The pie charts below show the online shopping slaes for retail sectors in New Zealand in 2003 and 2013.
Summarise the information by selectoing and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Buying things on the internet, such as books, air tickets and groceries is becoming more and more popular. Do the advantages of this type of shopping outweigh the disadvantages?
Many different countries have most shops and products as the same. Some think that it is a positive development, whereas others consider it as negative.
Discuss both views and give your opinion.
You have heard that a developer plans to build a shopping centre near your home.
Write a letter to the council. In your letter
say how you heard about the plan
explain how you feel about it
ask for more information about it
More people are shopping online today than ever before.
Why do people choose to shop this way?
Are there any disadvantages to shopping online?
Provide your opinion and use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
you work from home and you a problem with a piece of equipment that you use for your job
write a letter to the shop that supplied the equipment to you.
In many places of the world, more larger supermarkets are built while smaller local shops are closing down. Are there more advantages or disadvantages to local people?
When the new towns are planned, it is more important to develop public parks or sports facilities than shopping centers for people to spend their free time in. to what extent do you agree or disagree?
Buying things on the internet, such as books, air ticket and groceries, is becoming more and more popular. Do the advantages of shopping in this way outweigh the disadvantages? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
An increasing number of people are buying what they need online. what are advantage and disadvantage for both individual and companies to shopping online?
The table below shows the table made by a coffee shop in an office building on a typical weekday.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
You should write at least 150 words.
Now a day’s online shopping is rapidly replacing physical shopping in stores. What are the positives and negatives developments in your opinion? Give some examples.
The graph below shows the number of shops that closed and the number of new shops that opened in one country between 2011 and 2018.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Write about the following topic.
In some countries, online shopping is replacing shopping in stores. Do you think it is a positive or negative development?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
You should write at least 250 words.
In many countries, city planners locate offices, schools, homes and shops in certain areas so that they are seperated by distance. Do you think the advantages of this practice outweigh the disadvantages?
You bought a new color TV set in a shopping mall, but it is in poor quality.
Write a letter to the store manager. In your letter
Introduce yourself
Explain what is wrong with the TV set
Say what action you would like him to take
More and more people ore using the internet to do their tasks rather then doing in person. (e.g. banking, shopping, hotel booking etc. ). Do the advantages of this trend outweighs the disadvantages?
In many city, planner tend to arrange shops schools, officies and homes in a specific area and separated them each other. Do you think the advantages of this policy outweigh disadvantages.
Surveillance cameras in banks, offices, shops and streets have been very successful in reducing crime in the workplace and public, but they are also took for their users to spy on people's private business. what problems do surveillance cameras create? what are the solutions?
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You would like to buy some electrical goods at a shop in a nearby town.
Write a letter to the shop and
- ask if they have the things you want or whether they will be able to order them. - --- Ask what the prices are and
- how long they will be able to hold the goods for you.
When new towns are planned, it is important to build more public parks or sports facilities than shopping centers. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Buying things on the internet, such as groceries, books and air tickets is becoming more and more popular.
Do the advantages of shopping this way outweigh the disadvantages.
There was a time when people only shopped out of necessity, but these days shopping seems to have become a new form of leisure activity. People do not appreciate the value of money anymore. To what extent do you agree with this view?
You have recently bought some camping equipment but it was faulty. You phoned the shop but no action has been taken. Write a letter to the shop maneger. In your letter,
-Describe the problem with the equipment
-Explain what happened when you phoned the shop
-Say what you would like the maneger to do
Plastic shopping bags contribute to the pollution of land and sea.Some people think they should be banned.Do you agree or disagree.
Give examples for your answers.
The diagrams below show changes in Happy Valley Shopping Centre in 1982 and 2012. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
The maps show Southside, a shopping mall, as it is now, and plans for its development.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Buying things on the internet, such e-books, air tickets and groceries, is becoming more and more popular. Do the advantages of shopping this way outweigh the disadvantages?
Nowadays people waste a lot of food that was bought from shops and restuarants. Why do you think people waste food ? What can be done to reduce the amount of food they throw away.
In many cities, some planners have located shops, schools, offices and homes in specific areas, which are widely separated from each other. Do you think the advantages of this policy outweigh the disadvantages for residents?
Nowadays young people spend too much of their free time in shopping malls.
Some people fear that this may have negative effects on young people and the society they live in. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
In recent years, many small local shops have closed because customers travel to large shopping centres or mall to do their shopping.
Is this a positive or negative development?
It can be difficult for small local shops to compete with large supermarkets and with on-line shops. How does this affect local communities? What could be done to improve this situation?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
Write at least 250 words.
You work at home and have a problem with a piece of equipment that you use for yourjob.
Write a letter to the shop or company which supplied the equipment. In your letter
• describe the problem with the equipment
• explain how this problem is affecting your work
• say what you want the shop or company to do
The young today spend a large amount of their leisure time in shopping centres. It is feared that this trend can bring negative influences on the youths and the society. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this view?
You and your family visit the local shopping mall every week. However, it has become more and more difficult to find a parking spot recently. You would like to let the shopping mall manager know about this problem.
Describe the problem you are having with the mall’s parking.
Explain what you and your family have to do in order to visit the shopping mall now.
Provide some suggestions for how the mall manager can solve this problem.
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