your local newspaper is holding a competition to find a person who has done the most to help the local community. Write a letter to the editor of the newspaper. in your letter
name and describe the person you think should win
say how you know this person
explain how this person has helped the local community
Rising University fees and scarce employment prospects for graduates have led some people to say that universities should not teach arts subjects like philosophy and history, and only practical degree courses that maximize chance of employment. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Being able to speak a foreign language is an advantage these days. Some people think that children should start learning a foreign language at primary school, while others think children should begin in secondary school. Discuss both sides and give your opinion.
Some say that because many people are living much longer, the age at which people retire from work should be raised considerably. To what extent do you agree or disagre
Some people believe that teenagers should be required to do unpaid community work in their free time. This can be benefit teenagers and the community as well. To what extent do you agree or disgree.
Computers and museums Have made it impossible for Office workers to do much of their work from home Instead of working in office every day. Work from home should be encouraged as it is good for workers and employees. Do you agree or disagree?
Do you think African countries should have to ask European museums to return the objects that were produced in Africa? Or should former colonial powers return them voluntarily?
Some people think that all young people should be required to stay in full-time education until at least the age of 18. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Some people think that parents should teach children how to be good members of society. Others however, believe that scholl is the place to learn this. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
The role of education is to prepare children for the modern world. School should cut art and music out of the curriculum so that children can concentrate on useful subjects as mathematics and informatics. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Some people think that the government should invest in teaching science rather than in other subjects for a country development and progress. What extent do you agree or disagree?
Some people think that economic growth is the best way to end world poverty, while others believe economic growth should be stopped immediately to prevent environmental damage. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Some people say that old building designs should be preserved from destruction. What type of building should be preserved? Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?
Some people feel that goverments should take a large proportion of people's salaries to pay for necessary services such as roads and school. Other feel that high taxes are a bad thing. Discuss both of view and your own opinion
Some people think that schools should reward students with the best academic results, while others believe it is more important to reward students who show improvement. To what extent, do you agree or disagree?
some people believe that unpaid community service should be a compulsory part of high school programmes ( for example working for a charity, improving the neighbourhood or teaching sports to younger children). To what extand do you agree or disagree?
Shops should give preference in selling local food rather than imported food. Do you agree or disagree?
Employers should ensure that there are equal numbers of males and females in managerial posts in companies. Do you agree or disagree?
It is suggested that everyone should have a car, a TV and a fridge. Do the advantages of this development for society outweigh the disadvantages?
some people think that government should take care of diet of all individuals of country , others think that people should themselves take care of diet and health, discuss both views and give your opinion
Some people believe that when deciding how taxpayers' money is spent, governments should prioritise health care, while others believe that there are other priorities to spend this money.Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Most agree that we should be training children to recycle waste to preserve the Earth’s natural resources. However, some believe that it is parents who should teach their children to recycle waste while others feels schools are more responsible. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Some people say that the only reason for learning a foriegn language is in order to travel to or work in foreign country others say that these are not the only reason why someone should learn a foreign language. Discuss both views and give your opninon.
Some people believe that unpaid community service should be compulosry part of high school programmes. To wat extent do you agree or disagree?
Universities should provide students with the skills they will require to succeed at their future. How far do you agree or disagree with the above opinion, what are some of the skills that employers look for in new employees?
You stayed at a friend’s house last week and lost your book. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter, you should
•Thank him/her for the good time you had
•Describe your book
•Tell your friend what you would like him/her to do with it if he/she finds it
You recently organised an all-day meeting for your company, which took place in a local hotel. In their feedback, participants at the meeting said that they liked the hotel, but they were unhappy about the food that was served for lunch.
Write a letter to the manager of the hotel. In your letter
say what the participants liked about the hotel
explain why they were unhappy about the food
suggest what the manager should do to improve the food in future
In order to solve traffic problems, governments should tax private car owners heavily and use the money to improve public transportation. To what extent do you agree or diasgree?
Large companies should pay CEOs and executives higher salaries than other workers. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Keywords: salary; company Type: Agree & Disagree
Some people believe that first aid training for young people should be compulsory to be taught at school. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
some people believe that professionals, such as doctors and engineers, should be rewuired to work in the country where they did their trainig. Others believe they should be free to work in another country if they wish. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
In many countries, more and more women have full-time jobs as men, so there is logic that men and women should share the household tasks equally. To what extent to you agree or disagree?
An American film actor once said, “Tomorrow is important and precious”. Some people think individuals and society should pay more attention to the future than to the present. Do you agree or disagree?
Nowadays, women, as well as men, work full-time. Therefore, women and men should share household tasks equally. (e.g. cleaning and looking after children). To what extent do you agree or disagree?
It is too expensive to look after and repair old building, this money should be spent on building modern architecture instead. To what extent do you agree or disagree.
Access to clean water is a basic human right. Therefore every home should have a water supply that is provided free of charge. Do you agree or disagree?
The government is spending a lot of money to discover life on the other planets.some people think that it is wastage of money and government should spend more money on addressing the problems of public.To what extent do you agree?
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
Your friend is thinking about learning to drive and would like some advice.
Write a letter to your friend. In your letter
• say why a driving licence is advantageous
• recommend a driving school
• give any extra guidance/tips
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear...,
You should write at least 150 words.
: Some people think that developed countries have a higher responsibility to combat climate change than the developing countries. Others believe that all countries should have the same responsibilities towards protecting the environment. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and give relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
The system used for rubbish/garbage area collection in your local area is not working properly. This is causing problems for you and your neighbours.
Write a letter to the local council. In your letter:
Describe how the rubbish collection system is not working properly
Explain how this is affecting you and your neighbours
Suggest what should be done about the problem
You just read an article in an international travel magazine which contained some information about your town that is incorrect.
Write a letter to the editor of the magazine. In your letter
- correction the information in the article
- explain why it is important for the magazine to give correct information
- suggest what the magazine should do about this situation
Some people believe that everyone has a right to have access to university education and that governments should make it free for all students no matter what financial background they have. To what extent do you agree or disargee ?
Some people think that the media has the right to publish details of people’s views, while others think it should be controlled. Discuss both views.
Some people argue that to make healthy foods like fruits and vegetables more affordable, they should be subsidised by the government. Others believe that it is better to tax unhealthy foods. Discuss both views and give your option.
Some people think that children should learn how to compete, but other think that children should be taught to cooperatevto become more useful adults. Express some reasons for both views and give your opinion.
have recently joined a well-reputed company. In your office, the cafeteria is not cleaned properly. The cutlery available is usually unclean and most of the food on sale is stale Write an email to the human resources department in about 150-200 words. Your email should do the following things: State what problem you face when you visit the cafeteria. Complain about the inability of the cafeteria staff to address the problem. Describe how you want the issue to be addressed.
Everyone deserves to educated . It’s unfair that intelligent people are not admitted to private universities because of their financial background. University education should be free for everyone. Did you agree or disagree? Provide relevant examples if necessary.
Full time university students spend most of the time studying. They should be doing other activities too. To what extent do you agree or disagree?’
Us film industry has a huge influence on people of the world. It is better that government should invest in local films industry to what extent to you agree or disagree
Some people believe that women should play an equal role as men in country's police and military forces, such as army, while others think that women are not suitable for these kinds of jobs. Discuss both views and give your opinion.