WRITING TASK 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
A museum near your home is looking for people to do part-time voluntary/ unpaid work. You would like to do some voluntarylunpaid work at the museum.
Write a letter to the museum director to apply for the voluntarylunpaid work. In your letter
• explain why you want to do voluntarylunpaid work at the museum
• describe some skills and qualities you have that would be useful
⚫ give details of when you would be available for work
Write at least 150 words.
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows: Dear Sir or Madam,
Some people think that in order to solve traffic and transportation problems people should be encouraged to live in cities rather than in suburbs or in the countryside. To what extent do you agree or disagree ?
Some people say that it is important to dress well, according to the latest fashion & trends. Whilst some believe that it is a person’s choice as per their comfort and ease. Do you agree or disagree give your opinion.
The two tables represent the number of exchange students from universities in 5 different countries in Europe: France, Sweden, United Kingdom, Germany, and Netherland, to Australia between 2007 and 2009. Overall, it can be clearly observed that although German student have the fewest number of students in 2007, whereas that of in 2009 become the greatest. To begin with, in 2007, French university student ranked the highest number among other four countries at 61 peoples, followed by Dutch and Swedish students at 36, and 34 respectively. In 2009, at 62 peoples German students was the greatest number that travel to Australia, followed by French and Swedish student at 60 peoples and 42 peoples, respectively. In regards with, Australian students exchange in Europe, at 37 peoples was the highest number of students travel in France in 2007, whereas the number of university students from Australia exchange in France skyrocketed at 58 peoples in 2009. It interesting to note that Australian students travel to Germany and Netherland the least in 2007 and 2009 respectively at 18 peoples in both years.
Traffic jam is a problem in many towns and cities. People believe that this can be done by making roads wider. Do you agree or disagree?
Some people argue that teaching chilren of different abilities together benefits all of them. Others believe that intelligent children should be taught separately and given special treatment. Discuss both view and give you opinion.
Some people believe that children should be allowed to stay at home and play until they are six or seven years old. Other believe that it is important for young children to go to school as soon as possible. What do you think are the advantages of attending school from a young age? Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Question:-Some people get into debt by buying things they don’t need and can’t afford. What are the reasons for this behaviour? What action can be taken to prevent people from having this problem?
In many countries today, both men and women need to work full time. Therefore, some people think men and women should share household task equally (e.g. cleaning and looking after children). To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Directors of organizations receive higher salaries than the ordinary worker. Some people think it is necessary while others think it is unfair. Discuss both views and give your own opinionsˋˋ
•Although more and more people read the news on the internet, newspapers will remain the most important source of news for the majority of people. Do you agree or disagree?
Some people think that the new houses should be built in the same style as older houses in the local areas. Others disagree and say that local authorities should allow people to built houses in the styles of their own choice. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
In many countries , people are now living longer the ever before. Some people say an ageing population creates problems for the governments. Other people think there are benefits for society has more elderly people. To what extent the advantage of having ageing population outweigh the disadvantages.
Some people think that newspapers are the best way to learn news. However, others believe that they can learn news better through other medias. Discuss both views and give your own opinion
Some people believe that software programming should be taught at primary school. Others think that the focus at this level should be on playing. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion
In some countries, many people suffer from health problems due to eating too much fast food. It is, therefore, necessary for governments to impose a higher tax on this kind of food. Do you agree or disagree?
(an essay) Some people believe that advertisements aimed at children have a poor influence on them and can affect their relationship with parents. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Some people are concerned that the Earth will not grow enough food to feed the world’s population in future, and yet tons of food are thrown away each day. One solution is to tax companies or restaurants that waste food. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this? Give reasons for your answer, and include any relevant examples from your knowledge or experience.
Many people believe that social networking sites (such as Facebook) have had a huge negative impact on both individual and societies. To what extent do you agree?
More and more people tend to watch foreign movies, so the local government should ancourage the development of local film industry. To what extend do you agree or disagree?
Some people believe that children at school should learn art, others says it is a waste of time. What is your opinion?
Write an effect essay. Why are young people addicted to social media?
Many governments think that economic progress is their important goal. Some people, however, think that other types of progress are equally important for a country. Discuss both these views and giver your own opinion.
Some people think that young children should be allowed to do paid work, while others think that it should be illegal. Discuss both points of view and give your opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experiences.
The chart below gives information about how people aged 25-34 are housed in the UK. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting on the main features,and make comparisons where relevant.
Some people think that cooperation is required at any work area whereas others believe that competition is must. Discuss both along with your view.
Some people believe that it is best to accept a bad situation, such as an unsatisfactory job or shortage of money. Others argue that is better to try and improve such situations. Discuss both these viwes and give your own opinion.
Some people think that it is necessary to use animals for testing medicine intended for human use , while other argue that it is cruel to do that . Discuss both the views and give your opinion.
Some people say that the Maine aim of advertising is to improve sales of products that people do not really need. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
The government spends a lot of money on space exploration and on trying to discover life on other planets. Some people think that the government is wasting money and should spend more money on addressing problems in society. To what extent do you agree?
Some people think scientific research should focus on solving world health problems. Others think that there are more important issues. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Some people say that advertising is extremely successful at persuading us to buy things. Other s think that advertising is so common that we no longer pay attention to it. Discuss both views and give your own oipinion.
Nowadays, young people communicate with friends and family mostly through social networking sites, rather than other ways of communication like talking on the phone or face to face. Do you think this is a positive or negative development?
Nowadays, people make new friends with the use of social networks and internet chat groups. Some of the people think this is good. other people thinks that face-to-face conversations is beneficial. discuss both sides.
Some people say that friends are more important than family in today's world, others say that family is always more important. writ in support of this views.
In many countries, young people are choosing to go to universities abroad rather than studying locally. Is this a positive or negative development?
Young people who commit serious crimes should be punished in the same way as adults. To want extent do you agree or disagree?
with a growing population, many people believe that we should focus on production more GM foods. what are the advantages and disadvantages of doing this? GM: Genetically Modified
Some people believe that international sporting events are the ideal opportunity to show the world the qualities of the hosting nation. Others believe that these events are mainly a large unjustifiable expense. To what extebt do you agree or disagree?
Earlier technological developments brought more benefits and changed the life of ordinary people more than recent developments ever will. To what extent do you agree of disagree?
Some people believe that allowing children to make their own choices on everyday matters (such as foods, clothes, and entertainment) is likely to result in a society of individuals who only think about their own wishes. Other people believe that it is important for children to make decisions about matters that affect them. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
Some people believe that the governments should make universities free for all no matter what their financial background is. Do you agree or disagree?
Do you believe that professional athletes make good role models for young people? Support your opinion with reasons and examples from your own lmowl- edge or experience.
In some countries, young people have little leisure time and are under a lot of presssure to work hard on their studies. What do you think are the causes of this? What solutions can you suggest?
Nowadays, many people use the Internet instead of going to see a doctor to search for solutions to their medical problems. Do you think it is a positive or negative development?
Some people think the news has no real connection to people’s lives, so reading newspapers or watching news programmes on television is a waste of time. Do you agree or disagree?
Life in many cities around the world is becoming so expensive that one day only rich people will be able to live there. What are the causes of this situation? What measures could be taken to solve the problem?
The graph below gives information about how much people in the United States and the United Kingdom spend on petrol. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
Some people think that teenage years are the happiest time of most people’s lives. Other think adult life brings more happiness, in spite of greater responsibilities. Discuss both sides of this argument and give your own opinion.
H İn some countries, a few people earn extremely high salaries. Some people think that this is good for a country, while others believe that the government should control and limit the amount people can earn. Discuss both two views and give your opinion.