Some people believe that cell phones should be for personal use only; others, however, feel cell phones should be used mostly for work. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Some people believe that unpaid community activity service should be a compulsory part of high school programs (for example, working for a charity, improving the neighbourhood, or teaching sports to younger children). To what extent do you agree or disagree?
You have just been promoted at work. Write your friend, who lives in a different city, a letter. In your letter:
Tell them about the benefits of the new role
Tell them about the new challenges
Asked them if they have changed jobs too
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.
Nowadays people work too hard. What are the reasons for this? What should employers do to prevent employees from over-working?
The charts below show the percentage of time working adults spent on different activities in a particular country in 1958 and 2008.
Some people believe that unpaid community work (for example, working for a charity, teaching sports to children) should become a compulsory part of the high school curriculum. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
recently it is very common to build school and work space designs as one roof ,instead of separate rooms.Why it is so?Do you think it is positive or negative development?
Today, people in many countries can live and work anywhere they choose, because of improved cospommunication technology and tranrt. Do the advantages outweigh its disadvantages?
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 ot! ar. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
You have recently started work in a new company.
Write a letter to your friend. In your letter:
Explain why you changed jobs
Describe your new job
Tell him/her your other news
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Nowadays, many people have to work longer hours,and they feel more stressed out than before. *What are the reasons for stress at the workplace? *What can employers do to make their employees's life easier?
General Training Task 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You recently hired a restaurant to host an office party at work, but there were several problems with the food and service.
Write a letter to the restaurant manager. In your letter:
Give details of the food and services you ordered
Describe the problems that occurred
Explain what you want the restaurant to do
Write at least 150 words
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Sir or Madam
You need to take three days off work because of an important event. Write a letter to your manager. In your letter
Explain why you have to take time off work
Give details such as when and where of the event
Approving the importance of the event related to your work
Suggest who could cover your place while you are away
Some people say that teenagers should work part-time and earn money. This way they will learn basic lessons about work and become more disciplined. Other argue that teenagers shouldn’t sacrifice their rest and after-school activities to work. Discuss both views and give your opinion
Going to University is thought by many to be the best way to secure a good job, on the other hand, some people think that getting work experience and getting a skill is more important. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion.
Teenagers should be required to do unpaid work in their communities. This is good foe the individuals concerned and society as a whole. To what extent do you agree or disagree with htis view? Discuss, based on your own knowledge and experience.
You live in an english speaking country and you want to do some voluntary and unpaid work in a dveloping country. Write a letter to a company called Cultural expeditions, which organizes such trips.
In your letter:
-Explain why you want to do the voluntary work.
-state what your skills and exprence are.
-indicate where you would like to volunteer and for how long
People doing dangerous sports like bungee jumping and scuba diving should be responsible for their own life and rescue workers should not risk their live people. Do you agree or disagree?
It has been claimed that workers over 50 are not resposilbe to rapidly changing ideas in the modern workplace and that for this reason younger workers are to be preferred. To what extend to you agree or disagree?
Mrs Barrett,An english speaking woman who lives in your town, has advertised for someone to help her in her home for a few hours in a day next summer.Write a letter to mirs Barrett --suggest how could you help her in her work. --say why you like to do this job. --when you will and not be will avaible. Dont need to write the adress.
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? After completing high school, students should take at least a year off to work or travel before they begin studying at a university. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
It is common for people to travel long distance for work and study.Some argue that longer commute times affect people in a negative way while others disagree. Discuss bothe views and give your opinion.
some people think that the best way to reduce the time spend travelling to work its to replace park and garden close to the city center with appartment building for commuters but other disagree. Discussed both the view and give your opinion.
Some people think that children should be taught to be competitive in school. Others, however, say that cooperation and team working skills are more important. Discuss bothe sides of this argument and then give your own opinion.
Research shows that a lot of energy is saved if people spend a shorter time in the workplace. To save energy (e.g. gas, electricity etc.), some companies are closing down on one day per week. Do you think the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?
Some people say that the only reason for learning a foreign language is in order to travel or work in a foreign country. Others say that these are not the only reason why somone should learn a foreign language. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
some peolpe think that woman should not be allowed to work in the police force. Do you agree or disagree?
Nowadays businesses face problems with new employees who just finished their education and lack some interpersonal skills such as the ability to work in a team. What do you think is the main cause of the problem? How can it be resolved?
Earlier working from home was discouraged. Nowadays, many organizations are encouraging telecommuting. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages. Support your opinion with examples.
Mrs. Barrette, an English-speaking woman who lives in your town, has advertised for someone to help her in her home for few hours a day next summer.
Write a letter to Mrs. Barrette. In your letter suggest
how you could help her in her home
why you would like to do this work
when you will and will not available
Many people work from home using modern technology today. Some people think that only the workers benefit from this and not the employers. Do you agree or disagree?
More and more qualified people are moving from poor countries to rich countries to fill vacancies in specialist areas like engineering, computing and medicine . some people believe that by encouraging the movement of such people , rich countries are stealing from poor countries.others feel that this is the only part of the natural movement of workers around the world. discuss the both points of views.
Nowadays people are spending more time in workplace and staying away from home for work. Discuss its advantages and disadvantages with your own experiences.
The beat way to understand other cultures is to work for a multinational organization. To what extent to you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any examples.
The charts below show the percentage of people working in different sectors in town A and town B in 1960, 2010.
In recent years, the pressure on schools and university students has been increasing. And they are pushed to work hard at a very young age. Do you think it is a positive or negative development?
You recently started a part-time job in a supermarket. You made a small mistake in your work and you want to tell the manager about this.
Write a letter to the manager of the supermarket. In your letter
- give details of the small mistake you made.
- explain why you made this mistake.
- Suggest what you intend to do about this.
You do not need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows
Dear .....................................,
Some people believe that success is about hard work and determination. Others think that success has a connection with money and personal appearance. Discuss both views. Give your opinion and some of your own experiences.
Some people believe theet student at university should be accessed with formal exam however other think continuous assessment like course and project work are more beneficial. What are the positive of both type of assessment. Do you think positive of formal assessment outweigh the another one.
People are working for long hours than before, this leads to a stressful life ahead. what are the reasons for it? what employers can do to handle the situation?
You work for an international company. You have seen an advertisement for a training course which will be useful for your job. Write a letter to your manager. In your letter
- describe the training course you want to do
– explain what the company could do to help you
– say how the course will be useful for your job
You want to do some voluntary, unpaid work in a developing country. Write a letter to a company called CELPIP-TIP, which organizes such travel.
* Write an email to the volunteer in about 150-200 words. Your email should do the following things
- Explain why you want to volunteer.
- State what your skills and experience.
- Indicate where you would like to volunteer and how long.
Some students work while studying. This often results in lacking time for education and constantly feeling under pressure. What do you think are the causes of this? What solutions can you suggest?
Many people leave their country and go to other countries to live and work. why do you think it is happening? do the advantages of this trend outweights its disadvantages?
Some countries allow old people to work to any age that they want. Do the advantages of this outwight the disadvantages?
Some people think that no homework should be given to children.other however say that extra work is needed after school for children and teenagers in order to succeed. Discuss both view and give your opinion.
ou 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 the accommodation officer at the college. In your letter
describe the situation
explain your problems and why it is difficult to work
say what kind of accommodation you would prefer
You have been doing some voluntary work to help your local community. However, now you are unable to contiune doing this work.
Write a letter to the manager of the organization where you have been working
in your letter
- describe the work you have been doing
- explain why you can no longer do this work
- recommend another person who is interest in the work
You are having some trouble with a work colleague. Write to your
employer. In your letter
Explain what the problem is
Describe how it is affecting you
Make a suggestion about what could be done