any parents (mostly women) decide to stay home and take care of the family members instead of working. Some people suggest that the government should pay them for doing that. Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include examples from your own experience.
Some people believe that parents should be responsible for encouraging their children to take regular exercise. Others argue that the main responsibility for encouraging children to do so should lie with schools. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
Many parents choose to teach their children at home instead of sending them schools. Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
Your child is going on a three-day school trip to another country. The head teacher wants to find parents to go with the group and you would like to go.
Write a letter to the head teacher. In your letter:
•Say why you would like to go on the trip
•Suggest what you could do to help during the trip
•Ask questions about the trip
“Some parents believe that learning mathematics at school is redundant and should not be taught while others believe that it should remain a fundamental subject whether or not it is used later in life.” Discuss both sides.
Some parents buy their children a large number o f toys to play with. What are the advantages and disadvantages for the child of having a large number of toys?
Some parents believe that their children should do educational activities during their free time. Others say that in this way children are underpressure. Discuss both views and give your opinion
In some countries, the differences in ages between parents and children are greater than in the past. Do you think the advantages of the development outweigh the disadvantages?
A lot of people who wanted to become professional athletes give up this idea because of the fear of failure and parental pressure. Do you think that parents should support children who want a career in sports?
Q:Some parents think it is good to give their children mobile phones ,while others disagree.Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Some people state the schools should have a social responsibility to encourage children not to eat junk food. Others believe that parents should take responsibility for their children’s eating habits. Discuss both views and state your opinion.
The best way to prevent youth crime is to educate parents about good parenting. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Jenny is conducting a research project on cell phone use. The chart shows the percentage of students, and parents of students, at Jenny’s school who owned cell phone over a 14 year period. The table provides the cell phone ownership rate nationwide over the same timeframe. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
It is important for children to learn the differnce between right and wrong at an early age. Punishment is nessary to help them learn this distinction. to what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? What sort of punishment should parents and teachers be allowed to use to teach good behavior to children
It is not uncommon that children are required to obey the rule of their parents and teachers. Some people are worried that too much control over children will not prepare them well for their adult life. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Some people think that schools are responsible for teaching children moral values. Others believe that this is the responsibility of parents. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Writing Task 1
The parents of your Austral/an friend Chris have Invited you to a surprise birthday party for him/her.
Write a letter to Chris's parents. In your letter
•say why you think Chris will enjoy the surprise party
•explain why you won't be able to attend the party
• give details of a plan to see Chris at a different time.
Write at least 150 words.
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Mr and Mrs Collins,
Some parents buy a lot of toys for their children. What are the advantages and disadvantages of children having a lot of toys?
Once child start school, teachers have more influence than parents on their intellectual and social development. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
It is important for children to learn the diffrence between right and wrong ar an early age. Punishment is necessary to help them learn this distinction. To what wxtent do you agree or disagree with this opinion. what sort of punishment should parents and teachers be allowed to use to teach good behavior to children
In some countries, parents are choosing to teach children themselves at home instead of sending thier kids to school. Do the advantages of homeschooling outweigh the disadvantages?
A lot of people who wanted to become professional athletes gave up this idea because of the fear of failure and parent’s pressure. Do you think that parents should support their children who want to do a career in sports? Support your point of view with relevant examples from your knowledge or experience.
In many countries nowadays, people still live with their parents after marriage and also after having children. Do you think this trend has more advantages or disadvantages?
many people believe that women make better parents than men and that is why in most societies they have greater role in arising children. others claim that men are just as good as women at parenting.what is your opinion.
Recent figures show an increase in violent crime among youngsters under the age of 18. Some psychologists claim that the basic reason for this is that children these days are not getting the social and emotional learning they need from parents and teachers. To what extend do you agree or disagree with this option? Give reason for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
The parents of your Australian friend Chris have invited you to a surprise birthday party for him/her.
Write a letter to Chris's parents. In your letter
• say why you think Chris will enjoy the surprise party
• explain why you won't be able to attend the party
• give details of a plan to see Chris at a different time
You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Mr and Mrs Collins,
Some parents and teachers think that children's behaviour should be strongly monitored whereas others think that children should be allowed to behave as they want . Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Some children recieve almost no encouragement from their parents regarding their performance at school, while other children recieve too much pressure from their over enthusiastic parents which can have a negative impacts on the child. Why do you think some parents put too much pressure on their children to perform well at school? What do you think the role of a parents should be in their child education?
In the future, the younger generations will have nothing to learn from their parents and grandparents. Do you agree or disagree? Discuss, giving examples from your own knowledge and experience.
Only way to solve increasing crime rate young offender to teach parents better parenting skills. To what extent do you agree.
We have witnessed that Parents spending ample of money on their children's parties .Some believe thatIt is waste of money and this trend is getting worse. What do you think about this? Do parents have any solution to this issue ?
A lot of social problems can these days be related to teenagers. Some feel that this is because parents are not able to spend enough time and take care of their teenage child. Do you agree or disagree?
It is important for children to learn the difference between right and wrong at an early age. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? What sort of punishments should parents and teachers be allowed to use to teach good behaviours to children?
Practice:
You will be graduating from university and would like to invite your family to the ceremony.
Write a letter of invitation to your parents. In the letter:
- Explain that you have completed your studies
- Give details of the event, including time, date and dress code
- Let them know how many tickets they have and who they are for
More and more fathers are taking break from their careers so that they can stay at home and take care of their children while their wives work. This is better for the family than having both parents work full time. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
Parents, particularly mothers, do not go to work to take care of family. Some people say that the government should give some money to those parents. do you agree or disagree with the satement? give reasons to your answers and give example to support your views.
Discipline is a growing problem in modern schools. Some people think that parents should discipline their own children while others think it should be the responsibility of the government. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
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.
In my families both parents to go out to work. While some consider it provide additional income, others think that this cause lack support for children. Both view and your opinion?
It is argued that the parents of children who break the rules should be punished in some ways as parents are responsible for the children's actions. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
The parents of your Australian friend chris have invited you to a surprise birthday party for him
Write a letter to Chris parents, in your letter
Say why you think Chris will enjoy the surprise party
Explain why you won't be able to attend
Give details of a plan to see Christ on a different time
What distinguishes young people from their parents' or grandparents' generation is a lack of physical exercise. Today's generation are spending far too long playing computer games, chatting aimlessly on social networking sites or simply watching TV, and too little time being active. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Some people think that parents should teach children how to be goo members of society. Others, however, believe that school is the place to learn this. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Some people think that childcare centres provide the best services for children of pre-school age. Other working parents think that family members such as grandparents will be better carers for their kids. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
There is an increasing amount of advertising directed at children, which encourages them to buy goods suchastoysandsnacks. Many parents are worried that these advertisements put too much pressure on children, while some advertisers claim that they provide useful information to children. Discuss both views and giveyouropinion
In many modern societies, grandchildren rarely spend any quality time with their parents. What do you think as the consequence of this?
Some parents think that child care centres provide the best services for children of pre-school age. Other working parents think that family members such as grandparents will be better carers for their kids. Discuss both the views and give your opinion.
Q. The best way to reduce crime among youngsters is to teach parents good parenting skills. Do you agree or disagree?
Some people think parents should give children a regular amount of money every week. Others believe this can lead to bad habits. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Some people think parents should tell or read stories to children; while, others think parents don't need to do that, as children can read books, watch T.V or movies by themselves. Discuss both the views and give your opinion.Some people think parents should tell or read stories to children; while, others think parents don't need to do that, as children can read books, watch T.V or movies by themselves. Discuss both the views and give your opinion.