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🤔Reading question

Context:
Screens provoke action instead of persuasion. Propaganda is less effective, and false information is hard to deliver in a world of screens because while misinformation travels fast, corrections do, too. On a screen, it is often easier to correct a falsehood than to tell one in the first place. Wikipedia works so well because it removes an error in a single click. In books, we find a revealed truth; on the screen, we assemble our own truth from pieces. What is more, a screen can reveal the inner nature of things. Waving the camera eye of a smartphone over the bar code of a manufactured product reveals its price, origins and even relevant comments by other owners. It is as if the screen displays the object’s intangible essence. A popular children’s toy (Webkinz) instills stuffed animals with a virtual character that is ‘hidden’ inside; a screen enables children to play with this inner character online in a virtual world.
In the near future, screens will be the first place we’ll look for answers, for friends, for news, for meaning, for our sense of who we are and who we can be.


💡Question: choose 🔤, 🔤, or 🔤🔤

1. People are easily persuaded to believe lies on the screen

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💡NEW IELTS SPEAKING TOPICS
(January — August, 2025)

1️⃣Describe a time when it was important to tell your friend the truth

2️⃣Describe a person who shows his or her feelings openly

08.02.2025 L&R Answers:
🎧 Listening Answer Keys 🎧

1. 01272582674
2. agency
3. square
4. 5.30
5. main
6. busy
7. cinema
8. scotland
9. directors
10. parking
11. D/E
12. D/E
13. A/C
14. A/C
15. F
16. G
17. C
18. H
19. B
20. A

📚 Reading Answer Keys 📚

1. NG
2. T
3. T
4. F
5. F
6. mess
7. light
8. weather
9. cotton
10. shrub
11. fruit
12. casting
13. wire

*some answers may have slight difference

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#vocab

💡A hedonistic existence refers to a way of living that is primarily focused on seeking pleasure, enjoyment, and self-indulgence, often without concern for long-term consequences or deeper meaning.

For example:
• He led a hedonistic existence, prioritizing luxury, parties, and entertainment over responsibility.

• Some argue that modern society promotes a hedonistic existence, where instant gratification takes precedence over discipline and personal growth.

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❓Answer the question:

🧾Context:
PA Consulting, a British firm, designs models for software based on game theory to help its clients solve specific problems in areas from pharmaceuticals to the production of television shows. British government agencies have asked PA Consulting to build models to test zoning rules that govern how many of a certain type of business should be allowed to operate in one area. To give a simple example; if two competing ice-cream sellers share a long beach, they will set up stalls back-to-back in the middle and stay put, explains Dr. Stephen Black, a modeller for PA. Unfortunately for potential customers at the far ends of the beach, each seller prevents the other from relocating - no other spot would be closer to more people. Introduce a third seller, however, and the stifling equilibrium is broken as relocations and pricing changes energize the market. By studying a chain of events such as this, software designers can assess the effect of change and see the patterns in possible outcomes that may occur. As a result, the use of modeling makes clients more inclined to look at future repercussions when making business decisions, Black says.

💡Question:
The writer refers to Stephen Black's ice-cream seller example in order to
A. Show the impact new competitors have on business.
B. Highlight the importance of location on business success.
C. Demonstrate that businesses must follow a strategy.
D. Clarify how pricing affects sales.

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