More and more people are moving from rural areas to live in cities.
What problems can this cause?
How can these problems be solved?
Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words.
Some people believe that we cannot learn anything from the history for our life today, while others believe that history is a valuable source of information to understand human's life. Discuss both views and give your opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience
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Labour-saving devices such as dishwashers and communication tools such as computers are supposed to make our lives easier. However, some people argue that these devices only make them more difficult.
Does modern technology reduce or increase stress?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Many of today’s most urgent problems can only be solved through international cooperation.
To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or
Some people like to try new things, for example, places to visit and types of food. Other people prefer to keep doing things they are familiar with.
Discus both attitude and give your opinion.
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In many countries, international tourism has become an important source of income. However, it also has negative effects.
Do the benefits of international tourism outweigh the disadvantages?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
New technologies have changed the way children spend their free time.
Do advantages of this outweigh disadvantages?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experi
As technology improves, there will be fewer jobs for people in the future.
Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words.
Many people today, especially in the developed world, are choosing to have fewer children, or none at all. Why is this happening, and do you think it is a good trend?
Give reasons for your answer, and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Using a computer every day can have more negative than positive effects on young children.
Do you agree or disagree?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Some companies blocks their employees from using social media and web sites such as facebook. Do you think managers should trust employees to use time wisely, or do you think it is smart of companies to blocks access to some sites? Provide reasons and examples to support your opinion.
Universities should accept equal number of male and female studying every subject. Do you agree or disagree. Give reason and include relevant example from your own knowledge.
In the past, most people spent their entire career working for one company, whereas people nowadays move from one job to another.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? Which do you think is better?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Some universities make student’s specialized in a single subject, other universities make students take many subjects. Which policy do you think is better? Use examples and reasons to explain
The government should close companies that produce toxic waste materials without their own waste treatment. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Use specific reasons and examples to support your position.
Some high school students work part-time in addition to going to school.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of high school students having
part-time jobs?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own
knowledge or experience
Compared to the past, more people are now studying abroad because it is more convenient and cheaper than before. Do you think this is beneficial to the foreign student’s home country? Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.
Many today feel that attention spans are becoming shorter due to the prevalence of social media.
Do you agree or disagree?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
In some countries an average employee is legally obliged to retire at the age of 55 or 60, while in others, like Japan, people can work until they are physically and mentally fit to perform duties. what is the system prevailing in your country? until what age should people be allowed to countinue in salaried jobs. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own experience or knowledge.
Nowadays, traffic is a serious problem in big cities. Why this is so and what effects does it bring? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
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To solve the ever-increasing environmental hazards throughout the world, the best way is to increase the price of fuel. What is your opinion on the above assumption?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Write at least 250 words.
Nowadays countries are reducing the cost of air travel as compared to the past. While some argue this will result in a negative outcome, others believe it will be positive.
Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Use relevant examples.
Nowadays people use bicycles less as a form of transport. Why is this the case? What can we do to encourage people to use bicycles more? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from own knowledge or experience.
In many countries, the amount of crime is increasing
What do you think are the main causes of crime?
How can we deal with those causes?
Give reaons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
People are less fit and active nowadays than in the past. What are the reasons for this? What measures can be taken to fix this?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relavent examples from your own knowledge and experience
We are becoming increasingly dependent on computers. They are used in businesses, crime, detection and even to fly planes. What things will they be used for in the future? Is this dependence on computers a good thing or should we be more suspicious of their benefits?
Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words.
Some people believe that the government
Should take care of old people and provide financial support after they retire. Others say individuals should save during their working years to fund their own retirement. What is your opinion? Give reason for your answer and include examples from your own experience
In some countries, government safety laws include things such as wearing a hard hat on a building site or wearing safety clothes in certain factories. To what extent are laws of this kind good idea? What sort of safety law would you introduce, if you were given a chance?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
The knowledge we gain from personal experiences is more valuable than the knowledge we gain from books.
Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
Do not use memorized examples
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In many countries, people are now living longer than ever before. Somepeople say an ageing population creates problems for governments. Other people think there are benefits if society has more elderly people.To what extent do the advantages of having an ageing population outweigh the disadvantages? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Some people prefer to eat meals at restaurants, while others like to prepare and eat food in their own home. Which do you prefer? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer
Some people think that housing facilities should be built in the vacant areas of cities and towns, while others believe that parks should be set instead. Planting trees is very important for the environment.
Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Many countries have the same shops and products. Some consider it a positive development, whereas others consider it negative. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from own knowledge or experience.
Everybody should be allowed admission to university or college programs regardless of their level of academic ability.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevent examples from your own knowledge or experience.
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An increasing number of domestic appliances (e.g., air purifiers and water purifiers)
are on the market to tackle water pollution and air pollution. Why is this the case? Is
this a positive indicator of the development of human beings? Give reasons for your
answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Write at least 250 words.
In general, people are living longer now. Which of the following do you think accounts for
this phenomenon?
•Technological improvements
•Changes to education systems
•Improvements to our diets
Use specific details and examples in your answer. You may choose more than one cause.
These days, children tend to spend a great deal of time playing computer games. Some believe this is a beneficial trend while others think it is detrimental.
Which viewpoint do you agree with?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
These days, it is pervasive to have people from two different generations mix in the same workplace. Are there more advantages or disadvantages to this situation? Give your own opinion and include relevant examples.
It is as important to teach children to protect the environment as it is to teach them to read and write. To what extent do you agree with this statement? Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Computer games is very popular in all ages and nations. Parent think it has little educational
Value and more harmful effects. What is your opinion about this? Give example based on your own experience.
Some people believe that educational systems should be highly selective, admitting only the most talented and high-achieving students. Others argue that education should be inclusive, providing equal opportunities for all students regardless of their academic abilities.
Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
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In the past, most people spent their entire career working for one company, whereas people nowadays move from one job to another.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? Which do you think is better?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Now that computers can very well translate all kinds of languages in the world, do we really need to learn more languages in future?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
A number of tertiary courses require students to undertake a period of unpaid work at institution or organisation as part of their program. what are the advantages and disadvantages of the type of course requirement? give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge.
Many say that international students should reside in university dormitories while others think shared community housing is better. What are the advantages of both? Which approach do you favour? Give reasons and examples to support your answer.
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Some people think that having a set retirement age (e.g. 65 years) for everybody, regardless of occupation, is unfair. They believe that certain workers deserve to retire and receive a pension at an earlier age.
Do you agree or disagree?
Which types of workers do you think should benefit from early retirement?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Walking along any major street, one sees examples of pirated goods being sold openly in stalls and kiosks. Some people believe that people who sell these products should be prosecuted.
To what extent do you agree with this?
In Britain, when someone gets old, they often go to live in a home with other elderly where there are nurses to look after them. Sometimes the government has to pay for this care. Who do you think should pay for this care, the government or the family? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Write about following topic: New stories on TV and in newspapers are very often accompanied by pictures. Some people say that these pictures are more effective than words. What is your opinion about this? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words.
Some people believe that unpaid community services should be a compulsory part of high School programs (for example working for a charity improving the neighbourhood or teaching sports youngsters).To what extent do you agree or disagree