Topic: Concentration | Sample Answers for IELTS Speaking Part 3

1. Why is it more difficult for children to concentrate nowadays than in the past?2. Do you think technology will harm children’s ability to concentrate?3. What kinds of jobs require high concentration at work?4. Can exercise help people improve concentration?

1. Why do children find it more challenging to concentrate nowadays compared to the past? Concentration IELTS Speaking Part 3

There are many reasons why children these days are easily distracted. First, I guess the prevalence of the Internet has hindered their ability to focus on a particular subject because they can frequently scroll through different news and pictures without reading the content. Second, there are so many distractions nowadays either in their houses or at schools such as the game consoles that urge them to play more instead of focusing on their work. So these factors ultimately make them less likely to focus for a long time.

• be easily distracted: dễ bị phân tâm
• prevalence (n.): sự phổ biến, sự thịnh hành
• hinder (v.): giới hạn, gây khó khăn cho
• scroll through (v.): lướt
• urge (v.): thúc giục

2. Do you believe technology will negatively impact children’s ability to concentrate?

Obviously. As I previously mentioned, the advent of social media and other technology has severely affected youngsters’ concentration. I have read in an article that children’s attention span only lasts for about 7 minutes nowadays, and it specifically pointed out that this is because they were too distracted by their smartphones and gaming devices.

• the advent of: sự xuất hiện của (1 thứ quan trọng)
• attention span (n.): quãng thời gian tập trung

3. What types of occupations demand high levels of focus at work?

There are multiple professions that require workers to be ‘laser focused’. Those working in the data analysis sector of any corporation often find themselves surrounded by complicated data and codes, which the slightest mistake could be detrimental. Other occupations in the medical field such as surgeon also demand a great deal of concentration since they deal with the patients’ safety.

• laser focused (adj.): tập trung cao độ
• detrimental (adj.): có hại

4. Can physical activity aid in enhancing concentration?

Actually, I’m quite ambivalent about this. You see, for some, of course doing light exercise could help with blood circulation, which ultimately leads to a better attention span. This is especially true for office workers, who sit around all day next to their computers. However, for others, participating in physical activities only makes them even more tired because they have to spend extra energy doing them. Then, they’d probably find it hard to concentrate but rather go to sleep right afterward. So I guess it really depends on the individual, and on the kind of exercise.

• ambivalent (adj.): có sự mâu thuẫn trong tư tưởng
• blood circulation (n.): sự lưu thông máu

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