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To officially give money, time or resources to a particular purpose.
More of the national budget should be allocated to mental health services.
IELTS tip: Common in 'how should governments spend money?' essays: 'allocate funding to X rather than Y'.
The process by which cultures, economies and people around the world become more connected.
Globalisation has made foreign films and food available almost everywhere.
IELTS tip: Discuss both sides: cultural exchange versus the loss of local identity.
Tourism in which very large numbers of people visit the same popular places.
Mass tourism has brought money to coastal towns but also overcrowding and higher prices.
IELTS tip: A central phrase for tourism advantages/disadvantages essays.
Crime and bad behaviour committed by young people.
Lack of parental supervision is often linked to juvenile delinquency.
IELTS tip: A formal phrase for 'youth crime' that impresses in Task 2.
The control of what people can say, publish or watch, usually by a government.
Strict censorship prevents citizens from accessing independent news.
IELTS tip: Balance it against 'freedom of expression' in media-control essays.
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