On a recent holiday you lost a valuable item. Fortunately, you have travel insurance to cover the cost of anything lost.
Write a letter to the manager of your insurance company. In your letter:
Describe the item you lost
Explain how you lost it
Tell the insurance company what you would like them to do
In some countries young people are encouraged to work or travel for a year between finishing high school and starting university studies. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages for young people who decide to do this. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
In the past, people used to travel abroad to look for many differences from their home country. Nowadays, cities throughout the world are becoming more and more similar. What are the reasons？Is this a positive or negative development？
Space travel to the Moon is often cited as one giant leap for mankind. Yet some people argue that this achievement made little difference to our daily lives. What is your opinion?
buses and trucks will be driverless. The only people travelling inside these vehicle will be passengers. Do you think the advantages of driverless vehicles outweigh the disadvantages?
In the last decade, there has been a great increase in international travel. What do you think are the reasons for this and do you think it is a good thing?
Motorways help people travel quickly and cover long distances but they also cause problems. What are the problems of motoways and what solutions are there?
Some people say that the only reason for learning a foreign language is in order to travel to and work in a foreign country. Others say that these are not the only reason why someone should learn a foreign language. Discuss both the views and give your opinion. Write your response not less than 250 words. You get 40 minutes to complete this task
Some students opt to work or travel after finishing school and before entering university.However, many argue that work experience is more beneficial in adult life compared to traveling. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
In the future all cars, busses and trucks will be driverless. The only people travelling inside these vehicles will be passengers Do you think the advantagé of driverless vehicles outweigh the disadvantages
Many people think cheap air travel should be encouraged because it gives ordinary people freedom to travel further. However others think this leads to environmental problems, so air travel should be more expensive in order to discourage people from travelling by air. Discuss both sides an give your own opinion. (Khalil)
General Training Task 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You plan to do some traveling in a few months. You would like to visit an old friend who lives in another country. You haven’t spoken to this friend in a few years.
Write a letter to your friend. In your letter:
- Provide a short update about your life since you saw him/her last
- Explain why you will be traveling to his/her city
- Say what you would like to do when you visit his/her city
Some people think that it is a very good idea to bring your family when you have to travel overseas to study or work. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages? What is your opinion?
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? After completing high school, students should take at least a year off to work or travel before they begin studying at a university. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
Today more people are travelling than ever before. Why is this the case? What are the benefits of travelling for the traveller? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Motorways help drivers travel long distances faster, but they also cause problems. What problems do they cause? What solutions are there?
some people believe that air travel should be restricted becouse it causes serious pollution and uses up the world's fuel resources. do you agree or disagree?
Some people do not go directly to college but travel or work for a short time. Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages
Some people say that the only reason for learning a foreign language is in order to travel to or work in a foreign country. Olhers say that these are not the only reasons why someone should learn a foreign language. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion
The bar chart below shows that number of tourists who travelled to Australia in 1995 and 2005 .The line graph shows the number of tourists who did two types of holiday.
Take a look at the graphics and complete the task. The charts provide information about people’s travel in one country. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
A a result of tourism and increasing number of people traveling, there is growing demands for more flights. What problem does this have on environment? What measures should be taken?
Many people today prefer to travel to foreign countries on holiday rather than exploring their own country. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this trend. Do you think it is important for people to travel within their own country?
Some think the best way to reduce the time people spend in travelling to work is to replace the parks and gardens close to the city centres with apartment buildings where commuters can live, while other disagree. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
In the past, mos . t people used to travel to their place of work. With increased f Before answering the question, remember: computers the mternet and smart h use o from hom:. P ones, more and more people are starting to work What are the advantages and disadvantages of this development? You should use your own ideas know/ d d with examples and relevant elddence. e ge an expenence, and support your arguments Write at least 250 word s.
Some people travel to foreign countries during their vacations. Others think that it is better to travel within their home countries. Discuss both these views and give your opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples.
In future, all cars and buses will be driverless. Only passengers will be the humans traveling in this vehicles. Do you think the advantages of driverless cars outweigh the disadvantages?
Many young people choose to take a year out between finishing school ans starting university in order to gain work experience or to travel. The experience of non-academic life offers benefits to individual when they return to education. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
The charts below show the number of Japanese tourists travelling abroad between 1985 and 1995 and Australia´s share of the Japanese tourist markey. Summerise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant
Some people believe that air travel is the best form of transportation. To what extent do you agree with this statement?
Your Local Travel Agent Recommended A Place To Visit And You Are Now Having A Good Time There. Write A Letter To Your Travel Agent And Tell Them The Following:
– What You Have Been Doing
– What You Hope To Do Before The End Of Your Holiday
– Say Why You Like This Place
In some countries, the widespread internet gives freedom for study and work at home instead of traveling to work and college. To what extent the advantages outweigh the disagvantages.
The chart below shows the number of trips made by children in one country in 1990 and 2010 to travel to and from school using different modes of transport. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. test question
In the past, people used to travel abroad to look for many differences from their home country. Nowadays, cities throughout the world are becoming more and more similar. What are the reason? Do the advantages outweigh the disavantages
The air travel system only benefits the rich people in the world .To what extent do you agree or disagree with this view?
The given graph shows the average number of UK commuters travelling each day by car, bus or train in the period of time from 1970 to 2030.
You recently travelled on the local bus service in your town. You think the driver drove badly and was rude to the passengers.
Write a letter to the manager of the local bus service. In your letter introduce yourself and
•say when the incident happened
• describe what you saw and heard
• say what you would like the bus company to do about it
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 chart below shows the number of travellers using three major airports in New York City between 1995 and 2000.
Many people nowadays travel abroad for their university education. Why do people do this? Would you consider doing this yourself and why? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your knowledge or experience.
Some people think that when a person travels into a different culture they should adapt to the local practices and customs. To what extent do you agree?
Some people think that travelling abroad is necessary while others believe it's not because TV and the Internet can give people the same information. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
It is sometimes said that ‘travel broadens the mind’. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Do not write your real name and surname or email address in your ans
Some people believe that air travel should be restricted because it causes serious pollution and will use up resources.Do you agree or disagree?
This chart gives information about number of travellers using three airports in New York City between 1995 and 2000.
information technology enables many people to do their work outside their workplace (e.g. at home, when travelling. etc.). Do the benefits of this mobility outweigh the O Com disadvantages? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
In recent years, many local shop owners have closed because customers travel to large shopping centers or malls to do their shopping. Is this a positive or negative development?
mojdeh, 10:03 AMSome people think that it is necessary to travel abroad to learn about other countries, but other people think that it is not necessary to travel abroad because all the information can be seen at TV and the internet. Discuss both opinions and give your own opinion.
9 Aeroplane uses more fuel and causes more pollution than car do. In such a case non-essential air travel should be discouraged in order to make the environment better rather than limiting the car use to what extend do you agree. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The graph below shows the average number of UK commuters travelling each day by car, bus or train between 1970 and 2030. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
In the furure all cars, buses and trucks will be driverless. The only people travelling inside these vehicles will be passengers. Do you think the advantages of driverless vehicles outweigh the disadvantages?