The graph below gives information about household car ownership in Britain from 1990 - 2030.
Nowadays, many old buildings could be found in cities. Do you think the advantages of preserving old buildings outweigh the disadvantages?
In many countries, 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?
The pie chart below show the percentage of five kinds of book sold by a bookseller between 1972 and 2012.
In some countries, children are often told that they can achieve anything if they try hard enough. What are the adventages and disadvantages of giving children this message.
A friend has agreed to look after your house and pet while you are on holiday. Write a letter to your friend.
In your letter:
* describe other household duties you would like your friend to undertake
* give instructions about how to care for your pet
* provide contact details for when you are away
You recently bought some train tickets for a journey a week in advance. When you went to the station to catch the train, you were told you could not use the tickets and the staff were very unhelpful to you.
Write a letter to the train company. In your letter,
describe the problem you had with the tickets
say why you were unhappy with the staff
suggest what action the train company should take
The pie charts below show the average household expenditure in japan and Malaysia in the year 2010.
Scientists believe that by studying behavior of 3-year-old children, we can predict if that child can become criminals in the future. To what extent is crime a product of human nature? Is it possible to stop children from growing to be a criminal?
The chart below shows the total amount of money (in billions) of household expenditure in the USA, divided into three categories, from 2000 to 2007.
Older generations often hold some traditional ideas on the correct way of life, though and behavior. Most people argue that these are not helpful for younger generations to prepare for modern life. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
You are planning a trip to Australia during the Spring Festival and you want to invite an old friend of yours to join your trip.
Write to your friend on the matter. In your letter:
- Explain where and when you want to go,
- Give details of the travel, dates, and costs involved,
- Describe some of the things you want to do.
The English Department has decided to hold a speech contest in late December, but your classmates find that it is too near the final examination.
Write to the Dean of the department. In your letter:
- Introduce yourself,
- Explain the problem,
- Suggest a change of the time.
The luxuries and conveniences of contemporary life prevent people from developing into truly strong and independent individuals. Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.
MANY CITIES CONTAIN OLD PUBLIC BUILDINGS,SUCH AS TOWN HALLS AND ART GALLERIES,WHICH ARE EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR.SOME PEOPLE THINK THAT GOVERNMENTS SHOULD REPLACE THESE BUILDINGS WITH NEWS ONES.OTHER PEOPLE THINK THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE OLD BUIldings discuss both these views and give your own opinion
You and some friends want to start a weekly dance club and you have found a hall that would be suitable to hold your meetings.
Write a letter to the owner of the hall. In you letter,
1. explain your and your friends project
2. ask if it possible to rent the hall and under the what terms
3. state what day and what timings you would like to use the hall
in some cultures, children are often told that they can achieve anything if they try hard enough. what are the advantages and disadvanteges of giving children this massege?
In Britain, when someone gets old they often go to live in a home with other old people where there are nurses to look after them.Sometimes, government has to pay for their care. Who do you think should pay for their care friends or family?
Some doctors show it is important for the old people to have regular exercise. However, some old people cannot get enough exercise. Why do you think this happens? How can old people be encouraged to exercise regularly?
Children today are told dependent on computer and electronic entertainment.It would be better to encourage them to spend more time outside playing sports and games. Do you agree or disagree.
The provided diagrams illustrate the energy consumption patterns in an average Australian household and the corresponding greenhouse gas emissions.
Some people believe that it is good for children to do chores. Others, however, say that children should not be asked to do household tasks. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
You have seen an advertisiment in an Australian magazine for someone to live with a family for six months and look for their six-year-old child. Write a letter to the parnets. In your letter
-Explain why you would like the job
-Give details of why you would be a suitable person to employ
-Say how you would spend your free time while you are in Australia
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
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.
You should write at least 150 words.
The chart below gives information about computer ownership per household in the US from 1997 to 2012. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
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.
ome people think that we should replace old buildings and houses in cities with more modern buildings. Other people think we should protect old buildings. Discuss both these views and give your opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant experience from your own experience.
In many cities, there is little control on the design and construction of new houses, so people can choose to build houses in their own styles instead of building them with the same style as the old houses in the local area. Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
In some cultures, children are often told that they can achieve anything if they try hard enough. What are the advatnages adn disadvantages of giving children this message?
At many companies today, applicants are often rejected due to old age. Do you think this is a positive or a negative development?
Some young people are leaving the countryside to live in cities and towns, leaving only old people in the countryside. What problems are caused bu this issue? What can be done to solve this situation?
In some cultures, children are often told that they can achieve anything if they try hard enough. What are the advantages and dis advantages of giving children this message?
Most countries allow 18 year old to start driving a car. Some say it is good to allow driving at that age. Others think that the age of start driving should be at least 25 years. Discuss both views.
The table and bar graph below show time spent on leisure and household activities in the UK. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Restoration of old buildings involves enormous expenditure. Some people believe that this money should be used to build new housing structures. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
It’s too expensive to look after and repair old buildings. Thus money should be spent on building modern buildings instead. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
The descripted two pie charts depict the domiciliary energy usage of Australian people by means of the household appliances and the amount of detrimental gases caused by each direction of energy use.
You have seen an advertisement in an Australian magazine for someone to live with a family for six months and look after their six-year-old child.
Write a letter to the parents. In your letter
explain why you would like the job
give details of why you would be a suitable person to employee
say how you would spend your free time while you are in Australia.
In many countries women and men are working full time. It is therefore, logical for women and men to share household works. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
In many countries, men and women both work full-time jobs and it is logical that they should share household tasks equally. Do you agree or disagree?
People should be atleast 21 years old before they are allowed to drive a car. To what extend do you agree or disagree with this statement.
Some people argue that not enough household waste is being recycled. They believe that the only way to increase recycling rates is 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?
Your apartment manager is asking your opinion about the swimming pool in your building. Currently, your building has a swimming pool, but it is really old and needs to be renovated. Some tenants prefer to have a small gym instead of a pool. The apartment manager has asked you to complete an opinion survey.
Choose the option that you prefer. Why do you prefer your choice? Explain the reasons for your choice. Write about 150–200 words.
Option A: I would like to keep the swimming pool.
Option B: I would like to have a gym.
You recently moved to a new house and you want to invite an old friend to stay with you. Write a letter to your friend.
In your letter,
-Invite him to stay and suggest a date
-briefly describe the new house and garden
-say why you like your new house.
You have seen an advertisement in an Australian magazine for someone to live with a family for six months and look after their six-year-old child.
Write a letter to the parents. In your letter
explain why you would like the job
give details of why you would be a suitable person to employ
say how you would spend your free time while you are in Australia
Write at least 150 word
Too many young people and too many old people do not exercise enough. What is causing this ? What can be done to change this ? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your knowledge or experience.
i. Solar energy is becoming more and more popular as a source of household energy in many countries around the world. ii. Why is this? iii. What are the advantages and disadvantages of solar energy? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
In some cities, there are few controls on the design and construction of homes and other buildings, and owner can decide on the style of their houses. Do the advantages of this outweigh its drawbacks? & #9. The restoration of an old building in major cities in the world cost numerous governments' expenditures. This money should be used in new housing and road development. Do you agree or disagree?
The diagram illustrates the multitude of steps olive oil undergoes before being produced. Overall, there are 7 steps olive oil goes through before being packaged then released into the marketplace. The first station is far from the industrial environment and consist on picking the olives from their tree. Second step is to rinse our product with cold water before pushing it in a belt, directly relied to a smashing machine. Thanks to the previous appliance, the olive paste is isolated from the olive stones, which are undesirable for olive oil manufacture. Afterwards, the pressing moment. Indeed, the latter is put in a bag with holes so it can and crushed with a convenient pressing matching. The mixture is then crafted to separate the oil from the water. Finally comes the storage of our product before selling it. To conclude, we notice according to the figure that olive oil manufacture requires a plenty of work-seven steps- and a specific knowledge.
The chart below shows the spending (in dollars) per household in the US on five different products in 2010 and 2014. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.