Some people believe that children’s leisure activities must be educational, otherwise, they are a complete waste of time. Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your experience. (Theme 1ta)
The chart below shows the results of three surveys on absenteeism in a particular European country in the years 2000, 2005, and 2010.
The young today spend a large amount of their leisure time in shopping centers. It is feared that this could have a negative influence on the young and society. To what extend do you agree or disagree with this view? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
For many, shopping malls are great places to spend their leisure time and meet others. People, however, in the past mostly visited those when necessary. To what extent do you think this is a negative trend? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Your local council is considering closing a sports and leisure center that it runs, in order to save money.
Write a letter to the local council. In your letter:
•give details of how you and your friends or family use the center
•explain why the sports leisure center is important for the local community
•describe the possible effects on local people if the center closes
Nowadays, it is increasingly more difficult to maintain the right balance between work and other aspects of one’s life, such as time with family and leisure needs. How important do you think is this balance? Why do people find it hard to achieve?
Your local council is considering closing a sports and leisure centre to save money.
Write a letter to your council. In your letter
-Give details on how you and your family use the centre.
-explain why the centre is important for the local community.
-describe the potential effects on local people if the centre closes.
The young today spend a large amount of their leisure time in shopping centres. It is feared that this trend can bring negative influences on the youths and the society. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this view?
The bar chart provides information on the distribution of weekly family income among key 8 areas in one country over a 50-year period of time. In 1968 and 2018, the largest portion was spent on food and leisure respectively. The least expenditure had not changed over time which is fuel and power. The money spent on household goods remained the same for these 2 years. The amount spent on leisure doubled over the 50-year period time although the clothing and footwear expenditure had reduced in half. In 1968, the portions of income spent on housing and clothing and footwear were the same but in 2018, the housing expense had almost doubled even though the clothing and footwear amount had reduced significantly.
Some people believe that children’s leisure activities must be educational, otherwise they are a waste of time. Do you agree or disagree? Give reason for your answer and include any relevant example from your experience.
Some parents are worried about the increasing level of violence in TV, video games, and other types of entertainment for children’s leisure. How does this affect children? How do you think this problem can be tackled?
Some people think watching sports is waste of leisure time. What is your opinion?
The table and bar graph below show time spent on leisure and household activities in the UK. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Some people think that watching sport is a waste of time during leisure time. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Many people today work long hours, leaving them with little time for leisure activities. Why ia this happened? What problem does it cause?
Sport has an important role in society. Some people believe that it is nothing more than leisure activities. Discuss both and give your own opinion.
n some countries young people have little leisure time and under a lot of pressure to work hard in their studies. What do you think are the causes of this? What solutions can you suggest?
The increasing number of people travelling abroad for leisure is contributing to over-tourism in many destinations. Is this a positive or negative development?
Some say that sports play an important role in society. Others, however, think that it is nothing more than a leisure activity. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
: For many , shopping malls are great places to spend their leisure time and meet others . People , however, in the past mostly visited shopping malls when necessary . To what extent do you think this is a negative trend?
Some people opine that entertainment or leisure activities should be subsidized by the government. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
Many people believe that the increasing use of modern technology at work and in leisure is reducing people's creativity. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
The young today spend a large amount of their leisure time in shopping centres. It is feared that this could have a negative influence on the young and society. To what extend do you agree or disagree with this view? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Some people think that it is important to use leisure time for activities that improve the mind, such as reading and doing word puzzles. Other people feel that it is important to rest the mind during leisure time. Discuss two views and give your opinion.
The chart shows the average number of hours each day that Chinese, American, Turkish and Brazilian tourists spent doing leisure activities while on holiday in Greece in August 2019. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
Some people think that watching sports is wastage during leisure time. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
The following two pie charts show the results of a survey into the popularity if various leisure activities among European adults in 1985 an 1995. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
some people believe that the best way of learning about lifeis by listening to the advise of family and friends. Other people believe that the best way of learning about life is through personal experience. Compare the advantages of these two different ways of learning about life.
Some people see sports only as a leisure activity, while others believe sports play a more important role. Discuss both views and give your opinion. Provide a band 8 example
The graph below gives information about monthly electricity, water and gas use at a leisure centre in Manchester.
The topic is to describe the amount of leisure time enjoyed by men and women of different employment statuses based on the provided bar chart. The chart categorizes leisure time by full-time employment, part-time employment, unemployment, retirement, and housewives for the years 1998-1999. The task is to write a report for a university lecturer, summarizing the information shown in the chart in at least 150 words.
Many people working longer hours, leaving little time for leisure activities. What are the advantages and disadvantages..
Your local council is considering closing a sport and leisure centre that it runs, in order to save money. Write a letter to the local council. In your letter:
.give details of how you and friends or family use the centre
.explain why sport and leisure centre is important for the local community
.describe the possible effects on local people if the centre closes.
The graph below gives information about monthly electricity, water and gas use at a leisure centre in Manchester. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Topic: Some people think that it is important to use leisure time for activities that improve the mind, such as reading and doing word puzzles. Other people feel that it is important to rest the mind during leisure time. Discuss both sides and give your opinion.
Your local council is considering closing a sports and leisure centre that it runs, in order to save money.
Write a letter to the local council. In your letter give details of how you and your friends or family use the centre
explain why the centre is important for the local community
describe the possible effects on local people if the centre closes
The table below shows the percentage of adults in four age groups who participated in various leisure activities in a country in 2020. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Age Group / Activity18-25 years26-35 years36-45 years46-55 years Sports45%35%25%15% Reading30%40%50%60% Social Media80%75%60%40% Gardening5%10%25%45%
The following two pie charts show the results of a survey into the popularity of various leisure activities among European adults in 1985 and 1995. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 word
Children’s leisurely activities must be educational. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Some parents are worried about the increasing level of violence in TV, videos games & other types of entertainment for children’s leisure. How does this affect children? How do you think problem can be tackled?
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
Many people work long hours, leavig very littletime foe leisure activities. Does thbis stiuation have more advantages or more disadvantgaes ?
Shopping is now one of the most popular forms of leisure activity in many countries for young adults. What do you think is the reason for this? Is this a positive or negative development?
Some people think that it is important to use leisure time for activities that improve the mind , such as reading and doing word puzzles . Other people feel that it is important to rest the mind during leisure time . Dicuss two views and give your opinion .
The young today spend a large amount of their leisure time in shopping centers. It is feared that this trend can bring negative influences on the youths and the society. To what extend do you agree or disagree with this view? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
The table below gives information on consumer spending on different items in five different countries in 2002 Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where irrelevant. The image contains a table detailing the percentage of national consumer expenditure by category for 2002 across five countries. Ireland's expenditure includes 28.91% on Food/Drinks/Tobacco, 6.43% on Clothing/Footwear, and 2.21% on Leisure/Education. Italy's expenditure comprises 16.36% on Food/Drinks/Tobacco, 9.00% on Clothing/Footwear, and 3.20% on Leisure/Education. Spain reports 18.80% for Food/Drinks/Tobacco, 6.51% for Clothing/Footwear, and 1.98% for Leisure/Education. Sweden exhibits an expenditure of 15.77% on Food/Drinks/Tobacco, 5.40% on Clothing/Footwear, and 3.22% on Leisure/Education. Turkey demonstrates a spending pattern with 32.14% on Food/Drinks/Tobacco, 6.63% on Clothing/Footwear, and 4.35% on Leisure/Education.
Information technology is changing many aspects of our lives and now dominates our home, leisure and work activities. To what extent do the benefits of formation technology outweigh the disadvantages?
Shopping is now one of the most popular forms of leisure activities for young adults in many countries. Why is this? It is a positive or negative development?
The map below shows three possible locations for a leisure centre. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
The chart below shows the results of three surveys on absenteeism in a particular European country in the years of 2000, 2005 and 2010. The results show the reasons people gave for not going to work.