It is argued that university student should study a full range of subjects, instead of some specific subjects? To what extend do you agree or disagree?
Celebrities are famous for their weath and glamorous lifestyle instead of their achievements. This sets a bad example to young people. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
People in big cities prefer to live alone or in small family units instead of large family groups. Do you think this is positive or negative trend
Some parents prefer to stay in care homes after their retirement instead of staying with their children. Why is this happening? What are the advantages and disadvantages of this development?
Instead of training a few athletes to win medals at the Olympics, governments should spend the money on programmes encouraging the public to be active and stay healthy. 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.
Some argue that schools should prioritise life skills such as working in a teams and solving problems instead of traditional academics. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
People think that a hundred years ago, the human race was steadily improving in every area of life. Nowadays, there is no certainty of this case. In which areas do you think we have made important progress nowadays? In which areas do think we still need to make progress?
Your apartment manager is asking your opinion about the swimming pool in your building. Currently, your building has a swimming pool, but it is really old and needs to be renovated. Some tenants prefer to have a small gym instead of a pool. The apartment manager has asked you to complete an opinion survey.
Choose the option that you prefer. Why do you prefer your choice? Explain the reasons for your choice. Write about 150–200 words.
Option A: I would like to keep the swimming pool.
Option B: I would like to have a gym.
Computer and modems have made it possible for office workers to do much of their work from home instead of working in offices every day. Working from home should be encouraging as it is good for both empoyers and workers. Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience
After finishing school some student go travelling or work for a period of time instead of going directly to university. Do you think the advantages of gap years outweigh the disadvantages ?
• Some students found some subjects such as mathematics, philosophy are difficult, so these subjects should be optional instead of compulsory. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Some people think high school graduates should travel or work for a period of time instead of going directly to study at university.Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of both approaches.Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowlegde or experience
Some countries achieve international success by building specialized facilities to train top athletes instead of providing sports facilities that everyone can use. Do you think it is a positive or negative development？
Nowadays, a growing number of people with health problems are trying medicines and treatments upon themselves instead of visiting their usual doctors. Do you think this is a positive or a negative development?
Some pople think certain prisoners should be made to do unpaid community work intead of bering put behind bars. To what extend do you agree?
Some say that it would be better if the majority of employees worked from home instead of travelling to a workplace every day. Do you think the advantages of working from home outweigh the disavantages.
Some people believe that the best way to spend a holiday in a foreign country is to go out to meet people, instead of staying in the hotel most of the time. What is your opinion? Give reasons & include relevant examples from your own experience.
Many people no longer read newspapers or watch TV news programmes. Instead, they get news about the world from the Internet. Why is it so? Is this a positive or negative development?
Schools should stop using books for teaching children as they find them boring and use films tv and computer instead. To what extent do you agree and disagree?
Nowadayys, a growing number of people with heatlh problems are trying an alternative medicines and treatments instead of visiting their usual doctor. Do you think this is a positive or negative development?
It is often thought that government finance in the public sector instead of spending their budget on arts, music, and theatre. Although, I disagree on a larger extent with the given statement and my point is discussed in the forthcoming paragraphs.
Your council minister is planning to build a supermarket where there is a public library at the moment. Write a letter to the council minister:
How you got to know about this
What are the disadvantages of having a supermarket instead of library
What is the importance of the library in that place
Online education is becoming increasingly popular. Many students are choosing to study online instead of face-to face education. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this new approach?
Nowadays, many people prefer to seek medical advice on the Internet instead of seeing a qualified doctor. What are the reasons for this? Is it a positive or a negative development?
You are a member of a local sports club. Recently, the club has introduced new rules that you are unhappy with. Write a letter to the club manager. In your letter:
explain why you are unhappy with the new rules
describe how these rules are affecting you and other members
suggest what the club should do instead
The bar chart compares the yearly number of visitors in 3 different museums from 2007 to 2012. Overall, the peak of visitors' number was in 2012, while the lowest point was in 2009 and 2010. Victoria and Albert Museum was the most popular from 2007 to 2009. During 2007-2008 its annual number of visitors remained constant at about 14 million people per year. However, the figure started to decline rapidly in 2009, and reached its lowest point of about 8 millions in 2010, becoming the least popular museum for the rest of the period. After that, the number of Victoria and Albert Museum's visitors gradually rose up to 10 million visitors within 2 years. British Museum was the second most popular in 2007, being outraced by Victoria and Albert Museum. Nevertheless, its number of visitors experienced a sharp fall in 2008 and remained unchanged the following year. Then, the figure started to increase. It reached its peak of approximately 14 million visitors in 2012, regaining its position of 2007. National Gallery Museum showed the most notable development with a steady growth throughout the period. Being the least popular museum in the beginning, it experienced a growth of more than 10 million visitors over 6-year period, and became the most visited museum in 2012.
Some students tend to spend time working somewhere instead of going to a university directly. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this development?
Nowadays, a growing number of people with health problems are trying alternative medicines and treatment instead of visiting the usual doctor. Do you think this is a positive or negative development?
Instead of requiring primary school students to do experiments themselves, schools should only allow them to watch experiments demonstrated by teachers. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Fewer students are studying science at school and university, favoring more computer-based subjects instead. Is this a positive or negative development? What are the reasons for this? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your knowledge or experience.
Some countries achieve international sports by building specialized facilities to train top athlets, insteadproviding sports facilities that everyone can use. Do you think this is positive or negative development.
Some people think that because some children find some subject such as mathematics and philosophy difficult, they ought to be optional instead of compulsory. To what extent do you agree?
Computers and internet have made it possible for office workers to do much of their work from home instead of working in offices every day. Working from home should be encouraged as it is good for workers and employers. Do you agree or disagree?
Some countries achieve international sports by building specialised facilities to train top athletes, instead of providing sports facilities that everyone can use. Do you think this is positive or negative development? Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Some think that it is more important for children to engage in outdoor activities instead of playing videogames. To what extent to you agree or disagree?
Nowadays, a growing number of peop/e with health prob/ems are trying alternative medicines and treatments instead of visiting their usual doctor. Do you think this is a positive or a negative development?
The chart illustrates the quantity of participants who showed interest in sport sphere from 1985 to 2005. Overall, While basketball and badminton players remained stable, the players of tennis rose, and the players of rugby fell over time. The tennis as well as rugby sports had different amount of players in the time period. As the line graph compares, that badminton players were around 51 in 1985 . Then players slightly decreased to around 49 in 1990. However, players remained stable in 50 from 1995 to 2005. Regarding basketball's players, in 1985 there were approximately 75 people. Unfortunately, the figure slowly decreased to 70 in 1990. Afterward remained constant around 77 between 1995 and 2005. The tennis participants were 150 in 1985. The percentage gradually increased to approximately 175 in 1990 reaching a peak with around 225 participants in 2005. The players of rugby were around 240 in 1985. Afterwards people steadily declined just over 200 in 1995. Then participants rapidly went down to 50 from 1995 to 2005.
In some countries there are more yung people choosing to enrol in work-based training instead of attending university. Do the advantages of this situation outweigh the disadvantages?
Nowadays, a growing number of people with health problems are trying alternative medicines and treatments instead of visiting their usual doctor. Do you think this is a positive or a negative developement?
Government investment in arts such as music and theater is a wastage of money. Government must invest this money in public services instead. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Nowadays, a growing number of people with health problems are self medicating instead of visiting their usual doctor. Do you think this is a positive or a negative development? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples f knowledge or experience. your own
Government investment in the arts, such as music and theatre, is a waste of money. Governments must invest this money in public services instead. Do you agree or disagree? Education is not a luxury, but a basic human right and as such should be free for everyone irrespective of personal wealth. Do you agree or disagree.
The government's investment in arts, music and theatre is a waste of money. Governtments should invest funds in public services instead. To what extent do you agree with this statement?
Nowadays, a growing number of people with health problems are trying alternative medicine and treatment instead of visiting their usual doctors. Do you think this is a positive or negative development.
Many people today prefer to watch film or TV shows alone at home instead of watching with other people. What are the disadvantages and advantages of this development?
Some school leavers go travelling or work for a period of time instead of going directly to University. do you think this has more advantage or disadvantage for their study ?
Computers and modems have made it possible for office workers to do much of their works from home instead of working in offices every day. Working from home should be encouraged as it is good for workers and employees. Do you agree or disagree?
In the past people believed that the human race was steadily making progress in all areas of life; nowadays there is less certainty that it is so. In what areas do you think the most important progress has been made so far? In what areas more needs to be done?
Some people think high school graduate she travel or work for a period of time. Instead of going directly to study at university, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of both approaches. Give reason of your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge experience.
nowdays, a growing number of people with health problems are trying alternative medicinces and treatments instead of visiting their usual doctor. do you think this is positive or a negative development?