The young today spend a large amount of their leisure time in shopping centres. It is feared that this could have a negative influence on the young and society. To what extend do you agree or disagree with this view? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
The map below shows a civic centre between the present and its plan. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant
In many countries, students take a year off after finishing school. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this trend?
Because of falling birth rates and better healthcare, the world’s population is getting steadily older and this trend is going to cause serious problems for society. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
ome people argue that teaching children of different abilities together benefits all of them. Others believe that intelligent children should be taught separately and given special treatment. Discuss both views and give your own opinion
Your local council is considering a sports and leisure centre that it runs, in order to save money.
Write a letter to the local council
You and your friends ate a meal at a restaurant to celebrate a special occasion, and you were extremely dissatisfied with the experience.
Write a letter to the restaurant manager. In your letter:
Explain the reason for the celebration
Give details of your visit to the restaurant
Say what you would like the restaurant to do
Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses
In recent years, life has become more stress full than it has even been. nAs a consequence more and more people are suffering from stress realated problems. what factors are contributing to this increase and what do you think can be done to overcome the current problems.
The percentage of overweight children in western society has increased by almost 20% in the last ten years. Discuss the causes and effects of this disturbing trend and offer a solution.
Young people are now spending more and more time and money following fashion trends. What is your opinion? Is this a positive or negative development?
In some societies, sports and entertainment figures are more valued than professionals such as doctors and teachers. Why is this the case, and do you consider it a positive or negative trend?
In many countries, people have wider variety of food than can be grown in their local area.as a result, then much of the food people eat today has to come from other regions. Do you think that advantages of this trend outweigh the disadvantages?
You have recently moved to a new neighbourhood and would like to join a sports centre there. You have found a private sports club.
Write a letter to the manager of the sports club. In your letter,
•introduce yourself
•say why are you interested in this sports club
•ask some questions about the club e.g facilities, membership, costs etc.
Some people think that city planner should consider creating more green spaces and planting trees, while others argue that they should focus on building new homes. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Nowadays, there is a trend of people being able to get copyrighted products of books and music easily from the Internet. Do the advantage outweigh disadvantage?
Some people believe that educational establishments should multiply the exams which learners take, while others think this is just a waste of time and strength. Discuss both views and give your opinion
There is a problem with the changing rooms in the sports centre that you visit. You have verbally complained several times but with no success.
Write a letter to the manager of the sports centre. In your letter
Describe what the problems with the changing rooms is
Say what happened the last times you complained
Explain what you want the manager to do
In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the popularity of online shopping. Some people claim that this trend has more drawbacks than benefits. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Women and men are commonly seen as having different strengths and weaknesses. Is it right to exclude males or females from certain professions because of their gender? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Some people think that going to a fitness centre regularly is unnecessary. Instead, they believe that combining occasional exercise (such as going for walks) with a balanced diet is enough to stay healthy. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience
In order to be successful in sport, some people think you have to be physically strong. Others say that mental strength is more important Discuss both views and give your opinion.
With the incresing used and development of new technology, many machines are now able to do the work which people use the perform. What are the advantage and disadvantage of the trend?
A tax haven is a place with extremely low tax rates. The rationale is that rich people and businesses can choose where to pay tax, so they are attracted to places with the lowest tax rates. As a result, the tax havens receive tax income that would otherwise go to other countries. Tax havens are good for both taxpayers and for the people of the tax havens. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
celebrities are more famous for glamour and wealth than their achievements, is this trend setting bad example? do you agree or disagree?
Air transport is increasingly used to export fruit and vegetables where they cannot be grown or out of season. Do the benefits of this trend outweigh the drawbacks?
City centres are very crowded with cars. They often cause a great deal of pollution. Cars should be banned from all centres. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this?
Recently there are more gas stations being built as opposed to diesel ones rural areas. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this trend.
All the people in a company should be treated equally and provided with the same number of holidays in a year or people doing different jobs enjoy different amount of holiday time. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
More and more people suffer from health problems caused by amodern lifestyle which cannot be treated by modern medicine. Some people think that a return to traditional medicine is warranted. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
The graph below shows the average monthly change in the price of tree metals during 2014
Letter to a Cinema Manager
Write a letter to the manager of a cinema (movie theatre) about a jacket you have left behind after a film. In your letter:
Describe the jacket
Describe where you were seated
Explain what you want to be done
owadays more and more people want to live by themselves. What are the reasons? Is it a positive or negative trend?
Your company is going to give a special training course for staff.
Your manager has asked you to find out if the local conference
centre has the right facilities to hold this course.
Write a letter to the manager of the conference centre. In your
letter:
● Give details about the course
● Describe what equipment you will need for the course
● Ask some further questions about the facilities at the
conference centre
Some people think that planting trees in open spaces in cities and towns is more important than building houses. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Many olderly people are no longer looked after by their families but are put in care homes or nursing homes. What are the advantages and disadvantages of trhis trend?
oung people spend less of their free time with their family nowadays.What are the reasons for this?Are there more negative or positive sides to this trend?
A healthy person is often described as someone who has a good diet, gets plenty of exercise and 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.
The graph below give information on the number of participant for different activities at one social centre in Melbourne, Australia for the period 2000 to 2020. Summarise the information by selection and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The bar charts depict the percentage of diverse age groups purchasing concert, cinema, theatre tickets online during the first three months of 2013, common internet access in the UK, Australia, Malaysia.
Nowadays, the most common way for companies to promote their products is through advertising. How has this affected consumers? Has this been a positive or negative trend?
You have just read an article in a national newspaper which claims that town centres in your country all look very similar to each other. You do not fully agree with this opinion.
Write a letter to the editor of the newspaper. In your letter
-Say which points in the article you agree with
-Explain ways in which your town centre is different from most other towns
- Offer to give a guided tour of your town to the writer of the article
In some countries governments are encouraging businesses and industries to move outside the city centres and relocate to regional areas. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this trend?
The maps below the centre of a small town called Birshire as it is now, and plans for its development.
Nowadays people have many consumer goods in their home (such as a refrigerator or washing machine). Is this trend a positive or negative development
Computers are more and more important in educational aspects. Some people say that this is a good trend, while others argue that it bad. Discuss both sides of this argument and then give your own opinion.
In recent years, more and more people are choosing to read e books rather than paper books. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this trend ?
Even more people are spending most of their time at work nowadays, which leaves almost nothing for personal life. Do you think this trend has more advantages o disadvantages for people?
Some people are afraid to go out for fear of being robbed on the streets. Still, there are robberies that happen inside houses. What do you think is the best thing a person can do to ensure his/her own security? Use specific reasons and examples to suppor
Aircraft have been increasingly used to transit produce and vegetables to some countries where such plants hardly grow or are out of season. Some people consider it a good trend, but some people oppose it. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Write a letter to the local council. In your letter
give details of how you and your friends or family use the centre
explain why the sports and leisure centre is important for the local community
describe the possible effects on local people if the centre closes