Your English speaking friend has asked for your help with a college project helshe is doing about celebrating New year in different countries.
Write a letter to your friend. In your letter:
Say how important New year is to people in your country
Describe how New year is celebrated in your country
Explain what you like about New year celebrations in your country
Last month you had a holiday overseas where you stayed with some friends. They have just sent you some photos of your holiday.
Write a letter to your friend. In your letter
Thank them for the photos and for the holiday
Explain why you don't write earlier
Invite them to como and stay with you.
The maps below show changes in the town of Youngsville in New Zealand from 1980 to 2005.
Some people believe that governments should spend more money on public services rather than on the arts (e.g., music, painting, and theatre). To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Some families send their children to a foreign country to be educated. Discuss both the advantages and disadvantages of this course of action. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
The table below show how many tourists from five countries visited Australia in different years from 2006 to 2010.
There is a growing awareness among people today that life should be enjoyed in all possible ways while the traditionalists do not agree with this view. They think that there are much more to be done in life other than just enjoying. Discuss both the views and draw your own opinions.
Many people believe it is prohibited to use his platform for proofreading your piece of reflection and some of them think otherwise. Discuss both advantages and disadvantages and give your own opinion.
It is important for children to learn the difference between right and wrong at an early age. Disciplinary action action is necessary to help them learn this distinction. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? What sort of disciplinary action action should parents and teachers be allowed to use to teach good behaviour to children?
Some people believe that it is good to share as much information as possible in scientific reaserch, business and the academic world. Others believe that some information is too important or too valuable to be shared freely.
Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
Many people think cheap air travel should be encouraged because it gives ordinary people freedom to travel further. However, other think this leads to environmental problem, so air travel should be more expensive in order to discourage people from having it. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Present a written argument or case to an educated reader with no specialist knowledge of the following topic. Popular events like the football World Cup and other international sporting occasions are essential in easing international tensions and releasing patriotic emotions in a safe way. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? You should use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples and relevant evidence.
In many countries students who leave high school have no understanding of how to manage their money What do you think are the reasons?What can be done to improve chis important skill?
Some people think that a sense of competition in children should be encouraged. Others believe that children who are taught to cooperate rather than compete become more useful adults. Discuss both views and give your own opinion. (chris)
【2023.02.04】Some people think they have the right to use as much water as they wan. Others, however, believe that the government should control the use of fresh water as it is a limited resource. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
The protection of environment is most important issue in the world today, but governments are not doing enough about it. To what extent do you think individuals can help to protect the environment?
Because some children do not seem to have natural ability to learn other languages, schools should not force them to learn foreign languages. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Some people argue that the government should fund music, dance, and arts lessons for children. Others believe that they should pay for these lessons themselves. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Crime is a big problem in the world: many believe that nothing can be done to prevent it. To wahat extent do you agree or disagree?
Think about an academic subject that inspires you. Describe how you have furthered this interest inside and/or outside of the classroom.
You have recently moved to a new city. Write a letter to your friend and invite them to visit you. In your letter:
•Tell them about your new home
•Describe the city and what they can do there
•Suggest a time for their visit
In their advertising, businesses nowadays usually emphasise that their products are new in some way. atures, and Why is this? 8 you think it is a positive or negative development?
Some people believe that giving longer prison sentences is the best way to reduce crime. Others believe that there are better ways to reduce crime. Discuss both views and give your opinion. You should write at least 254 words.
You are having a party and want to invite your friend from a different city.
Write letter to your friend. In your letter:
—Describe why are you having a party
—Give directions on how to get to the venue
—suggest how you can accommodate him/her
Write at least 150 words. You do not need to write any addresses
Nowadays a lot of important is given to the dress and appearance of celebrities, however, some people feel it is completely unnecessary. What is your opinion?
Some people think that social networking sites have a huge negative impact on both individuals and society. To whtat extent do you agree or disagree?
A magazine wants to include contributions from its readers for an article called ‘The book that influenced me most’.
Write a letter to the editor of the magazine about the book influenced you most. In your letter
*describe what this book was about
*explain how this book influenced you
*say whether this book would be likely to influence other people
Some people think that you can never become fluent in a language unless you have spent time living or working in that country. To what extent do you agree?
Most employers nowadays put increasing emphasis on social skills. Some people believe that social skills are important in adddition to good qualification for job success. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Some people think that students should only study science subjects. Other subjects are not important to them. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion.
A neighbour has caused damage to your car. Write a letter to him/her. In your letter
- Describe the damage
- How the damage influences your life
- Suggest what actions he/she should take about it
Write a letter to your friend who just moved to a new house letting him know about a gift you prepared for him/her
a)What was the gift
b)Why you chose it
c)How it will be delivered
Some people think that children with challenging abilities should study together, while others think that children with special abilities should have separate classes and have special treatment. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Car ownership has increased so rapidly over rhe past thirty years that many cities in the world are now 'one big traffic jam'. How true do you think this statement is ? What measures can goverenments take to discourage people from using their cars?
A neighbour has damaged your car while parking his/her vehicle in the lane in front of your house. Write a letter to your neighbor.
In your letter:
* explain why you are writing
* describe the damage to your car and express your feelings about it
* recommend what steps he/she should take to resolve the situation.
Many businesses in the world today are run by family members. Do the advantages of family-run businesses outweigh the disadvantages. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your experiences or knowledge
oday the high sales of popular consumer goods reflect the power of advertising and not the real needs of the society in which they are sold. To what extent do you agree with these views?
Some workers must work at night. What are the advantages and disadvantages of night-shift work? Give reasons and examples to support your opinion.
More and more people are moving from rural areas to cities in search of better life, but city has its own problems. Why do you think they move to cities? Suggest solutions
Some people believe that children should do what their parents tell them to do; others think children must learn to think for themselves. Discuss both views and give your own opinion
Some people say that it is possible to tell a lot about a person's culture and character from their choice of clothes. Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
societies in the world, the population is ageing rapidly and this is leading to an unsustainable increase in the cost of public healthcare. A nation's population should pay for their healthcare provision in the future. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your knowledge or experience.
You recently had something delivered to your home. You now realize the person who delivered it damaged something in your home while they were delivering the item.
Write a letter to the manager of the delivery company. In your letter:
• give details of the delivery
• describe what was damaged
• say what you would like the manager to do
You are applying for a job and need a letter of reference
Write a letter to a former teacher. In yur letter
Give details of the job
Explain why it is impportant to you
Suggest what infomrmation your teacher could put in the reference.
The average age for individuals to give birth is increasing. Some people think that it will have negative impact on family and country. What is your opinion about this?
Nowadays celebrities are famous for their glamour and wealth than for their achievements and this set a bad example to young people. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement.
The best way to solve the problem of traffic congestion is for governments to provide free transport 24/7. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Many students these days have problems with poor students behaviour . Why do you think these problem what could be done to tackle these problem
Many scientists believe that now we can study the behaviour of a three-year-old child to see whether they will grow up to become criminals. To what extent do you think human nature leads to crime? How can we prevent children from growing up to become criminals?
Fresh water has become a global problem for the world. What are the causes of it? What measures government and individuals take to resolve to the problem? Give reasons and e.g for your answer.