Some people think that children should learn to paint and draw. Others believe that is a waste of time. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
The Chart below shows the amount of leisure time enjoyed men and women of different employment status.
You are working in an international company, write a letter to inform your manager about your resignation.
In your letter, you should:
•thank the company for the opportunity that you joined it
•tell the reason for your resignation
•confirm the time you are leaving
RM4 Some people believe that teenagers should be required to do unpaid community work in their free time. This can benefit teenagers and the community as well. To what extent do you agree or disagree.
Thank you very much for inviting me to Chris’s birthday celebration at Hilton Hotel in Sydney.
I believe Chris will be thrilled with such a surprising event at all the cost. He had always wanted to celebrate his birthday with his peers, and this will make his dream come true. The location of the hotel may also trigger his Joy with its overview of the sea. 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.
•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.
Purchasing cars for the first time in developing countries has led to severe problems. Discuss the causes of this issue and propose potential solutions.
Do you think parents should buy more toys for their kids or spend more time with them? What’s the difference between the toy kids play now and those they played in the past? Should advertising aimed at kids be prohibited? How do advertisements influence children?
Many people work long hours, leaving little time for leisure activities. Does this situation have more advantages or more disadvantages? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experiences.
The first graph shows the number of train passengers from 2000 to 2009. The second graph shows the percentage of trains running on time. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Some people say that a large amount of money and time is spent on the protection of wild animals, when it would be better spent on human population. To what extent do you agree with it?
The table and bar chart show how journey times in a city centre changed after improvements were made to the transport network, and the costs of using different forms of transport in the city. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Technology is becoming progressively universal. In the fullness of time, classroom teachers will be totally substituted for technology. Do you agree or disagree？
In recent times, many people are making the decision to live alone. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People today spend too much time on personal enjoyment—doing things they like to do rather than doing things they should do. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
Experts say older people were happier and healthier in past because they did exercise and spent more time with their family and friends , whereas many now suffer from lonliness and health problems . What are the causes of this and reasons
Some people think that the teenage years are the happiest time of most people's lives, others think that adult life brings more happiness, inspite of greater responsibility. Discuss both views and give your opinion?
your are talking a course at local college, The deadline for your project was last week but you haven't finisted it write a letter to your lectutrer in your letter
Introduce your self,
Eplain why yout havn't handed in the project yet,
request more time to do it
Some people believe that children's time outside of school should be filled with schedule activities such as art and music classes and sports. Others feel that children need free time to play and relax. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
Some people believe that full-time university students must spend their time studying, although others believe that besides educating from universities collegians should doing other actions too. I completely agree that students should do other activities besides studying in the following paragraphs, I intend to outline the arguments about both sides.
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. You recently stayed in a hotel in a large city. The weather was very unusual for the time of year and the heating / cooling system in the hotel was quite inadequate. Write a letter to the manager of the hotel. In your letter:
give details of what went wrong
explain what you had to do to overcome the problem at the time
say what action you would like the manager to take
You should write at least 150 words
Some people prefer to have temporary jobs. They only work for a few months each year and use the rest of their time to do what they want to do. Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
The human activity has had a negative effect on plants and animals all over the world. Some people think that it is too late to do something about it. Others think that there is still time to take actions regarding it. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion.
You are a student living in university accommodation. The heating has not worked for some
time. Write a letter to the management. In your letter Explain why you complain;
Describe the problems
Tell what you want them to do
These days people in some countries are living in a “throwaway” society which means people use things in a short time then throw them away. What do you think is the cause and what problem will it lead to?
Children are now less active in their free time than in the past. Therefore,sport lessons must be compulsory in school. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
The graph below shows the average time spent by four car manufacturers to produce vehicles at their US factories.
Many people today buy ready made food rather than spending time cooking. What do you think are the reasons for this? Do you think the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?
The UN has recently celebrated their 70th anniversary, What benefits has it bought during this time? Do you think the UN will last next 70 years?
To improve the job prospects, some people want the secondery schools to spend more time teaching commu nication and business skills and spend less time teaching history. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
In today’s time the internet is making it easy to study online from home. Some prefer online courses to study and they think it is better. Others prefer classroom education. Discuss both views and share your opinions.
You have seen an advertisement in Australian magazines for someone to live with a family for six months and look after their six-year-old child write a letter.
•Explain why you would like this.
•Give detail of why you are a suitable person to employ.
•Say how would you spend your free time while you are in Australia.
Some parents want their children to read only serious educational books at all times. They don’t want their children to read any entertainment books because they think it is were of time. Do you agree or disagree?
Today, many people do not have time to spend with their families in large cities. What problems does this cause? What can be done about this?
You have seen an advertisement in an Australian magazine. For someone to live with a family for 6 months and look after their 6 years old child. Write a letter to the parents. explain why you would like the job give details of why you should be a suitable person to employ say how you would spend your free time while you are in Australia
You have invited a friend to visit you next month. Unfortunately, you are not able to meet him/her. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter, – Apologize for the change of plans – Explain why you are unable to meet him/her – Suggest another time for him/her to visit.
Some people say that the main environmental problem of our time is the loss of particular species of plants and animals, Others say that there are more important environmental problems. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
In order to study effectively, it requires comfort, peace and time. So it is impossible for a student to combine learning and employment at the same time because one distracts the other. Is it realistic to combine them at the same time? Support your opinion with examples.
Many people consider shopping malls as great places to spend their leisure time and meet others. People in the past, however, visited shopping malls only when necessary. To what extent do you think this is a negative trend?
The media pay too much attention to the lives and relationships of celebrities such as actor, singer or footballers. They should spend more time reporting the lives of ordinary people instead. Do yoy agree or disagree?
In some countries people encourage to teenagers to find part time jobs. Some people agree and other doesn't. Discuss both sides and gives your opinion.
The table below shows the percentage of adults in urban and rural areas who took part in four free time activities in 1990 and 2010. Summarise the information and compare where relevant, by selecting and reporting the key features.
The given bar chart illustrates the median of times that students in five colleges study. The data is measured by hour.
Parents who work in jobs that require a lot of travelling have no time for their family. How does this affect the family and the parents? Discuss and give your opinion.
The English Department has decided to hold a speech contest in late December, but your classmates find that it is too near the final examination.
Write to the Dean of the department. In your letter:
- Introduce yourself,
- Explain the problem,
- Suggest a change of the time.
Some people believe that children are given too much free time.They feel that this time should be used to do more school work. How do you think children shoul spend their time?
You learned the news from your friend regarding a part time job at a new international company near your house. Write a letter to the manager of the company in your letter, you should:
Explain why you need that job give detailed suggest the time that you can work.
You work in an international company. Write a letter to your manager to give you some time off.
Write the reason why you need time off.
You are taking a course at a local college. The deadline for your project was last week but you haven’t finished it. Write a letter to your lecturer. In your letter • introduce yourself • explain why you haven’t handed in the project yet • request more time to do it.
The continued rise in the world's population is the greatest problem faced by humanity at the present time what are the causes of this continue rise? Do you agree that it is the greatest problem faced by humanity?
some people say that all level of education , from primary school to universities, too much time is spent on learning facts and not enough on learning practical skills. Do you agree or disagree ?