It is becoming increasingly popular for people to travel to tourist destinations during public holidays. What problems does this cause? What solutions are there to these problems?
Write a letter to your friend in another country where you like to visit for the holidays. In your letter, you should:
•explain your travel plans
•describe the interesting places you plan to visit
•ask for suggestions for sightseeing options.
Some people think it is better for children to have many short holidays during the year. Others believe that it would be beneficial to have fewer, longer vocations. Discuss both views and give your opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
In many countries, too much money is spent by governments and individuals for national holidays such as New Year and religious festivals. To what extent you agree or disagree?
You looked after a friend’s house while he/she was away on holidays. While you were there, you broke one of the windows.
Write to your friend. In the letter,
Explain what happened
Apologise for breaking the window
Say how you are going to fix the issue
Some employers want to be able to contact their staff at all times, even on holidays. Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
Write a letter to your friend in another country where you like to visit for the holidays. In your letter, you should:
Explain your travel plans.
Describe the interesting places you plan to visit.
Ask for suggestion for sightseeing options.
Today more people are spending their holidays abroad. What in your opinion are the primary reasons of this? What are the main effects of this trend on the local touristic attractions?
In the future, more people will choose to go on holidays in their own country and not travel abroad on holiday. Discuss both views and give your advantage and disadvantages?
In many countries, primary and secondary school close for two months or more in summer holidays. What is the value of school holidays ? What are the arguments in favor of shorter holidays? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience
Some people think it is better to have many short holidays during the years. Others believe it would be beneficial to have fewer longer vacation. Discuss both view and give your opinion.
Present a written argument or case to an educated reader with no specialist knowledge of the following topic: According to those in the travel business, the nature of the average 'holiday' is changing. Rather than seeking a relaxing break in a far-away place, people now want excitement on their holidays and are keen to participate in unusual and challenging activities. Do you agree or disagree?
Government spend a lot of money on public celebrations such as national holidays and public festivals. Some people say that government spend too much on this and that they should use this money on other useful things. Do you agree or disagree ?
According to those in the travel business, the nature of the average “holiday” is changing. Rather than seeking a relaxing break in a far-away place, people now want excitement on their holidays and keen to participate in unusual and challenging activities. Do you agree or disagree
You have seen an advertisement in an English newspaper for a job working in the City Museum shop during the holidays. You decide to apply for the job.
Write a letter to the Director of the Museum. In your letter,
• Introduce yourself
• Explain what experience and special skills you have
• Explain why you are interested in the job
Write at least 150 words.
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows – Dear Sir/Madam,
You have seen an advertisement in an English newspaper for a job working in the City Museum shop during the holidays. You decide to apply for the job.
Write a letter to the Director of the Museum. In your letter,
•Introduce yourself
•Explain what experience and special skills you have
•Explain why you are interested in the job
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows – Dear Sir/Madam,
Last month you had a holiday overseas where you stayed with some friends. They have just sent you some photos of your holiday.
Write a letter to your friends. In your letter:
thank them for the photos and for the holidays
explain why you didn't write earlier
invite them to come and stay with you
Some people think that it’s better to include more public holidays in the calendar. Others believe that too many holidays can reduce productivity. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Some people prefer to spend their holidays in resorts where everything is organized for them and they take little interest in the country they are visiting. Others prefer to travel around the country and to see how the people live, to get to know their customs and traditions and cuisine. Write an essay on which type of foreign travel you think is best for both the tourist and the local community.
Employers should give holidays of at least one month to employees to encourge them to perform better at workplace. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Over the past few decades, international travel has become more affordable and many people now choose overseas holidays. As a result, tourism is becoming a profitable industry in many countries. However, despite the benefits, tourism can also create problems. What are the advantages and disadvantages of tourism?
In the future, more people will choose to go on holidays in their own country and not travel abroad on holiday? Do you ageree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
The graph and table show the number of individuals' working hours and the number of paid holidays from 1998 to 2004. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Some people want to be able to contact their employees at all times, even on holidays. Does this development has more advantages than disadvantages?
Some people think that several short holidays from school are better, while others think one long summer holiday for the year is better for children. Discuss both views and include your own opinion and relevant examples
some people believe that toruist do not learn anything during their holidays, while others believe that they learn a lot. discuss both sides.
It is becoming increasingly popular for people to tourist destinations during public holidays. What problems does this causes? What solutions are these to this problems.
In future more people will choose to go to holiday in their own country and not travel abroad on holidays. Do you agree or disagree?
You have seen an advertisement in an English newspaper for a job working in the City Museum shop during the holidays.
You decide to apply for the job.
Write a letter to the director of the Museum. In your letter:
•introduce yourself
•explain what experience and special skills you have
•explain why you are interested in the job
The table below shows the minimum numbers of public holidays that companies are required to give their full-time workers in six countries in 2016. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
You have seen an advertisement in a newspaper for a job in the city post office during your holidays. You decide to apply for the job.
Write a letter to the director of the post office. In your letter,
• introduce yourself
• explain what experience and special skills you have
• explain why you are interested in the job
All the people in a company should be treated equally and provide with the same number of holidays in a year or people doing different jobs enjoy different amounts of holiday time. To what extent do you agree or disagree.
The chart below gives information on the percentage of British people taking holidays at home, abroad or both or no holidays for the year 2014 and 2015
Governments spend a lot of money on public celebrations such as national holidays and public festivals. Some people say that the government spends too much on this and that they should use this money on other useful things. Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Some people believe that school holidays should be longer to give students more time to relax and enjoy their free time. Others argue that shorter holidays are necessary to maintain a strong focus on academic studies. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Employers should give its staff at least four weeks ofholidays a year to make employees do better in their jobs.To what extent do you agree or disagree
Some people think it is better for children to have many short holidays during the academic year. Others believe that it would be beneficial to have fewer and longer vacations for children. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
According to those in the travel business, the nature of the average 'holiday' is changing. Rather than seeking a relaxing break in a far-away place, people now want exitement on their holidays and are keen to participate in unusual and challenging activities. Do you agree or disagree?
Governments spend a lot of money on public event including national holidays, public and religious festivals. Some people say that the governments spends too much on this and that should use this money on other major things. Do you agree or disagree?
Some employees want to be able to contact their staff at all times, even on holidays. Does this development have more advantages than disadvantages?
More students should choose to do voluntary work during the long holidays rather than working for money. Discuss both views.
Many people now travel overseas for their holidays, rather than staying in their own countries. What are some reasons for this change? What problems does the rise in international tourism cause?
According to those in the travel business, the nature of the average ‘holiday’ is changing. Rather than seeking a relaxing break in a far-away place, people now want excitement on their holidays and are keen to participate in unusual and challenging activities. Do you agree or disagree?
Nowadays, there are a variety of primary and secondary schools to implement two months or more summer holidays, while people also have different views about shorter school holidays. I believe both of two options have own benefits, Hence, I will discuss the value of long holidays and shorter holidays for students separately.
Employers should give staff at least four weeks holidays a year to make employees better at their jobs. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
"According to those in the travel business, the nature of the average 'holiday' is changing. Rather than seeking a relaxing break in a far-away place, people now want excitement on their holidays and are keen to participate in unusual and challenging activities. Do you agree or disagree?"
The bar chart shows how many people came from 5 countries to Australia for business, holidays or to visit family and friends in 2017.
Some people believe that touristsdo not learn anything during their holidays, while others believe that they learn a lot. Discuss both sides .
You have seen an advertisement in an English newspaper for a job working in the City Museum shop during the holidays.
Write a letter to the director of the Museum
The length of vacation that employees enjoy each year varies from job to job. Do you think people should have the same number of holidays regardless of their occupation? Explain your answer.