People of older and younger generations work in the same work place. Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
The charts below give information about the electricity generation in two countries in 2009.
It is generally believed that some people are born with certain talents, for instance for sports and music and others are not. However, it is sometimes claimed that any child can be taught to become good sport person or musician. Discuss both of the views and give your own opinion.
One of the most important issues facing the world today is a shortage of food and some think genetically modified food is a possible solution. To what extent do you agree or disagree?.
Today, the media portrays young people as lazy and disrespectful. Do you think this is true? Are young people today worse than their parents, or does every new generation get criticized by older people?
Government should spend money to encourage the development of sports and art for school students, rather than supporting professional sports and art performance for general public. Do agree or disagree?
Some people say that older generation had a better quality of life due to their lifestyle which did not have involve any use of high tech gadgets or technology like that smart phone or internet. Do you agree or disagree?
A large companyin your area has decided to spend amount of money,either to sponsor a local children's sports team for two years or to pay for two open-air concerts.It has asked for feed back general public.
write a letter to the company .in your letter
-describe the benefits of sponsoring the sports team
-summerise the benefits of paying for the concert.
-say how you think to send the the money
Your town council has decided to demolish an historic building due to lack of funds to renovate. Write a letter to your counselor . In your letter, you should say:
why it is important to preserve the historic building
how the funds could be generated.
The pie charts illustrate the online sales for Canadian retailers in 2005 and 2010. Overall, both electronic appliances and foods were the most purchased via the Internet. During the year 2005, the most sold product was electronic appliances with 35% whilst the second most purchased via online shopping was home furnishings with 22% from all the vending. Comes after food and beverage and video games with the former taking 22% of the global online market and the latter representing the smallest proportion at 18% Nonetheless, the trend has changed 5 years after in 2010. Indeed, Electronic goods still represented an important part of the total sales with 30%, but weren’t the first product to be sold. Food and beverage took the lead with a proportion of 32% of the total sales. In addition, video games came in the 3rd position representing 23% of online purchases in Canada whilst home furniture became the last position of online bargains with 15%. In general, electronics have always represented an important part of the online market in Canada.
Some people say that the best way to improve the overall general health of the public is to offer more sport facilities. Others say that this would have little effect and other measures are necessary to improve public health. Discuss both views.
Some believe that it is essential for teenagers to engage in voluntary activities during their leisure time to contribute to the well-being of the local community? Proponents argue that such a requirement would be advantageous for both the individual teenager and society in general.
Write an essay to an educated reader to compare and contrast the childhood of the previous generations with that of the current generations. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Topic 99: Although it is generally prohibited, corporal punishment persists in many families. Do you think corporal punishment is an acceptable way to regulate children’s behaviours?
The graph illustrates the process by which bricks are generated for the architecture industry.
Few people devote time to hobbies nowadays. what is do you think this is the case and what effect this has on the individual and society in general. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
A large company in your area has decided to spend a certain amount of money, either to sponsor a local children’s sports team for two years, or to pay for two open-air concerts. It has asked for feedback from the general public.
-write a letter to the company. In your letter
•Describe the benefits of sponsoring the sport team
•Summaries the benefits of paying for the concerts
•Say how you think the company should spend the money
General
You and your neighbours have noticed that the trash collection services where you live have recently been quite bad. Write a letter to your local council.
In your letter:
explain what you have recently experienced
explain what the neighbours have recently experienced
ask what action will be taken to improve the service.
You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Sir / Madam,
Some think that current generation should take steps in protecting nature for the next generation. To what extent do you agree?
Scientists predict that future generations will be able to live well past 100 years. Some people believe this is a good thing while others believe this development will bring about serious problems for the planet. Discuss both of these views and share your opinion.
Students tend to choose a part-time job to earn money during the University students’ life, so they cannot balance between the work and study. How could this issue affect the future generation and what are the solutions to have a better life on the university study level?
General Training
You recently hired a restaurant to host an office party at work, but there were several problems with the food and service.
Write a letter to the restaurant manager. In your letter:
Give details of the food and services you ordered
Describe the problems that occurred
Explain what you want the restaurant to do
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Sir or Madam,
There are serious concerns about the sale and production of genetically modified food. Yet this is necessary if we are to meet the demands of an increasing would population. Give your opinion on this
In recent years, there has been a rise in the popularity of second-hand clothing amongst the younger generation. Why is this happening? Do you think it’s a positive or negative development?
Some people believe that the best way to improve the general well-being of school children is to make physical education compulsory in all schools. Others, however, think that this would have little effect on overall health and other measures are needed. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
The pie charts below show the electricity generation by source in China and Spain in 2005 and 2015. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The table below shows the percentage use of four different fuel types to generate electricity in five Asian countries in 2005. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
People living in the 21st century generally have a better quality of life than people who lived in the previous century. To what extent you agree or disagree.
GENERAL TRAINING ONLY
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
Each year, your company gives an Employee of the Year award to a worker who has performed exceptionally well. You believe that someone with whom you work should receive the award this year.
Write a letter to your supervisor. In the letter
- Describe your colleague’s job at the
company
- Describe a time you worked with this
person
- Explain why you believe this person
deserves the award
Write at least 150 words
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Ms. Jackson,
Today, it is very common to have people from two different generations mix in the same workplace. Are there more advantages or disadvantages to this situation?
The pie charts illustrate the percentage of energy generated from five different sources, namely Hydropower, Oil, Nuclear power, Coal, Natural gas, in a particular nation between 1983 and 2003.
The diagram below show how hydro-electric power is generated.
The charts below show the most popular films by genre for men and women and general tickets sales for different types of film in the USA in 2010.
It is generally believed that some people are born with certain talents, for example for sport or music, and others are not. However, it is sometimes claimed that any child can be taugh to become a good sports person or musician. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
The given graph illustrates how much money was spent on books in four different countries between 1995 and 2005. Some countries increased slightly, some countries grew slightly but in general, four countries also increased.
due to a more sedentary lifestyles, children in developed nations have higher levels of obesity compared to previous generations. what problems does this cause and what are the possible consequences?
Your local TV station is organizing the burial of a ‘time capsule’. Suggestions are being welcomed as to what artefacts should be buried with the capsule to enable future generations to understand more about today’s society.
Write an email to the TV station.
In your email,
suggest at least 3 artefacts,
say why they are relevant,
and explain why they are also practical suggestions.
It is generally believed that some people are born with certain talents, for instance for sport or music, and othersare not. However, it is sometimes claimed that any child can be taught to become a good sports person or musician. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Some believes that professional, such as doctors and engineers, should be required to work in the country where they did their training. Others believe they should be free to work in another country if they wish. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion
they should work in their country because is the way to give back their knowledge to the commmunity and the future generations
Doctors and engineers could help others countries where cyclons or big earthquacke happened. example, Haiti 2009 thousand of people died after the catastrofe
Some people believe that the lives of people from their children's generation will be better than their own. Others believe that their lives will be worse. Discuss both view points and give your own opinion.
Government should support sports and the arts at school to encourage children to take part in sports, more than supporting professional sports and artistic performances for general public. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
In some countries, seoncdary schools aim to provide a general education across a range of subjects. In others, children focus on a narrow range of subject related to a particular career. Which do you think is appropriate in today's world?
Many people believe that there is a general increase in anti-social behaviours and lackof respect for others.What are the causes and suggest solutions?
Your town council has decided to demolish historic building due to lack of funds to renovate. Write a letter to your council man.
In your letter, you should say:
● why it is important to preserve historic building
● how the funds could be generated.
Some people believe it is better for governments to spend any available money for sports on providing facilities for the general population. Others believe that instead, they should invest in training top athletes to win major competitions. Discuss both points of view and give your own opinion.
You stayed in a rental apartment during your trip last year and were generally satisfied with it. However, you encountered one issue. You are planning another trip and would like to rent the same apartment again. Write a letter to the owner.
In your letter
Express your interest in renting the apartment again.
Mention the problem you faced during your last stay.
Provide details about your upcoming trip and ask about the availability of the apartment.
It is generally believed that some people are born with certain talents,for instance for sport or music,and others are not.However,it is sometimes claimed that any child can be tought to become a good sports person or musican. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
Many people believe that today there is a general increase in anti- social behaviour and lack of respect for others. What might have caused this situation? How to improve it? Or what are the reasons for this and how to fix the situation?
“By definition, charity is generosity in offering money, food, and help to the needy. To some people, such kindness should be boundless, others argue for a limit to it.” Which opinion do you support? In about 300 words, present your arguments.
Some people think that nowadays children have more freedom than previous generations . Do you think this is a positive or a negative development ?