IELTS Speaking tip
Stay on topic and avoid rambling to maintain coherence.
Vocabulary
- phobia
- fear
- anxiety
- creature
- illness
- instinct
- behavior
- perception
- environment
- trauma
- survival
- process
- emotions
- interaction
- experience
Sample Answer
The fear of certain animals, often termed as ‘zoophobia,’ can be attributed to a multitude of factors, primarily rooted in evolutionary, psychological, and cultural dimensions. Evolutionarily, humans may have developed an instinctive aversion to creatures that posed existential threats, such as snakes or spiders, which could have been deadly in prehistorical contexts. Psychologically, personal experiences, particularly traumatic encounters during formative years, can induce lasting phobias. Additionally, societal influences play a significant role; for example, media portrayals often sensationalize certain animals, fostering irrational fears among the population. Thus, it is a complex interplay of biological instincts, individual experiences, and socio-cultural narratives that can engender these fears, illustrating how deeply intertwined our perceptions of the natural world can be.
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