You are studying English at a private language school attended by many international students. You are planning a surprise birthday party for a friend who has been feeling particularly sad and homesick. Write to another classmate and invite him / her to the party. In your letter:
•explain the reason for the party
• give the date and time of the party
• suggest what the classmate could bring to the party
Begin your letter as follows: Dear ________
You should write at least 150 words. You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You have just read a newspaper article with incorrect information. Write a letter to the newspaper editor. In your letter
- Report the error to the editor
- Correct the error in the article
- Suggest the newspaper what to do with it.
Families who do not send their children to government financed schools should not be required to pay taxes that supports universal education. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the statement? Support your answers with specific reasons and examples.
You should spend 20 minutes on this task.
You have decided to leave your current employer. Write a letter to the employer telling why you are leaving the job. In your letter –
explain why you have decided to leave the company.
tell your employer what you have decided to do after leaving the job.
Do you agree with the following statement? Good teachers are more important to a child's development than good parents. Use specific details to support your argument.
In today ‘s competitive world, many families find it necessary for both parents to go out to work. While some say the children in these families benefit from the additional income, others feel they lack support because of their parents ‘ absence.
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.
The chart below shows the number of men and women in further education in
Britain in three periods and whether they were studying fulltime or part-time.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and
make comparisons where relevant.
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Some people believe that adults get motivated to exercise and play sports because of the major sports events on TV such as the Olympic Games and the Football World Cup. Others say that there are many ways apart from TV to encourage them to exercise. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Some people say that supermarkets and manufacturers have a responsibility to reduce the amount of packaging on products they sell. Others believe that it is the consumer’s responsibility to avoid buying products which have a lot of packaging.
Discuss both views and give your opinions
Some people think companies should employ old people to work as they have a lot of working experience.
Others, however, think it is better to recruit young people.
Discuss both views and give your opinion.
The table below gives information about student enrolments at Manchester University in 1937, 1967 and 2017.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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Do you think business should hire employees who will spend their entire lives working for the same company ?Explain why do you agree or disagree use specific reasons and details to support your answer
The table below shows the percentage of first year students who gave ‘very good’ rating to the resources provided by the college, for three courses. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Some people think that space exploration is a waste of resources while other thinks that it is essential for the human kind to continue to explore the universe in which we live. Discuss both views and give your own opinion
Many parts of the world are losing important natural resources, such as forests, animals or clean water. Choose one resource that is disappearing and explain why it needs to be saved. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.
Your local newspaper wants to reward people who have contributed much to the community. Write a letter to the newspaper editor recommending someone in your community.
In your letter
•describe who the person is and how you know them;
• describe their contributions to the community;
• explain why you think they deserve the reward.
The line graph below shows the household recycling rates in three different countries between 2005 and 2015.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main feature and make comparisons where relevant.
In order to study at universities students are required to pay expensive tuition fees. Not all of the students can afford them so some people think that university education should be free for everyone. To what extend do you agree or disagree?
Space travel to the Moon is often cited as one giant leap for mankind. Yet some people argue that this achievement made little different to our daily lives. What is your opinion?
Some people say that history has nothing to teach us. Others, however, believe that to understand the present, we must learn from the past. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
The charts below present information about electricity generated using renewable and non-renewable energy in the United States in 2009 and 2019.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The tables below give information about sales of Fairtrade-labelled coffe and bananas in 1999 and 2004 in five European countries.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant
The chart below shows the percentage of the total US population aged 65 and over between 1900 and 2000.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
You are going to another country to study. You would like to do a part-time job while your are studying, so you want to ask a friend who lives there for some help.
Write a letter to this fiend. In your letter:
-give details of your study plans
-explain why you want to get a part-time job
-suggest how your friend could help you find a job
The table and charts below give information 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 comparisions where relevant.
The diagram below shows the process of producing edible oils and fats, and margarine.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
A building company is planning to build new houses on some land near where
you live and has asked the people to give their comments. Write a letter to the
manager of the building company and
- Say how you heard about the plan of the building company
- Give your opinion of the plan
- Say what you hope the building company will do.
Some families people believe that children who are brought up in which don't have large amounts of money are better prepared to deal with the problems of adult life than children brought up in wealthier families. To what extent do you agree or disagree.
Some think that parents reading books for entertainment to their children is a waste of time and they should only read them serious educational books.
Do you agree or disagree?
The chart below shows the expenditure on three categories among different age groups of residents in the UK in 2004.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The maps below show an industrial area in the town of Norbition, and planned furure development of the site.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Some people believe that parents have great influence on children's growth, but others think that influence from the outside plays a more important role.
Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Your company sent you to complete a course in another country. You have lost the certificate received at the end of the course. Write a letter to the principal of the college where you took the course.
In your letter, you should tell:
how you lost the certificate
why you need it now
what you want the principal to do.
It has been suggested that all young adults should be required to undertake a period of unpaid work helping people in the community.
Would the drawbacks of such a requirement be greater than the benefits to the community and the individual young adults?
Some people suggest to adults that they do unpaid work in their societies. It has many advantage and disadvantages. I will discuss both and I thik drewbacks ourweight merits
The bar chart below shows the number of daily users (in millions) for Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram from 2010 to 2022. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
The diagrams below show the water supply system in Australia present and in future.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
You have recently started work in a new company.
Write a letter to an English-speaking friend. In your letter
● explain why you changed jobs
● describe your new job
● tell him/her your other news.
What distinguishes young people from their parents' or grandparents' generation is a lack of physical exercise. Today's generation are spending far too long playing computer games, chatting aimlessly on social networking sites or simply watching TV, and too little time being active.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
The two maps below show road access to a city hospital in 2007 and in 2010.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the mian features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The graph below shows the monetary aid from four organizations to developing countries in four different years.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features making comparisons where relevant.
Some people think the government should support artists like painters, musicians, and
poets, while others believe this wastes money. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
You are working in an international company, write a letter to inform your manager about your resignation.
In your letter, you should:
•thank the company for the opportunity that you joined it
•tell the reason for your resignation
•confirm the time you are leaving
The mass media, including television, radio and newspapers, have a great influence in shaping people's ideas. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for your answers.
Some people think that it is more beneficial to take part in team sports, like football. While other people think that taking part in individual sports is better, like swimming. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Some people work for the same company or organisation during their whole working life why I don't see is dead. It is better to work for different companies discuss both views and give your opinion.
The bar chart illustrated the amount of 4 types of wastes collected in a recycling centre during the period from 2011 to 2015. The 4 types of wastes were paper, glass, tins, and garden.
Your friend asked you to find a par-time job for him/her to earn some money while studying. You found a job that might be suitable. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter,
• Give him/her the job description
• Explain why he/she should take the job
• Say what he/she should do to get the job
The diagram shows the water cycle, which is the continuous movement of water on, above and below the surface of the Earth.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Most morden families have both parents working and as a result children spend less time with their parents. What is the reason for this?what problem can this cause?
In the developed world, average life expectancy is increasing.
What problems will this cause for individual and society? suggest some measures that could be taken to reduce the impact of ageing population.