Some people believe that studying at a university or college is the best route to a successful career. Do you agree or disagree?
Some individuals believe that a college or university schooling ought to be obtainable to all college students. Others believe that grater schooling ought to be obtainable only to fantastic college students. Discuss these views. Which view do you agree with? Explain why.
You are going on a short training course at a college in Greenmount, Northern Ireland. You need somewhere to live while you are there.
Write a letter to the accommodation officer at the college. In your letter,
explain your situation
describe the accommodation you require
say when you will need it
You are studying at a college which has very limited sports and leisure facilities for students.
Write a letter to the principal. In your letter:
Outline the situation
Propose ways to improve this situation
Request a meeting to discuss this
You recently received a letter from a friend asking for advice about whether to go to college or to try to get a job. You think he/she should get a job.
Write a letter to this friend. In your letter
-Say why he/she would not enjoy going to the college
-Explain why getting a job is a good idea for him/her
-Suggest types of job that would be suitable for fim/her
You recently booked apart-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
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows：
Dear Sir or Madam,
The rapid development of technology allows students to get university and college degree by taking online courses. People have different opinions toward distance learning because it brings advantages and disadvantages. I will discuss both negative and positive sides of the online courses.
You recently booked a part-time course at a college. You need to cancel your booking.
Write a letter to the college administer. In your letter.
Say which part-time course you booked
Explain why you need to cancel your book
Ask about booking a different course
You live in a room in college which you share with another student. However, there are many problems with this arrangement and you find it very difficult to study. Write a letter to the accommodation officer at the college. In the letter,
• describe the situation
• explain your problems and why it is difficult to study
• say what kind of accommodation you would prefer
You live in a room in the college hostel which has severe problems. You would like to move into another room and need your hostel super's permission for that.
Write a letter to the hostel super. In your letter,
introduce yourself
describe the problems
explain what type of room you would prefer
You are currently taking a course at a college but you will need to have a week off during
this course.
Write a letter to the college Principal.
In the letter
Give details of your course - Advance Diploma in Mechanical Engineering Technology with major in Industrial Design, currently in fifth semester.
Explain why you need a week off - Due to Robotics and software Expo in the USA. Would lovea an opportunity to explore the future posibilities in both fields as well as expand my professional network.
Say what you want the Principal to do - request all the recorded lectures as well as an additional week to catch-up all the study and assignements.
In some countries students pay their own university and college fees, however in other countries government pays their fees. Do the advantages outweigh its disadvantages?
The pie chart highlights the repartition of dance classes in percentage between numerous types of institutions, while the bar graph illustrates the style of dance courses two groups of youngsters follow. Overall, private studios represent the main amenity for dance classes and most of the youth under the age of 11 practice ballet whilst the teenagers from 11 to 16 years old prefer modern dance. Looking in closer detail at the chart, we can notice that private studios head the locations of dance classes accounting for 48%. In addition, school halls come in the second position, representing 24%. Community halls and other schools follow with a rate of 18%. Finally, a small percentage of 10% is attributed to college-based studios. The bar graph brings more pieces of information concerning the style of dancing practised regarding the age. In fact, the majority of ballet dancers belong to the under-11 group, accounting for more than 600 students. Modern style of dancing is, on the contrary, practised by approximately 500 students from the age of 11 to 16 years old. Furthermore, the tap dance courses are almost equally followed by the two groups.
People attend college or university for many defferent reasons (for example, new experiences, career preparation, increased knowledge). Why do you think people attend college or university? You should give reasons for your answer using your own ideas and experience.
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. You are taking a course at a local college. The deadline for your project was last week but you haven't finished it. Write a letter to your lecturer. In your letter introduce yourself explain why you haven't handed in the project yet request more time to do it. Write at least 150 words.
Your local college is organizing an event on International Student’s Day.
Write a letter to the organizer and say:
•What topics would you like them to cover?
•Why would it be interesting for students?
• Ask questions about the arrangement
Task 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You live in a room in college which you share with another student.
However, there are many problems with this arrangement and you find it
very difficult to work.
Write a letter to the accommodation officer at the college. In the letter,
• describe the situation
• explain your problems and why it is difficult to work
• say what kind of accommodation you would prefer
Write at least 150 words.
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
You live in a room in colege which you share with another student. However, there are many problems with this arrangement and you find I verydifficult to work. Write a letter to the accommodation officer at your college. In your letter
Describe the situation
Explain the problem an why is it difficult to work
Say what knd of accommodation you would prefer
You are studying at a college which has very limited sports and leisure facilities for students. Write
a letter to the principal. In your letter,
outline the situation
propose ways to improve this situation
request a meeting to discuss this
Begin your letter ‘Dear --------’
Do not write any addresses
Write at least 150 words
You are currently doing a diploma course at a college, but you need to
take a week off during this course. Write a letter to the college Principal. In
your letter
give details of your course
explain why you need a week off
say what you want the Principal to do
You are attending an evening course at a college. Write a letter to the administrator of the college.
1. What do you like about the course?
2. What are some areas of improvement?
3. What is your suggestion?
The graphs show figures relating to hours worked and stress levels amongst profesionals in eight groups. Describe the information shown to a university or a college lecture.
The pie chart highlights the repartition of dance classes in percentage between numerous types of institutions, while the bar graph illustrates the style of dance courses two groups of youngsters follow. Overall, private studios represent the main amenity for dance classes and most of youth under the age of 11 practice ballet whilst the teenagers from 11 to 16 years old prefer modern dance. Looking in closer detail at the chart, we can notice that private studios head the locations of dance classes accounting for 48%. In addition, school halls come in the second position, representing 24%. Community halls and other schools follow with a rate of 18%. Finally, a small percentage of 10% is attributed to college-based studios. The bar graph brings more pieces of information concerning the style of dancing practiced regarding the age. In fact, the majority of ballet dancers belongs to the under 11 group, accounting for more than 600 students. Modern style of dancing is, in contrary, practiced by approximately 500 students from the age of 11 to 16 years old. Furthermore, the tap dance courses are almost equally followed by the two groups.
In some countries, more and more adults are living with their parnets after graduating from college or even after finding a job. Do the advantages of this outweigh disadvantages?
Millions of people 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.
A local college is having an international day. You want to speak about your country to students from different cultures.
Write a letter to the college head. In your letter:
Tell him/her about the topics that you are going to talk about
Explain why would they be of interest to the students
Ask about any arrangements that you need to make to give the talk
You wish to apply for a new college course, but you are unsure about the details of cost, duration
and subjects posted on the college website. Write an email to the relevant person in admissions at
the college, asking them to clarify these points for you. In this email,
•Say what your interest is
•Explain why the website is unclear
•Request the information that you need
Begin your letter ‘Dear --------’
Do not write any addresses
The map describes the development of a college campus in 2005 and 2015. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The charts below show what UK graduates and postgraduates who did not go into full-time work did after leaving college in 2008.
Many students now work whilst they are studying in college or university. This often results in them having less time to concentrate on their studies as well as feeling under pressure. What are some of the causes of this? What solutions could you suggest?
You live in a room in college which you share with another student. However, threre are many problems with this arrangement and you find it very difficult to work. Write a letter to the accommodation officer at the college. In the letter,
*describe the situation
*explain your problems and why it is difficult to work
*say what kind of accommodation you would prefer
Some people believe that studying at university or college is the best way to a successful career, while others believe that it is better to get a job after school. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
You have a friend who lives in a city abroad. You have decided that you would like to apply to do a course at one of the colleges in this city.
Write a letter to your friend. In the letter
explain what you would like to do
explain what kind of work or studies you have been doing for the past few years
ask for assistance in contacting an appropriate institution
Some believe that studying at university or college is the best route to career, while others believe that it is better to get a job straight after school. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
People have a lot of opinions about the value of advanced education. Which do you think is the most important reason to attend college or university? Use reasons and examples to support your answer.
The government should pay for the college fees for everyone who wants to study at the University. To what extend do you agree or disagree.
You have a spare room in your apartment that you would like to rent out to a student. Write a letter to the Student Accommodation Officer of local college.
In your letter, you should tell:
- where your apartment is located
- when the room will be available
- what your requirements for a student to stay there are
Begin your letter as follow:
Dear…,
The charts below show what UK graduates and postgraduates students who did not go into full-time work did after leaving college in 2008.
You have a spare room in your apartment that you would like to rent out to a student write aletter to the student accomodation officer of local college
In your letter, you should tell:
Where your apartment is located
When the room will be available
What your requirements for a student to stay there are.
The maps below show the present building of a college and the plan for changes to the college site in the future.
The table below shows the percentage of first year students who gave ‘very good’ rating to the resources provided by the college, for three courses.
Question: You recently received letter from a friend asking for your advice on go to college or try to get a job. You think he/she should get a job.Write a letter to this friend.In your letter:
°Say why she will not enjoy going to college
°Explain why getting a job is a good idea
°Suggest the type of job that would be suitable.
Some young people go to college or university to have a successful career path. Others, however, chose to go straight to work to gain real-life experience after high school. Discuss both views and write your opinion.
The bar chart shows the number of overseas students enrolled in a third year Computer Science course at a Canadian college. Summarise the information by selecting and report in the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Dear Sir,
I am writting this letter to inform you regarding project related course. i am Aiden. i am taking diploma in your college in heath care aide. i need to finish my course last to full fill my requirement.
Moreover, i am not able to finish my course at time because of right hand injury. So this the reason i was unable to inform you at time. Also, i have physician reference letter regarding this mishappening and taking bed rest.
Please give me 2-4 days more to complete my course. Because now am able to write and complete my work as early as possible. i am almost at the end of project, so i just need a time for final completion and wrting a bibliography.
Hope you understad this circumstance and give me some extra time. Thank you
Your sincerely,
Aiden
Some people believe that studying at university or college is the best route to a successful career while others believe that it is better to get a job straight after school. Discuss noth views and give your opinion.
You are interested in enrolling in a cooking class at a local college and would like a friend to come with you. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter
• say where and when the class will be held
• give reasons why you think your friend might be interested
• suggest a time and place to meet to discuss the idea
Write at least 150 words.
You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear…
Many people join distance-learning programmes and study at home, but some people think that it cannot bring the same benefit as attending colleges or universities does. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Some people point that experiential learning can work well in formal education. However, others think a traditional form of teaching is the best. Do you think experiential learning can work well in high schools or colleges?
The chartss below showwhat UK graduate and post graduate students who did not go into full-time work did after leaving college in 2008.