You are planning to take a vacation. Write a letter to a friend. In your letter
• describe the vacation spot you have chosen
• explain how you plan to spend your time there
• invite your friend to join you on your vacation Begin your letter as follows:
You want to improve your English and a friend has given you contact details for a private teacher. Write a letter to the teacher and say:
why you want to improve your English
how the teacher can help you
when you would like to start having lessons?
You should write at least 150 words.
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear ……………….
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You and your family are planning to spend a weekend at a seaside hotel. Write a letter to the hotel making the arrangements. Let them know
• when you will be arriving and leaving,
• what type of rooms you would like
• and ask them how much the weekend will cost
• also enquire about activities and places of interest near the hotel.
You should write at least 150 words.
The government should spend money in promoting sport and art in school, rather than sponsoring professinal sport and art events in communities. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Some people believe that children should spend more time learning academic subjects, while others think that creative activities are equally important. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
To improve the job prospects, the secondary schools should spend more time teaching communication skills and business and spend less time on history. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Many countries spend a lot of money in art. Some people think investment in art is necessary, but others say money is better spent on improving health and education. DISCUSS BOTH
You have seen an advertisement in Australian magazines for someone to live with a family for six months and look after their six-year-old child write a letter.
•Explain why you would like this.
•Give detail of why you are a suitable person to employ.
•Say how would you spend your free time while you are in Australia.
The world of work is rapidly changing and employees cannot depend on having the same job or the same working conditions for life. Discuss the possible causes and suggest ways to prepare people to work in the future. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of spending a holiday in your own country compared to traveling abroad? Discuss both perspectives and provide your opinion on whether staying local or traveling internationally is more beneficial.
When a new town is planned, it is more important to develop public parks and sport facilitates than shopping centers for people to spend their free time in. Agree or disagree?
Some people believe that children should spend all of their free time with thrir family. Others believe that thid is unnecessary or even negative. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Some people think that the government should spend taxpayers' funds on cultural activities such as music or art. Others think this is a waste of money. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Educating children is more difficult task today than it was in the past because they spend so much time on cell phone, online games, and social networking websites. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
Some children spend hours every day on thier smartphones. Why is this case? Do you think this is a positive or a negative development?
In a number of countries, some people think it is necessary to spend large sum of money on constructing new railway lines for very fast trains between cities. Other believes the money should be spent on improving exisitng public transport. Discuss both views and give your own pinion.
You should spend 20 minutes on this task. The charts below show the percentage of enrolments on six courses at a local education college in the UK in 2010 and 2012. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. WRITING TASK
Some people think that the government should spend more money on sport facilities for top athletes. Others argue that this money should be spent on sports facilities for ordinary people. Discuss both sides and give your opinion.
Prevention is better than cure." Out of a country's health budget, a large proportion should be diverted from treatment to spending on health education and preventative measures. 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 that the government should spend money on supporting cultural activities such as music, theater or art. Others think this is a waste of money. Discuss both views and give your opinion
Some people believe that our happiness depend on how much money we have. Others say that ‘money cannot buy happiness.’ Do you think that having money is the key to happiness, or are there more important factors?
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
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 this book was about
• explain how this book influenced you
• say whether this book would be likely to influence other people
A faction of people holds the notion that juveniles should be independent from their parents, others argue that they must be supervised and controlled by their parents. This essay will delve into both viewpoints and express my support for the latter view with relevant illustrations
The chart shows the percentage of dependents in total population in 5 countries, compared the number in 2000 and the projection in 2050.
Some people think that children who spend a lot of time reading children's story books are wasting their time which could be better used doing other more useful activites. To what extent do you agree?
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. Write at least 150 words.
You would like to rent a car for a holiday.
Write to the car rental agency. In your letter
•Explain what type of car you would like
•Give details of when you would like the car
• Request more information about the cost
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Some children spend hours every day on their smartphone. Why might this be the case? Do you think this is a positive or negative development
A large company in your area has decided to spend a certain amounth of money, either to sponsor a local children's sport team for two years, or to pay for open-air concerts. It has asked for feedback from general public.
Write a letter to the company. In your letter
describe the benefits of sponsoring the sports team
summarise the benefits of paying for the concerts
say how you think the company should spend the money
Write at least 150 words.
The figures provide info about growth in ecomomic and household expenditure across a range of categories. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Some people believe that individuals today spend too much time following political news while others feel politics deserve greater attention. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion.
Last Tuesday you flew from New York to Paris. When you arrived home, you discovered that you had left your cabin bag on the plane. Write a letter to the airline. In your letter, you should explain:
•where and when you lost your bag
•what your bag looks like
•what its contents were
Begin your letter as follows: Dear Sir / Madam
You should write at least 150 words. You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The governments should spend money in promoting sport and art in school, rather than sponsoring professional sports and art events in communities. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Many people today prefer to socialise online rather than spend time with friends in the local community. To what extent do advantages outweigh disadvantages?
Some people argue that governments should spend more money on developing bullet and metro rail facilities, while others support the idea of spending money on upgrading current public transport system. discuss both views and give your opinion.
A lot of people nowadays are spending too much money and they don’t save anything for future use. Is this a positive or a negative development?
Space exploration cost taxpayers an exorbitant amount of money each year. What are the advantages and disadvantages of spending money on space exploration?
Is saving more important than spending in today’s world? How far do you agree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer, and provide ideas and examples from your own experience.
Many people spend a lot of money on clothes, hair cut and beauty product to enhance their appearence. some people think that it is a good way to spend money, while other that there is a better way to spend it. discuss both views and give yor opinion.
you work for an international company, and would like to spend six months working in it's head office in another country.
write a letter to your manager. In your letter:
. explain why you want to work in the company's head office for six months
. say how your work could be done while you're away
. ask for his/her help in arranging it
Nowadays, children and teenagers spend more and more time indoors. What is the causes of this problem? What measures can be reduce this?
To learn a foreign language successfully you need to spend time in the country where the language is spoken. Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Many governments in the world spend a large amount of money on arts which develop quality in people’s life. However, governments should spend money on other things rather than arts. Do you agree or disagree? Give your opinion.
Several languages are in danger of extinction because they are spoken by a very small number of people. People say that govt should spend public money on saving these languages. Discuss both views and give ur opinion.
Some people believe that educational success depends on good teachers. Others think that it’s depends on the attitude of the students. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
You should spend 20 minutes on this task. The tables below show sales of fair trade coffee and bananas in five countries in Europe in 1999 and 2004. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Studies suggest that children spend more time watching TV than they did in the past and spend less on doing active or creative things. Why do you think it is the case? What methods can be used to tackle it?
Some people are happy to spend their whole life living in the same place. However, others prefer to live in many areas over their life time. Discuss both opinions and give your own opinion.
Most countries spend much money on education as they start to realize the importance of education. In your opinion, which two subjects are the most important for young people and which one is the least important?
some people think governments should spend money on measures to save language with few speakers from dying out completely. others think this is a waste of financial resources. discuss both views and give your opinion.
Some children spend hours playing on their phone. Why is it the case? Is this a positive or negative development?