The pie chart below shows the native languages spoken by students at Bakersfield senior college in two separate years.
The charts below show the proportions of British students at one university in England who were able to speak pther languages in addition to English, in 2000 and 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Living in a country where you have to speak a foreign language can cause serious problems, as well as practical problems. To what extand do you agree or disagree with this statemant?
As part of a class assignment you have to Millions of people every year move to English-speaking countries such as Australia, Britain or America, in order to study at school, college or university. Why do so many people want to study in English? Why is English such an important international language? Give reasons for your answer.
The table below gives information about the languages that high school students spealc at home in one school district in the USA. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and malce comparisons where relevant.
The graph below shows the percentage of New Zealand primary school students learning a second language learned for the years 2006 to 2014.
Learning English at school is often seen as more important than learning local languages. If these are not taught many are at risk of dying out. In your opinion , is it important for everyone to learn English? Should we try to ensure the survival of local language and so, how?
Being able to speak a foreign language is an advantage these days. Some people think that children should start learning a foreign language at primary school, while others think children should begin in secondary school. Discuss both sides and give your opinio
Some people believe that governments should invest more in protecting minority languages, while others think that this would be a waste of valuable resources. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
Some expertsbelieve that it is better for children to begin learning a foreign language at primary school rather than secondary school. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?
Some experts believe that it is better for children to begin learning a foreign language at primaryschool rather than secondary school. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?
The charts below show the proportions of British students at one university in England who were able to speak other languages in addition to English, in 2000 and 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
learning English at school is often seen as more important than learning local language if these are not taught many are at risk of dying out in your opinion is it important for everyone to learn English? should we try to ensure the survival of local languages and if so how?
some people say that everyone should learn English as their second language while others disagree. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement.
: All children should study a foreign language in school, starting in their earliest grades, To what extent do you agree or disagree with statement? Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Some people say that the only reason for learning a foreign language is in order to travel to or work in a foreign country. Others say that these are not the only reasons why someone should learn a foreign language. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. Agree with first one apart from that some people wants to know foreign culture and history
Some people feel that learning a foreign languageis an essential component of a child's education. Others feel that learning a foreign language is often a waste of time that can be better spent on learning technologyand other vocational subjects. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
learning English at school is often seen as more important than learning local languages. if these are not taught, many are at risk of dying out. in your opinion, is it important for everyone to learn English? should we ensure the survival of local languages and, if so how? give reason for your answer and include relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
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.
The graph below she's the percentage of new zealand school children latching second language by language leading for three years 2006 to 2014.
Many people think that the best way to learn a culture is to learn the language of it. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
The diagram illustrates the proportions of students in Britain who have the ability to speak other languages in addition to English from 2000 to 2010.
Several languages are in danger of extinction because they are spoken by a very small number of people. People say that govt should spend public money on saving these languages. Discuss both views and give ur opinion.
ou are studying English at a private language school attended by many international students. You are planning a surprise birthday party for a friend who has been feeling particularly sad and homesick.
Write to another classmate and invite her/him to the party. In your letter:
- Explain the reason for the party.
- Give the date and time of the party.
- Suggest that the classmate could bring to the party.
The development of tourism cintributed to english becoming the most prominent language in the world. Some people think this will lead to english becoming the only language to be spoken globally. What are the advanvtage and disadvantages to hvaing one language in the world.
Compare the advantage and disadvantage of three of the following ways of learning a foreign language. state which you consider to be the most effective studying on your own taking a lesson with a private tutor taking lesson as a part of a class taking lesson online going to live in a country where the language is spoken
Some experts believe that it is better for children to begin learning a foreign language at primary school rather than secondary school. Do the advantage of this outweighs the disadvantages.Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
You have some documents that you need to be translated into another language as soon as
possible. Write a letter to a translation agency. In your letter
● say what the documents are
● explain why you need them to be translated
● ask for the documents to be translated urgently
The charts below show the proportions of British students at one university in England, who were able to speak languages other than English, in 2000 and 2010. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features.
The table below gives information about the languages that high school students speak at home in one school district in the USA
Some people think that it is important to have a single language as and international official language. Others think that it will make it difficult to identify the countries and cause a loss of culture. Discuss both viewpoint and give your opinion.
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 whit this statement?
Scientists say that in the future humanity will speak the same language. Do you think this is a positive or negative social development?
Some people believe that demise of languages is a benefictory revolution for society. Upto what extent do you agree or disagree with the statement.
In the past, people wore traditional clothes, spoke languages and practiced activities as dictated by their regional culture. These days, the world’s cultures resemble one another quite closely. Do you think this is a positive or negative development?
Many people think that the world should speak one language, others argue that countries should have its own languages. Discuss both views and give your opinion?
Your workplace requires an interpreter to translate from one language to another during meetings. Write a letter to your manager.
In your letter
•recommend someone to act as an interpreter;
•explain why the person is qualified for that role;
•say how the person can be contacted.
Some believe that the development of technology and improved software allow us to translate between languages automatically. Therefore, it is not necessary to learn foreign language anymore. Do u agree or disagree?
The charts below show the results of a survey of undergraduate students at a university in the UK who were able to speak languages other than English, in the years 2000 and 2010.
Children should begin learning a foreign language as soon as they start school. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
ome people say that the only reason for learning a foreign language is in order to travel to orwork in a foreign country. Others say that these are not the only reasons why someone should learn a foreign language. 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 spread of a ‘global language’ such as English will threaten national languages. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
Some believe that the development of technology and improved software allow us to translate between language automatically. Therefor, it is not necessary to learn foreign languages any more. Do you agree or disagree?
some experts believe that it is better for children to begin learning a foreign language at primary school rather than secondary school. do the advatages of this topic outweigh the disadvantages
living in a country where you have to speak a foreign language can cause serious social problems, as well as practical problrms. to what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
You have seen an advertisement for a weekend course to study a foreign language. Write a letter to the institution offering the course.
In your letter:
ask for details of the course
ask if the course teachers are qualified native speakers
request that the institution sends you their brochure.
You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Sir / Madam,...
The charts below show the proportions of British students at one university in England who were able to speak other languages in addition to English, in 2000 and 2010. Summarise the information by selecting
The charts below show the proportions of British students at one university in England who were able to speak other languages in addition to English, in 2000 and 2010.
Over the last few centuries, people have ceased using many languages and allowd them to be forgotten. Some predict that this trend will continue all people speak one global language. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
LEARNING ENGLISH AT SCHOOL IS OFTEN SEEN AS MORE IMPORTANT THAN LEARNING LOCAL LANGUAGES. IF TAUGHT MANY ARE AT RISK OF DYING OUT. IN YOUR OPINION IS IT IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE TO LEARN ENGLISH? SHOULD WE TRY TO ENSURE THE SURVIVAL OF LOCAL LANGUAGES, IF SO, HOW? GIVE REASONS FOR YOUR ANSWER AND INCLUDE ANY RELEVENT EXAMPLE FROM YOUR OWN KNOWLEDGE OR EXPERIENCE