Some students to take a gap years after graduating high school to work and/or travel . The advantages and disadvantages of this
interviews form the basic selecting criteria for most large campaniles. However, some people think the interview is not o reliable method of choosing whom lo employ and there are other better methods. To what extent 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 advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Some people think that children should be taught to be competitive in school .other , however , say that cooepration and team working skills are more important. Discuss bothe sides of this argument and then give your own opinion.
School should teach children good behaviour and interduce idea of right and wrong.it shoukd not only left to parents.To what extent do you agree or disagree.
Schools should focus on academic success and passing examinations. Skills such as cookery, dressmaking and woodwork should not be taught at school as it is better to learn these from family and friends. To that extent do you agree or disagree.
In some countries, young people are encouraged to work or travel for a year between finishing high school and starting university studies. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages for young adults who decide to do this.
In many countries around the world young people decide to leave their parents’ homes once they finish school. They start living on their own or sharing a house with friends. Is this a positive or a negative development?
Many people believe that teenagers should concentrate on all school subject. But others believe that teenagers should focus on the subject that they are good at or they find the most interest. Discuss both sides and give your opinion.
In some countries, people buy clothes and choose hairstyles according to the latest fashion. Why is this happening? Is this a positive or negative development?
Some people believe that universities should only offer places to students with high marks, while others believe that people of all ages should be allowed even if they don’t do well in school. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Some people believe that teaching children at home is best for a child’s development while others think that it is important for children to go to school. Discuss the advantages of both methods and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Information technology enable many people to do their chores outside their workplace (e.g at home or while travelling) do the benefits outweigh the disadvantages?
Some experts believe that it is better for children to beign learning a foreign language at primary school rather than secondary school. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages.
some people believe that teaching childern at home is best for child,s development while others think that it is important for childern to go to schools. discuss the advantages of both methods and give your own opinion.
Some people believe that schools should put children of different ages together in the same class. What is your opinion about this?
The illustrations show how chocolate is produced. This diagram explains part of the chocolate production process. It demonstrates ten stages of making chocolate, starting with the growing of cacao trees to producing liquid chocolate.
Some people think that children should start school at a very early age. Others believe that children should start school later. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Some people believe that studying at university or college is the best route to a sucessful career, while others believe that it is better to get a job straight after school. Discuss both views and give your opinion
Many young people choose to take a year out between finishing school and starting university in order to work experience or to travel. The experience of non-academic life this offers benefits the individual when they return to education. To what extend do you agree or disagree?
both men and women these days work full-time, so it is logical for them to share household chores equally. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
You recently dida short cookery course.The cookery school has asked for your feedback on this course.
Write a letter to the course director at the cookery school.In your letter
describe what you enjoyed about the course
say how much cooking you have done since the course
suggest another cookery course you'd like the school to offer
In some counties,many more people are choosing to live alone nowadays than in the past.Do you think this is a positive or negative development?
Students in a school should learn academic subjects and pass exams. Other skills such as cookery, dressmaking, and woodwork can be learned from family and friends. Do you agree or disagree?
School leaver usually go to work or travelling instead of going directly to a university. Do you think this is advantage or disadvantage for their study?
schoole should stop using books for teaching to learn as they find them boring, and use films tv and computer instead. to what extent do you agree with this.
Many people believe that schools should teach children to become good citicens and workers rather than independent individuals. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give your own opinion and relevant examples.
Nowadays many people choose to be self-employed,rather than work for a company or organisations. Why might this be the case? What could be disadvantages of being self-employed?
Many university graduates connot find a job in their chosen profession. What factors may have caused this situation and what, in your opinion, should be done about it? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Some people argue that student should read history in school,other opinion that they should read technology. discuss both views and give your opinion.
Once children enter school, teachers have more influence on their intellectual and social developments than parents. 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 and experience.
In future more people will choose to go to holiday in their own country and not travel abroad on holidays. Do you agree or disagree?
In the future, more people will choose to go on holiday in their own country and not trael abroad on holiday. Agree or disagree?
Government should fund sport and art for school students , rather than professional sports , arts events . Agree or disagree
WRITING TASK 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You recently did a short cookery course. The cookery school has asked for your feedback on this course.
Write a letter to the course director at the cookery school. In your letter
- describe what you enjoyed about the course
-say how much cooking you've done since the course
- suggest another cookery course you'd like the school to offer
23 May 2025, The diagrams below show the site of a school in 2004 and 2024. Write a report of at least 150 words, summarizing the main features and making comparison where relevant.
Some people believe that unpaid community service should be a compulsory part of high school programes (for example working for a charity, improving the nighborhood or teaching sports to younger children). What extent do you agree or disagree?
In some countries there are more yung people choosing to enrol in work-based training instead of attending university. Do the advantages of this situation outweigh the disadvantages?
In recent years, more and more people are choosing to read e-books rather than paper books. Do the advantages outweight the disadvantages?
A friend wants to get some information about an elementary school where one of your cousins studies.
Write a letter to this friend. In your letter,
•say why this school is a good elementary school
•mention how expensive it is
•explain why your friend should get his/her child admitted there
Some people suggest that children do not understand the world of work and schools should make all teenager spend a short time working as well as studying academic subjects. To what extent do you agree?
More students should choose to do voluntary work during the long holidays rather than working for money. Discuss both views.
many people use distance-learning programs to study at home, but some think that it cannot bring the same benefits of attending school, college or university. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
Some believe that children should start school after the age of 7 while others think that school should begin from a very young age. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Some people think that in order to continue improving the quality of high school education, students should be encouraged to evaluate and criticize their teachers. Others, however, believe that this would result in the loss of discipline for teachers. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
Some people believe that nowadays we have too much choices. To what extend do you agree and disagree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own kn0owledge of experience.
Some people believe that people today have more choices than they need. 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.
The bar chart below shows the number of hours each teacherspent teaching in different schools in four different countries in 2001.
Some people think that parents should teach children how to be good members of society. Others, however, believe that school is the place to learn this. Discuss both these wiews and give your own opinion.
Some people that allowing children yo make their own choices on everyday matters (such as food , clothes and entertainment ) is likely to result in a society of individuals who only think about their own wishes . Other people believe that it is important for children to make decisions about matters that affect them . Discuss both these views and give your own opinion .