Some people feel that manufacturers and supermarkets have the responsibility to reduce the amount of packaging of goods. Others argue that customers should avoid buying goods with a lot of packaging. Discuss both views and give your opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
The chart below shows the expenditure of two countries on consumer goods in 2010. (pounds sterling)
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. You should * GDP (Gross Domestic Product) is the total value of goods that are made and services that are provided in a country.
You would like to buy some electrical goods at a shop in a nearby town.
Write a letter to the shop and
- ask if they have the things you want or whether they will be able to order them. - --- Ask what the prices are and
- how long they will be able to hold the goods for you.
Young people nowadays spend too much money on unnecessarily expensive goods. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this view?
The diagram below shows how leather goods are produced. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and making comparisons where relevant.
People today seem to be increasingly buying consumer goods such as the latest domestic appliances, clothes and electronic gadgets. Do you think this is a positive or negative development? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
The graph below shows the quantities of goods transported in the UK between 1974 and 2002 by four different modes of transport.
The diagram below shows the typical stages of consumer goods manufacturing, including the process by which information is fed back to earlier stages to enable adjustment. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and making comparisons where relevant.
The charts below show the percentages of food and goods bought in supermarkets in European countries in 1998 and 2008.
The tendency of human beings to copy one another is shown in popularity of fashion in clothes and other consumer goods. Some people think that this has bring lots of waste in money and energy. To what extent do you agree or disagree.
The chart below shows the expenditure of tow countries on consumer goods in 2010. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons wher relevant
Some people think that singers’ and film stars’ salaries are unreasonable. They buy too many goods and care too little about other people. To what extent do you think this is true? Should anything be done to change the situation? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Many people assume that the goal of every country should be to produce more materials and goods. To what extent do you agree or disagree that constantly increasing production is an appropriate goal?
Some people feel that manufacturers and supermarkets have the responsibility to reduce the amount of packaging of goods. Others argue that customers should avoid buying goods with a lot of packaging. Discuss both views and give your opinion. Sample band 8:
Nowadays people have many consumer goods in their homes such as refrigerator, washing machines. Is it a positive or negative development?
Celebrities such as singers and fi lm stars earn too much money, buy too many goods and care too little about other people. To what extent do you think this is true? Should anything be done to change the situation?
The graph below shows the amount of goods transported in the UK from 1974 to 2002. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make icomparison where relevant.
The table below shows the percentage of households with electronic goods in 2 countries
The table illustrates data about the average of finances per month spent by consumers on a number of types of goods and social services in 5 specific nations.
With the recent improvements to internet, people can leave views or pinions on certain goods or services they have purchased. Is it a good or a bad thing? Discuss both, giving your own answer with examples.
Image for topic: The chart below shows the expenditure of two countries on consumer goods in 2010.
Now a days, consumer goods have become the most important part of people lives. Do the advantages of this overweight the disadvantages?
Nowadays, people are using internet for getting information on goods and services. What do you think are advantages overweight disadvantages?
the chart belows shows the expenditure of two countries on consumer goods in 2010
The given pie charts below illustrate a comparison of the total expenditures that residents of a European country spent on various goods and services in two different years: 1958 and 2008.
Part 2: The tendency for human beings to copy one another is shown in the popularity of fashion in clothes and other consumer goods. Do you agree or disagree?
The graph below shows the total value of exports and the value of fuel, food and manufactured goods exported by one country from 2000 to 2005. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The graph below shows the amount of goods transported in the UK from 1974 and 2002. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
There are fewer and fewer differences between countries. People around the world may watch the same kinds of TV series, buy goods of same brands, and follow the same trends. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this phenomenon.
The graph shows the percentuge of households in one country that had various goods between 2001 and 2008
people these days can buy various goods on the Internet.Do you think the benefits of this trend outweigh its drawbacks?
The bar chart below gives information about four countries spending habits of shopping on consumer goods in 2012. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The bar chart below shows the expenditure of two countries in consumer goods in 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Some people feel that manufactureres and supermarkets have the responsibility to reduce the amount of packaging of goods. Others argue that customers should avoid buying goods with a lot of packaging. Discuss both view and give your opinion.
More and more people today expect to get what they want instantly (goods, services, news), without having wait. Why is this? Do you think expectation is a positive or negative development?
Nowadays people have many consumer goods in their home (such as a refrigerator or washing machine). Is this trend a positive or negative development
People are buying more manufactured goods to use or own. What effects does it have on individuals and society? Is this a positive or negative development?
The best way to make the road transport of goods safer is to ask drivers to take a driving test each year. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
In some countries, there has been an increase in the number of advertisements which try to persuade children to buy snacks, toys, and other goods. Parents often claim that these ads are unfair. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
The diagram shows the stages involved in the process of making leather goods
Q. An increase in production of consumer goods results in damaging the environment. What are the causes of this and give a possible solution?
Today, the high sales of popular customer goods reflect the power of adversting and not the real need of society in which they are slod. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Today, the high sales of popular consumer goods reflect the power of advertising and not real needs of the society in which they are sold. to what extent do you agree or disagree relevant examples from your own knowledge or experienece.
The graph below shows the quantities of goods transport in the UK between 1974 and 2002 by four different modes of transport.
The table below shows the percentage of household and electronic goods in New Zealand in 2002 and 2020
More and more people buy a wide range of household goods like television, microwave oven and rice cooker. Do you think this is a positive or negative development?
There is an increasing amount of advertising directed at children, which encourages them to buy goods suchastoysandsnacks. Many parents are worried that these advertisements put too much pressure on children, while some advertisers claim that they provide useful information to children. Discuss both views and giveyouropinion
The graph below shows the quantities of goods transported in the United Kingdom between 1974 and 2002 by 4 different modes of transport.
The static graph illustrates the number of pounds of 5 various goods spent in UK and France in 2010.