Government should spend money to encourage the development of sport and art for school students, rather than supporting professional sports and art performance for general public. Do you agree or disagree?
The diagram below shows how leather goods are produced. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and making comparison where relevant.
Government should spend money on railway rather than roads. to what extent do you agree or disagree with this statment
tudents perform better in school when they are rewarded rather than punished. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Rich countries often give financial aid to poor countries, but it does not solve the poverty, so some people think that rich countries should give other types of help to the poor countries rather than the financial aid. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
In some countries, more and more people are hiring a personal fitness trainer, rather than playing sports or doing exercise classes. What are the reasons for this ? is this a postive or a negetive development ?
Some people think a sense of competition in children should be encouraged. Others believe that children whoc are taught to cooperate rather than compete become useful adults. Discuss both these views and give your opinion
You recently stayed in a hotel in a large city. The weather was very unusual for the time of the year and the heating or cooling system in the hotel was quite inadequate. Write a letter to the manager of the hotel. In your letter
-Give details of what was wrong
-Explain what you had to do to overcome the problem at that time
-Say what action you would like the manager to take
Many people choose to be self-employed, rather than to work for a company or organisitaion. Why might this be the case? What could be the disadvantages of being self-employed?
In some countries, owning a home rather than renting one is very important for people. Why might be this is the case? Do you think this is a psitive or negative situation?
The diagram below shows how leather goods are produced
Some people think that it is better for people to work from home using the internet rather than commuting to an office. Do you think the advantages of this trend outweigh the disadvantages?
In some countries people prefer to rent a house rather than buying one. Discuss pluses and minuses of the trend
Some people think that competition at work, at school, and in daily life is a good thing. Others believe that we should try to cooperate more rather than compete against each other. Discuss both these views and give your own opi
Nowadays many buildings such as offices and schools have open space design rather than seprate rooms. why is this so? is it a positive or negative development
Homeschooling is becoming increasingly popular as more and more parents are choosing to educate their children in this way. why do you think parents might chose homeschooling rather than traditional schools. Do you think homeschooling is more beneficial?
Your rental accommodation was recently damaged due to bad weather. Write a letter to the landlord and say • Explain what caused the damage • Why do you need them to fix the problem right away • What needs to be done to fix it
Solving environmental problems should be the responsibility of international organization rather than each national government. Do you agree or disagree?
El Niño is the name of a warm ocean current that affects weather patterns on both sides of the Pacific Ocean. The diagrams compare normal conditions in the Pacific with El Niño conditions.
some people believe that rich countries should provide poorer countires with other types of help rather than financial aid. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Museums and art galleries should focus on works that show the history and culture of their own country rather than cultural of other parts of the works. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Some expert believe that it is better for children to begin learning a foreign language at primary school rather than secondry school.do the advantages of this outweight the disadvantage?
Your city council is planning to pull down one of the historic buildings in your town because they do not have funds to renovate it. As a citizen, you do not want it to happen.
Write a letter to the city council. In your letter,
say what the importance of this historic building is
mention why it should be renovated rather than pull down
suggest a plan to raise funds and maintain the building in the future
Write at least 150 words.
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Sir or Madam,
Some people think that a sense of competition in children should be encouraged. others belive thet children who are taught to cooperate rather than compete become more useful adults. discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Present a written argument or case to an educated reader with no specialist knowledge of the following topic.
“Fatherhood ought to emphasised as much as motherhood. The idea that women are solely responsible for deciding whether or not to have babies leads on to the idea that they are also responsible for bringing the children up.”
To what extend do you agree or disagree?
In some countries owning a home rather than renting one is very impotant for people. Why might this be the case? Do you think this is a positive or negative situation?
These days more fathers stay at home and take care of their children while mothers go out to work.what is your opinion.
Some people like to watch foreign movies rather than locally produced films. Why this could be? Should government give more support to local film industries?
Today more and more full-time university students focus on other activities rather thein spend a lot of time studying. Some people think it is essential for university students to be involved in other activities. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
from the wealthy countries Rich countries often give money to poorer countries, but it does not solve poverty. Therefore, developed countries should give other types of help to the poor countries rather than financial aid. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
You recently stayed in a hotel in a large city. The weather was very unusual for the time of year and the heating / cooling system in the hotel was quite inadequate.
Write a letter to the manager of the hotel. In your letter:
give details of what went wrong
explain what you had to do to overcome the problem at the time
say what action you would like the manager to take
You do NOT need to write your own address.
IT IS BETTER FOR CHILDREN TO STUDY FROM HOME RATHER THAN GOING TO SCHOOL. DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THIS STATEMENT ?
It has been argued that the emergence of car in human life has brought conveniences rather than problems. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Your city council is planning to pull down one of the historic buildings in your town because they do not have funds to renovate it. As a citizen, you do not want it to happen.
Write a letter to the city council. In your letter,
•say what the importance of this historic building is
•mention why it should be renovated rather than pull down
•suggest a plan to raise funds and maintain the building in the future
Some people think the main purpose of schools is to turn children into good citizens and workers, rather than to benefit them as individuals. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
2. More business meetings are being conducted online rather than person to person. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this trend?
1-Museums and art galleries should focus on works that show the history and culture of their own country rather than works of other parts of the world. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Your local newspaper published an advertisement asking people to offer time for local environmental initiatives in your area. Write a letter to the project manager to offer your help. In your letter: * Describe a local volunteer project that you are passionate about * Explain what you would like to do to help * Suggest how to gather more support for the cause
Some people think that competition at work, school and in daily life is a good thing. Others belive that we should try to cooperate more rather than competing against each other. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
In most of the society role of mother and father differs. What are the causes of this difference? What will be the parents role in future?
Nowadays many people choose to be self-employed，rather than to work for a company or organisation. Why might this be the case？What could be the disadvantages of being self-employed？Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
student shouldpay full cost for their own study ,because university education benefits individuals rather than society . Ti what extent doyou agree or disagree
Governments should spend money on railways rather than roads. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
In some countries, owning a home rather than renting one is very important for people. Why might this be the case? Do you think this is a positive or neative situation?
Nowadays more and more tourists are visiting places with difficult weather conditions, such as the Sahara desert and the Antarctic region and so on. What are the advantages and disadvantages for tourists who visit such places?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Some people think that people who have committed crimes should do unpaid community work such as helping a charity or cleaning the streets, rather than spending time in prison.
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.
A rise in the standard of living in a country often only seems to benefit cities rather than rural areas. What problems might difference cause? How might these problems be reduced?
The process diagram below shows how the Australian Bureau of Meteorology collects up-to-the-minute information on the weather in order to produce reliable forecasts.
Many people prefer to watch foreign films rather than locally produced films. Why could this be? Should governments give more financial support to local film in dustries?