Some students prefer to take a gap year between high school and university, to work or to travel. Do the advantage of this outweigh the disadvantage?
The rise of online shopping is gradually replacing traditional in-store shopping. Do you believe this trend has a positive or negative impact?
In my countries around the world young people decide to leave their parent's home once they finish school. They start living their own or sharing a house withe friends. Is this a positive ora negative development ? give reasons for your answer and include relevangt examples.
In many countries parents worry about the amount of time children spend watching TV and using the internet. What do you think are the causes of this , what solutions can you suggest
A company has announced that it wishes to build a large factory near your locality. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this new influence on your community. Do you support or oppose the factory establishment?
The way that people work is changing rapidly. Unlike the past, workers cannot depend on having the same working conditions or even the same job throughout their working life. Discuss the possible causes for this rapid change, and suggest ways of preparing people for the world of work in the future.
Today, many people use the internet and smartphones to transfer money to friends, family, and businesses. Is this a positive or negative development?
In some countries, owning a house rather than renting one is important for people. What might be the case? Do you think this is a negative or positive situation?
Detailed describtion of crimes on newspaper and TV can have bad consequences on society, so this kind of information should be banned in the media. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
To achieve personal happiness, the relationships we have with other people are more essential than every other thing. Issues like wealth and occupations take the second place. Write to support this claim.
You should spend about 40 minutes n this task. Some organisations believe that their employees should dress smartly. Others value quality of work above appearance. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
In many countries, governments spend alot of money celebrating national holidays and festivals. However, some people think that spending money on these celebrations is a waste. To what extend do you agree or disagree with this view?
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
Although you have never formally studied computing, you have always been interested in computers. You have just read about a computer course that really interests you, but it is only for people who have completed an elementary course.
Write a letter to the college enrolment officer. In your letter
explain why you are writing
describe your circumstances
ask if a special exception can be made for you so you can enrol in the course
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear
You should write at least 150 words.
it is important for children to learn the diffrentce between wright and wrong at an early age. punishment is necessary to help them learn this distinction. to what extend do you agree or disagree with this opinion? what sort of punishment should parents and teachers be allowed to use to teach good behaviour to children?
Nowadays there are many TV shows where the stars are ordinary people rather than professional actors. What are the reason for this? Is this a positive or negative development?
This diagram illustrates the 2 different ways of how electricity is being produced from sea waves. The process requires the construction of a large chamber connected to a column with a turbine
Many university degree holders cannot find a job in their chosen profession.What factors may have caused this situation and what, in your opinion, should be done about it ?
Nowaday, it is common to have marriage and children in their thirties rather than in younger age. What is cause behind this? Is this a positive or negative trend?
Some people say that humanitarian subjects such as philosophy, history and literature that people study in universities have no value for their future career. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give your own opinion and relevant examples.
In many countries, an increase in crime rate has been blamed on violent images on television and in computer and video games. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
In some countries, government safety laws include things such as wearing a hard hat on a building site or wearing safety clothes in certain factories. To what extent are laws of this kind a good idea? What sort of safety law would you introduce, if you were given a chance? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
It is important for childrento learn the difference between right and wrong at an early age. Punishment is necessary to help them learn this distinction. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? what sort of punishment should parents and teachers be allowed to use to teach good behaviour to children?
some experts believe that it is better for children to begin learning a foreign language at primary school rather than secondary school. do the advatages of this topic outweigh the disadvantages
The pie chart below given illustrates how human activities affected agricultural lands in an andverse way. Also, the table reveals the effections of these activities on 3 regions. Include, North America, Europe, oceania, throughout the 1990s. Overall, as can be seen, over-grazing was the most harmful activity for agrigulture. Moreover, Europe with the highest rate in total land degradation was the first region that was affected the most. In contrast, North America is the least spot in the total rate in this table. To begin, over-grazing with 35% of effection had the highest damage. Meanwhile, Oceania was damaged by over-grazing the most (11.3%). Deforestation and over-cultivation with 5% and 7% difference, came after over-grazing. Also, The agricultural lands were affected a lot in Europe by deforestration activities (9.8%). On the other hand, other reasons contain 7% of the pie chart and it was the lowest position. Furthermore, in Oceania there was not seen any cultivatinal effection, while in north America with 3.3% it was the main reason of this matter. Europe and North America with 0.2% in deforestration and 1.5% in over-grazing were contained the last positions in each activities, respectively.
The first diagram gives information on the quantity of books borrowed from different viilage libraries between June and September in 2014 and the second graph illustrates the proportion of types of book borrowed during this given time.
It is common nowadays for each member of family to have their own peace of modern technology . Some people think that this will lead to a break down in the family realationships and communication to what extend do you agree or disagree.
Recently, flooding in many big countries often happens worldwide and it frequently causes disaster to many people living in urban areas. Discuss the causes and effects of this disturbing trend Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own experience or knowledge.
In many countries, governments are investing in new technology to deal with the public. Why is this happening? Do you think this is an appropriate use of government university?
Mrs Barret, an English-speaking woman who lives in your town, has advertised for someone to help her in her home for a few hours each day.
Write a letter to Mrs, Barret. In your letter
suggest how you could help her
say why you would like to do this work
explain when you would will and will not be available
Nowadays more and more business meetings and business training are taking place online. Do the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?
It is said that the amount of violence on the TV programmes has negative effect on our social development and therefore should be reduced. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your knowledge or experience.
The increase in people's life expectancy means that they have to work older to pay for their retirement. One alternative is that people start to work at younger age. Is this alternative a positive or negative development?
In some societies, more and more people are deciding to live alone. Why do you think this is? Do the advantages of living alone outweigh the disadvantages?
Billions of dollars are being wasted each year in space research . The money could be better used to improve conditions on eart. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement
You saw an advertisement for a job opening as a customer service representative at a local company. Write a letter to the hiring manager expressing your interest in the position. In your letter, include:
Your relevant experience and skills
Why you are interested in this job
Your availability for an interview
many cities have serious problem of trafic congestion. what are the causes of this trend and what are some solutions.
In many countries, fast food is becoming cheaper ans more widely available. Do the disadvantages of this outweigh the advantages?
increasing number of students are going to university instead of working after high school. Discuss advantages and disadvantages for young people who do this and give your opinion.
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?
You recently missed a flight. You think this was the fault of the airlines.
Write a letter to the airline. In your letter
- explain why you believe the airline was at fault
- describe the impact this had on your journey
- say what you want the airline to do.
Write at least 150 words.
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin you letter as follows: Dear Sir or Madam,
People nowadays are spending more time at workplace and it is argued this is a problem for family life. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Nowadays, instead of locally sourced produce, many supermarkets sell a variety of foods imported from countries all across the world. Do the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?
In some countries an increasing number of people are suffering from health problems as a result of eating harmful too much. It is therefore necessary for governments to impose a higher tax on this kind. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You recently attended a series of English lessons in a language school. However, you were unhappy with the teaching quality.
Write a letter to the director of the school. In your letter:
• explain why you chose to study English at the school
• describe the problems you had with the lessons
• suggest how the classes could be improved
Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Sir or Madam,
An increase in consumer goods has damaged our natural environment. Why is this the case? What are the solutions?
An increasing number of children are overweight which could result in term of their health and healthcare. What do you think why so many children are overweight. What is to be done to solve this problem
You have seen an advert online for volunteers to help people in the community. There are various roles available and you would like to apply. Write a letter to the organisation. In your letter explain what type of voluntary work you would be interested in doing. describe any skills and experience you have in this area. request more information and an interview.
You were invited to your friend’s birthday party. You missed it and didn’t tell him about that beforehand.
Write a letter to him:
• Apologize;
• Explain the reasons why you missed the party;
• Suggest a way to compensate this misunderstanding
Some people think that children are having to much free time and this time should be use to study more. To what extent do you agree with this statement?
Some people believe the government should fund the arts, while others believe that this is not the governments responsibility. Discuss both views and give a reason for your answer.