Individual actions have little or no effect on climate change .For this reason , worthwhile change can only be made at governmental level.To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Some parents believe that extra private lessons outside school hours, where students work alone with a teacher, can help them do better at school. Others disagree. What are the advantages and disadvantages of private tuition?
Do you believe that self-driving cars will become common in the near future? Why or why not?
Support your answer with reasons and expamles from your own knowledge or experience.
You are going on holiday and have just remembered that your aunt lives in one of the cities you will be visiting.
Write a letter to your aunt. In your letter:
Tell her about your holiday plans
Ask if you can stay with her for a portion of the trip
Explain how you will make it up to her
Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Aunt Sally,
In their advertising businesses now adays usually emphasise that their products are new in some way
Why is this ? do you think it is a positive or negative development
In recent years, the family structure and the role of its members are gradually changing. What kinds of change have occurred? Do you think these changes are positive and negative?
Many young people today spend too much time following the latest fashion trends in areas such as clothing and technology.
Do the advantages of this trend outweight the drawbacks?
Nowadays, many people use social media every day to keep in touch with others and news events. Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
Your workplace does not have a carpark, and it is causing some problems. Write a letter to your manager. In your letter
Describe the problems this is causing
Explain what benefits a car park would bring to the company
Suggest a solution for the car park problem
The given line graphs illustrate the percentage of households with electrical appliances and the time taken to do housework during the years between 1920 and 2019.
A government has a responsibility to its citizens to ensure their safety. Therefore, some people think that the government should increase spending on defence but spend less on social benefits. To what extent do you agree?
Although the prices of fuels have greatly increased over the last decade or two, it is argued that further increases in fuel prices are the only way to reduce world consumption of fuel and lessen pressure on the world’s fuel resources. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Many people believe that social networking sites (such as Facebook) have had a huge negative impact on both individuals and cociety.
To what extent do you agree?
Nowadays, people are not as fit and healthy as they used to be in the past which creates health issues in the long the run. What are the reasons? What can be done to solve this problem?
Teachers are not as importance as they used to be because of the choice of other alternatives for students such as, online teaching.To what extent do you agree or disagree ?
Increasing housing problem in big city is a social consequences. Some people say that only government can solve this problem. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Some people claim that museums and art galleries will not be need because people can see historical objects and works of arts by computers. Do you agree or disagree
Scientists argue that the use of modern gadgets, such as cellphones and tablets, by young people has the potential to boost creativity. Do you agree or disagree?
In some countries, owning a house rather than renting one is very important for people.
Why is this the case?
Do you think this is a positive or negative situation?
Some people think an international car-free day is an effective way to reduce air pollution. Others think there are more affective way do to this. Discuss both sides and give your opinion
The noise levels have impacted the quality of our life, what are the causes of this problem and what should be done to solve it.
Child labour is considered to be one of the most serious problems ob the planet. What are the reasons why children find themselves in child labour and can be done to tackle this issue ?
Nowadays many nations are facing the problem of declining number of students attending science subjects at university.
What do you think are the underlying reasons for such trend?
How can it affect these nations?
4 Telecommuting refers to workers doing their jobs from home for part of each week and communicating with their office using computer technology .
Telecommuting is growing in many countries and is expected to be common for most office workers in the coming decades .
How do you think society will be affected by the growth of telecommutin ?
In the future, no one will buy printed newspapers or books because they will be able to read everything online with out paying.
to what extent do you agree or disagree? with this statment
Today more and more tourists are visiting places where conditions are difficult to live such as Sahara desert or Antarctica. Do advantages outweight the disadvantage of live there .
Many people today are choosing to live and work in another country after graduating from university in their home country. Why is this? Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Write about the following topic:
Many working people get little or no exercise either during the working day or in their free time and have health problems as a result.
Why do so many working people not get enough exercise?
What can be done about this problem?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
It is sometimes said that people who think only about
themselves are happier because they get what they want.
Others say that selfish people have no friends and are
usually lonely.
Why do you think some people act selfishly?
Is it good to be selfish?
It is a doctor's responsibility to inform patients if they have a serious disease. Doctors should not be allowed to withhold medical information from their patients. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
You are leaving a job and coming back to your hometown. Write a letter to your friend and say :
1. What is the reason for your leaving
2. What do you plan to do
3. Where an when will you meet your friend to discuss it?
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You have recently moved into a new house. You want to tell your friend about your good news.
Write to your friend. In the letter:
• Describe the house.
• Describe the neighbourhood.
• Invite your friend to come and see the house.
You do not need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows:
Dear ...,
You should write at least 150 words.
Some people think that the provision of healthcare is the responsibility of the state, while others believe the individual to be responsible for the costs of their own healthcare.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with these perspectives?
Some people think it is important to wpend on roads and highways than on public transport systems such as railways and trams. To what extent do you agree or diagree?
Many countries aim to improve their living standard by economic developnent but some important social values are lost as a result.
Do you think advantages of economic development outweigh the disadvantages.
The graph shows the demand for energy and the energy available for fossil fuels in Freedonia from 1985 to 2005. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.
In the furure, nobody will buy printed newspapers or 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.
Your workplace does not have a parking area for cars, and it is causing some problems. Write a letter to your manager and include the following:
– Describe the problems it has caused.
– Explain what benefits a parking area would bring to the company.
– Suggest a solution.
Children at secondary school are often taken on visits to museums, zoo and concerts and sometimes even to other countries. What do you think the advantages and disadvantages of such visits are?
In the future all cars, buses and trucks will be driveless. The only people traveling inside these vehicles will be passengares.
Do you think the advantages of driveless vehicles outweigh the disadvantages?
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Write about the following topic:
Today our communications, medicine and transport systems all depend on computer technology. Our reliance on computer technology in these fields has created a dangerous situation.
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.
Write at least 250 words.
A restaurant has placed an advertisement for waiters and waitresses in your local newspaper. You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. Write a letter to the restaurant, applying for the job. In your letter:
explain what you are currently doing
describe your suitability for this area of work
say when you can attend an interview.
Some people argue that it is the governments responsibility to transport children to school while others believe that parents should do that discuss both views and give your opinion.
Economic growth is the only way to end world poverty. However, some people say it leads to environmental damage and should be stopped. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Children are now less active in their free time than in the past. Therefore, sports lessons must be compulsory in schools. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
As water is valuable resource, governments all over the world should control how much water their citizens use. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
You want to improve your English and a friend has given you contact details for a private teacher. Write a letter to the teacher and say:
why you want to improve your English
how the teacher can help you
when you would like to start having lessons?
You should write at least 150 words.
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear ……………….
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You experienced a problem while visiting a store in your neighborhood.
Write a letter to the manager of the store. In your letter:
Describe the problem
Explain why this problem has upset you
State what you want to happen as a result of your letter
Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Sir or Madam,
Write a letter to a friend who will come to your country to work for 6 months.
In your letter, you should:
• recommend a city
• suggest a few jobs that your friend could do
• give some opinions about making friends with the locals.
The Table below shows the numbers of visitors to Ashdown Museum during the year before and the year after it was refurbished. That starts so the result of surveys asking visitors how satisfied they were with their visit during the same two periods.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.