In the future all cars, buses and trucks will be driverless. The only people travelling inside these vehicles will be passengers. Do you think the advantages of diverless vehicles outweigh the disadvantages.
Food travels thousands of miles from farm to consumers. Some people believe we should buy food from the local farmer to protect the environment and support local businesses. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?
Food travels thousands of miles from farm to consumers. Some people believe we should buy food from the local farmers to protect environment and support local businesses. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?
In many countries ,teenagers are encouraged to do part time jobs. what do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of doing part time jobs ?what's the situation like in your country?
There are fewer controls over the designs and construction of home and office buildings. So, people can build them however they like. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?
In the past, most people lived in small villages where everyone knew everyone else. Nowadays, most people live in large cities where they only know a few people in their area. What do you think were the advantages and disadvantages of living in a small community?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience. Make a list of advantages and disadvantages.
Which is better: living in a large city or a small community?
The rise of convenience foods has helped people keep up with the speed of the modern lifestyle. Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
In some countries young people are encouraged to work or travel for a year between finishing high schools and starting university studies.
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages for young people who decide to do this.
Some students take 1 year of between finishing school and going to universities,in order to travel or to work. Do you think advantages outwiegh the disadvantages?
Many countries aim to improve their living standard by economic development, but some important social values are lost as a result. Do you think the advantages of economic development outweigh the disadvantages?
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
Write about the following topic.
Some teachers think that international student exchange would be beneficial for all teenage school students.
Do you think its advantages will outweigh the disadvantages?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Topic: Many children and students are taught to push themselves to be better than others rather than work together for everyones’s benefits. Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
Some experts believe that it is better for children to begin learning a foreign language at primary school rather than secondary school.
Do the advantages of this outwiegh the disadvantages?
Fast-paced modern lifestyles have led to people eating more and more fast food at the expense of more traditional meals. Do the advantages of eating more fast food outweigh the disadvantages?
In soIn the future all cars, buses and trucks will be driverless. The only people travelling inside these vehicles will be passengers.
Do you think the advantages of driverless vehicles outweigh the disadvantages?
Technology has impacted on the way people interact. These days, many people created and maintained through technologies such as mobile phones and the internet. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using technology to establish and develop relationships?
*QUESTION*
There is an increasing trend around the world to have a small family rather than a large family.
*Do the advantages* of having a small family rather than a large family *outweighs* *the disadvantages ?*
*Nowadays many people choose to be self-employed, rather than to work for a company or organisation.
*Why might this be the case?
*What could be the disadvantages of being self-employed?
Compare the advantages and disadvantages of three of the following as media for communicating information. State which you consider to be the most effective.(comics,books,radio,TV,film theatre) give reason for your answer and include any relevant example from your own knowledge or experience
In many countries formal exams are used to assess students’ ability and to judge the success of their education.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of using formal exams to assess students’ abilities? Do you think the benefits of using formal exams overweigh the drawbacks?
Nowadays technology is increasingly being used to monitor what people are saying and doing (for example, through cellphone tracking and security cameras). In many cases, the people being monitored are unaware that this is happening. Do you think the advantages of this developmente outweight the disadvantages?
Nowadays the differences between countries are becoming less evident because we see the same TV shows, advertisements, fashion and follow the same brands.
To what extent the advantages of this trend outweigh its disadvantages?
Some people think that the government's decision to close the land borders in order to boost local production is a great idea. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this decision? What alternative decisions could have been used to boost local production?
Some cities have vehicle-free days when private cars, trucks, and motorcycles are banned in the city center. People are encouraged to use public transportation such as bicycles, buses, and taxis on vehicle-free days. Do you think the benefits of vehicle-free days outweigh the disadvantages?
Buying tickets on the internet such as books, air tickets, and groceries is becoming more and more popular. Do the advantages of shopping in this outweigh the disadvantages?
In some countries, there has been an increase in the number of parents who are choosing to educate their childen themselves at home instead of sending them to school.
Do the advantages of home education outweigh the disadvantages?
Compare the advantages and disadvantages of three of the following as media for communicating information. State which you consider to be the most effective.
•comics, books, radio, television, film, theatre
Today more and more tourists are visiting places where conditions are difficult such as the Sahara desert and Antarctica. What are the benefits and disadvantages of visiting this area?
Nowadays many people choose to be self-employed, ather than to wor for a company or organisation.
Why might be the case?
What could be the disadvantages of being self-employed?
Many companies offer their employees the opportunity to work from home.
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of working from home for the company.
And give your own opinion.
In many cities, planners tend to arrange shops, schools, offices and homes in specific areas and separate them from each other.
Do you think the advantages of this policy outweigh the disadvantages?
Some people tend to take temporary jobs (they only work for few months of year), for they have time to do other things. Do the advantages and the disadvantages?
Teachers think that international students exchange would be beneficial for all teenage school students. Do you think its advantages overweigh its disadvantages?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
In some places, teenagers are encouraged to get part-time job while they are still in school.
Do the advantages of teenagers working outweigh the disadvantages?
In some cities, there is less control over the design and construction of new homes and office buildings. People can build in whatever style they like. Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
Some people think that good health is a basic human need, so the medical service should not be run by profit-making companies. Do you think the disadvantages of private healthcare outweigh the advantages?
Nowadays as a part of the education process students are working for a company for a short period of time without pay. Are there more advantages or disadvantages to this ? Give your own opinion
Many peole now have the freedom to work and live anywhere because of advances in communication technology and trasportation. Do the advantages of this devlopment outweight the disadvantages.
TASK-2
Some parents buy their children a large number of toys to play with.
What are the advantages and disadvantages for the child of having a large number of toys?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Today, thanks to improvements in communication technology and transportation, people can work and live wherever they want. Do the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?
Economic growth and development are usually considered to be beneficial both for individuals and for society as a whole.
Do the advantages of economic development outweigh the disadvantages?
In the future all cars, buses and trucks will be driver less. The only people travelling inside these vehicles will be. Passengers. Do you think the advantages of driverless vehicles outweigh the disadvantages?
Some people say patriotism causes problems and is negative overall. Others feel that it is beneficial for society at large.
Do the advantages of patriotism outweight its disadvantages?
In some countries there are more young people choosing to enroll in work based training instead of attending universities.
Do the disadvantages of this situation outweigh the advantages?
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
More people decided to have children in their later age than in the past. Why?
Do advantages of this outweigh disadvantages?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
You should write at least 250 words.
Some people think that the amount of time we spend using the internet has a negative effect on social interaction, but other people feel that it opens up more possibilities for communication.
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using the internet.
Modern technology is now very common in most workplaces. How do you think has changed the way we worked? Do you think there are disadvantages to relying too much on technology?
With the wide use of computers and the Internet, people can study and work from home without going to school or company. Do the advantages outweigh its disadvantages?
Modern technology, such as personal computers and the Internet, have make it possible for many people to do their work from home at least part of the time instead of going to an office every day. What are some of the advantage and disadvantages of this situation?
Many elderly people are no longer being looked after by their families, rather they are living in nursing homes. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this trend?
Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Write at least 250 words