outsources its
workforce. Overall, it seems that, while health-related subsidies are
superficially attractive, the lack of
measurability is a substantial drawback. Spending funds on
ongoing training would appear to be a
better use of company or
Human Resources budgets.
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Explanation of the topic vocabulary and examples in Speaking
These words and phrases are listed in the order that they appear in the essay
productivity = the ability of people to produce useful results at work.
Example of using this vocabulary item in the IELTS Speaking Test: ‘My country is not as advanced as some other countries in our industrial sector. Productivity
and quality are still quite low.’
Important: Please remember that these extra example sentences are designed to show you
ways of using this vocabulary in IELTS Speaking, and so the examples may include contractions
(‘
don’t’ etc) and personal stories about the speaker and their family or friends. This is fine in the
Speaking test, but not in Task 2 writing, which should never have contractions or personal stories.
These Speaking examples also sometimes include less formal words such as ‘really’ or
‘good.’ Again, these words are acceptable in Speaking, but try to use more formal words in Writing,
such as ‘substantially’ or ‘positive.’
to subsidise = to pay
part of the cost of something, usually in order to help people.
Example of using this vocabulary item in the IELTS Speaking Test: ‘The government could encourage children to be healthier by subsidising swimming lessons
and sports coaching at weekends.’
output = the amount of work or goods produced.
In Europe, industrial output has decreased, maybe because of competition from producers in
other continents.