Ielts vocabulary Booster: Learn 500+ words for ielts essay

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IELTS Vocabulary Booster- Nadin Miles

9. Technology
The digital era / the computer age / new media age

standardization - is the process of implementing and developing technical standards. (Wikipedia)
national sovereignty - the idea that independent nations, which have declared their independence,
have an organized government and are self-contained, have aright to exist without other nations interfering (ask.com);
to accelerate - cause (something) to happen sooner or more quickly;
affluence - abundance of property;
to dominate – to have control of or power over (someone or something);
economic growth drivers – something that provides development and growth of economy;
imbalance / inequality - a state or condition in which different things do not occur in equal or proper amounts;
superpower - an extremely powerful nation;
tariff - a taxon goods coming into or leaving a country;
trade barrier – a government-induced restriction on international trade;
borders – boundaries between countries;
fair trade – trade in conformity with a fair-trade agreement;
interdependence - the mutual reliance between two or more groups;

9. Technology
Now it’s time for another important topic of our IETLS Vocabulary Booster course. Let’s talk about some technology terms and phrases. As you probably remember, we go through only the most popular topics of IETLS thus there is high chance that you will have to use these words during your exam. So make sure you write down the unfamiliar words.
We will start with three expressions which require no definition.
The digital era / the computer age / new media age. It is our time, the time of technology and gadgets, Facebook addiction, and knowledge-based society.
The arrival of the digital era was so rapid that we have not yet managed to cope with all the consequences.
Another 3 words which you are very likely to use in you writing or speaking section on technology are:

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