Many people believe that big business in addition to generating profits should be involved in and responsible for the social life of the community. to what extent do you agree or disagree?
Some people think the advertisement has positive economic effects, while others think it has social impacts because individuals are not satisfied with who they are and what they have. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Some countries achieve international sports by building specialised facilities to train top athletes, instead of providing sports facilities that everyone can use. Do you think this is positive or negative development? Discuss both views and give your opinion.
The graph shows average annual expenditures on cell phone and residential phone services between 2001 and 2010.
The spend of multinational companies and the resulting increase in globalization produce positive effects for everyone. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
After being involved in an accident, you were looked after by a person you did not know before. Write a special thank you letter. In your letter:
Introduce yourself and let him / her know why you are writing to him / her
Express your gratitude
Offer him / her to visit your home with his / her family
You are doing an evening course. Write a letter to the principal of your school and explain that the course that you are taking is slightly different in the way it is delivered from what the school offered. In your letter
– provide the details of the course.
– explain what the problem is
– give some suggestions to fix the problem
You participated in a public event organized at a local park. Write a letter to the event organizer.
In your letter
tell them some feedback about the event;
explain what you particularly enjoyed;
give some suggestions for improvement.
You recently stayed at a hotel and had a great experience. Write a letter to the hotel manager to express your satisfaction. In your letter:
Describe your stay
Mention the helpful staff or special service
Say what you’ll recommend to others
Some people think that teachers should be able to ask disruptive children to leave the class for the overall benefit of the classroom. Do you think it is the best way to deal with a disruptive child in the classroom? What other solutions are there?
Topic: Some people believe that children should spend more time participating in physical activities rather than playing computer games. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
People in all modern societies use drugs, but today's youth are experimenting with both legal and ilegal drugs, and at an early age, some sociologists claim that parents and other members of society often set a bad example. Discuss the cause and effects of widespread drug abuse by young people. Make any recommendations you feel are necessary to help fight youth drug abuse.
The diagrams illustrate annual incomes of people residing in New York City by their ages, in thousands of dollars.
globalisation and the growing number of multinational companies have a negative effect on the environment. Do you agree or disagree?
Mnay people are opting to sghre their perdonal information with technology companies to getaccess to softwae. do its advnatges outwigh its disadvantages.
The diagram below shows the changes, which took place in a coastal area called Portland from 1950 to 2007. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the diagrams below.
You have just read an article in a national newspaper which claims that town centres in your country all look very similar to each other. You don’t fully agree with this opinion.
Write a letter to the editor of the newspaper. In your letter,
say which points in the article you agree with
explain ways in which your town centre is different from most other town centres
offer to give a guided tour of your town to the writer of the article
Write at least 150 words.
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Sir or Madam,
In many countries governments are investing in new technology to deal with the public. Why is this happening? Do you think this is an appropriate use of government money?
Countries should not replace their traditional culture with modern culture . To what extent do you agree with this statement?
There is a shortage of housing in many countries and this can lead to severe social Consequences. Only governments can solve this problem. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Some people think that government should spend on medical facilities whereas other people think that investing on transport is necessary. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Your local council is considering closing a sports and leisure centre that it
runs, in order to save money.
Write a letter to the local council.
In your letter
give details of how you and your friends or family use the centre
explain why the sports and leisure centres is importsnt for the local community
describe the possible effects on local people if the centre closes
the graph give information on the numbers of participants for diffrent activities at one social center from 2000 to 2020
Some people believe that the best way to run a business is within the family while others consider this a potential source of problems. Do the the advantages of a family business overweight disadvantages?
Some people believe the purpose of education should be helping the individual to become useful for society, while others believe it should help individuals to achieve theie ambitions. Discuss both sides and give your opinion?
Your have just read an article in a national newspaper which claims that town centers in your country all look very similar to each other. You don't fully agree with this opinion.
Write a letter to the editor of the newspaper. In your letter
•say which points in the article you agree with
•explain ways in which your town center is different from most other town centers.
• offer to give a guided tour of your town to the writer of the article.
Some people regard video games as harmless fun, or even as a useful educational tools. Others, however, believe that video games are having an adverse effect on the people who play them. In your opinion, do the drawbacks of video games outweigh the benefits?
Many people believe that global warming is the biggest environmental issue. others argue that deforestation has a more severe impact. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Currently children have less responsibilities than they had in the past some say this is a good change some argue that it had negative effect on children. Discuss both views and give your opinion based on your personal experience.(BAYRAM)
You were supposed to go on an interview in a few weeks, but you have since found out you cannot go on the date arranged.
Write a letter to the potential employer. In your letter
•Tell them why you need to move the interview time
•Ask to change the interview date
•Explain that you are still interested in being interviewed for the job
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
It is universally accepted that eating too much sugar has negative effects on people’s health. Therefore, some believe that governments should control the amount of sugar people consume. Others think that it is the responsibility of an individual to control their sugar intake. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
International MARKETING IS SOME TIME SEEN AS INVASIVE AND AN INTRUSION INTO THE COUNTRY IN QUESTION. Other argue that it is necessary and economical form of education. in addition to spreading ideas, language and culture. Discuss both sides and give your opinion.
Some people believe that international companies should take responsibility for dealing with environmental and social problems in the world. Do you agree or disagree?
Some people believe that Art gives our lives meaning and purpose. Others believe that it is merely a distraction from real life. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
Some people believe that the environmental impacts of air transport outweigh its benefits in food importation. To what extent do you agree? Provide reasons for your answer and include relevant examples.
Rich countries often give money to poorer countries, but it does not solve poverty. Therefore, developed contries should give other types of help to the poor contries rather than financial aid. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
The graph below shows the information on waste disposal in a European country from 2005 to 2008.
The line graph shows the percentage of renewable energy generation over total energy produced in 6 countries from 2010 to 2013
A lot of charities and organisations have to publicize their activities by setting up a number of days to name the special day . Why do they do so? What are the effects?
General Training Task 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
Some members of your city council want to prohibit cars on several downtown streets. This will allow pedestrians and bicyclists to use the roads freely.
Write a letter to a city council official in your city. In your letter
Explain how you heard about the plan
Provide some possible effects of this plan
Give your opinion about the plan
Write at least 150 words
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Sir or Madam,
Working abroad can help employees earn a great deal of money and gain more benifits however, some people think this trend has many nagative impacts. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of working abroad.
The charts below show the average percentages in typical meals of three types of nutrients all of which may be unhealthy if eaten too much. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main feature, and make comparisons where relevant.
Governments and big companies should work together to reverse environmental damage, rather than making individuals responsible for that. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
one of the consequences of the medical care is that people are living longer and expentensy is increasing Do you think this advantage of development overwieghts the disadvantage?
Many companies are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) to replace human workers. Do you think the advantages of this trend outweigh the disadvantages?
Some people opine that increasing office hour is a reason for many social and personal problems and that is why it should be reduced to 35 hours in a week. What are the advantages and disadvantages of reducing the working week to 35 hours?
4.People can eat a wide variety of food that can be grown in other areas. As a result, people eat more food produced in other regions than local food. Do you think the advantages of this trend outweigh the disadvantages?
The three pie charts below show the changes in annual spending by a particular us school in 1981, 1991 and 2001.
Some experts suggest people a method to solve the environmental problem is to increase the cost of fuels and all vehicles. To what extent do you agree with this point? and make comparisons where relevant. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Write a letter to the car rental company. In your letter:
•Explain when and where you rented the car
•Describe what happened and the problems you faced
•Say what action you would like the company to take