Some people say that the best way to improve public health is by increasing the number of sport facilities. Others, however, say that this would have little effect on public health and that other measures are required.
Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant example from your own knowledge or experience.
Some people like to try new things, for example, places to visit and types of food. Other people prefer to keep doing things they are familiar with.
Discuss the both these attitudes and give your own opinion.
Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Making a lot of money is the only way to evaluate whether someone else is successful. To what extent do you agree or disagree with it?
Write 300 words of an academic essay about it using your explanation and specific examples to support your answers.
Countries should produce the food that their population eats and import as little as possible.
To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons, examples to you answers
Some people say the main way to be happy in life is to have a lot of money. How might having a lot of money make people happy? What other things in life can make people happy? (Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.)
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Many university students nowadays live away from their home and their parents because of their university location, while others live with their families.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of each situation?
Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
In some areas of the US, a ‘curfew’ is imposed, in which teeengers are not allowed to be out of doors after a particular time at night unless they are accompanied by an adult.
What is your opinion about this?
Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words.
To what extent do you agree that computers and other kinds of digital technology are both a benefit and a problem?
Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own experience or knowledge.
Most high-level positions in companies are filled by men even though the workforce in many developed countries is more than 50 percent female. Companies should be required to allocate a certain percentage of these positions to women. To what extent do you agree? Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Some people say that now we can see films on our phones or tablets there is no need to go to the cinema. Others say that to be fully ejoyed, films nedd to be seen in a cinema.
Discuss both these views and give your opinion.
Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words.
Some people think that having a set retirement age of 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 early retirement? Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience
A country becomes more interesting and develops more quickly when its population includes mixtures of nationalities. To what extent do you agree or disagree. Give reason for your answers and include any relevant example from your own knowledge or experience
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The graph above shows the stock price of four technology companies between 2011 and 2016.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
When we meet someone for the first time, we generally decide very quickly what kind of person we think they are and if we like them or not.
Is this a good thing or a bad thing?
Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words.
Some people are afraid to go out for fear of being robbed on the streets.Still there are robberies that happen inside houses.What do you think is the best things that a person can do to ensure his or her own security.Use specific reason and examples to support your answers.
In many countries, good schools and medical facilities are available only in cities. Some people think new teachers and doctors should work in rural areas for a few years, but others think everyone should be free to choose where they work.
Discuss both of these views and give your own opinion.
Give reasons for your answers and provide relevant example and experience you might have.
It is sometimes said that people should be encouraged to get married before they are 30, as this is best for both individual and society.
Do you agree or disagree?
give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Some people believe that we cannot learn anything from the past for our life today, while
others believe that history is a valuable source of information to understand human’s life.
Discuss both views and give your opinion – Give reasons for your answers and include any
relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
In the past, people usually stayed in one place throughout their life. These days, people often move around. They often live in several different places in their lifetime. What are the advantages and disadvantages of both?
Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant information from your own knowledge experience.
Computers and modems have made it possible for office workers to do much of their work from home instead of working in offices every day. Working from home should be encouraging as it is good for both employers and workers.
Do you agree or disagree?
Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
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Today children spend a lot of their free time watching TV.
Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages of this practice?
Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Rich countries often give money to poorer countries, but it doesn't solve poverty. therefore developed countries should give other type of help to the poor countries rather than financial aid.
To what extent do you agree or disagree.
Give reasons for your answers with examples.
Some people think that the news channels and media nowadays have sensationalized and influenced people’s lives in negative ways. Others disagree and say that is also positive. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
"These days people succeed in their profession because they are good communicators and not just experts in a particular feild". Discuss the reasons and why is the case. Give reasons to your answers and include ny relevant examples from your knowledge or experience.
Some people say social media do more harm to the youth. Other people say they do the great to the youth.
Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Give reasons for your answers and include examples from your knowledge and experience.
Some people think media should be allowed to publicize information on someone's private life. Others believe that media should be regulated in this regard. Discuss both views and give your opinion. Give reasons for your answers and relevant examples.
Some experts believe that it is better for children to begin learning a foreign language at primary school rather than secondary school. Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages? Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your experiences.
Some think that young people should be free to choose any career they like. while others say that they should think more realistically about their future. discuss both views and give your own opinion. give the reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your experiences.
Many efforts have been made by countries to address challenges concerning the environment but the situation have not improved. What are the possible reasons for environmental degradation? Are there any solution to combat this problem? Support your answers with specific reasons and example.
In the past, sporting champions used to be motivated primarily by the desire to win a match or to break world records. These days, they are more likely to be motivated by prize money and the opportunity to be famous. What messages does this send to young people and how does this attitude to sport affect the sports themselves? Give reasons for your answers.
Nowadays we are producing more and more rubbish. Why do you think this is happening? What can government do to reduce the amount of rubbish produced? Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience
Popular hobbies and interests change over time and are more a reflection of trends and fashions than an indication of what individuals really want to do in their spare time.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for your answers.
Millions of people move to English speaking countries such as Australia, Britain or America 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 answers
In some countries younger people are increasingly losing interest in teaching. Why is this happening? What can be done to improve the situation? Give reasons for your answers and include examples from your own experience.
Nowadays, young children and teenagers are eating more unhealthy food and not exercising.
Some people think parents are responsible for their children’s unhealthy habits, while others think governments should play a larger role in encouraging children and teenagers to be healthier.
Who do you think has more of an influence on children & teenagers: parents or governments?
Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own experience or knowledge.
Topic: Today more people are travelling than ever before. Why is this case? What are the benefits of travelling for the traveler? Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Topic- Children today spend more time watching television than they did in the past. Describe some of the advantages and disadvantages for Children. Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant example from your knowledge.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of using social media? Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant example from your own knowledge or experience.
Some believe that people should not continue to work once they reach the age of retirement.
Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answers and include relevant examples from your experience.
A number of tertiary courses require students to undertake a period of unpaid work at institution or organisation as part of their program. what are the advantages and disadvantages of the type of course requirement? give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge.
Nowadays there is an increase in social problems involving young people because more parents spent time at work that with their children. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give specific reasons and examples to support your answers.
Doing an enjoyable activity with a child can develop better skills and more creativity than reading. To what extent do you agree? Use reasons and specific examples to explain your answers
More and more people are moving from rural areas to live in cities.
What problems can this cause?
How can these problems be solved?
Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words.
Families who do not send their children to government financed schools should not be required to pay taxes that supports universal education. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the statement? Support your answers with specific reasons and examples.
The use of personal cars has increased more than ever before but this use of cars causes many problems. What are those problems? To reduce these problems, should we discourage people to use cars?
Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own experience or knowledge.
More and more people are buying fashionable clothes these days. Does it have more negative or positive effects? Give reasons for your answers and include examples relevant to your experience.
Families who do not send their children to government-financed schools should not be required to pay taxes that support universal education.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for your answers, and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Some people say that music is a good way of bringing people of different cultures and ages together.To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
These days, more and more people move away from the area where they were born and brought up when they become adults. Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
Fresh water has become a golbal problem for the world.What are the causes of it? what meaaures government and individual should take to resolve to the problem? Give reasons and e.g for your answers