The chart below shows the number of girls per 100 boys enrolled in different levels of school education. Write a short report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.
1.Some school leavers travel or work for a period of time instead of going directly to university. What are the advantages and disadvantages for their studies?
Some people think that students should be required to do unpaid community service as a part of their school curriculum. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Some school leavers choose to travel or work for a year before going to university. What might be the reasons for this? What are the disadvantages of this practice? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
Many children who are home-schooled are not prepared for university at the same rate of children in government funded schools. What do you think are the causes of this? What effects will this have on society?
Today's young generation is facing many problems in school and at home. What are the problems? What can parents do to help their teenage children?
Some parents believe that learning maths at school is redundant and should not be taught. while others believe that it should remain a foundation subject. Discuss both views and give your opinion
The government needs to spend money to encourage the development of sports and arts for school students, rather than to support professional sports and art events. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statem
Many adults think that childhood and schooldays are the best years of a person's life.What the reason's for this? Do you agree or disagree ?
Some people think that it is better to educate girls and boys in separate schools. Others, however, believe that boys and girls benefit more from attending mixed schools. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
Some people think the main purpose of school is to turn children into good citizens and workers, rather than to benfits then as individuals. To what extent do you agree or diagree?
Some people believe that the best way to improve the general well-being of schoolchildren is to make physical education compulsory in all schools. Others, however, think that this would have little effect on overall health and those other measures are needed. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
Childhood obesity is becoming a problem thoughout the developed world . Because of this , some people think that adverts for fast food , sweets and sugary snacks should not be allowed in schools and colleges . To what extent do you agree or disagree with this ?
Your child’s school is planning a field trip outside the country for 3 days and is asking for
parents to come along. Write a letter
Asking about the trip
Explaining why you want to join
Explain how you can help out
In many countries around the world young people decide to leave their parents' home once they finish school. They start living on their own or sharing a room with friends. Is this a positive or a negative development? Give reasons for your answer and include relevant examples.
The map below shows a school in 1985 and the school now. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main points and make comparisons where relevant.
Art classes, such as painting and drawing, are as important to a child’s development as other subjects, so they should be compulsory in high schools. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Nowadays, many people send their children to boarding schools so that they can have time to work. Do the advantages of this trend outweigh the disadvantages?
Student leave high school without leaving the way how to manage their money. What are the reason and solution of this issues?
Some people feel that students perform better in school when they are rewarded, while some others feel that they perform better when they are punished. Discuss both views and give your own opinion
Parents believe that children are given too much free time. They feel that their time should be used to do more school work. How do you think children should spend their free time?
In some schools and universities, girls tend to choose arts subjects (e.g literatures), boys tend to choose science subjects (e.g physics). Why do you think this is so? Should this tendency be changed? Do you agree or disagree?
People say that it is a waste of time for high school students to learn literature at school. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement
Some people think that students at school and university can learn more from teachers and lessons than from TV and the Internet. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Some schools have restricted the use of mobile phones. Is this a positive development or a negative one? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples fromyour own knowledge or experience.
Many people are supportive of the opinion that young children should study at home, because there are so many problems in schools nowadays. To what extent do you agree?
Some schools have restricted the ude o f mobile phones. Is this a positve development or a negative development. Give reasons for your answer and include any example fro your own knowledge or experience.
the amount of time spent on exercise and sport should be increased in schools in order to tackle the problem of overweight children. do you think this is the best way to deal with the problem? what other solutions can you suggest?
xSome experts believe that it is better for children to begin learning a foreign language at primary schools rather than secondary school. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?
Many people find it difficult to give a speech or presentation in public. Some people suggest that schools should teach children to speak in public. How is it important to speak in public? Do you agree or disagree that school should teach at school?
Some people say that we should not encourage sports games among schools because they lead to competition rather than cooperation. To what extent do you agree or disagree with?
Some people think that home schooling is better for children while other believe that formal schooling is important for children in their younger age. Which one do you think is better
Some people feel that schools should teach children how to become a good parent. Do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
Some people think that art is an essential subject for children at school whilw others think it is a waste of time. Discuss both ideas and give your opinion.
(Sample Answer): In developing countries, children in rural communities have less access to education. Some people believe that the problem can be solved by providing more schools and teachers, while others think that the problem can be solved by providing computers and Internet access. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Some people believe that only teachers should not assess students as students should be allowed to do that as well. According to their view, schools should ask students to evaluate their teachers. Do you agree or disagree? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
Some people say history is one of the most inmportant school subjects. Other people think that, in today's world, subject like science and technology are more important than history. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
Some people think that children should receive formal training at school on how to be good parents in the future. Do you agree or disagree with this statement??
The pie charts below give information about what young people in Australia did after leaving secondary school in 1980, 1990 and 2000.
The diagrams show how the layout of a school library changed. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Many people argue that in order to improve educational equality, high school students are encourage to make comments or even criticism on their teachers. Other think it will lead to loss of respect and discipline in the classroom. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Art classes, such as painting and drawing are as important to a child’ development as other objects, so it should be compulsory in high school. To what extent you agree or disagree
Some people think that secondary school students should study international news as a school subject, but others argue that it would be a waste of valuable school time. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
The percentage of school aged boys in two different age groups who participated in 5 different sports in the UK in 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Some people thinl that parents should teach children how to be good members of society, Others, however, beloeve that school is the place to learn this. Discuss both veiws and give your own opinion.
Nowadays, sending children to boarding school is becoming increasingly popular. What is the reason? Do you think it is positive development.
The three pie charts below show the changes in annual spending by a particular us school in 1981, 1991 and 2001.
Some people think that it is better to educate boys and girls in separate school. Other, however, believe that boys and girl benefit more from attending mixed school. Discuss both these view and give your own opinion.
Schools should only offer subjects that are beneficial to student’s future career success. Other subjects, such as music and sports, are not important. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Many people argue that in order to improve educational quality, high schools students are encouraged to make comments or even criticism on their teachers. Other thinks it will leads to loss of respect and discipline in the classrooms. Discuss both sides and give your opinion.