1. Students should pay the full cost of their own university studies, rather than having free education provided by the state. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
Paragraph 1: Describe a lesson you were in recently, either as a teacher or a student. Describe how it was successful or not successful. Why?
Many people say that we have developed into a 'throw away' culture, because we are filling up our environment with so many plastic bags and rubbish that we cannot fully dispose of. To what extent do you agree with this opinion and what measures can you recommend.
Some people think that children who spend a lot of time reading children’s story book are wasting their time which could be better used doing other more useful activities. To what extend do you agree?
Researchers show that overeating is as harmful as smoking. Therefore, advertising for food products should be banned in the same way as the cigarette advertising is banned in many countries. To what extent do you agree or disagree.
Sometimes ask people applying for jobs for personal information, such as their hobbies and interests, and whether they are married or single. Some people say that this information may be relevant and useful. Others disagree. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
You recently attended a training course for your work. Your employer has
asked you for your feedback on the training course.
Write a letter to your employer In your letter
• remind your employer what the course was about
• explain why the course was useful to you in your work
• suggest why the course may be suitable for some of your 5.
Successful sport professionals can earn a great deal more money than other people in other important professions. Some people think this is fully justified while others think it's unfair. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Some people think zoos are cruel and all the zoos should be closed.However, some people think zoos are useful to protect the rare animal.Discuss both these views and give your opinion.
The availability of entertainment such as playing electronic games on portable devices will be harmful to individuals in the society they live in. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
You have read an article in a national newspaper which claims that town centers in your country all look very similar to each other. You don’t fully agree with this opinion. Write a letter to the editor of the newspaper. In your letter:
Say which points in the article you agree with
Explain ways in which your town center is different from most other town cities
Offer to give a guided tour of your town to the writer of the article
You work for a company. You have seen someinfornation online about a training course that would be useful for your work.
Write a letter to your manager. In the letter:
Give details of the course
Say how the course would be useful
Explain how the company could help you to do this course.
Some people think that education should help students to be useful to the whole society, other people think that education should provide students with opportunities to achieve personal ambitions. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
You work for an international company. You have seen an advertisement for a training course which will be useful for your job. Write a letter to your manager. In your letter
- describe the training course you want to do
– explain what the company could do to help you
– say how the course will be useful for your job
Life has become much stressful compared to our parent’s generation. As a results, stress-related illnesses are increasing around the world. Why is stress such widespread in the modern world and what do you think can be done to overcome the problems caused by stress?
Fast food is a part of life in many places. Some people think it has harmful effects on lifestyle and diet. Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons.
You have just read an article in a national newspaper which claims that town centres in your country all look very similar to each other. You do not fully agree with this opinion.
Write a letter to the editor of the newspaper. In your letter
-Say which points in the article you agree with
-Explain ways in which your town centre is different from most other towns
- Offer to give a guided tour of your town to the writer of the article
Eating too much sugar is harmful for health. Some people think that it is government responsibility to limit people's sugar consumption while others think that is individual's responsibility to limit the amount of sugar they eat. Discuss both views and give your opinion
It is sometimes argued that advertising power and the artificial needs of the people should be represented by products sold in high sales. In my opinion, it would be wrong to encourage people to spend unnecessary money.
There are several reasons why advertisements can be useful in society. Firstly, this can inform people about real bargains so brochures and catalogs enable people to compare products and services at leisure. Secondly, if people do not have time to shop around, they would rely on advertising, so they can learn about new products. Finally, the advertisement could inform people about the environmental impact of products. As a result, customers can consider the ecological effect of goods. Furthermore, people can easily find out, if a company supports fair trade.
One the other hand, the advertisement could extremely create artificial needs, while people maybe would not need to buy the product. By making these needs, people might spend many on that product, which could threaten the budget of the family. People might buy a thing because of the glamourous images associated with that product. For example, children are easily influenced by commercials, so they pester their parents to buy certain goods. Furthermore, I believe that the art of advertising might be subtly to persuade people to spend money on specific goods.
In conclusion, my view is that advertisements could create needs which are unreal, therefore, increase company sales.
Successful ports professionals can earn a great deal more money than people in other important professions. Some people think this is fully justified while others think it is not fair. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
sudents should pay full cost for their own study, because university education beniefits individuals rather than society. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Some people say that the avdertisement is extremely sucessful at perduading us to buy things. Other people think that advertising is so common that they no longer pay attention to it. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Some people think that all university students should study whatever they like. Others beleive that they should only be allowed to study subjects that will be useful in the future, such as those related to science and technology. discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
You visit a cafe every day. Write a letter to the manager of the cafe.
In your letter
Say what you like about the cafe - peacefull environemnt, as well as the coffee, welcoming employees and the interior
Suggest an improvement to the cafe - An addtional barista as well as counter, and add some games
Explain the benefits of your suggestion - increase efficiency + customer's will spend more time cafe which will increase cafe's revenue.
Many animals are endangered. some people argue that we should only protect animals that are useful to human. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Some people believe older employees are more useful to a company. Others believe that younger employees are more useful in modern world. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Some people believe that elderly emplyoees are more useful, while others believe that young employees are better..Discuss both views and your own opinion
Write a letter to the museum director to apply for the voluntary/unpaid work. In your letter,
explain why you want to do voluntary/unpaid work at the museum
describe some skills and qualities you have that would be useful
give details of when you would be available for work
Some people prefer to listen to music while studying, as music has a calming effect on the mind. Others prefer a pin drop silence in order to concentrate on the content they are studying and have an undivided attention while they do so. Which option works better for you and why do you think the other option is not viable to ensure a successful study time?
Some people think that business is successful if it must take care of their customer first others think that it is important to take care of employees. Discuss both the views and give your opinion?
Some people believe that celebrities have a positive effect on society, while others think that their effect os harmful and negative. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
The qualities that a truly successful person in our modern life has cannot be learned at universities and similar academic institutions. To what extent do you agree?
Ameuseum near your home is looking for perople to do parttime volantary work . your would like to do some voluntary work at museum.Write a letter to the museum director to apply for the voluntary work in your letter , explain why you wannt to so voluntary work and describe some skills and qualities you have that can be useful and details of when you would be available for work
In many countries today, both men and women need to work full time. Therefore, some people think men and women should share household task equally (e.g. cleaning and looking after children). To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Some parents think computer games are better for children and they should be allowed to play more of them. whereas some parents argue that they are harmful to children.Do you think advantages outweight disadvantages.
Some people believe that television is a powerful educational tool. Other people believe that television is nothing more than mindless entertainment and should be discouraged. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
The qualities and skills that a person requires to become successful in today's world can not be earned at a University or any other academic institution. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
You should spend about 40 mins. Cohabitation is believed to bring huge advantages for young people since it enables them to fully understand each other before deciding to get married. Do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
Every year your company organizes a sports event for a local community, but this year they can’t do it. Write a letter to your local newspaper about this. In your letter
– Express your feelings about missing the sports event
– Tell them about your plans for next year
– Explain how this sports event is useful.
Shopping is the favourite pastime for most of the young people. Why do you think is that? Do you think they should be encouraged to do some other useful acitivities?
The charts compare the proportion of male and female students in various age groups who were engaged in full-time and part-time education in Australia in 2006
A museum near your home is looking for people to do part-time voluntary/unpaid work. You would like to do some voluntary/unpaid work at the museum.
Write a letter to the museum director to apply for the voluntary/unpaid work. In your letter,
explain why you want to do voluntary/unpaid work at the museum
describe some skills and qualities you have that would be useful
give details of when you would be available for work
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Sir or Madam,
The majority of people work hard in order to achieve success while for others it comes naturally. Do you think some people are destine to be successful. How can success be measured.
More and more fathers are taking a break from their careers, so that they can stay home and take care of their children while their wives work. This is better for the family than having both paretns work full time. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
Successful sports professionals can earn a great deal more money than people in other important professionals. Some people think this is fully justified while others think it’s unfair. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Some People think that a sense of competition should be encouraged at school, while others believe that students who are encouraged to cooperate become more and more useful adults. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Some people say that death penalty is a useful tool for those whoo committed violent crimes. Other people say that tdeath penlaty is uncaccptable in today’s socity. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Technology is becoming progressively universal. In the fullness of time, classronn teachers will be totally substituted for technology. Do you agree or disagree?
WRITING TASK 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
A museum near your home is looking for people to do part-time voluntary/ unpaid work. You would like to do some voluntarylunpaid work at the museum.
Write a letter to the museum director to apply for the voluntarylunpaid work. In your letter
• explain why you want to do voluntarylunpaid work at the museum
• describe some skills and qualities you have that would be useful
⚫ give details of when you would be available for work
Write at least 150 words.
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows: Dear Sir or Madam,
Some people think that a sense of competition in children should be encouraged. Others believe that children who are taught to cooperate rather than compete become more useful adults. Discuss both views and give your own opinion. (chris)