https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/mexico-ban-genetically-modified-corn

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/mexico-ban-genetically-modified-corn

Environment

Mexico is fighting to keep U.S. corn out of its tortillas

Corn originated in Mexico, but fears that genetically modified seeds could contaminate these ancient varieties have led to bans on certain U.S. imports.

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🔰IELTS Writing Task 2 [Phrases and Vocabulary]:

🔸Phrases to open/start  an essay:*

Many/some people claim/opine/believe that...
There is no denying that...
It is often said that...
These days.../ Nowadays.../ In this day and age...
It goes without saying that...
It is universally accepted that...
We live in an age when many of us are...
People are divided in their opinion regarding...
.... is one of the most important issues...
Whether .... or .... is a controversial issue...

🔸Phrases to end the Introduction part:*

Let us examine both views before reaching a concrete decision.
The following paragraphs discuss whether ...... or ...... and reach a reasonable conclusion.
The following essay takes a look at both sides of the argument.
My two cents go for...
However, I strongly believe that...
I oppose the view and my reasons will be explained in the following paragraphs.
I will support this view with arguments in the following paragraphs.
I personally believe that...
Thus the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages...
I wholeheartedly believe that this trend should be changed.

🔸Vocabulary for the opinion part of introduction:

In my opinion...
I strongly opine that...
I strongly agree with the idea that...
I strongly disagree with the given topic...
I think...
My opinion is that...
Personally speaking...
In my view...
I believe...
Apparently...
Personally speaking...
According to me...
From my point of view... (Not 'In my point of view')
As far as I am concerned...
From my perspective...
I realise...
To my way of thinking...
It seems to me that...
To me...
To my mind...
My own view on the matter is...
It appears that...
I feel that...
I understand...
I suppose...

🔸Vocabulary for introducing an idea:

It is true that...
First...
First of all...
Firstly...
First and foremost...
Initially...
To begin with...
To start with...
Let us take a look at...
It is worth considering...
In the first place...
Though it is true that...
Some people believe that...
Many people think that...
According to many...
Some people believe that...
Many support the view that...
On the one hand...

🔸Vocabulary for challenging and opposing an idea:

On the other hand...
On the contrary...
However...
Nevertheless.../ Nonetheless...
But...
Nonetheless/ Nevertheless...
Oppositely...
Alternatively...
Unlike...
While...
Whilst...
Although...
Though...
Even though...
Despite... / In spite of...
In spite of the fact that...
Alternatively...
In contrast to this...
Then again...
On the other hand...
Despite the fact that...
Even so...
Yet...
Meanwhile...

🔸Vocabulary for conclusion:*

In conclusion...
In summary...
To conclude...
To conclude with...
To sum up...
In general...
To summarise...
In short...
All in all...
Overall...
On the whole...
To draw the conclusion...
In a nutshell...
To elucidate...('To elucidate' means - 'make something clear' or 'to explain'.)
All things considered...
By and large...
Taking everything into consideration...
Taking everything into account...
Weighing up both sides of the argument...

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HOW TO WRITE PIE CHART

Question❔: The two pie charts below show the percentages of industry sectors' contribution to the economy of Turkey in 2000 and 2016.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

Structure

1. Introduction
2. Overall

3. Specific details

4. Introduction

In the introduction you have to paraphrase the information from your question

The two pie charts illustrate how different industry sectors contributed to the economy of Turkey percentagewise in the years 2000 and 2016.

So, I just took the information from the question card and paraphrased it in such way:

show → illustrate
the percentages of industry sectors' contribution to the economy of Turkey → how different industry sectors contributed to the economy of Turkey percentagewise
in 2000 and 2016 → in the years 2000 and 2016.
pie charts = pie charts (don't change this!)

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Most Useful synonyms for IELTS reading

*🗨️Amazing - Incredible

🗨️Anger - Enrage

🗨️Angry - Wrathful

🗨️Answer - Reply

🗨️Ask - Question

🗨️Awful - Dreadful

🗨️Bad - Depraved

🗨️Beautiful - Gorgeous

🗨️Begin - Start

🗨️Big - Enormous

🗨️Brave - Courageous

🗨️Break - Fracture

🗨️Bright - Sparkling

🗨️Calm - Quiet

🗨️Come - Approach

🗨️Cool - Chilly

🗨️Crooked - Bent

🗨️Cry - Weep

🗨️Cut - Slice

🗨️Dangerous - Perilous*

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🩵Idiom time *💠 (to) break the news - to make something known🩵Example:*📌🩵Alijon and Guli are getting married, but they haven't yet broken the news to their parents.🩵Alijon va Guli turmush qurishadi, lekin ular hali ota-onalariga bu xabarni yetkazishmagan.🩵Example:*📌*🩵You'd better break the news to your father carefully. After all, you don't want him to have a heart attack!#idiom_time💀Sharing is caring😸

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