societies have adopted foreign dishes as part of their national cuisine.
• Schools have adopted tablets as primary learning tools instead of textbooks.
• Some communities have adopted tourism as their main source of income.
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IELTS-style sentences (Band 8–9)
• Globalization has led many cultures to adopt Western eating habits as a lifestyle norm, often at the expense of traditional diets.
• Some parents have adopted televised entertainment as a substitute for direct interaction with their children.
• In the digital era, many institutions have adopted online platforms as their primary mode of communication and learning.
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Useful collocations
• Adopt X as a standard / norm / solution / alternative / strategy
• Gradually / widely adopt something as…
• Formally adopt something as…
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Speaking tip
To sound analytical:
When societies adopt convenience foods as a routine part of daily life, this can reshape long-term eating habits and increase frequent consumption of unhealthy products.
If you want, I can show how to use this phrase in an IELTS Task 2 paragraph (e.g., advertising, education, or culture topics).
Televised fast food advertisements refer to commercials for fast-food products broadcast on television, designed to promote brands and influence viewers’ food choices, often through appealing visuals, music, and persuasive techniques.
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Simple definition
Televised fast food advertisements = TV commercials that promote fast food
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Common contexts
• Marketing and consumer behavior
• Childhood nutrition and public health
• Media influence and advertising ethics
• Regulation of advertising to children
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Examples in sentences
• Televised fast food advertisements often use bright colors, catchy music, and cartoon characters to attract young viewers.
• Many parents worry that televised fast food advertisements encourage unhealthy dietary habits in children.
• Regulating televised fast food advertisements during children’s programming is widely debated by policymakers.
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IELTS-style sentences (Band 8–9)
• Televised fast food advertisements can stimulate frequent consumption of unhealthy foods, particularly among children and adolescents.
• The persuasive techniques used in televised fast food advertisements may distort children’s long-term eating habits by normalizing high-calorie diets.
• Teaching young people to critically evaluate persuasive messages can reduce the influence of televised fast food advertisements on their food choices.
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Useful collocations
• Regulate / restrict televised fast food advertisements
• Exposure to televised fast food advertisements
• Targeted televised fast food advertisements (aimed at children)
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Speaking tip
To sound analytical:
Although televised fast food advertisements boost corporate profits, they can undermine public health by encouraging frequent consumption of unhealthy foods and shaping poor long-term eating habits in children.
If you want, I can now integrate this phrase into a Band 9 IELTS Task 2 paragraph with attractive packaging, cartoon characters, evaluating persuasive messages, frequent consumption, and long-term eating habits.
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Simple definition
Televised fast food advertisements = TV commercials that promote fast food
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Common contexts
• Marketing and consumer behavior
• Childhood nutrition and public health
• Media influence and advertising ethics
• Regulation of advertising to children
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Examples in sentences
• Televised fast food advertisements often use bright colors, catchy music, and cartoon characters to attract young viewers.
• Many parents worry that televised fast food advertisements encourage unhealthy dietary habits in children.
• Regulating televised fast food advertisements during children’s programming is widely debated by policymakers.
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IELTS-style sentences (Band 8–9)
• Televised fast food advertisements can stimulate frequent consumption of unhealthy foods, particularly among children and adolescents.
• The persuasive techniques used in televised fast food advertisements may distort children’s long-term eating habits by normalizing high-calorie diets.
• Teaching young people to critically evaluate persuasive messages can reduce the influence of televised fast food advertisements on their food choices.
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Useful collocations
• Regulate / restrict televised fast food advertisements
• Exposure to televised fast food advertisements
• Targeted televised fast food advertisements (aimed at children)
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Speaking tip
To sound analytical:
Although televised fast food advertisements boost corporate profits, they can undermine public health by encouraging frequent consumption of unhealthy foods and shaping poor long-term eating habits in children.
If you want, I can now integrate this phrase into a Band 9 IELTS Task 2 paragraph with attractive packaging, cartoon characters, evaluating persuasive messages, frequent consumption, and long-term eating habits.
Long-term eating habits refer to the consistent patterns of food and drink consumption that people maintain over an extended period of time, which shape their health, lifestyle, and well-being.
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Simple definition
Long-term eating habits = regular food choices that people follow over many years
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Common contexts
• Health and nutrition
• Childhood development and education
• Advertising and consumer behavior
• Public health policy
• Culture and lifestyle
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Examples in sentences
• Childhood nutrition strongly influences long-term eating habits in adulthood.
• Family traditions often shape people’s long-term eating habits.
• Exposure to fast food from a young age can negatively affect long-term eating habits.
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IELTS-style sentences (Band 8–9)
• Frequent consumption of sugary snacks in childhood can establish unhealthy long-term eating habits that persist into adulthood.
• Attractive packaging and cartoon characters may shape children’s preferences and distort their long-term eating habits.
• Teaching young people to critically evaluate persuasive messages in advertising can help them develop healthier long-term eating habits.
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Useful collocations
• Develop / form / shape long-term eating habits
• Unhealthy / balanced / sustainable long-term eating habits
• Influence long-term eating habits
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Speaking tip
To sound analytical:
While convenience foods are widely available, schools and parents should prioritize nutrition education to ensure children develop healthy long-term eating habits rather than being swayed by marketing tactics.
If you want, I can now write a Band 9 IELTS paragraph linking long-term eating habits, frequent consumption, attractive packaging, cartoon characters, and evaluating persuasive messages.
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Simple definition
Long-term eating habits = regular food choices that people follow over many years
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Common contexts
• Health and nutrition
• Childhood development and education
• Advertising and consumer behavior
• Public health policy
• Culture and lifestyle
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Examples in sentences
• Childhood nutrition strongly influences long-term eating habits in adulthood.
• Family traditions often shape people’s long-term eating habits.
• Exposure to fast food from a young age can negatively affect long-term eating habits.
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IELTS-style sentences (Band 8–9)
• Frequent consumption of sugary snacks in childhood can establish unhealthy long-term eating habits that persist into adulthood.
• Attractive packaging and cartoon characters may shape children’s preferences and distort their long-term eating habits.
• Teaching young people to critically evaluate persuasive messages in advertising can help them develop healthier long-term eating habits.
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Useful collocations
• Develop / form / shape long-term eating habits
• Unhealthy / balanced / sustainable long-term eating habits
• Influence long-term eating habits
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Speaking tip
To sound analytical:
While convenience foods are widely available, schools and parents should prioritize nutrition education to ensure children develop healthy long-term eating habits rather than being swayed by marketing tactics.
If you want, I can now write a Band 9 IELTS paragraph linking long-term eating habits, frequent consumption, attractive packaging, cartoon characters, and evaluating persuasive messages.
Frequent consumption refers to eating, drinking, or using something regularly or repeatedly over a short period of time, often to a degree that may have health, environmental, or social consequences.
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Simple definition
Frequent consumption = using or eating something very often
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Common contexts
• Diet and health: sugar, fast food, ultra-processed foods, alcohol
• Consumer behavior: disposable products, single-use plastics
• Media and advertising: digital content, social media
• Environment: resource use, waste generation
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Examples in sentences
• Frequent consumption of sugary drinks is linked to obesity and dental problems.
• Frequent consumption of fast food can negatively affect long-term health.
• Attractive packaging and cartoon characters may encourage frequent consumption among children.
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IELTS-style sentences (Band 8–9)
• Frequent consumption of ultra-processed foods has been associated with rising rates of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases.
• Marketing strategies such as attractive packaging and the use of cartoon characters can stimulate frequent consumption, particularly among young consumers.
• Educating children to evaluate persuasive messages can help reduce frequent consumption of unhealthy snacks.
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Useful collocations
• Frequent consumption of junk food / sugar / alcohol / processed foods
• Encourage / reduce frequent consumption
• Patterns of frequent consumption
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Speaking tip
To sound analytical:
Although convenience foods are widely available, frequent consumption of these products can harm both individual health and the environment due to high levels of sugar, additives, and packaging waste.
If you want, I can integrate frequent consumption into an IELTS Task 2 paragraph with attractive packaging, cartoon characters, dietary habits, and evaluating persuasive messages.
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Simple definition
Frequent consumption = using or eating something very often
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Common contexts
• Diet and health: sugar, fast food, ultra-processed foods, alcohol
• Consumer behavior: disposable products, single-use plastics
• Media and advertising: digital content, social media
• Environment: resource use, waste generation
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Examples in sentences
• Frequent consumption of sugary drinks is linked to obesity and dental problems.
• Frequent consumption of fast food can negatively affect long-term health.
• Attractive packaging and cartoon characters may encourage frequent consumption among children.
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IELTS-style sentences (Band 8–9)
• Frequent consumption of ultra-processed foods has been associated with rising rates of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases.
• Marketing strategies such as attractive packaging and the use of cartoon characters can stimulate frequent consumption, particularly among young consumers.
• Educating children to evaluate persuasive messages can help reduce frequent consumption of unhealthy snacks.
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Useful collocations
• Frequent consumption of junk food / sugar / alcohol / processed foods
• Encourage / reduce frequent consumption
• Patterns of frequent consumption
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Speaking tip
To sound analytical:
Although convenience foods are widely available, frequent consumption of these products can harm both individual health and the environment due to high levels of sugar, additives, and packaging waste.
If you want, I can integrate frequent consumption into an IELTS Task 2 paragraph with attractive packaging, cartoon characters, dietary habits, and evaluating persuasive messages.
Evaluate persuasive messages means to critically analyze and judge the effectiveness, credibility, and intent of messages designed to influence people’s beliefs, attitudes, or behavior (e.g., in advertising, politics, or media).
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Simple definition
Evaluate persuasive messages = carefully assess how and why a message tries to influence people
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What it involves
When you evaluate persuasive messages, you typically consider:
• Purpose – What is the message trying to achieve? (sell, convince, persuade, manipulate?)
• Techniques used – emotion, logic, authority, fear, humor, repetition, attractive packaging, cartoon characters, etc.
• Target audience – Who is the message aimed at (children, adults, consumers, voters)?
• Credibility – Is the information accurate, biased, or misleading?
• Impact – How might it affect attitudes, decisions, or behavior (e.g., dietary habits)?
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Examples in sentences
• Students should learn how to evaluate persuasive messages in advertising and social media.
• Being able to evaluate persuasive messages helps consumers avoid manipulation by marketing strategies.
• Children often struggle to evaluate persuasive messages, which is why regulations on advertising are important.
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IELTS-style sentences (Band 8–9)
• The ability to evaluate persuasive messages is a crucial critical-thinking skill in an era dominated by digital advertising and social media.
• Teaching young people to evaluate persuasive messages can reduce the influence of misleading marketing, such as the use of cartoon characters on unhealthy food packaging.
• Consumers who can evaluate persuasive messages are less likely to be swayed by attractive packaging and more likely to make informed choices.
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Useful collocations
• Critically evaluate persuasive messages
• Learn to evaluate persuasive messages
• Ability to evaluate persuasive messages
• Evaluate persuasive messages in advertising / media / politics
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Speaking tip
To sound analytical:
If people are taught to critically evaluate persuasive messages, they are better equipped to resist manipulation, make informed decisions, and maintain healthier dietary habits.
If you
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Simple definition
Evaluate persuasive messages = carefully assess how and why a message tries to influence people
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What it involves
When you evaluate persuasive messages, you typically consider:
• Purpose – What is the message trying to achieve? (sell, convince, persuade, manipulate?)
• Techniques used – emotion, logic, authority, fear, humor, repetition, attractive packaging, cartoon characters, etc.
• Target audience – Who is the message aimed at (children, adults, consumers, voters)?
• Credibility – Is the information accurate, biased, or misleading?
• Impact – How might it affect attitudes, decisions, or behavior (e.g., dietary habits)?
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Examples in sentences
• Students should learn how to evaluate persuasive messages in advertising and social media.
• Being able to evaluate persuasive messages helps consumers avoid manipulation by marketing strategies.
• Children often struggle to evaluate persuasive messages, which is why regulations on advertising are important.
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IELTS-style sentences (Band 8–9)
• The ability to evaluate persuasive messages is a crucial critical-thinking skill in an era dominated by digital advertising and social media.
• Teaching young people to evaluate persuasive messages can reduce the influence of misleading marketing, such as the use of cartoon characters on unhealthy food packaging.
• Consumers who can evaluate persuasive messages are less likely to be swayed by attractive packaging and more likely to make informed choices.
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Useful collocations
• Critically evaluate persuasive messages
• Learn to evaluate persuasive messages
• Ability to evaluate persuasive messages
• Evaluate persuasive messages in advertising / media / politics
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Speaking tip
To sound analytical:
If people are taught to critically evaluate persuasive messages, they are better equipped to resist manipulation, make informed decisions, and maintain healthier dietary habits.
If you
Cartoon characters are fictional figures created through drawings, animation, or digital design, often with exaggerated features and personalities, used in films, television, comics, advertising, or branding.
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Simple definition
Cartoon characters = drawn or animated fictional figures
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Common contexts
• Children’s entertainment (TV shows, films, comics)
• Education and learning materials
• Advertising and product branding
• Digital media, games, and animation
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Examples in sentences
• Cartoon characters can make educational content more engaging for children.
• Many brands use cartoon characters to create friendly and memorable identities.
• Colorful cartoon characters are often used on food packaging to attract young consumers.
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IELTS-style sentences (Band 8–9)
• The use of cartoon characters in advertising can strongly influence children’s preferences and purchasing requests.
• While cartoon characters make learning more enjoyable, excessive exposure to screen-based animation may reduce children’s attention span.
• Ethically, companies should avoid using cartoon characters to promote unhealthy foods to young audiences.
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Useful collocations
• Popular / iconic cartoon characters
• Colorful / friendly cartoon characters
• Cartoon characters on packaging / in advertising
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Speaking tip
To sound analytical:
Although cartoon characters can enhance creativity and engagement, their use in marketing—especially on food packaging—should be regulated to prevent the manipulation of children’s dietary habits.
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Simple definition
Cartoon characters = drawn or animated fictional figures
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Common contexts
• Children’s entertainment (TV shows, films, comics)
• Education and learning materials
• Advertising and product branding
• Digital media, games, and animation
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Examples in sentences
• Cartoon characters can make educational content more engaging for children.
• Many brands use cartoon characters to create friendly and memorable identities.
• Colorful cartoon characters are often used on food packaging to attract young consumers.
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IELTS-style sentences (Band 8–9)
• The use of cartoon characters in advertising can strongly influence children’s preferences and purchasing requests.
• While cartoon characters make learning more enjoyable, excessive exposure to screen-based animation may reduce children’s attention span.
• Ethically, companies should avoid using cartoon characters to promote unhealthy foods to young audiences.
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Useful collocations
• Popular / iconic cartoon characters
• Colorful / friendly cartoon characters
• Cartoon characters on packaging / in advertising
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Speaking tip
To sound analytical:
Although cartoon characters can enhance creativity and engagement, their use in marketing—especially on food packaging—should be regulated to prevent the manipulation of children’s dietary habits.
If you want, I can help you **use this
Attractive packaging refers to the visual design and presentation of a product’s container or wrapping that is intended to catch attention, appeal to consumers, and encourage purchase. It often combines aesthetics, branding, and marketing psychology.
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Simple definition
Attractive packaging = visually appealing product wrapping designed to draw customers in
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Common contexts
• Marketing and advertising
• Consumer behavior
• Food and retail industries
• Branding and product design
• Sustainability debates (over-packaging vs. eco-friendly packaging)
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Examples in sentences
• Attractive packaging can make a product stand out on crowded supermarket shelves.
• Many companies use bright colors and creative designs to create attractive packaging.
• Attractive packaging often influences impulse buying, especially among younger consumers.
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IELTS-style sentences (Band 8–9)
• Attractive packaging can significantly shape consumer choices, sometimes even outweighing product quality.
• While attractive packaging may boost sales, excessive packaging can contribute to waste accumulation and environmental degradation.
• Companies should balance attractive packaging with sustainability to avoid misleading consumers and harming the environment.
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Useful collocations
• Visually attractive packaging
• Eye-catching / appealing packaging
• Sustainable yet attractive packaging
• Attractive packaging design
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Speaking tip
To sound analytical:
Although attractive packaging is an effective marketing tool, consumers should be encouraged to prioritize product quality and sustainability over visual appeal.
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Simple definition
Attractive packaging = visually appealing product wrapping designed to draw customers in
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Common contexts
• Marketing and advertising
• Consumer behavior
• Food and retail industries
• Branding and product design
• Sustainability debates (over-packaging vs. eco-friendly packaging)
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Examples in sentences
• Attractive packaging can make a product stand out on crowded supermarket shelves.
• Many companies use bright colors and creative designs to create attractive packaging.
• Attractive packaging often influences impulse buying, especially among younger consumers.
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IELTS-style sentences (Band 8–9)
• Attractive packaging can significantly shape consumer choices, sometimes even outweighing product quality.
• While attractive packaging may boost sales, excessive packaging can contribute to waste accumulation and environmental degradation.
• Companies should balance attractive packaging with sustainability to avoid misleading consumers and harming the environment.
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Useful collocations
• Visually attractive packaging
• Eye-catching / appealing packaging
• Sustainable yet attractive packaging
• Attractive packaging design
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Speaking tip
To sound analytical:
Although attractive packaging is an effective marketing tool, consumers should be encouraged to prioritize product quality and sustainability over visual appeal.
Infringe on means to violate, limit, or encroach upon someone’s rights, freedoms, privacy, or space, often in a way that is unfair or inappropriate.
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Simple definition
Infringe on = unfairly interfere with or violate
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Common contexts
• Rights & freedoms: privacy, free speech, religious rights
• Personal space: boundaries, autonomy
• Culture & traditions: sacred practices, heritage
• Law & policy: legal or constitutional rights
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Examples in sentences
• Strict surveillance laws may infringe on people’s right to privacy.
• Unregulated tourism can infringe on the sanctity of sacred sites.
• Mandatory dietary policies in schools should not infringe on cultural or religious food practices.
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IELTS-style sentences (Band 8–9)
• Excessive government monitoring risks infringing on civil liberties and individual privacy.
• The influx of tourists can infringe on local communities’ cultural practices if not managed responsibly.
• Commercial exploitation of local craft may infringe on the rights of cultural practitioners.
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Useful collocations
• Infringe on rights / freedoms / privacy / traditions / cultural practices
• Risk / tend to infringe on
• Severely / significantly infringe on
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Speaking tip
To sound more academic:
Policies aimed at economic development should not infringe on cultural heritage or the autonomy of local communities.
If you want, I can give you synonyms (e.g., violate, encroach upon, impinge on) or show how to use this phrase in IELTS Writing Task 2.
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Simple definition
Infringe on = unfairly interfere with or violate
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Common contexts
• Rights & freedoms: privacy, free speech, religious rights
• Personal space: boundaries, autonomy
• Culture & traditions: sacred practices, heritage
• Law & policy: legal or constitutional rights
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Examples in sentences
• Strict surveillance laws may infringe on people’s right to privacy.
• Unregulated tourism can infringe on the sanctity of sacred sites.
• Mandatory dietary policies in schools should not infringe on cultural or religious food practices.
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IELTS-style sentences (Band 8–9)
• Excessive government monitoring risks infringing on civil liberties and individual privacy.
• The influx of tourists can infringe on local communities’ cultural practices if not managed responsibly.
• Commercial exploitation of local craft may infringe on the rights of cultural practitioners.
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Useful collocations
• Infringe on rights / freedoms / privacy / traditions / cultural practices
• Risk / tend to infringe on
• Severely / significantly infringe on
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Speaking tip
To sound more academic:
Policies aimed at economic development should not infringe on cultural heritage or the autonomy of local communities.
If you want, I can give you synonyms (e.g., violate, encroach upon, impinge on) or show how to use this phrase in IELTS Writing Task 2.
Dietary habits refer to the regular patterns of food and drink consumption that individuals or groups follow, shaped by culture, lifestyle, health awareness, availability, and socio-economic factors.
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Simple definition
Dietary habits = the typical way people eat and drink
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Common contexts
• Health and nutrition
• Culture and traditions
• Education and public policy
• Lifestyle, urbanization, and globalization
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Examples in sentences
• Traditional dietary habits often reflect local climate, agriculture, and cultural values.
• Sedentary lifestyles and fast food have altered many people’s dietary habits in urban areas.
• Nutrition education can help people develop healthier dietary habits.
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IELTS-style sentences (Band 8–9)
• Globalization has significantly influenced dietary habits, leading to increased consumption of processed foods in many countries.
• Unhealthy dietary habits are closely linked to rising rates of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases.
• Preserving traditional dietary habits can contribute to cultural heritage while promoting balanced and sustainable nutrition.
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Useful collocations
• Healthy / unhealthy dietary habits
• Traditional / modern dietary habits
• Change / improve / maintain dietary habits
• Influence dietary habits
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Speaking tip
To sound analytical:
While modern lifestyles have made convenience foods more accessible, maintaining balanced dietary habits is essential for long-term health and well-being.
If you want, I can now give you
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Simple definition
Dietary habits = the typical way people eat and drink
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Common contexts
• Health and nutrition
• Culture and traditions
• Education and public policy
• Lifestyle, urbanization, and globalization
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Examples in sentences
• Traditional dietary habits often reflect local climate, agriculture, and cultural values.
• Sedentary lifestyles and fast food have altered many people’s dietary habits in urban areas.
• Nutrition education can help people develop healthier dietary habits.
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IELTS-style sentences (Band 8–9)
• Globalization has significantly influenced dietary habits, leading to increased consumption of processed foods in many countries.
• Unhealthy dietary habits are closely linked to rising rates of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases.
• Preserving traditional dietary habits can contribute to cultural heritage while promoting balanced and sustainable nutrition.
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Useful collocations
• Healthy / unhealthy dietary habits
• Traditional / modern dietary habits
• Change / improve / maintain dietary habits
• Influence dietary habits
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Speaking tip
To sound analytical:
While modern lifestyles have made convenience foods more accessible, maintaining balanced dietary habits is essential for long-term health and well-being.
If you want, I can now give you