Each year, the crime rate increases. What are the causes of crimes and what could be done to prevent this rise in criminal activity?
The bar chart shows education levels in the world in three years, 1980, the current year and 2060. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
A friend you met last year has invited you to visit him/her in his/her country. You have never been there before and need some information before you leave.
Write a letter to your friend. In your letter:
request advise about a gift for his/her family
ask about activities and clothing in his/her country
find out about the food
You do NOT need to write any address.
You should write at least 150 words.
The charts below show degrees granted in different fields at the National University in the year 1990,2000 and 2010.
The chart below shows what Anthroplogy graduates from one university did after finishing their undergraduate degree course. The table shows the salaries of the anthropologists in work after five years. Angsa
Your englsh speaking friend has asked you for your help with a college project he/she 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.
The percentage of overweight children has increased by almost 20% in the last ten years. Discuss the possible causes of this disturbing trend and suggest solutions to this problem.
The table shows the number of mobile phones sold in millions for a period of six years. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparison where relevant.
Child trafficking has been brought to the forefront in recent years. What is the cause of this? What can be done to tackle it?
A festival takes place in your town every year , The festival manager has asked for people to help with this year’s festival . You would like to help :
Write a letter to the festival manager , in your letter
* Give your opinion of last year’s festival
* Say what you could do to help with this year’s festival
* Ask some questions about the festival
Some people think that the teenage years are the happiest of our lives, while others believe that adult life brings more happiness, in spite of greater responsibilities. 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.
The pie charts below show the comparison of different kinds of energy production in France in two years.Write a report for a university lecturer reporting the main features and making comparisons where relevant. Truc Linh
The pie chart depicts the destination of Anthropology graduates, who come from one university. The table illustrates the salaries of Anthropology graduates after they work 5 years.
The position of women has changed a great deal in many societies over the past 50 years. But these societies cannot claim to have achieved gender equality. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
The table below shows the results of a survey that asked 6800 Scottish adults (aged 16 years and over) whether they had taken part in different cultural activities in the past 12 months. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The percentage of overweight children in western society has increased by almost 20% in the last ten years. Discuss the causes and effects of this disturbing trend. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
In recent years, farming practice has changed to include methods such as factory farming and the use of technology to improve crops. Some people believe these developments are while others regard them as dangerous and advocate a return to more traditional farming methods. Discuss both the points of view and give your opinion.
Many feel that the common educational system of teachers and students in a classroom will be replaced by the year 2050. Do you agree with this view? Give your opinion.
The diagram below shows the floor plan of a public library 20 years ago and how it looks now. Summarise the information by selecting and reportung the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
A glance at the table reveals the number of visitors to Ashadown Museum before and after its renovation. Additionally, two pie charts provide information about visitor satisfaction during these two periods. It is evident from the table that the number of visitors significantly increased to 92,000 after the renovation, compared to approximately 74,000 before the reconstruction. Among these groups, the rate of dissatisfied visitors saw the most significant change, dropping from 40 percent before the museum's redecoration to a remarkable decline of 15 percent after. In contrast, the rate of very satisfied visitors experienced an exponential increase, rising from 15 percent before the renovation to 35 percent after. Furthermore, the percentage of satisfied visitors also showed a rise of 10 percent after the changes to the museum, reaching approximately 40 percent. Similarly, both the groups of very dissatisfied visitors and those who did not respond showed a similar percentage of 5 percent in the year following the refurbishment of the museum.
The chart below shows the GDP growth per year for three countries between 2007 and 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The diagrams below show how a district park looked ten years ago and how it looks now. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The charts show (Chart a) the average speed of urban zone traffic (in kilometres per hour or kph) in a number of countries over a fifty year period, including a future estimate; and also (Chart b) the total number of urban zones per country (in thousands.) Write a report summarising the information. Select and describe the main features, and ma
The graph shows the average house prices in three countries between the years 1997 - 2014
I recent years, many small local shops have closed because customers trave to large shopping centres or malls to do their shopping. Is this a positive or a negative development?
In many countries, women are allowed to take maternity leave from their jobs during the first year after the birth of their baby. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?
Some people think that having a set retirement age (eg. 65 years) for everybody, regardless of occupation, is unfair. They believe that certain workers deserve to retire and receive a pension at an earlier age. Do you agree or desagree ? Which types of workers do you think should benefit from early retirement? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience
The percentage of overweight children in western countries has increased by almost 20% in the last ten years. Discuss the causes and effects of this disturbing trend.
Compare the amount of electricity generated in Scotland by energy source for 29 years ago and last year. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
In recent years, the number of crimes committed by teenagers in major cities throughout the world is increasing. Discuss this issue. Give reasons and suggest some solutions.
Many believe that retirement age is strict to 65 years old , which is unfair. To what extent you agree or disagree ?
The chart bellow shows what anthropology graduates from one university did after finishing their undergraduate degree course. The table shows the salaries of the anthropologist in work after five years.
In recent years, more and more people are choosing to read e books rather than paper books. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this trend ?
Car ownership has increased so rapidly over the 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 governments take to discorage people from using their cars?
It is becoming increasingly popular to have a year off between finishing school and going to university. What are the advantages and dis advantages?
ome people think that having a set a retirement age (e.g. 65 years ) for everybody, regardless of occupation, is unfair. They believe that certain workers deserve to retire and receive a pension at an earlier age. Do you agree or disagree? Which types of workers do you think should benefit from earlier retirement?
The line graph illustrates the Dubai gold sales in 2002, showing monthly data points that reflect fluctuations in sales volume throughout the year.
In some countries young people are encouraged to work or travel tor a year between finishing high school and starting university studies. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages for young people who decide to do this
In recent years, many small local shops have closed because band customers travel to large shopping centre or malls to do their shopping. Is this a positive or a negative development?
The table below shows the numbers of visitors to Ashdown museum during the year before and the year after it was refurbished. The charts show the result of surveys asking visitors how satisfied they were with their visit, during the same two periods. Summarise teh information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
in recent years, more and more people are choosing to read e- books rather than paper books. do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
The table shows information and prediction regarding the change in the percentage of population aged 65 years and above in three countries.
The maps illustrates the changings of the city center in 25 years
The line graph below illustrates the annual visitors spend for visitors to New Zealand from Australia, USA, UK, Japan and china for the years 1996 to 2014.
The line chart below shows the effect of vaccination on the number of reported cases of whooping cough, a childhood disease, in Britain. The data was collected between the years 1940 and 1990.
Every year several languages die out. Certain individual considered that life will become easier if there are few dialect. To what extent do you agree or disagree.
The line chart below shows the rates of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon for the years 2008 to 2017 and the pie chart below shows the causes for deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon for the same years. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and male comparisons where relevant.
The table below shows the numbers of visitors to Ashdown Museum during the year before and the year after it was refurbished. The charts show the result of surveys asking visitors how satisfied they were with their visit, during the same two periods. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisions were relevant.
Some people tend to take temporary jobs (they only work for few months of years)for they have time to do other things. Do you think that advantages outweigh disadvantages.
The given table illustrates the proportions of attendance in secondary schools in India. These values are given from 2000 to 2015 with a gap of 5 years.