Educating young people is naturally important. However, some think governments ught to invest more education for adults in need.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
In some countries, owning a home is more important rather than renting one. Why might this be the case? Do you think this is a positive or negative situation?
You should spend no more than 20 minutes on this task.
This line graph shows the percentage of women who were employed in four countries
from 1985 to 2005.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information.
You should write at least 150 words.
Towns and cities are attractive places. Some people suggest that the government should spend money putting in more works of art like paintings and statues to make them better to live in. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Some people think that homeschooling is best for children's development while others believe that going to school is important. Discuss the advantages of both methods and give your own opinion.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words.
Nowadays many people have access to computers and a large number of children enjoy playing video games.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of playing video games for children? (Band 8,5)
You recently had some items shipped to you from overseas. Upon receiving the shipment you found that some things were damaged in transit. Write a letter to the manager of the shipping company. In your letter
Provide the details of your shipment
Describe the damage
Say what actions you want the company to take
You are going to study in a college in the UK next year. You would like to stay in a college Hall of Residence.
Write a letter to the college. In your letter
explain your accommodation requirements
explain what your food needs are
ask what alternatives are available if they cannot provide what you want
You should write at least 150 words.
You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Sir or Madam,
The charts below show the percentage of water used for different purpose in six areas of the world.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparions where relevant.
An international student magazine has invited its readers to submit a letter arguing for immediate action on a key environmental issue. You decide to write a letter, briefly describing an environmental problem that concerns you, explaining why you are arguing for immediate action and recommending appropriate measures to rectify the situation.
Car ownership has increased so rapidly over the past thirty years that many cities in the world are now 'onebig traffic' jam. How true do you think this statement is? What measures can governments take to discourage people from using their cars.
The table and charts below give information on the police budget for 2017 and 2018 in one Britain. The table shows where the money came from and the charts show how it was distributed.
You recently noticed a local restaurant that was offering a part time job. Write a letter to the restaurant manager. In you letter, Explain that you would like to apply for the job, give some details of any relevant experience that you have, specify the days and times that would suit you
Many people today buy ready-made food rather than spend time cooking. What do you think are the reason for this Do you think the advantages of this development outright the disadvantages
Some people think computer and internet are important in children's study , but other think students can learn effectively in school and with teachers . Discuss both sides and give your own opinion .
You have recently missed a project deadline which resulted in your company losing an important client. Write a letter to your manager. In your letter:
o apologize for what happened
o explain why you missed the deadline
o tell him/her how you will avoid this situation in future.
Write about the following topic The best way to plan a holiday is by not planning at all. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience
The chart below shows the number of passengers arriving at a train station per hour across a day, and also the average price (in US Dollars) of their tickets.
Write a report summarising the information. Select and describe the main features, and make comparisons where relevant
A number of tertiary courses require students to undertake a period of unpaid work at companies or organization as part of their programs. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this type of course requirement?
The rise of social media has affected personal relationships and society as a whole. Do the advantages of using social media for communication outweight the disadvantage?
The bar chart below show the percentage of Australian men and women in different age groups who did regular physical activity in 2010.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make the comparisons where relevant.
Some people pend most of their lives living close to where they were born. What might be the reason for this?
What are the advantages and disadvantages
give reasons for your answer and include any relevant example from your own experience.
Many museums charged for the admission while others are free. Do you think the advantages of charging people for admission to museum outweigh the disadvantages?
The chart below shows the percentage of people who ate the portion of fruit and vegetable per day in the UK from 2001 to 2008
Some people think that music plays an important role in society. Others think it is simply a form of entertainment. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Some people feel the best way to reduce the number of accidents on the road is to further limit the speed of vehicles. Others think that there are better ways to tackle this issue. Discuss both views and give your own opinion
Some people think that success in life comes from hardwork and determination, while others think that there are more important factors such as money and appearance. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Summer company the sponsor a sport and sport the star as a way to advertise them self summer people think that it is good while other think that there are disadvantages do you think advantages outweigh disadvantages
The bar charts show precipitation in hot desert climate grasslands in 1980 and 2000.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
In some countries, owning a home rather than renting one is very important for people.
Why might this be the case?
Do you think thid is a positive or negative situation?
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You have bought a new camera but when you got it home you found it had some problems. You returned the camera and spoke to the company representative a week ago but the camera has still not been repaired.
Write a letter to the company. In your letter:
introduce yourself
explain the situation
say what action you would like the company to take
You should write at least 150 words.
The pie chart below show percentages of water used in different sectors in Sydney,Australia in 1997 and 2007.
Summerize the information by selecting and reporting the main features,and makecomparisons where relevant.
At the present, the population of some countires includes a relatively large number of young adults, compared with the number of older people. Do the advantages of this situation of this situation outweigh the disadvantages?
Some people think that product should be made to last as long as possible while others think that making the product cheap is more important discuss both the views and give your opinion
All over the world, societies are facing a growing problem with obesity.
What are the reasons for this rise in obesity and how could it be tackled?
Some people think that the use of mobile (cell) phones should be banned in public places such as in libraries and shops and on public transport. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
These days more fathers stay at home and take care of their children while mother go out to work.
What are the main reasons for this? Do you think this is a positive or a negative development?
Paying for things using mobile apps is becoming more and more common in many countries. Does this development have more advantages or disadvantages?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words.
Some people think that schools should switch from print textbooks to digital textbooks on tablets, while others disagree.
Discuss both point of view and give your own opinion.
In many countries today, if people want to find work, they have to move away from their friends and their families.
Do you think the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from own knowledge or experience.
Some people think that men and women have good expertise only in particular fields. This means men are better at doing certain jobs and women are better at doing some other jobs.
Do you agree or disagree?
The table below gives information about the underground railway systems in six cities.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparison where relevant.
It is universally accepted that eating too much sugar has negative effects on people’s health. Therefore, some believe that governments should control the amount of sugar people consume. Others think that it is the responsibility of an individual to control their sugar intake. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
Some people think that men and ươmen have different qualities, therefore certain jobs are suitable for men and others for women. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Most countries allow 18 years old to start driving a car. Some say it is good to allow it at this age, while others think that the age to start driving should at least 25 years old.
Discuss both the views and give your opinion.
Some people believe that they should be able to keep all the money they earn and should not have to pay taxes to the state. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Some people think it is more important for government to spend public money on promoting a healthy lifestyle in order to prevent illness than to spend it on the people who are already ill. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
The Restoration of old buildings in major cities around the world costs governments billions of dollars while this money should have been used for new housing and road development.To what extent do you agree or disagree to this statement?
The diagrams below give information on transport and car use in Edmonton. Pie chart shows the which transports people used. Table shows reasons why they are used transports.
Some people believe using the modern technology (digital photographs, blogs) is the best way to record and remember important personal events.
Others think the traditional method （making photo albums, writing diaries） is better. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.