A healthy person is often described as someone who has a good diet, gets plenty of exercise and avoid stresses. What should people do to stay healthy in your country? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience?
The graph below shows the percentage of households with diferent kinds of technology in the U.S. from 1995 to 1999. Summarize the information bselecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The threat of nuclear weapons maintains world peae. Nuclear power provides cheap and clean energy. The benefits of nuclear technology far outweigh the disadvantages. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your knowledge or experience.
The two maps show the evolution of a museum from 1998 to 2008
When choosing a job, the salary is the most important consideration for many. Others, however, prefer different other aspects of a job over the salary they earn. In your opinion what are the most important aspects of a job? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own experience or knowledge.
Some people take newspapers to be the most effective way to get information while others believe the best way to learn news is from other media. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Last Wednesday you flew from London to Vancouver. When you arrived home, you discovered that you had left your hand luggage on the plane.
Write a letter to the airline. In your letter, you should explain:
* where and when you lost your bag
* what your bag looks like
* what its contents wer
Car ownership has increased so rapidly over the past thirty years that many cities in the world are now 'on ebig traffic jam'. How true do you think this statement is ? What measures can governments take to discourage people from using their cars?
Diagram 1 shows a food web containing eight food chains that are marked numerically, i.e. each number indicates a food chain involving the primary producer up to the apex consumer. Refer to Diagram 2 for the categories of consumers in a food chain presented hierarchically. Describe the food web through these links, drawing examples from your natural environment, in at least 150 words. Use the following additional information if necessary: Primary producers (plants) occupy the bottom level in a food chain/food web; Apex consumers (hawk in Diagram 1) occupy the top level.
The chart below shows the proportion of profits made from the seven most viewed movie genres in US cinemas in 1995, 2005, and 2005 as a percentage of the total earnings of the US film industry for each year.
CONSUMERS ARE FACED WITH AN INCREASING NUMBERS OF ADVERTISEMENT FROM COMPETING COMPANIES. TO WHAT EXTENT ARE COSUMERS INFLUENCED BY ADVERTISEMENTS? WHAT MEASURES CAN BE TAKEN TO PROTECT THEM?
the line graph below shows the monetary aid from 4 organizations to developing countaries in 4 different .
A person’s worth nowadays seems to be judged according to social status and material possessions. Old – fashioned values such as honour, kindness and trust, no longer seem important.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
In some areas, money earned from tourism has become an integral part of the local economy. Do the advantages of relying on tourism as a major source of revenue and job creation outweigh the possible disadvantages?
The chart below shows the percentage of people who ate five portions of fruits and vegetables per day in the UK from 2001 to 2008. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Some people think that man’s relationship with animals has changed throughout ages and their use of them in human life in modern era is totally different from what it is used to be. What extent do you agree or disagree?
The chart below show the changes that took place in three areas of crime in New Port city center from 2003 to 2012.
People should choose their course of study not on the basis of their own interests, but based on the kinds of jobs they can get. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Some people hold that children do not get as much attention from their parents as children did in the past. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
It has been suggested that cars and public transport should be banned from city centres and only bicycles be allowed instead. Aisha To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Money for postgraduate research is limited. Some people, therefore, think that financial support from thegovernment should be only provided for scientific research rather than research for less useful subjects. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the opinion?
Nowadays, in many families both parents need to have jobs. What are some of the problems associated with both parents working, and what are some of the possible solutions? Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Nowadays parents put too much of pressure on their children to succeed. What is the reason for doing this? Is this a negative or positive development? Give your explanation using some relevant examples from your experience. Write your response not less than 250 words. You get 40 minutes to complete this task.
Some people think that sports involving violence, such as boxing and martial arts, should be banned from TV as well as from international sporting competitions. To what extent do you agree?h
In the past, sporting champions used to be motivated primarily by the desire to win a match or to break world records. These days they are more likely to be motivated by prize money and the opportunity to be famous. What message does this send to young people and how does this attitude to sport affect the sports themselves? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Today some people can work from home using modern technology. Some say this only benefits workers, but not employers. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
You are about to go on vocation for a month. A friend from another town will come and stay in your apartment. Write a letter to this friend.
In you letter
-explain where your friend can get the key to the apartment
-give your friend some instructions about using your apartment
-recommend some places to go
Some cities have days when cars and other forms of transport are banned from the city centre. Only buses, bicycles and taxis are allowed to be in the city centre. Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
Schools should focus on academic success and passing examinations. Skill such as cookery, dressmaking and woodwork should not be taught at school as it is better to learn these from family and friends. To what extent do you agree or disagree ?
The graph below shows the proportion of four different materials Thea were recycled from 1982 to 2010 in a particular country. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
Choose whether you agree or disagree with this statement and discuss why you chose that position. Support your point of view with details from your own experiences, observations or reading.
You recently had some items shipped to you from overseas. Upon receiving the shipment, you found some things damaged in transit. Write a letter to the manager of the shipping company.
In your letter
•provide the details of your shipment
•describe the damage
•say what action you want the company to take
Some people believe that children’s leisure activities must be educational, otherwise they are a waste of time. Do you agree or disagree? Give reason for your answer and include any relevant example from your experience.
A family member is coming to stay with you. He/she will be arriving by train in the morning, but you won’t be home until the evening.
Write a letter to your relative. In your letter:
explain arrangements you have made for them to have keys and get into the house
tell your relative how to get from the train station to your house
say when you will be home and suggest what you could do together that evening
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear…
Write at least 150 words.
Compare the advantages and disadvantages of three of the following as media for communicating information. State which three you consider the most effective. Comic Books Radio Television Film Theater Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Some people think parents should supervise their children's activities closely, while others believe children should have more freedom. Discuss both views and give your opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Nowadays, people are spending more time away from their homes because they spend longer in their workplace. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this situation and give reasons and examples from your own experience. Write 250 words minimum.
A magazine wants to include contribution from its readers for an article called ‘ the book that influenced me most’.
Write a letter to the editor of the magazine about the book that influenced you most. In your letter
1)Describe what this book was about
2) Explain how this book influenced you
3) Say whether this book would be likely to influence other people
The most important aim ofscience should be to improve people's lives. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this sfatement?Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your ownknowledge or experience,
The table presents how much people from five employment sectors earned, in three different salary levels in 2009. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Some people say that the clothes people wear are the most important indication of what they are like. Others, however, say that people should not be judged by the clothes they wear. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. Give reasons of your answers and include any relevant examples from your knowledge or experience.
Nowadays, young people face significant pressure to achieve academic excellence. Consequently, some argue that non-academic subjects like physical education and cooking should be eliminated from the school curriculum to allow students to focus solely on core academic disciplines. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this view?
Some people have benefited from modern communications technology, but some people have not benefited from it at all. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Several countries have reported an escalation in the number of people suffering from health related diseases due to the intake of junk food. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
Some people think that hosting an international sports eventsis a good for the country while some people think it's bad. Discuss both views and give your opinion. Give reasons for your answer include any relevant examples from your knowledge or experience.
Living in a country where you have to speak a foreign language can cause serious social problems, as well as practical problems. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 word
The table below shows the average band scores for students from different language groups taking the IELTS General Test in 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
medical professionals suah as doctors and nurses from poorer countries often migrate to rich countries. what problems arise from this situation? what measures can be taken to deal with it?
For many, shopping malls are great places to spend their leisure time and meet others. People, however, in the past mostly visited those when necessary. To what extent do you think this is a negative trend? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Some people claim that not enough of the waste from homes is recycled. They say that the only way to increase recycling is for governments to make it a legal a requirements. To what extent do you agree or disagree?