The table below shows the age profile of tourists on backpacking holidays and guided tours in New Zealand in 2005, and standing next to a pie chart gives the satisfaction rating of their stay.
Some people think it is better to have many short holidays during the year. Others believe it would be beneficial to have one long holiday. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
You visited a hotel during your holidays, You were greatly impresses. Write a letter to the hotel authorities thanking
them for the service and facilities provided to you.
Some employers want to be able to contact their staff all the time including holidays. Do you think the advantages of this are more than its disadvantages?
Some people believe that tourists do not learn anything during their holidays, while others believe that they learn a lot. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Nowadays, many people travel to foreign countries for holidays. Why is it the case? Is this a positive or negative development for the countries they travel to?
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.
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.
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
Due to the low cost of flights, many people are choosing to holiday abroad rather than have holidays in their own country. What are the advantages and disadvantages to this.
More and more people are choosing to travel abroad for their holidays. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this trend.
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?
Last year you met someone on holidays and become friends. He/she has informed you that they will be near to your home town on business in a few months’ time.
Write a letter to your friend inviting them to stay with you. In your letter
• Say how pleased you are to hear from them.
• Invite them to stay with you.
• Tell them about your ideas of how you could spend the time together.
Write at least 150 words.
You do not need to write any addresses.
In many countries, governments spend alot of money celebrating national holidays and festivals. However, some people think that spending money on these celebrations is a waste. To what extend do you agree or disagree with this view?
It is beneficial for both employers and employees if employees are given longer holidays away from work. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
The chart below gives information on the percentage of British people taking holidays at home, abroad, or both, or no holidays for the years 2014 and 2015. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
Some employers want to be able to contacts their staff at a all times, even on holidays. Does this development have more advantages than disadvantages?
Employers should give holidays of at least one month to employees to encourage them to perform better at workplace. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
In the future, more people will chose to go on holidays in their own country and not travel abroad on holidays. Do you agree or disagree?
All the people in a company should be treated equally and provided with the same number of holidays in a year or people doing different jobs enjoy different amount of holiday time. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Last year you met someone on holidays and become friends. He/she has informed you that they will be near to your home town on business in a few months’ time.
Write a letter to your friend inviting them to stay with you. In your letter
•Say how pleased you are to hear from them.
•Invite them to stay with you.
•Tell them about your ideas of how you could spend the time together.
You do not need to write any addresses.
Some job employers want to be able to contact their staff at all times even on holidays.what are the advantages and Disadvantages
as technology advances, travelling to space is likely to become an option for holidaysmakers in the future. what do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of space tourism ?
In some countries old people who retire from work spend the money on themselves (e.g. holidays) rather than save money for their children. Is this a positive or negative development?
The table below shows the minimum number 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.
Holidays honor people or events. If you could create a new holiday, what person or event would it honor and how would you want people to celebrate it? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.
Some people believe that tourists do not learn anything during their holidays, while others believe that they learn a lot. Discuss both views and opine.
Employees should be allowed to enjoy longer holidays to remain motivated and attached to their employer. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the statement?
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
Some people believe that touristsdo not learn anything during their holidays, while others believe that they learn a lot. Discuss both sides .
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
Some people think that employers should give its staff at least four weeks holidays a year to make employees better at their jobs. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
some employers want to be able to contact their staff at all times, even on holidays. does this devolopment have more advantages than disadvantages?
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.
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 employers want to be able to contac their staff at all times, even on holidays. Does this development have more advantages than disadvantages?
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 ?
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.
Some people believe that we should celebrate National Holidays, Whilst others oppose the idea and say that the Government should invest this money in health and education. Discuss Both Views and What is your personal opinion in this regard.
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?
some employers want to be able to contact their staaf at all times, even on holidays. Does this development have more advantages than disadvantages.
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,
In many countries, governments spend a lot of money celebrating national holidays and festivals. However, some people think that spending money on these celebrations is a waste. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this view?
Some employers want to be able to contact their staff at all times, even on holidays. Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
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
You recently stayed at your friend’s house for a few days during your holidays. Write a letter to your friend to thank them. In your letter:
•Thank your friend for the stay
•Describe what you enjoyed most while staying there
•Suggest when they could visit you
In some cultures today, older people are enjoying their retirement from work by spending their money on themselves (e.g. on holidays) rather than saving the money for their children. Is this a positive or negative development?
According to those in travel business, the nature of every native holiday in changing. Rather than have a relaxing break, people want to challenge themselves to do adventure on their holidays. 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 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.