Nowadays, governments are trying to encourage people to use busses or subways for their daily travel. What are the advantages of forms of public transport like these ?
Some young people look forward to a year of travelling, a 'gap year', before they begin work or university and see it as a chance to broaden their horizons. For others this is an expensive waste of time. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
In the future all cars, buses and trucks will be diverless.The only people travelling inside these vehicles will be passengers. Do you think the advantages of driverless vehicles outweigh the disadvantages?
Some people think that the best way to reduce the time spent in travelling to work is to replace parks and gardens close to the city center with apartment buildings for commuters, but others disagree. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.（
Some schools leavers travel or work for a period of time instead of going directly to university. Do the advantages of this for their study outweigh the disadvantages?
The table describes the changes of people who went for international travel in 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005 (in millions).
Many people these days travel far for work or spend more hours working. Does this trend have more advantages or disadvantages? What do you think about work-life balance?
Methods of transporation for people travelling to one university for work or study in 2004 and 2009 in the UK. The two pie charts compare five categories of UK travelling percentage of university (train, bicycle, bus, walking, car,) from 2004 to 2009) Units are measured in proportion. nb
Some young people look forward to a year of travelling, a ‘gap-year’, before they begin work or university and see it as a chance to broaden their horizon. For others this is an expensive waste of time. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
A technology advances, travelling to space is likely to become an option for holidaymakers in the future. What do you thinkk are the advantages and disadvantages of space tourism?
International travel has become cheaper, more and more countries have opened their doors and more tourist go abroad, for travelling. Do the advantages of increased tourism outweigh the disadvantages.
The table below gives information about changes in modes of travel in England between 1985 and 2000. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
International travel is becoming cheaper and more and more countries are opening doors for it. Does the advantage outweigh the disadvantage?
Some school leavers go travelling or work for a period of time instead of going directly to University. do you think this has more advantage or disadvantage for their study ?
The table describes the changes of people who went for international travel in 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005. (million). Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
Some jobs are based at a single work place where the hours are the same each day, while other jobs involve frequent travel and irregular working hours. Discuss the advantages of both types of job and give your own opinion about which one is best.
The chart below shows the top ten countries with the highest spending on travel in 2014. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Some say that it would be better if the majority of employees worked from home instead of travelling to a workplace every day. Do you think the advantages of working from home outweigh the disadvatages?
Write a letter to your friend. In your letter:
- Provide a short update about your life since you saw him/her last
- Explain why you will be traveling to his/her city
- Say what you would like to do when you visit his/her city
You are planning a birthday party and want to invite a friend who lives in another city. Write a letter to your friend.
In your letter:
Tell your friend about the party
Give details about the date, time, and location
Suggest travel and accommodation arrangements
IELTS Academic Graph Writing-Bar Chart: The diagram below shows changes in mode of transport chosen by travellers in a European country from 1950 to 1990. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
You recently bought a camera while travelling overseas. When you got to your destination you discovered that some important items were missing from the box.
Write a letter to the local representative of the company. In your letter
give details of the camera and where you bought it
explain what has happened
say what you want him/her to do about it
the charts below show the number of japanese tourists travelling abroad between 1985 and 1995 and Australians share of the japanese tourist market.
24. In some countries, young people are encouraged to work and travel for a year finishing high school and starting university study. Discuss advantage and disadvantage for your people who decide to do it
The table below shows the results of an airline survey in 2002 of economy class business travelers.The number indictes how many male of female passengers in each age group rated a particular feature as their most important in-flight consideration.
In the future all cars, buses, trucks will be driverless. The only people travelling inside these vehicles will be passengers. Do you think the advantages of driverless vehicles outweigh the disavatages
Recent sureys show increased interest in relocation and travel to other countries. What may be the reason for this trend and will be the possible outcome from this behavior provide example for your opinion
The chart below shows the top ten countries with the highest spending on travel in 2014
In the past, people used to travel abroad to look for many differences from their home country. Nowadays, cities throughout the world are becoming more and more similar. What are the reasons? Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
Today more people are traveling than ever before. Why is this the case? What are the benefits of travelling for the traveler? Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Some people prefer to spend their holidays in resorts where everything is organized for them and they take little interest in the country they are visiting. Others prefer to travel around the country and to see how the people live, to get to know their customs and traditions and cuisine. Write an essay on which type of foreign travel you think is best for both the tourist and the local community.
the chart below shows numbers of incidents and injuries per 100 million passangers miles travelled (PMT) by transportation type in 2002
In recent years, many small local shops have closed because customer travels to large shopping centre and mall to do shopping. Is it a positive or negative development?
According to an international travel magazine, many tourists today fly straight to their holiday resort and almost never leave it. Unlike tourists in the 1960s and '70s, they return home with no experience of the loacl culture. why do you think this happens ? How was tourism diferent in the past?
It is common for people to travel long distances for work and study. Some argue that longer commute times affect people in a negative way while others disagree. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
These days it is much easier for many people to travel to different countries for tourism than in the past. Do the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?
Most people enjoy holidays and the travel and tourism is a billion dollar industry. All over the world people are traveling either for business or pleasure or both. People who can afford to or have free time go away frequently for short holidays or on weekends. Others who are working or studying try to take a holiday at least once a year, away from home and work or studies. What are the benefits of travel? Give good reasons and specific examples to support your opinion.
The charts provide information about people’s travel in one country.
You lost an item while traveling on a bus. An employee of the bus company assisted you in recovering your lost item. Write a letter to the company manager to thank the employee.
In your letter
•describe what you lost and why it was important to you
•how the employee helped you find it
•and explain how you felt after recovering it.
The following pie charts show the main modes of transportation people used to to travel to university for work or study in 2004 and 2009.
Many people these days travel far for work or spend more hours working. Does this trend have more sdvantages or disadvantages? What do you think about work-life balance?
In the future all buses, cars and trucks will be driverless. Only people travelling inside those will be passengers. Do you think the advantages of driverless vehicles outweigh the disadvantages?
These days, it is easier than ever for people to travel to different places. As a result, many locations that used to be free of tourists have now become popular tourist destinations. Do you feel this is a positive or negative development?
Some people think students should be encouraged to work or travel after finishing secondary education and before starting university. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Share your own experience and examples.
In the future all cars, buses and trucks will be driveless. The only people travelling inside these vehicles will be passengers. Do you think the advantages of driveless vehicles outwigh the disadvantages?
It is now possible for scientists and tourists to travel to remote natural environment, such as the South Pole. What are advantages and disadvantages of this development? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
in the past, most people used to travel to their place of work. with increased use of computers, the internet and smartphones, more and more people are starting to work from work. what are the advantages and disadvantages of this development?
It is not necessary to travel to other places to learn about other cultures. We can learn from books, films and internet. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
nowadays it is more convenient and easier for people to travel to other countires. is it a positive or negative development?
Some people say that the only reason for learning a foreign language is in order to travel to or work in a foreign country. Other say these are the not the only reasons why someone should learn a foreign language 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.