You are a student, and your local government has recently proposed a new policy to increase the homework for students. They believe that more homework will improve educational outcomes. However, there is a heated debate in your community regarding this proposal. Some people argue that homework will burden students and take away from their free time and extracurricular activities. Others believe that it will provide more time for focused learning and better prepare students for their future.
As a student, please write a letter to your local government to provide your opinion on whether you support or oppose the proposed policy.
There are more new towns nowadays, it is more important to include public parks and sports for individuals to spend their free time. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Today children spend a lot of their free time watching TV. Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages of this practice? Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Children should take part time job in their free time or they should totally focus on their studies. What are the advantages and disadvantages to children of doing so?
New household appliances have resulted in more free time for women and have enabled them to both works and run a home with dependent children. What are the advantages of a family when the mother works? Do you think the disadvantages outweigh the advantages?
The table below shows the percentage of adults in the urban and rural areas who took part in four free time activities in the years 1990 and 2010.
THE CHART BELOW SHOWS THE PERCENTAGE OF MENAND WOMEN WHO DID VARIOUS FREE TIME ACTIVITIES IN ENGLAND
Many people nowadays spend a large of their free time using a smartphone. What do you think are the reasons for this? Do you think this is a positive or negative developments?
Write a letter to your friend who is moving to your hometown. In your letter: Describe your hometown Recommend a place to live Suggest things your friend can do in their free time
Many children are in encouraged by their parents to get a part time job in their free time. What are the advantages and disadvantages of children doing so?
Too much emphasis is given for education of the young. More governments money should be spent to free time activity of young people. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Young people spend a lot of free time in the shopping center. This can be negative. Do you agree or disagree.
Some parents believe that their children should do educational activities during their free time. Others say that in this way children are underpressure. Discuss both views and give your opinion
Some people say that parents shoudl encourage their children to take part in organised group activities in their free time. Others say that it is important for children to learn how to occupy themselves on their own. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
Some people believe that children are given too much free time. They feel that this time should be used to do more school work. How do you think children should spend their free time. Reason and examples....
Some argue that having substantial wealth and limited leisure time is preferable to having less money but more free time. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Your local council has advertised for volunteers to teach on a basic English programme for refugees. You would like to do some work for this programme in your free time.
Write a letter to the programme coordinator. In your letter
• explain why you would like to do unpaid work on this programme
• describe why you are a suitable candidate
• say when you are available to teach.
These days, children have easy access to home computers, tablets, and smartphones and many spend a large part of free time using these devices. Dicuss the advantages and disadvantages of this situation and give your own opinion.
Too much emphasis on is given for educaton of the young. More government money should be spent to free time activity of young people. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Our local hospital has advertised people to do unpaid work helping at the hospital. You would like to do some work at the hospital in your free time.
Write a letter to the hospital. In your letter
•explain why you would like to do unpaid work at the hospital
• say what type of unpaid work you would be able to do
• give details of when you would be available for this work
People whor read for pleasure in their free time have a better imagination than those who prefer to watch TV. Agree or Disagree?
: Some people believe that children should spend all of their free time with their families. Others believe that this is unneccessary or even negative. Discuss the possible arguments on both sides, and say which side you personally support.
Our local hospital has advertised people to do unpaid work helping at the hospital. You would like to do some work at the hospital in your free time.
Write a letter to the hospital. In your letter
•explain why you would like to do unpaid work at the hospital
•say what type of unpaid work you would be able to do
• give details of when you would be available for this work
There are more new towns being built nowadays it is more important to include public parks and sports facilities than shopping centres for individual to spend their free time to .what extent do you agree or disagree?
Some people believe that teenagers should be required to do unpaid community work in their free time. This can benefit teenagers and the community as well. To what extent do you agre or disagree?
The chart below shows the percentage of men and women who did various free time activities in England.(VMN)
Some people believe that school children should be required to do unpaid community service in their free time, such as helping in a retirement home or cleaning up public spaces. 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 school. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
You have seen an advertisement in an Australian magazine for someone to live with a family for six months and look after their six- year-old child. Write a letter to the parents. In your letter:
-Explain why you would like the job
– give details of why you would be a suitable person to employ
– say how you would spend your free time while you are in Australia
Some people say that parent should encourage their children to take part in organized group activities in their free time. others say that it is important for children to learn how to occupy themselves on their own discuss both opinions and give your opinion ?
The government spends a lot of money on education. More money should be spent on free time activities. To what extent do agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answers and include relevant examples from your knowledge or experience.
oung people spend less of their free time with their family nowadays.What are the reasons for this?Are there more negative or positive sides to this trend?
People who read for pleasure in their free time have a better imagination than those who prefer to watch television. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Many children are encouraged by their parents to get a part-time job in their free time. What are the advantages and disadvantages to children in doing so?
Some parents believe that their children should do educational activities during their free time. Others say that in this way children are under pressure. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task
You have seen an advertisement in an Australian magazine for someone to live with a family for six months and look after their six- year-old child.
Write a letter to the parents. In your letter
– Explain why you would like the job
– give details of why you would be a suitable person to employ
– say how you would spend your free time while you are in Australia
More and more people in their free time are doing dangerous activities such as mounting climbing. Is this a positive or negative development?
Nowadays young people spend too much of their free time in shopping malls. Some people fear that this may have negative influences on the youths and the society. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
New technologies have changed the way children spend their free time. Do you think the advantages of this trend overweigh the disadvantages?
Some people believe that children are given too much free time.They feel that this time should be used to do more school work. How do you think children shoul spend their time?
Some people say that parents should encourage their children to take part in organised group activities in their free time. Others say that it is important for children to learn how to occupy themselves on their own. Discuss both views and giver your own opinion
3. New technologies have changed the way people spend their free time. Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
Some people think that watching sports in one’s free time is just a waste of time. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
The table below shows the percentage of adults in urban and rural areas who took part in four free time activities in 1990 and 2010. Summarize the information and compare where relevant, by selecting and reporting the key features.
New technology have changed the way children spend their free time. Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages
some people say free time activities for children should be organized by parents. others say that children should be free to choose what they do in free time. Dicuss both views and give your opinion.
Some people think that teenagers should be requested an unpaid job in their free time. They believe that these will be helpful for both individual teenagers and local communities. Do you agree or disagree?
You have seen an advertisement in an Australian magazins for someone to live with a family for six months and look after their six year old child.
Write a letter to the parents. In your letter
-explain why you would like the job
-Give details why you would be a suitable person to employ
-say how you would spend your free time while you are in Australia
Some say that parents should encourage their children to take part in organised group acitivities in their free time. Others say that this is important for children to learn how to occupy themselves on their own. Discuss both these views and give your opinion.
You have seen an advertisement in an Australian magazine for someone to live with a family for six months and look after their six- year-old child.
Write a letter to the parents. In your letter
– Explain why you would like the job
– give details of why you would be a suitable person to employ
– say how you would spend your free time while you are in Australia
Write at least 150 words.
You do NOT need write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Sir or Madam,