Many student choose to take a gap year before starting university, to travel or gain work experience. Do you think this is a good idea or a waste of time? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
The graph and chart below give information about migration to the UK. The graph below shows how long immigrants in the years 2000-2008 intended to stay in the UK. And the pie chart shows reasons for migration in 2008. Summerize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisions where relevant.
The chart below shows the proportion of profits made from the seven most viewed genres in US cinemas in 1995,2000 and 2005 as a percentage of total earnings of the US film industry for each year. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant
After working in your department for over 3 years, you feel the need to switch your department.Write a letter to your boss requesting a change in the department.
In the letter mention:
Why do you want to switch departments?
Which department would you prefer?
Why do you think you are a good fit in that department?
The graph and table below show the average monthly temperatures and the average number of hours sunshine per year in three major cities. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons wheere relevant
The two bar charts below show the proportion of 14 to 16 - year old students studying a foreign language in an English spoken country and the top 3 foreign languages. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
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.
Some people think that the teenager’s years are the happiest times of most people’s lives. Others think that adult life brings more happiness, in spite of greater responsibilities. Discuss both views and give your own opinion
Automatic cars are advancing so fast in recent years. What are the reasons for this improvement? Is it true that the increase in automatic cars results in the decline of vehicle production?
The bar charts below shows the prevalence of obesity among boys and girls aged 12 to 19 by ethnicity, in the United States for the years 2004 and 2014.
Car ownership has increased so rapidly over the past thity 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 discourage people from using their cars?
You have been assigned to give a networking presentation with your colleague from a different office, who you met last year. Write a letter to your colleague. In your letter:
· Inform your colleague that you will be working together
· Provide your initial ideas on the networking presentation
· Ask for a time to meet and practice the presentation
In recent years, young people in many countries choose to live by themselves. What are the reasons and is it a positive or negative development?
Some people believe that it is a good idea for young people to take a year off to travel or work between high school and university. Others say it is better for students to go straight on to university after graduating from high school. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
LANGUAGE 1.Every year several languages die out. Some people think that this is not important because life will be easier if there are fewer languages in the world. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion.
Some people believe that students should take a gap year after finishing school and work or travel during this period. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
The chart below shows how the UK unemployed spent their time in the year 1982. Write a report to a university lecturer describing the information below.
‘Cannabis has been classified as a Class B drug in the UK since 2008 and carries a prison sentence of up to five years for possession.’ (Source: The Week) Many countries have decriminalised the use of cannabis and as a result have seen a reduction in drug related crime. Should cannabis and other soft drugs use be legalised? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
The quality of life in some big cities is becoming worse every year. What is the main cause of this problem? What solution could you suggest?
Many people believe that eighteen years old is the appropriate age to finish school. To what extend do you agree or disagree with this statement?
The graph below shows the qatari import totals( in tons) for several types of vegetables from 1980 to 2020. The pie charts depict the total value of imports in Qatar for five varieties of vegetables for 3 distinct years from 1980 to 2020. Units are denoted in tones.
In some countries young people are encouraged to work or travel for a year between finishing high schools and starting university studies. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages for young people who decide to do this.
Recent advances in medicine have resulted in an increase in life expectancy over the past four years. Do you think that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
A staggering amount of food is wasted every year, both in businesses and household. Why is this happening? What can be done to tackle this problem? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
In recent years many local shops have closed because customers travel to large shopping centres to do their shopping. Is it a positive or negative development?
In recent years some countries have experienced vary rapid economic development. This has resulted in much higher standards of living in urban areas but not in the country sides. This situation may bring some problems for the country as a whole. What are the problems? How might they be reduced?
A large company in your area has decided to spend a certain amount of money, either to sponsor a local children's sports team for two years, or to pay for two open-air concerts.It has asked for feedback from the general public.
Write a letter to the company. In your letter
* Describe the benefits of sponsoring the sports team
* Summarize the benefits of paying for the concerts
* Say how you think the company should spend the money
You have seen a advertisement in an australian magazine for someone to live with a family for six months and after look after their six year old child.
Write a letter to the parents. In your letter
Explain why you would like the Job
The table below shows the numbers of visitors to Ashdown Museum during the year and the year after it was reffurbished. The charts show the result of surveys asking visitors how satisfied thet were with their visit, during th same two periods.
The graph given illustrate the used devices in the 18 to 25 age group in canada used to watch television in two different years(2009 and 2018).
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 reporting the main features, and make comparisions where relevant
the graph shows the income of four cafes in New York over last year. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
The pie chart represents the types of careers that Antropology graduates after completing their Bachelor’s degree course from one University. The table displays the wages after five years of working in this particular field.
The chart below gives information about the production of grains, measured in million metric tons, from the years 2015 to 2035. Production of Grains (2015–2035) Grain20152020202520302035 Wheat100105107108110 Barley50708090100 Maize3434.534.53535 Rice24.724.324.52525.5 The quantities shown are in million metric tons.
The pie charts show how online shopping trends among 20- to 30- year-olds changed over a period of ten years in one region of the UK. Summarize the information by reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
The graph below shows the regional household recycling rates in the UK, France and Germany from the years 2005-2015. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, making comparisons where relevant.
You have been working for a company for more than a few years and have decided to leave the company.
Write a letter to your company manager saying that you want to leave the company. In your letter explain:
what you have learned while working for the company
whether you have enjoyed working for the company
what are your reasons for leaving the company
Write at least 150 words.
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Sir or Madam,
In the past people could only eat food grown locally and in the season. Now it is possible to have any kind of food from all over the world at any time of the year. Do the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?
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 and offer a solution.
The table below shows the results of survey in a European country, which were carried in three different years. It shows the percentage of people who said that they were interested in certain sports. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisions where relevant.
The charts below show the percentage of food budget the average family spent on restaurant meals in different years. The graph shows the number of meals eaten in fast food restaurants and sit-down restaurants.
The diagram below shows the floor plan of a public library 20 years ago and how it looks now. Summarise the selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant
The table given below provides information about the projected costings over the next 5 years in American dollars for three environmental projects for sustainable forestry. The pie chart illustrates the expected expenditure breakdown allocation for the first year as the projects are set up.
In recent years, the family structure and the role of its members are gradually changing. What kinds of change have occurred? Do you think these changes are positive and negative?
Topic: Millions of dollars are spent on space research every year. Some people argue that the money should be spent on improving living standards on Earth. Do you agree or disagree?
Some students take a year off between finishing school and starting university to travel or work. Do the advantages of taking a gap year outweigh the disadvantages?
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 other expensive waste of time. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
After finishing school, some students go traveling or work for a period of time instead of going directly to university. Do you think the advantages of gap years outweigh the disadvantages?
Some people think that the teenage years are the happiest time of the most people's life. Others think that adult life brings more happiness in spite of greater responsibilities. Discuss both the views and give your opinion.
Some people think that teenage years are the happiest times of most people's live. Others think that adult life brings more happiness in spite of greater responsibilities. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.