Nowadays more mothers go out to work while fathers stay at home and look after the children. What do you think are the reasons for this? Is this a positive or a negative development in your opinion?
People doing dangerous sports activities like scuba diving and bungee jumping should be responsible for their own life and rescue workers should not rescue their lives to save people doing these sports. Do you agree or disagree?
some peolpe think that woman should not be allowed to work in the police force. Do you agree or disagree?
Nowadays, many people choose to be self-employed rather than work with a company or organization. What might be the case? What could be the disadvantages of being self-employed?
The world of work is forever changing at a fast pace. Working condition today are not the same as before and people no longer rely on taking one job for life. Discuss the possible causes for these changes ad give your suggestion for how people should prepare themselves for work in the future
More young people in the workforce change their jobs or careers every few years. What are the reasons for this? Do the disadvantages outweigh the advantages?
Nowadays, experience is more valued in the workplace than knowledge in many countries. Do you think the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?
The charts below show what UK graduate and postgraduate students who did not go into full-tim e work did after leaving college in 2008. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
You work at home and have a problem with a place of equipment that you use for your job.
Write a letter to the shop or company which supplied the equipment.
In your letter,
-- Describe the problem with the equipment,
-- Explain how this problem is affecting, your work,
-- Say what you want the shop or company to do.
You have been working in a company for three years, but now wish to leaving job. Write a letter to the manager of the company.
In your letter- * What have you learned while working for the company? * Did you enjoyed working there? * What are you reasons for leaving the job?
Thanks to the development of technology, many employers are now offering the employees the option to work from home. Is this a positive or negative development. Give reasons for your answer and give relevant examples from your knowledge or experience.
Some businesses observe that people who just finished college have a hard time interacting with collegues in working as a team.What do you think is the reason behind this? What are your suggestions to address this problem?
You live in a room in college which you share with another student. However there are many problems with this arrangement and you find it very difficult to work. Write a letter to accommodation office at the college. In the letter, •Describe the situation •Explain your problem and why it is difficult to work •Say what kind of accommodation you would prefer.
Some people like to work in small companies or businesses while others prefer working for large companies or government organizations. What are the advantages and disadvantages of working for a large company or organization?
A museum near your home is looking for people to do unpaid work. You would like to do some voluntery work at the museum.
write a letter to the museum director to apply for the volunteer work in your letter
explain why ou want to do voluntary work at the museum
describe some skills and qualities you have that would be useful
give details of when you would be available for work
Some believes that professional, such as doctors and engineers, should be required to work in the country where they did their training. Others believe they should be free to work in another country if they wish. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion
they should work in their country because is the way to give back their knowledge to the commmunity and the future generations
Doctors and engineers could help others countries where cyclons or big earthquacke happened. example, Haiti 2009 thousand of people died after the catastrofe
Nowadays more and more older people who are looking for work have to compete with younger people for the same jobs. What problems does this cause? What are some possible solutions?
A friend of yours is living in another country. You would like to work in his/her country for a while. Write a letter to your friend and say
Explain why you would like to work in his/her country
Describe your skills and experience
Ask for some information about working in his/her country.
You bought a TV a week ago but when you're got home you discovered it did not work properly. You called customer service to report the problem but you have not yet received any help.
Write a letter to the company and in your letter:
▪️introduce yourself
▪️explain the problem
▪️and state what action you would like from the company
Some people say that the only reason for learning a foreign language is in order to travel to or work in a foreing country. Others say that these are not the only reasons why someone should learn a foreing language. Discuss both these viers and give your own opinion.
Nowadays, some workplaces tend to employ equal numbers of men and women workers. Do you think it is a positive or negative development?
some people think that getting adegree from university is the best way to guarantee a good job, others believe it would be better to go straight to work and get experiance instead. discuss both sides and give your opinion.
You have been facing a lot of issues at work lately. Write a letter to your Reporting Manager informing him about this.
In your letter:
• Explain what / who is affecting your work and people's attitude towards you
• What your expectations are from this work/office
• How / what your manager can do to help you with these problems
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Sir or Madam,
In multicultural societies, people of different cultural backgrounds live and work together. Do you think the advantages of multicultural societies outweigh the disadvantages?
In many countries, young adults are engaged in some kinds of work. Some people regard this as completely wrong. Others consider it as a valuable experience, important for learning and taking responsibilities. Discuss both views.
Some people think that schools should prioritize teaching students’ practical skills for the workplace, while others believe that schools should focus on academic subjects such as science and math. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Some people believe that unpaid community service should be a compulsory part of high school programs (for example working for a charity, improving the neighborhood or teaching sports to younger children). To what extent do you agree or disagree whit this statement?
Some people think that competition at work, at school and in daily life is a good thing. Others believe that we should try to cooperate more, rather than competing against each other. Discuss both views and give your own opinio
some people believe that teenagers should be required to do unpaid community work in their free time .This can benefit teenageers and the community as well .to what extent do you agree or disagree?
Topic: The graph shows the percentage of the Australian workforce in in five industries between 1962 and 2012.
Some people think that it is best to work for the same organization for the whole life. Others think that it is better to change jobs frequently. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Today many people work unfil a later age. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Some people believe that professional such as doctors and engineers, should be required to work in the country where they did their training.Others believe they should be free to work in another country if they wish. Discuss both these views and give yoyr own opinion.
Some people believe that the development of artificial intelligence will make human labors obstacle licks, others think that work performed by humans will always be important. Discuss both these views and give your own opinions
The chart gives information about how commuters travelled to work in one city in New Zealand.
Many people today are choosing to live and work in another country after graduating from univei rsity in their home country. Why is this? Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
Young people are leaving their homes to rural areas to study or work to the cities. do the advantages outwiegh disadvantages?
You work at home and have a problem with a piece of equipment that you use for your job. Write a letter to the shop or the company which supplied the equipment. In your letter
Describe the problem with the equipment
Explain how this problem is affecting your work
Say what you want the shop or company to do
Nowadays people are spending more time in workplace and staying away from home for work. Discuss its advantage and disadvantages?
Write a letter to your friend about missing the date with him on a day because you have planned. Tell him how you tried to contact him but it did not work out either.
In your letter, you should tell:
what the reason is
how you tried to contact him
give an alternative plan to meet him sometime.
In some coutries young people are encouraged to work or travel for a year between finishing high school and starting university studies. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages for young people who decide to do this.
You recently purchased a product online, but when it arrived, it was damaged or not working properly.
Write a letter to the customer service department of the company. In your letter:
•Explain what product you bought and when
•Describe the problems with the product
•Say what action you would like the company to take
In education and employment, some people work harder than others. Why do some people work harder? Is it a positive or negative development?
Some people believe that professionals, such as doctors and engineers, should be required to work in the country where they did their training. Others believe they should be free to work in another country if the wish. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
Write a letter to the local council. The system used for rubbish/garbage collection in your local area is not working properly. This is causing problems for you and your neighbours. In your letter
• describe how the rubbish collection system is not working properly
• explain how this is affecting you and your neighbours
• suggest what should be done about the problem
There is a lot of pressure on young people today to succeed academically. As a result, some people believe that non-academic subjects, such as physical education and cookery, should be removed from the school syllabus so that children can concentrate on academic work. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
You are experiencing problems with a colleague at work and you want to ask your boss for some advice.
Write a letter to your boss.
In your letter: Explain you are writing to him.
Why you are having problems .
When you would like to have a meeting to discuss the issues.
You recently bought an expensive electronic product from a store, and found that the product does not work properly.
Write a letter to the store manager. In your letter:
Complain about the problem
Propose action for the store to take
Request confirmation that this is agreed
Some people think that childcare centers provide the best services for children of preschool 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.
The way that people work today has changed significantly due to development of technology. Discuss the advantages and the disadvatages.