Space exploration is much too expensive and the money should be spent on more important things. Q: What is your opinion?
You want to sell your mobile phone. You think a friend of yours might be interested to buy it from you. Write a letter to your friend.
In your letter:
Explain why you are selling your mobile phone.
Describe the mobile phone.
Suggest the mode of payment to your friend
The only way to reduce the amount of traffic in cities today is by reducing the need for people to travel from home or work, education or shopping. To what extent do you agree or disagree?v
Modern lifestyles mean that many parents have little time for their children . Many children suffer because they don’t get as much attention from their parents as children did in the past. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Modern communications mean that it’s no longer necessary to write letters.<br>
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Band 9: Question: The table below shows the results of a survey that asked 6800 Scottish adults (aged 16 years and over) whether they had taken part in different cultural activities in the past 12 months. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Throughout history, people have dreamed about perfect society, but they have not agreed what an ideal society is. What do you think are the most important elements to have perfect society in the modern world? How people can achieve an ideal society? Give reasons and examples to support your answer.
Some people believe that teenagers are facing more problems in their life than they did in the past and this is because parents are spending more time at work than at home. Do you agree or disagree?
Some people think that governments should provide assistance for artists of all kinds. Others think this wastes money. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Parents, usually mothers, give up work, choose to stay at home and look after families. Some people think that government should give them salary. Do you agree or disagree. Give reason from your own knowledge and experience.
The bar chart illustrated the amount of houses constructed yearly in two cities ( Derby and Nottingham) during the period from 2000 to 2009.
Nowadays, more people are going to the gym to stay fit. Discuss the benefits and potential drawbacks of this trend.
In the past, people used to travel abroad to look for many difference from their home country. Nowadays, cities throughout the world are becoming more and more similar. What are the reasond? do the adventages outweight disadventages?
General Training Task 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You plan to do some traveling in a few months. You would like to visit an old friend who lives in another country. You haven’t spoken to this friend in a few years.
Write a letter to your friend. In your letter:
- Provide a short update about your life since you saw him/her last
- Explain why you will be traveling to his/her city
- Say what you would like to do when you visit his/her city
Write at least 150 words
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear [Choose a Name],
Since its outbreak, the Coronavirus Pandemic has made everyone go online for almost everything, not excluding education. There has come an idea of substituting cyber-schools for the traditional institutions. In your opinion, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of sending children on/to cyber-schools.
Some people believe that it is best to accept a bad situation, such as an unsatisfactory job or shortage of money. Others argue that it is better to try and improve such situations. Discuss both these views and give tour own opinion
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 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 centre is different from most other town centres
*offer to give a guided tour of your town to the writer of the article
Some people think that movies or television can have a negative influence on young people's behaviour. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Some people think parents should read or tell stories to children. Others think parents do not need to do that as children can read books or watch TV, movies by themselves. Discuss both views and give your opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Some people prefer to work hard to earn more but have no free time while others want to have a free time but earn less Discuss both these views and give your opinion
Interviews from tha basic selection criteria for most large companies. However, some people believe that interview is not a reliable method of choosing whom to employ and there are other better methods. To what extent do you agree or disagree.
The importance of biodiversity is being more widely recognised as increasing numbers of species come under threat;. What can be done to maintain biodiversity? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or exoerience.
Nowadays , more andmorw people decide to have children later in their life. what are the reasons? Do the advantages of this outweigh disadvantages?
The graph below shows the amount of tea and coffee imported by different countries
Your friend has been offered a place on a course at the university where you studied. He/She would like your advice about finding a place to live. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter
-describe where you lived when you were a student at the university
-recommend the best way for him/her to look for accommodation
-warn him/her of mistakes students make when choosing accommodation
In many countries, fast food is becoming cheaper and more widely available. Do the disadvantages of this outweigh the advantages? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
In many countries, more and more women have full-time jobs as men, so there is logic that men and women should share the household tasks equally. To what extent to you agree or disagree?
Some people believe that it is good for a country’s culture to import foreign movies and TV programmes. Others think that it is better to produce these locally. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
our local council is considering closing a sports and leasure centre that it runs, in order to save money.
Write a letter to the local council. In your letter
● gave details of how you and your friends or family use the centre
● explain why the sports and leisure centre is important for the local community
● describe the possible effects on local people if the centre closes
The table and charts below give informations on the police budget for 2017 and 2018 in one area of Britain. The table shows where the money came from and the charts show how it was distributed. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparison where relevant. Nur
Some people say that experiences a child has before starting schools have the most influence on their future life. Others say that experience as teenagers, especially at school, are more influential. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
For some people learning in a group is the most effective way.while other prefer one one-on-one instruction .disscusn both view .what is your opinion ?
Some people believe famous people's support towards international aid organizations draws the attention to problems, while others think celebrities make the problems less important. Discuss both views and give your opinion. agree = followers, lovers, copy disagree = skip, do not care
You have recently migrated to another country. Now write a letter to your friend to describe your present life.
In your letter, say:
when you have moved to this country
why you chose this country
how things are now for you
You recently moved to a new neighborhood and want to introduce yourself to your neighbor. Write a letter to your neighbor. In your letter:
Explain who you are and why you are writing.
Describe your family and interests.
Offer to meet them in person to get acquainted.
A magazine wants to include contributions from its readers for an article called 'The book that influenced me most'. Write a letter to the editor of the magazine about the book that influenced you most. In your letter describe
•what the book was about explain
•how this book influenced you
• say whether this book would be likely to influence other people
Some people think that a srnsr if competition in children should be encouraged. Others believe that children woh are taught to co-operate rather than competemore useful adults. Discuss bothviews and give your opinion.
Children who are brought up in families that do not have large amounts of money are better prepared to deal with the problems of adult life than children brought up by wealthy parents. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
The role of education is to prepare children for the modern world schools should cut art and music out of the curriculum so that children can focus on useful subject such as information technology. To what extend do you agree or disagree
Millions of dollars are spent on space research every year. Some people arge that the money should be spent on improving living standards on Earth. Do you agree or disagree?
Government needs to spend money to encourage the development of sport and art for school students, rather than to support professional sports and art evrnts. Do you agree or disagree ?
Some people think that reading books is more beneficial for children than watching television. What are the advantages of reading for children, and how can parents encourage them to read more?
Some people think that the only purpose of work hard is to earn money. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
The bar graph provides statistical data on the percentage of British people who donate money to charities based on their age ranges for two years, 1990 and 2010.
Many modern films and television programmes about past event and people contain a mixture of fact and fiction. Some people say this distorts the public's view of history and should therefore be discouraged. What are your views? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
These days everyone seems to have more possessions(e.g. computers, cars, mobile phones, etc) Our strong desire to own these things is making us less aware of important personal qualities such as kindness and concern for others. Do you agree or disagree?
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.
Some people claim that not enough of wastes from homes is recycled. They say that that only way to increase recycling for governments to make it a legal requirement. To what extent do you think laws are needed to make people recycle more of their waste?
In some countries, the role of a mother differs in some ways from the role of a father. Why do you think these differences exist? How might parental roles develop in the future?
You have recently bought a Telephone with answer machine from an online shop. The web page said that the answer machine shows you a list of who left a message so you can choose which to play first. But after taking it home you find out that only the most recent call is kept in the calls list.
Write an e-mail letter to the store manager. In your e-mail:
•say who you are
•explain the problem
•say what action you would like the store to take
You should write at least 150 words.
You do NOT need to write your own address.