You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Write about the following topic:
It is often argued that reading non-fiction books is better than reading fiction. To
what extent do you agree or disagree?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge
or experience.
Write at least 250 words.
Because of secondary sources such as books, movies, and the internet, people can learn about a foreign culture without visiting a foreign country. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
The pie charts below show the percentage of five kinds of books sold by a bookseller between 1972 and 2012. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
You recently completed a course and you borrowed a book from your teacher which you couldn't return in time. You would like to return the book now. Write a letter to your teacher and say:
What book it was.
How helpful was the book?
Explain why you couldn't return it in time.
Nowadays e-books have become widely spread. Some people claim that e-books are bound to oust conventional ones, while others believe that traditional printed books will never be a thing of the past. Discuss both views and express your opinion.
A magazine wants to include contributions from its readers for an article called 'The book that influenced the most'
Write a letter to te editor of the magazine about the book that influenced you most. In your letter
- describe what this book was about
- explain how this book influenced you
- say whether this book would be likely to influence other people
Some people think that parents should limit the time their children spend
watching TV and playing computer games and encourage them to read
books instead.
Do you agree or disagree?
Many people believe that social networking side like (Facebook) have had a use negative impact on both individuals and society .to what extend do you agree?
Many people believe that social networking sites (such as Facebook) have had a huge negative impact on both individuals and societies
To what extent do you agree?
Schools should stop using books for teaching to learn as they find them boring, and use films, TV and computers instead.
To what extent do you agree with this?
Some people believe that people who read books for pleasure can develop more imagination and language skills than those who prefer to watch TV. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
In the future, nobody will buy printed books because they will be able to read everything they want online without paying. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
In the future, nobody will buy printed newspaper or books becasueb they will be able to read everything they want online without paying. To waht extent do you agree or disagree?
It is appropriate and inappropriate at the same moment. I partially agree with this statement. Facebook provides both advantage and disadvantage to a user. Following reasons and examples will be discussed below.
Nowadays young people mostly learn by reading books or watching movies and TV shows, rather than personal experience. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer and include relevant examples from your knowledge and experience.
Some people think that children who spend a lot of time reading children’s story book are wasting their time which could be better used doing other more useful activities.
To what extend do you agree?
Some parents want their children to read educational books instead of entertainment books because those are the waste of time. Do you agree or disagree with this statements
An increasing number of schools provide tablets and laptop computers for students to use in school, replacing books and other printed materials like exams and assigments.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of this trend?
Public libraries will soon no longer be housed in building as all facilites and books are available for all to access. What are the advantages and disadvantages of public libraries existing online?
The role of a library in keeping books is obsolete. So universities should use digital media. What is your opinion? Discuss the advantages and disadvantages.
Compare the advantages and disadvantages of three of the following as media for communicating information. State which three you consider the most effective. comics books radio television film theater Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
With the rise of e-books comes the decline in paper books. Some people see this as a good step forward while others do not. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this trend?
With recent developments in technology like e-books, some people feel that printed media like books, newspapers, and magazines will soon be a thing of the past. Others feel that these forms of media will never disappear.
What is your opinion?
Many people believe that social networking sites (such as Facebook, Twitter and so on) have had a huge negative impact on both individuals and society.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
In many countries today, crime novels and TV crimes dramas are becoming more and more popular.
Why do you think these books and TV shows are popular?
What is your opinion of crime fiction and TV crime dramas?
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The maps below show a bookstore in 2000 and now. Summaries the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
You should write at least 150 words.
E-books and e-readers are extremely popular and considered by many to be better than the traditional paper book. Others claim that paper is the better option.
Discuss both these points and give your own opinion.
Some people think that children should only read academic book. Other believe that reading books for pleasure is equally important. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
You have a complaint about the hotel you stayed at while attending a meeting that was booked by the organiser of a company meeting. Write a letter to the organiser of the meeting and include
Details about the meeting
The problem you faced
What should be done
It is not necessary for people to travel to other places and learn about their culture. We can learn as much as from books, film and television. To what extent do you agree or disagree
The line graph illustrates the number of books loaned out from library which were consumed four months from June and pie chart describes the proportions of borrowed books separated with type of genre.
In the future, nobody will buy printed newspapers or books because they will be able to read everythin they want online without paying.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Some people think that schools should switch from print textbooks to digital textbooks on tablets, while others disagree.
Discuss both point of view and give your own opinion.
Some people believe that reading stories form a book is better than watching tv or playing computer games for children to what extent do you agree or disagree.
Some people believe that it is important for parents to tell or read stories for their children. Others think that parents don’t have to do this because there are many sources for children to read like books, comics and websites. Discuss both view and give your opinion.
A magazine wants to include contributions from its readers for an article called “The book that influenced me most”.
Write a letter to the editor of magazine about the book that influenced you most. In your letter
- Describe what this book was about
- Explain how this book influenced you
- Say whether this book would be likely to influence other people
Modern technology has made it easier for individuals to downloat copyrighted music and books from the Internrt for no charge.
To what extent is this a positive or a negative development?
Some people think that e-books are the death of paper books while others think that paper book will never disappear.
Discuss both sides and give your opinion.
Some people think that schools should stop teaching students by using books, because students find them boring and that children can learn from films, TV, video games and computers instead.
To what extent do you agree?
Reading books keeps a person’s mind active, whereas watching films and TV is passive and does not require a person to use their imaginations. To what extent do you agree or disagree.
Many people believe that social networking websites (such as Facebook) have had a huge negative impact on both individual and society.
To what extent do you agree?
A magazine wants to include contribution from its readers for an article called 'the book that influenced me most". Write a letter to the editor of the magazine about the book that influences you most. In your letter, describe what this book was about, explain how this book influenced you, say whether this book would be likely to influence other people
It is not necessary to travel to other places to learn about the culture, since one can
learn as much as from books, films, and the Internet. To what extent do you agree or
disagree?
It is not neccessary to travel to other places to learn the culture of other people. We can just learn much from books, films and the internet . Do you agree or disagree ?
In the future, nobody will buy printed newspapers or books because they will be able to read everything they want online without paying. To what extend do you agree or disagree with thos statement?
Nowadays, most of the information is available on the Internet, whereas in the past, knowledge was stored in books and on paper. Do you think the advantages of this situation outweigh its disadvantages?
You recently booked a part-time course at a college. You now need to cancel your booking.
Write a letter to the college administrator. In your letter
•Say which part-time course you booked
•Explain why you need to cancel your booking
•Ask about booking a different course
Social media such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram has replaced face-to-face communication in our everyday life. Do the advantages of this development outweigh its disadvantages.
The use of social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, is
replacing face-to-face contact in this century. Do you think the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?
In many countries today, crime novels and TV crime dramas are becoming more and more popluar.
Why do you think these books and TV shows are popular?
What is your opinion of crime fiction and TV crime dramas?