Nowadays the importance of teachers is diminishing due to increased availability of alternative resources to students. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the statement?
Some say that the most important thing about being rich is that one has the opportunityto help others. To what extend do you agree or disagree
A healthy person is often described as someone who has a good diet, gets plenty of exerciseand avoids stress.What should people do to stay healthy in your country?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Employers now tend to prefer employees with good social skills in addition to good qualifications. In fact, social skills are getting more and more important compared to qualifications. Do you agree or disagree?
Students should pay the full cost for their own study, because universities education benefits individuals rather than study. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
The government should close companies that produce toxic waste materials without their own waste treatment facility in order to protect the envirnonment. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Use specific reasons and examples to support your position.
Some people think that man's relationship with animals has changed throughout ages and the use of them in human's life in the modern era is totally different from what it used to be. To what extent do you agree on disagree?
In many countries today, parents are able to choose to send their children to single-sex schools or co-educational schools. Some people think that children going to single-sex school have disadvantages later in life. To what extent do you agree?
Today, some food travels thousands of miles from farms to consumers. Some people think that it would be better to our environment and economy if people only eat locally produced food. To what extent do the disadvantages outweigh the advantages?
As countries develop, their populations tend to live individually or in small family units. In your opinion, what are the causes and what are the effects on society.
Some people believe that when designing a building, the most important thing to be
considered is the function rather than the outlook. To what extent do you agree or disagree
Young people today spend too much money on fashion and technological items. Some people say that this trend has negative impact on the society. To what extend do you agree or disagree?
Advances in technology and automation have reduced the need for manual labour.
Therefore, working hours should be reduced
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
People believe that they should be able to keep all the money they earn and should not pay tax to the state. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from own knowledge or experience.
You live near a public school. The school has asked residents to help with the maintenance of school buildings and play areas. Write a letter to the principal.
In your letter
explain why you would like to help
tell them how you can help
let them know when you are available.
Increasing the price of petrol is the best way to solve growing traffic proplem and pollution problems.
To which extent do you agree or disagree ?
what other measures do you think might be effective
Too much attention is given to headline-grabbing disaster like earthquakes and floods. Governments should concentrate their resources on educating people about their risks they face nearer to home, which can cost far more lives.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this.
In school, girls tend to choose art subjects, boys tend to choose science subjects. What causes lead to this situation? Do you think this should be changed?
More and more people are using computer and electric devices to access information. Therefore, there is no need for printed books, magazines , and newspapers extend do you agree or disagree?
Many employers believe that good social skills are as important as good professional qualifications for job success, so they hire people with good social skills. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
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.
Some people say it’s a waste of time to plan for the future. We should live in the present. To what extend do you agree or disagree?
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
The government should pay for the course fees for everyone who wants to study at the university.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
“Some people believe that the best way to reduce crime is to increase the
length of the prison sentence. Other people, however, believe there are better
methods to reduce crime. Discuss both views and give your opinion.”
Some people prefer to listen to music while studying, as music has a calming effect on the mind. Others prefer a pin drop silence in order to concentrate on the content they are studying and have an undivided attention while they do so.
Which option works better for you and why do you think the other option is not viable to ensure a successful study time?
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
People believe that they should be able to keep all the money they earn and should not pay tax to the state. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from own knowledge or experience.
You should write at least 250 words.
With the increased global demands in oil and gas, undiscovered areas of the world should be opened to access more resources.
To what extent do you agree?
Crimes and other kinds of information on TV and newspapers have bad consequences. This kind of information should be restricted to be shown in media. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the statement.
Nowadays, it seems that people tend to waste a great amount of food.
Why do you think this is happening? And how can we solve this problem?
School teachers should stop using books in teaching rather use video games computers and TV as children find books boring.
To what extent do you agree
Directors and managers of organizations are often older people. Some people say that it is better for younger people to be leaders. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Some people believe that the best way to reduce crime is to give longer prison sentences. Others, however, argue that there are better ways to tackle the problem of crime. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
The charts below show what percentage of their daily intake of various nutrients the average person in the USA consumes in each meal and in snacks. These nutrients may be unhealthy if eaten too much.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Some people believe that children who are given pocket money every week have less problems managing money when they become adults. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
More and more people are using computer and electric devices to access information, therefore there is no need for printed books, magazines and newspapers on paper. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Some experts suggested that cyclists should have to pass a exam before riding on cycle for road safety.
To what extended do you agree or disagree?
Due to the development and rapid expansion of supermarkets, many small local businesses are unable to compete. Some people think that the closure of local business will bring about the death of local communities. To what extent 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?
One of your penfriends wants to improve his/her English in advance of moving to Sydney. Write a letter to your penfriend. Advise him/her about the following: listening skills, speaking skills and vocabulary.
You should write at least 150 words.
You do NOT need to write your own address. Begin your letter as follows:
Dear ...,
Some people think woman should be allowed to join the army, the Navy and the air force just like men.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
In the past when students did a university degree they tended to study in their own counrty.
Nowadays, they have more opportunity to study abroad.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of this development?
Sport is one of the most draws on television today. Some people argue that the practice of showing sport on television is to blame for the poor health of the young generation by encouraging them to watch rather than partake in physical activity.
To what extent do you agree wit this view?
It is pointless making children who lack artistic talent learn painting and drawing in Art classes at school. Instead, they should concentrate on other creative or practical subjects for which they may have more aptitude. To what extent to do you agree or disagree?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
In the future, nobody will buy printed paper or books because they will becomplete able to read everything they want online without paying.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
As child obesity becomes a serious health issue in today’s society, some people feel that TV commercials advertising junk food aimed at kids should not be shown before 9pm.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this view?
The first pie chart illustrates the amount of energy utilized in an average Australian household. The second one demonstrates consequence of using energy leading to the greenhouse gas emissions.
By and large, it can be seen that Australia people tend to utilize a great deal of heating energy.
Students nowadays can get large quantities of information from mobile phones. Despite this, many people think that they should not be allowed to use them in the classroom. To what extent do you agree ar disagree?
Some people say that music is good way of bringing people of diff cultures and ages together
to what extent do u agree or disagree with this opinion?
Interview forms the basic selection criteria for most large companies. However, some people think that interview is not a reliable method of choosing whom to employ and there are other better methods. To what extent do you agree?
Sport is one of the most draws on television today. Some people argue that the practice of showing sport on television is to blame for the poor health of the young generation by encouraging them to watch rather than partake in physical activity. To what extent do you agree with this view?