Many modern children spend great deal of time sitting in front of a television or computer screen. This is exteremly harmful to their development. Therefore, parents should strictly limit the time that children spend in this way. to what extent do you agree or disgree?
Prevention is better than cure. Out of a country's health budget, a large portion should be diverted from treatment to spending on heath education. To what extent do you or disagree?
Young people are spending an increasing amount of time on tablets and phones as a form of entertainment. Do the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?
Nowadays children mostly spend time playing computer games rather than sports. What is the reason for this? it is a negative or positive development.
Some people say that spending the national budget on space exploration is a waste of resources. They insist that those funds should be spent on people living on Earth. Do you agree or disagree?
These days, children face a number of social issues. Some people say that the reason for this is parents who work and spend most of their time at work. Do you agree or disagree?
A large company in your area has decided to spend a certain amount of money, either to sponsor a local children's sport team for two years, or two pay for two open-air concerts. It has asked for feedback from the general public. Write a letter to the company. In your letter describe the benefits of sponsoring the sport team. Summaries the benefits of paying for the concerts. And say how you think the company should spend the money.
Most modern families have both parents working and as a result children spend less and less time with their parents. What is the reason for this? What problems can this cause?
Money spent on space exploration is a complete waste. Government could better spend this money on other things to benifit the nation. to what extent do you agree or disagree.
ou should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Every country should have a free health service, even if this means that the latest medical treatments may not be available through the service because they are too expensive. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
In a number of countries, some people think it is necessary to spend large sums of money on constructing new realway lines for very fast trains between cities. Others believe the money should be spent on improving existing public transport. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
Children nowadays are spending too much time playing video games and very little time playing sports. Why is this happening? Is this a positive or negative development?
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
A good friend has just changed schools and is having difficulty fitting in and needs your advice.
Write a letter to your friend. In your letter
• make suggestions as to how they could make friends
• suggest joining clubs, participating in school activities
• give any extra general advice
In many modern societies, grandchildren rarely spend any quality time with their grandparents. What do you think are the consequences of this?
While you were studying in the UK, you made friends with John Blaire who was one of your
course tutors. He is coming to your country an international conference. You want to invite him to stay at your place and spend some time together.
Write a letter to him. In your letter,
• Ask him about the conference
• Invite him to stay at your place
• Suggest some things you can do together
You are soon going to spend three months doing work experience in an organisation.
Write a letter to the manager of the organisation where you are going to do work experience. In your letter
•thank the manager for the opportunity to do work experience
•explain what you hope to learn from the work experience
•ask some questions about the work experience you are going to do
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Sir or Madam
Some people say that what children is their behaviour. other leave the amount of time they spend on television influences their behaviour most. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
You are going to spend three months doing work experience in an organization.
Write a letter to the manager of the organization where you are going to do work experience. In your letter:
•Thank the manager for the opportunity to do work experience,
•Explain what you hope to learn from the work experience,
•Ask some questions about the work experience you are going to do,
Several languages are in danger of extinction because they are spoken by very small numbers of people. Some people say that the government should spend public money on saving these languages, while others believe that would be a waste of money. Discuss both these views and give your opinion.
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
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 wouid 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
Many individuals say that spending on space exploration is a waste of money. This, instead, should be better used to solve current problems on Earth. To what degree do you support or oppose this idea?
The graph below shows the different modes of transport used to travel to and from work in one European city in 1960, 1980 and 2000. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information below. » You should » You should not spend more than 20 minutes on this task.
Some people believe that success in sports depends on physical ability, while others believe that there are more important factors associated with success in sports. Discuss both points of view and give your opinion
Many people these days travel far for work or spend more hours working. Does this trend have more sdvantages or disadvantages? What do you think about work-life balance?
A lot of social problems today are caused by teenagers. Many people believe this is because parents don’t spend enough time with them. Do you agree or disagree?
You have some time off work and are hoping to visit a close friend, Stephanie, for a few days. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter
•suggest spending time together
• explain why you have time to do this
• propose some activities
Write at least 150 words.
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Stephanie,
the three pie charts below shows the changes in annual spending by a particular UK school in 1981, 1991, and 2001. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
A large company in your area has decided to spend a certain amount of money, either to sponsor a local children's sports team for two years or to pay for two open-air concerts. It has asked for feedback from the 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
GOVERNMENTS SHOULD FOCUS THEIR SPENDIN ON PUBLIC SERVICES RATHER THAN ON THE ARTS ( EG. MUSIC AND PAINTING). TO WHAT EXTENT DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE?
New technologies have changed the way children spend their free time. Do advantages of this outweigh disadvantages? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Some people say that what children watch influences their behaviours. Others believe the amount of time they spend on television influences their behaviours the most. Discuss both views and give your opinion
The pie charts below show the average household expenditure in japan and Malaysia in the year 2010.
You are soon goi na to spend three months doing work experience in an organization.
Write a letter to the manager of the organization where you are going to do work experience.in your letter
Thank the manager for the opportunity to do work experience
Explain what you hope to learn from the work experience
Ask some questions about the work experience you are going to do
The table below gives information on consumer spending on different items in five different countries in 2002. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Nhi
Youth nowadays spend a lot of money. what are the causes for this? Is it a positive or a negative development?
Some people think that it is more important to spend money on roads and motorways than on public transport systems such as railway and trams. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
A large company in your area has decided to spend a certain amount of money, either to sponsor a local children's sports team for two years, or to pay for two open-air concerts. It has asked for feedback from the 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 some mone
Does the educational success of a student depend on the teacher or the attitude. Discuss both view and give your opinion. Some people ar
These days some people spend a lot of money on tickets to go yo sporting or cultural events. Do you think it is a positive or negative development.
As most people spend a major part of their adult life at work, job satisfaction is an important element of individual wellbeing. What factors contribute to job satisfaction? How realistic is the expectation of job satisfaction for all workers? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. (
Nowadays young people prefer going to shopping centres rather than spending their time in organised activities such as sport or music. Do you think this is a positive or a negative development?
The chart below shows the spending (in $ millions) 18-20 year olds in one country on 5 different products in 2010 and 2014. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparison where relevant.
The table below gives information on consumers spending on different items in 5 different countries in 2002.
Governments should spend money on railways rather than roads. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give a reason for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
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.
WT2: Some psychologists think that the best way to overcome the stress of everyday life is to spend a portion of the day doing absolutely nothing. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Children spend a lot of time watching TV and playing computer games; however, it does not help in improving their mental abilities. Do you agree or disagree.
You are soon going to spend three months doing work experience in an organisation.
Write a letter to the manager of the organisation where you are going to do work experience. In your letter,
thank the manager for the opportunity to work experience
explain what you hope to learn from the work experience
ask some questions about the work experience you are going to do
Write at least 150 words.
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Sir or Madam,
A large company in your area has decided to spend a certain amount of money, either to sponsor a local children’s sports team for two years, or to pay for two open-air concerts. It has asked for feedback from the general public.
-write a letter to the company. In your letter
• Describe the benefits of sponsoring the sport team
• Summaries the benefits of paying for the concerts
• Say how you think the company should spend the money
10.Some people think that language school be taught in small classes, while other people think the number of students in a language class does not matter. Discuss both views and give your opinion. language schools important for - enhance their skills and help in further studies not important - instead spend time on their subject of interest