Should: Answers

n general, your IELTS Writing Task 2 introduction should include:
1. an introduction to the essay topic and why it’s important

2. an indication of how your essay will continue
Depending on the type of IELTS essay question and on your style of writing, your introduction couldalso include:
o a statement about different views on the topic
o your own opinion on the topic
Do the following questions ask for your opinion or not?
1. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

2. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages.
3. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
4. Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
5. Is this a positive or negative development?
6. What are the benefits and drawbacks?
Answers:
- Numbers 2 and 6 are discussion questions. Discuss both sides of the issue, but don’t give an opinion about which side you
agree with.
- Numbers 1 and 5 are opinion questions. Give your opinion and support it. If you have a strong opinion, you don’t need to
mention the other side of the argument.
- Numbers 3 and 4 can be called discussion + opinion questions. Discuss both sides and make your opinion clear too.
INTRODUCTION
1. Refer to the topic of the essay using some facts (taken from the question if they are included). Reverse some
of the information, paraphrase, and use some synonyms.
2. Tell the reader what will be in your essay.
Here is a Task 2 question:
“Some people argue that early marriage is part of traditional lifestyle in some countries and should be respected, others say
it is damaging to young girls and their future.
Describe the arguments supporting both these positions and give your own opinion.”
Here is a quite common second sentence from an introduction:
“This essay looks at ideas in favor of and against early marriage.”
or
“This essay will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of early marriage and give my opinion.”
These are very poor introductions if the candidate is trying to achieve Band 7. One of the reasons for this can be found in
the Public Band Descriptors at Band 7 which say, under Task Response:
• presents a clear position throughout the response
These introduction fail to give a clear opinion in the introduction and the next two paragraphs, if they just list the advantages
and disadvantages, may also fail to make it clear where the writer stands.
So what could the writer have done to solve this problem?
One approach might be something like this (second sentence of the introduction):
“While some people may suggest that early marriage is simply a reflection of culture and tradition, this argument fails to take
into account the damage and devastation it can cause in the lives of many young girls.”
The very strong language “damage and devastation”, make it very clear where the writer stands even though they have not
written “I think” anywhere.
This also sounds like it is going to be a much more interesting essay to read.
Try it out. Take a position and make it clear. It is not too hard once you get the idea.
IELTS Writing Task 2 (taken from the Official IELTS Practice Materials):
Television is dangerous because it destroys family life and any sense of community; instead of visiting people or talking with
our family we just watch television.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
Sample essay introduction:
A big part of many people’s lives these days is spent watching television. The average adult can routinely watch two or three
hours a day, while many children spend the equivalent of a working week in front of the television. The question is whether
or not this development is harmful to families and/or communities.
As you can see, the first two sentences in the sample introduction above introduce the topic and say why it’s important and
the third sentence gives an indication of how the essay will continue. If you read the whole essay, you’ll see that it
continues by talking about the negative effects, and then the benefits, of televisions for families and communities.
To see an introduction that also includes a statement about different views on the topic and the writer’s opinion on the topic,
have a look at the essay in my post ‘Discuss both views‘.
So, to sum up, there’s some information you should include in your introduction and some information that you can include if
you want to. If you’ve recently written an IELTS Writing Task 2 essay, you could look back at your introduction to see what
information you’ve included.
One final piece of advice is that you’ll probably find it easier to write an introduction if you make an essay plan first.
1. We live in a technological age. However, technology cannot solve all the world’s problems. To what extent do you agree
that we need to place less emphasis on technological solutions and more on other values?
Introduction:
2. Many modern children spend a great deal of time sitting in front of a television or computer screen. This is extremely
harmful to their development. Therefore parents should strictly limit the time children spend in this way.
3. The environment is on of the most important issues in the world today, but governments are not doing enough about it. To
what extent do you think that individuals can help to protect the environment?
4. The internet has provided great benefits, but at the same time it has also created new problems and inequalities. Is it
possible to control some of these problems?
5. It is often argued that children must be protected from unsuitable material on TV and the Internet by government
censorship. Others say that is the parents’ responsibility to control what their children do and watch. To what extent do you
think that this is true?
6. Most education systems rely on examinations to encourage children to study, but as result children suffer from too much
stress and they never learn to be creative. Therefore examinations should be abolished. Do you agree?
7. Most pollution, especially air and water pollution, is caused by industry. If we want to protect the environment we should
make factories and other forms of industry pay for all the pollution that they cause. To what extent do you agree with this
opinion?
8. In every city the car is king of the road. Cars cause death and injury and air pollution, and make life difficult and
dangerous for others. It is time to reduce the number of cars in our in our cities and to encourage other means of transport.
Do you agree with this opinion?
9. ‘Money cannot buy happiness’ it is often claimed. But with money you can buy most of the most of the things that are
necessary for happiness: good food, accommodation, entertainment, travel, quality health care etc. It is therefore
understandable that most people want to make as much money as possible. Do you agree or disagree?
10. To be successful in education is more important to be a good student than to have good teachers. Would you support
that statement?
11. At present we rely on oil for most of our energy needs. However, oil is a fossil fuel and causes air pollution and it will
eventually run out. Nuclear energy is the only practical and clean source of energy for the world. Do you agree?
12. Modern technology has increased our material wealth, but not our happiness. To what extent do you agree with this
statement?
13. The increasing role of English in the world means that the learning of other languages is being neglected. This will have
serious results for the continued use of these languages and of their cultures. What is you opinion?
14. Young people are said to have lost many of the traditional values of the older generation. This does not matter, because
the old values have no relevance in the modern world. We need to develop a whole new set of values. Do you support this
statement?
15. Professional sport involves large sums of money and receives enormous media coverage. Meanwhile serious culture,
including music, art and theatre, is badly neglected. This is making our society shallow. Do you think this is the case?
16. International sport competitions are the best way to prevent conflict. National feelings’ can be expressed in friendly
competition, rather than fighting and sports heroes are better role models than fighters. The large sums of money spent on
international sport competitions such as the Olympic Games are therefore justified. Do you agree?
17. As there is increasing unemployment in the world, while at the same time those who have jobs are working harder and
harder, it would be better to have 4 day working weeks for everyone, and so create more jobs. What is your opinion about
this suggestion?
18. Tobaccos and alcohol are drugs that cause addiction and health problems. Should they be made illegal? Or should all
drugs be legalised?
19. Advertising surrounds us. Some people think that this is good, because it gives us choices as consumers, but others
argue that it makes people selfish and greedy for more and more goods. Do you think that there should be less advertising?
20. We know that many kinds of animals can feel pain and emotional suffering just as humans do. It is therefore necessary
to support animal rights as well as human rights. Do you agree?
21. People should not be allowed to drink alcohol in the streets. They should drink inside cafes, pubs, restaurants or their
own homes.
22. Too many people are killed on the roads today. If cars were produced with a restricted speed limit, there would be fewer
accidents.
23. Computers play an increasingly important part in our lives today. It is important that governments provide training for all
people in computer skills.
24. Tourism is a world-wide activity but can damage the environment in some parts of the world. Tourism should be
restricted or banned where it damages the local environment.
In some countries people pay different rates of tax depending on their salary, in other countries everyone pays the same
rate. Which do you believe is the best system?
Undoubtedly, governments all around the world depend heavily on tax revenues to raise capital in order to fund their
defence and development projects. To collect this levy, governments use various methods of taxation. While some are fairly
simple, others can be quite complex. Although a simple tax system in which everyone pays the same rate of tax may seem
more convenient, it has some serious drawbacks. On the other hand, a complex variable taxing system may give justice to
the citizens as the amount of tax depends upon the level of income and thus, it is popular in its own right.
In simple terms, the tax system that uses the same rate for all severely fails to fully understand the economic complexities of
the society, and oftentimes they are quite unfair. In Nepal, for instance, where the economic distribution is extremely uneven
and complex, both the low-income earners and the affluent pay the same rate of tax on their income. This has instigated an
outrage towards the government among the lower and average income earners. Although the tax system is easy to
understand, the feeling of abuse and bias that it brings to the people is somewhat depressing.
By contrast,in advanced economies like that of Australia, the tax systems are tremendously complex. Nevertheless, it should
be noted that various solutions are available to counter this problem. Even though the methods of levy contained in the
Australian act may be difficult to understand and implement; in theory, it treats people with fairness. With this type of system,
the rich pay more levy and the average-income earners pay only what they can afford. However, it can be argued that these
systems are extremely sophisticated for an average person to understand. Nonetheless, the issue of complexity can easily
be resolved by using various software and by visiting the official government websites. In other words, although complex
systems may appear intimidating at first, they benefit the people since they treat people fairly and equally.
It is, therefore, countries where a simple tax system is used, the burden of the levy is hard to bear for the middle and the
low-income earners, whereas countries where citizens pay tax based on their salary, the system does justice to all its
citizens. Hence, the later however complex, is a lot better, and more fair than the former.
Several languages die every year. Many people feel this is a positive trend and that a world with fewer languages promotes
harmony and understanding between people. Analyze both sides of this argument and provide your opinion.
Since technology has taken unimaginable strides over the years, world has become a global village. It is argued that in the
wake of technology a significant number of languages are weeded out. It depends upon the perception and perspective of
different people as to how they take these changes. The following paragraphs depict both sides of the coin.
To begin with, I would like to state that knowing a common language has played a pivotal role in the prevailing scenario. For
instance, English is known as a global language because it is assimilation and amalgamation of all the different countries.
Now any modern man can become a globe trotter capable of visiting, trading and getting higher education from any part of
the globe. Hence, it is clear from the above example that having less languages gives more opportunities to explore the
world more closely. Beside this, people can get a chance to know each other very well, owing to no communication barriers.
On the contrary, many people are of the view that this will disappear many languages. Take India, For instance, the youth of
this country prefer to speak in English, instead to talk in their own national language, as they believe that this will be
congenial for them to settle down their career in near future. The reason could be that now the multinational companies are
found any corner of the world and they hire only people that are good in English. Thus, it has been seen from the given
example that, people feel that this trend will vanish their traditional languages. However, I am at the variance of this
statement because it is today demands to know the global language as we are living in a techno-savvy world whereby
nothing is possible without communication as every business, education, shopping and social interaction are held on
internet.
Keeping all the above in consideration, I would like to conclude that it is a positive approach that nowadays, we have fewer
languages to deal with; because to embark the paradigm of excellence and epitome of perfection, one has to flow with the
waves of water.
Nowadays, children play less with one another and this has an impact on their development. What are the reasons for this?
Does it have a good or a bad effect on children?
In the prevailing scenario, it can be commonly seen all around the globe that children spend more time with gadgets and
gizmos, instead of playing with their peers. There are quite a few possible reasons behind this such as technology and
parent’s insecurity. Many consider this attitude as a negative effect on children. However, from my understanding, it has a
significant number of benefits which are discussed in the further paragraphs.
In order to justify my point of view, I would like to state that technology has played an indispensable role to keep children
busy at their home. For instance, children in India especially in metropolitan cities spend a huge amount of time on surfing
the Internet and playing play station games. With respect to that, they enhance and accentuate their intellectual skills; while
acquiring more knowledge from the internet and moreover using keyboard booms the coordination and movement of fingers.
Besides this, the highly sophisticated play stations encourage them to do more physical movements, thereby keeping them
physically fit. Therefore, it is clear from the above example that technology is one reason through which children spend less
time with each other.
Furthermore, it is believed that the contemporary world is not a safe place for anyone. In today’s busy world, parents have
very less time or no time to keep an eye on their kids. Take India, for instance, mostly parents are working and children are
always instructed not to go out to meet with the friends because parents know that most of the time their children learn some
bad habits from their fellow age groups. Apart from this, parents feel insecure about any miss-happening with their kids such
as kid-napping, as these are common in India. Thus it can be clearly seen from the example that parents also are the
another reason for this behavior of children.
However, some people argued that this leads to many negative effects, such as children’s losing interaction, which is the
base of their development. However, I am at the variance of this because children fill this gap by interacting with each other
through social networking websites.
Keeping in mind all the above, I would like to conclude that we all are living in a techno savvy world, which blessed our
children with enormous websites to fulfill the physical requirements as well as intellectual ones of their body, while staying
safe from the outer world.
In many cities crime is increasing. Why do you think this happening? What can governments do to help reduce crime levels?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least
250 words.
In the contemporary world, the reported cases of crime all over the world are alarmingly increasing. It is believed that the
main reasons behind this are the rise in population and the increase in the inflation rate. This can be harnessed with the
involvement of the Government which is discussed further in the context of this essay.
In order to justify my point of view, I would like to state that the population of a country will be the first and foremost reason
behind this increase in crime. Take India for instance, it is a developing country and in the prevailing scenario its population
is sky rocketing, which creates a significant number of problems. With respects to that, unemployment is the major one;
consequently, educated and sophisticated people survive without jobs and result in indulge in the crime to bear their
expenses. Thus it is clear from this example that population is the major cause which ultimately forces people to commit
crimes. To combat this grave problem, governments can arrange educational classes and programs to increase public
awareness about the exacerbated effects of the increase in population.
Furthermore, the inflation rate is another reason for the increase in the number of crime cases in certain countries. To
illustrate, In India nowadays, the inflation rate is booming continuously; which causes enormous problems and creates an
inequality between rich and poor people, as rich become richer and poor become poorer. Hence, it has been seen from this
example that the increase in inflation also leads to the increase of crime to some extent. This grim and gruesome problem
can be tackled only by Governments, so government should adopt some leniency against the poor people and give them
rebates so that they can survive and bear their expenses smoothly.
Eventually, after analyzing all the views, I would like to conclude that crime in any way is a major problem for any country. It
needs a combined effort by Governments, masses and classes of any country to join the hands together to nip this evil into
the bud. Otherwise it is expected that it could be worsen in near future.
Out of a country’s health budget, a large proportion should be diverted from treatment to spending on health education and
preventative measures. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
As reported, there have been a few recommendations from health experts to Governments on allocating budgets to educate
the public to live a healthy lifestyle which can prevent people from falling ill. I totally agree with them, as it is a cost-effective
way to handle public health problem confronted by most of the governments in the world.
One of the most important functions of governments is to maintain the public health at a relatively high level. However, the
traditional pattern adopted by governments is spending a large amount of money on providing treatment, which leads to a
vicious circle: the more money they invested, the worse situation it turned to be. Let’s consider smoking controll programs in
China. According to statistics, there are about 1.2 million of people died of lung cancer because of smoking or second-
handed smoking. Merely in 2000, the cost of smoking in China has reached nearly 5 billion RMB varied from treatment
expenditure and the production losses. In fact, if the government had switched its policy by providing more education
programs about living a healthy life style, asking the cigarette manufactures to tag warning marks on the packaging of
cigarette, forbidding smoking in public, penalizing the retailers who sell cigarette to the people under 18. Doing that, the
amount of patients suffered from lung cancer would reduce significantly.
Moreover, funding on disease prevention projects and educating the public with healthy life style would contribute to the
social stability. Suffering from disease is not only money-consuming but also miserable and painful. It isn’t unusual to see
people commit crimes because of money shortage which stems from highly cost of disease treatments. If Governments take
action before bad situation happens, for example, raising residents’ health awareness and proving an unpolluted
environment, it will prevent many people from suffering disease so as to curb the proliferation of crime.
Happiness is considered very important in life. Why is it difficult to define? What factors are important in achieving
happiness?
As far as I know, the perception of happiness differs considerably from one individual to another as a result of the diversity of
characteristics and environmental factors. In this essay, a few factors to attain happiness will be identified.
Admittedly, happiness means different things to different people because of their various perceptions. Some people refer
happiness as a feeling of pleasure or enjoyment. For instance, a child has toys, a girl owns a shoes collection or people
enjoy spending time with their family and friends. Nevertheless, other people see money as a source of happiness. They
sacrifice everything in their pursuit of wealth and consider that earning money is solely a way to attain happiness.
Another reason why people have difficulty in defining happiness is that their objectives and interests vary in different life
stages. One has the passion for toys as a child, fashionable clothing as a youth, an admirable occupation as an adult and
possibly a company of family members as an elder. With age, one’s attitudes, capabilities and concerns are subject to
change. Following the latest fads, for examples, appeals to young people, despite the expenditure of time and money. By
comparison, senior people are hardly interested in their clothes fashion. They even tend to regard them as a wasteful use of
money.
Considering the fact that people are all motivated to attain objectives for their happiness, they should first give different
weight to different subjects, such as health, money, family or occupation. Few people can attain several aims at the same
time. Therefore, the primary factor to achieve happiness is identifying the top priority elements. In addition, in order to be
truly happy, it is necessary to live a good life as well as to do something useful with their lives. Some people get a sense of
achievement from their work, whereas others find happiness is bringing up their children.
In conclusion, each person defines happiness in his own ways based on personal perceptions and life stages. In general,
determining the top priority elements in achieving one’s objectives and living a good life are the two most important factors to
attain happiness.
University lecturer is now able to put their lectures on the internet for students to read and so the importance of attending
face to face lectures has been reduced. Do you believe the use of internet in formal education is a good idea? What future
effects will internet have on …
The effects of the Internet is not only limited to the enhanced accessibility of data and information, but it has gone beyond
the unexpected. One of the most overt effects of the Internet is on education. Today, teachers make use of the internet to
post lectures and even assignments, thus reducing the need to have classroom-base and face to face lectures.
I believe that the aid of the internet to formal education is really of great help. The reason is that students can visit their
lecture site anytime they want to regardless of where they are, thus providing them convenience in studying and allowing
them to do other things like part-time works and the like.
In addition, the use of online services for posting lectures helps the students to understand clearly the lessons taught.
Mostly, lecturers can insert web links to the full definition of words which can be very confusing to many students, or the
essential contents of lessons that need to be studied thoroughly. In that way, students can be challenge to study further,
thus letting the students to become fully aware of the lessons posted. Moreover, the use of internet for posting lectures can
also minimise the use of paper and photocopy machines, then preservation of energy and woods is very much possible.
However, in my own opinion the usage of internet in the long run can lead to negative effects. Since students and lecturers
would rely on the internet heavily, it is more likely that some students may become “lazy learners”. Moreover, the universities
might close temporarily or even permanently since the internet for academic study can be popular and widespread. This
may even lead to the ignorance of many people to the real meaning and purpose of schools.
Furthermore, the evaluation of students can alter. Teachers may not fully see or observe if the students are learning from
the lessons or not. It can also be possible for some students to let other persons answer their school tasks, so assessment
of students may not be that accurate and reliable.
To sum up, the Internet has great effects on academic learning if utilised in the proper, right and wise way. Gaining
education cannot fully depend with the utilisation of internet, yet it can only be one of the factors that could help with the
progression of learning and teaching.
The costs of international travel are decreasing and tourism is growing. What are the advantages and disadvantages of
increasing tourism activity in different countries?
In recent decades, low cost airfare has made international travel easier and many countries have, therefore, developed their
tourism industries into key sectors of their economies. While it is clear tourism brings obvious benefits to the countries that
host tourists, it is also true to say it may bring disadvantages as well.
Undoubtedly, there are significant benefits that tourism brings to a country. First, a thriving tourist industry implies an
increasing need for a variety of services such as hotels, transport, restaurants, and entertainment. This results in a
considerable number of jobs being created for people who lack a college education and also the development of the
infrastructure needed to accommodate visitors. Moreover, tourism is a “green” industry that, unlike factories, generates a low
level of pollution. In fact, because beautiful natural landscapes are often places that tourists come to see, a country will often
be sure to maintain the landscape in order to keep it attractive for tourists.
Despite the benefits, there are aspects of tourism that may prove harmful to a country. For instance, a country may suffer
from the loss of their traditional culture. This is caused by people in a country changing their lifestyle, customs, and language
in order to more effectively serve visitors or because they become influenced by foreign countries. This can cause stress in
a traditional society and could even lead to animosity towards tourists. In addition, because tourists often carry expensive
objects like cameras and are unaware of their surroundings, they make good targets for theft. Crime also increases as a
result of the increases in drugs and prostitution that caters to some vacationers.
In summary, global tourism is greatly beneficial to an economy and environment of a country. However, it can be detrimental
in several ways. To my way of thinking, a country should seek to develop its tourism industry because it can bring steady
jobs to many people without their need for higher education and without the risk of environmental damages.
It is generally believed that some people are born with certain talents, for instance for sport or music, and others are not.
However, it is sometimes claimed that any child can be taught to become a good sports person or musician. Discuss both
these views and give your own opinion.
It is actually very common to hear people saying that “this kid was born to do this”. There is much discussion as to whether
people are indeed born with talents or anyone can be taught how to gain certain skills.
On the one hand, it is thought that each one of us has a specific talent that was born with it. Therefore, there are several
children that are definetely very good at music or sports even from their young age even though they have not be taught
how to do this before. Moreover, there are many children that have managed to develop their skills on their own without any
help from experts. This is actually what impresses people and yrge them to believe that there are people that have been
born with specifis talents. However, that does not mean that experts and teachers are not important, as they play an
essential role in order to identify these talentes children and help them to improve their skills.
On the other hand, several people argue that everyone can become a good musician or athlete, for example, provided that
they are taught by qualified teachers. What is needed is to be really keen on learning and willing to try hard in order to
achieve your goal. There are lots of examples of children that they didn’t seem to be able to ever be a musician, but after a
lot of practise and lessons, they finally succeeded it. Everyone can become what he is dreaming through the right and
professional training.
Taking all the above into consideration, I hold the view that there are actually some children that from the very young age
seem to be very talented in different skills, but without the appropriate training from experts, noone can improve their skills in
order to reach to the absolute perfect scale.
Some people think it would be a good idea for schools to teach every young person how to be a good parent. Do you agree
or disagree with this opinion? Describe the skills a person needs to be a good parent.
The increasing number of marriage in the coming years contributes to the fact that the age of parents tends to be younger
and younger. The issue how to feed and teach their children in the correct direction has been shown up in front of these low-
aged parents. Setting up a specified course in school for young person to acknowledge the essential skills seems to be
reasonable.
As to the skills of being a superior parent, responsibility is one of the crucial expertise in this area. The majority of the
parents, especially who became parent at the early age, tend to rarely afford this burden and lack of patience to keep on
educate their children. Recent research reported by East Daily, illustrates that approximately 35 percent of the young
parents fail to watch their babies which is taken care of by their grandparent instead. This figure is also booming right now.
Develop responsibility when they feed and educate their own boys or girls is supposed to be an evitable course for the
special education institute.
Meanwhile, a well-qualified parent is capable of keeping the balance of award and punishment. It’s vital for parents to
acquire this when handling their child’s trouble case. Provided that schools can supply the appropriate measures and
approaches for young person in this situation, this can simply avoid the confusion and negative effect on his child.
To sum up, the qualification of being a good parent is involved in strong responsibilities for family, properly encouraging their
children and criticizing the incorrect behavior when they are growing up. There is no doubt that schools should establish the
lesson for every young person to acquire how to cultivate their next generation.
It has been proved that smoking kills. In some countries it has been made illegal for people to smoke in all public places
except in certain areas. All countries should make these rules. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Many of us know smoking is injurious to health. When a person is smoking,during inhaling nicotin is pumped into lungs,
blood cells. After a period of time the blood cells become habituated to nicotin, which makes the person addicted to
smoking. With excessive smoking, it can cause blood cancer or lung cancer, which can lead to death of the person. During
exhaling the nicotin can be absorbed by people standing around him even though they are not smoking. Those innocent
lives will also get affected. Hence, strict rules have to be applied to stop smoking in public areas.
To begin with, in some countries youngsters simply follow cinema stars in the movie industry. When watching movies, if
heros smoke the ciggerete in different styles, many young people blindly follow them. After a while they will slowly become
addicted. It is important that censor board should implement strict rules on those kind of activies.
Secondly, public smoking in open areas such as community centers and public grounds can cause health issues to the
people who come refreshment activites like playing, walking and jogging.
Additionally, the Government should also provide awareness programs through TV, news papers about the repercussions of
smoking in public places.
In summary, I feel the public smoking should be banned in all countries for the benefit of their citizens.
Creative artists should always be given the freedom to express their own ideas (in words, pictures, music or film) in
whichever way they wish. There should be no government restrictions on what they do. To what extent do you agree or
disagree with this opinion.
It is generally accepted that creativity should come along with no restrictions, even by government; therefore, reasonably,
the freedom should be given to creative artists. Put differently, artists should have the right to express their own ideas in
whatever ways they like.
Undoubtedly, creativity to a certain extent means no confines, and without confines, creative artists could produce attractive,
original art works in the ways they prefer, and in that way their work could convey all their ideas effectively. “The Reader”,
adapted into a movie from a book and both are exciting, is a perfect example best illustrated the importance of the “on
restriction” for artists. Moreover, understandingly, only with this no-restriction can the world become a better civilized one, in
which people could express their thoughts in numerous ways freely. Provided that artists can say their ideas in whatever
way they wish, the diversity of the cultures and spirits will certainly boom. Thus, we can elevate our physiological states as
well as enjoy feasts in physical lives like what Avatar brought to us.
However, not all the good will bring good results. For one thing, some people can create ideas which are essentially wrong.
An example of wrong ideas could be the disabled are doomed in lower class and should be discriminated. Then, someone
adapts them into a film with special effects. Hence, it may prevail among people including children who are easily accepted
these wrong thoughts as norms. Move horribly, a few people might utilize the no-restriction regulations to spread anti-
government ideas in disguised, favorable ways, which would probably damage the stability of a society. These aspects are
better expelled from the no-restriction zone.
All in all, I think government restrictions of ways artists could use should diminish to some extent, but not completely. There
are indeed some areas that need regulations. With the accurate circumference of restriction, I believe the world will become
more civilized, cultures will diversify, and our lives will be enriched.
Children Over 15 years should be allowed to take their own Decision without any Interference from Their Parents. Do You
Agree or Disagree?
Children over 15 years of age are considered matured. They can make their own decision by themselves and also know
what their responsibilities are. I totally agree with the point that they should be allowed to make their own decision for life
without restrictions from their parents.
Most children of age over 15 years will either be in their last year of secondary school or in their first year of High School. If
they are allowed to make their own decisions for life at this time of their life, they will be more focused in achieving their
targets. On the other hand, if they are not allowed to do or make decisions for themselves they will not be more dedicated
towards it. For example, if you are interested in a subject and you want to study it. Your interest towards the subject makes
you do research or explore more about it from many different sources. This makes you more knowledgeable about the
subject. But if you have no interest in it, then you just do what you are told to do and nothing more. The reason is that you
are more dedicated to the work you choose by yourself than to the work chosen by someone else.
However, parents should get involved in guiding their children into the right path since children are very likely to make wrong
decisions. That is why parents should play the role of guiding them to the right path and also support them to reach their
goals and successes.
In conclusion, allowing children to make their own decisions will also help them boast their self-confidence and will also
teach them to take responsibilities by themselves. After all you become happy when you get to do what you wished to.
Biotechnology companies all over the world are developing different types of genetically modified (GM) crops. However, not
enough is known about these crops on our health and the environment. Interfering with nature in this way should be
prohibited. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Recently, it has become an extremely controversial issue around the world that genetically modified crops have many
drawbacks whose serious consequences on human health and the environment are not thoroughly understood in spite of its
improvement to the increased volume of food. In this paper, I am going to analyse the advantages and disadvantages of
genetically modified food.
First and foremost, it is, perhaps, the case that genetically modified food is a good way to produce huge amount of food in a
short time period and with less money.Equally important, people can cultivate this type of food in areas where it is difficult to
grow because of low soil quality and lack of source of water for irrigation. It is certainly true that genetic modification is a
good way to produce many types of seeds that have higher resistance to many well-known food diseases.
In spite of these benefits, there are a significantly high number of disadvantages related to genetically modified food.
Perhaps one of the most obvious points is that it is causing more diseases to human being. Moreover, the organic food has
more nutritive value than genetically modified food like vitamins and minerals.It seems to be clear that the genetically
modified food may contribute to the pollution and produce many types of unknown seeds.
In conclusion, it is not doubtful that genetically modified food has both advantages and disadvantages. Some people
emphasize the benefits of GM foods, while others are focused more on the negative side. To put it a different way, provided
that the government address the magnitude of this massive issue and its underlying the causes, they can make a significant
difference.
In the past, people used to travel to many places to see difference from their country. Now all the places around the world
are getting more and more similar. What is the cause of this similarity? Do you think the advantages of this similarity
overweigh the disadvantages?
It is a common phenomenon that every corner of the world we live in is becoming more similar than it used to be in the past.
There are many evidences such as the wide spread of Mcdonald’ and K.F.C. and skyscrapers in every metropolitan. In this
essay, I would like to give a discussion on the causes along with my own opinion about this phenomenon.
Apparently, globalization is the main reason causing this problem. As the consequences of globalization, first of all, a variety
of foods have overcome geographic barriers and they are introduced to different countries and areas. As I specified above,
fast food companies like Macdonald’s and K.F.C. are one of the most suitable examples. Besides, sushi and sashimi, the
traditional Japanese food, are now available in many restaurants in western countries. Similarly, famous western food such
as pizza and pasta can be enjoyed by many in Asian countries. Apart from the catering industry, new construction concepts
have cultivated in people’s mind. For instance, temples and pagodas used to be the main icons of Asia but recently high
buildings and skyscrapers have been erected up in many cities of those countries such as Tokyo and Shanghai which are
very much similar to those in London and New York. Finally, the gradually resembled ideology can be the third contributing
factor. For instance, a great number of people begin to celebrate Christmas Day, Valentine’s Day and even Halloween in
countries where they were not used to be. All in all, we cannot reach these points without advanced modern technology, say
Internet and automated manufacturing system, which also accelerating the pace of globalization.
Although globalization seemingly benefits our society and people’s lives, its negative side cannot be overlooked. The current
trend of globalization has also been criticized for ignoring sustainable development and environmental concerns. Large
multi-corporations build factories in different countries aiming to enlarge their profits, but it is also detrimental to local
environments by gas emissions and inappropriate waste disposals. Furthermore, these corporations consume large quantity
of natural resources to meet people’s demand. It is estimated by experts that fossil oil will be run out in very near future. In
addition, some youngsters are so obsessed with foreign trend that they are reluctant to learn about their own cultures. As a
result, they may be lost in finding their identity someday.
In sum, globalization brings us both merits and demerits. However, we cannot resist it just because it has drawbacks. It is
quite obvious that there is a significant improvement in our living standards and so many people are benefiting from it. Isn’t it
a sign that indicating globalization has more advantages than disadvantages?
It is a common phenomenon that every corner of the world we live in is becoming more similar than it used to be in the past.
There are many evidences such as the wide spread of Mcdonald’ and K.F.C. and skyscrapers in every metropolitan. In this
essay, I would like to give a discussion on the causes along with my own opinion about this phenomenon.
Apparently, globalization is the main reason causing this problem. As the consequences of globalization, first of all, a variety
of foods have overcome geographic barriers and they are introduced to different countries and areas. As I specified above,
fast food companies like Macdonald’s and K.F.C. are one of the most suitable examples. Besides, sushi and sashimi, the
traditional Japanese food, are now available in many restaurants in western countries. Similarly, famous western food such
as pizza and pasta can be enjoyed by many in Asian countries. Apart from the catering industry, new construction concepts
have cultivated in people’s mind. For instance, temples and pagodas used to be the main icons of Asia but recently high
buildings and skyscrapers have been erected up in many cities of those countries such as Tokyo and Shanghai which are
very much similar to those in London and New York. Finally, the gradually resembled ideology can be the third contributing
factor. For instance, a great number of people begin to celebrate Christmas Day, Valentine’s Day and even Halloween in
countries where they were not used to be. All in all, we cannot reach these points without advanced modern technology, say
Internet and automated manufacturing system, which also accelerating the pace of globalization.
Although globalization seemingly benefits our society and people’s lives, its negative side cannot be overlooked. The current
trend of globalization has also been criticized for ignoring sustainable development and environmental concerns. Large
multi-corporations build factories in different countries aiming to enlarge their profits, but it is also detrimental to local
environments by gas emissions and inappropriate waste disposals. Furthermore, these corporations consume large quantity
of natural resources to meet people’s demand. It is estimated by experts that fossil oil will be run out in very near future. In
addition, some youngsters are so obsessed with foreign trend that they are reluctant to learn about their own cultures. As a
result, they may be lost in finding their identity someday.
In sum, globalization brings us both merits and demerits. However, we cannot resist it just because it has drawbacks. It is
quite obvious that there is a significant improvement in our living standards and so many people are benefiting from it. Isn’t it
a sign that indicating globalization has more advantages than disadvantages?
Globalization offers the capability to exchange ideas among people from different countries. In today’s society, we can see
branded items manufactured in foreign countries almost everywhere. Personally, I do not think that it only has the positive
side and therefore I’m going to explain the reasons in my essay.
Apparently, cultural exchanges are one of the biggest advantages from globalisation where people from any corners of the
world wear the same Nike T-shirts, Adidas shoes and have the same type of food such as Mc Donald. Also people have
similar interests even though they are from different countries. We can get the same materials with same quality and similar
prices for many products around the world.
Even though a good lot of positive advantages in globalization, we must consider the negative view regardless of the above
points. The foreign company installed their company in developing countries and making good money by recruiting a local
people. Marketer sucking the worker’s blood by giving an overtime duty with less paid for their duty. The government should
stare to this issue and an offer becomes more benefits towards employees. This may recuperate to the worker credits.
Mostly, the people who are to be interested to adopt western culture, there are neither their traditional nor western culture. It
has been only myth among all.
In sum up, the benefits or non-benefit of globalization is depends on the people outlook. According to my point view,
globalization is employing a good advantages to whom wish to change the cultural, tradition and life style.
In many cities crime is increasing. Why do you think this is happening? What can governments do to help reduce crime
levels?
Crime is increasing rapidly in many cities due to many facts. Governments should find a way to reduce crimes, before it’s too
late.
Reason of growing crime rate everywhere mainly is because of economy. It effects people’s main source of salary. In a
situation where money is harder to acquire, everyone starts to find ways to get it, the easiest way is by committing crimes.
As bad economy continues, more crime rate surely will grow.
In addition, another reason that crime is increasing is that the police forces don’t know how to handle the situation correctly.
It may be from the lack of management skill by the government or somehow an impossible task was given, such as the
government order polices to reduce crime rate to zero percent in a very high density area.
Therefore, the first priority for the governments is to try to strengthen their economy, in order to make people’s life easier.
They should try to use their available resources in the right tasks. Learning from the history is one of a great option.
However, increasing of police force in both numbers and efficiency should be done together along with government own
objectives. Imagine a strong economic city without any police force patrolling them.
With the right decision from the governments, and the tasks that handle correctly, along with better economic. It is surely
that increasing of crimes in every cities will stop, along with better everyday life for everyone.
In many countries schools have severe problems with student behavior. what do you think are the causes of this? what
solutions can you suggest?
Negative student behavior in school environment has become alarmingly high about which many people are concerned.
School managers mention the steady growth of these trends will damage the education system. I believe that you can find
the reasons of this disorder in our educational environments and non-qualified teachers.
It is strongly proved that the atmosphere has a significant effect on human reactions. Low air quality standards, lacking of air
conditioning, insufficient space for playing, crowded environments are some examples that scientists have proven to be
linked to students behavior. The reason is that students are young and energetic so they need to have more outdoor
activities. Governments should modify school standards and allocate more subsidies to school managers to reorganize the
facilities and space and also to change the shape of our educational area from an office to a calm place for our students.
Besides that, most of our teachers and school managers are not qualified personnel. Statistics show that just three out of
twenty five teachers in my country have passed mental related courses and are familiar with some basic needs of students
and youngsters. The results attributed to our school managers is worst by just three persons out of a hundred which
indicates that there is a strong demand for using of psychologists and educational consultants to plan a appropriate
program.
Full time university students spend most of the time studying. They should be doing other activities too. To what extent do
you agree or disagree?
In today’s world, a majority of prospective full-time university students are spending most of their time studying. Having said
that, I completely agree they need to spend time doing other activities. This will be proven by looking at how physical
wellbeing and family life are important along with education.
For one, students need to spend time on physical activities. Let us take Shanghai as an example. Students in Shanghai are
well known for their higher education. This is demonstrated by the economic contribution from them to their country’s benefit.
The drawback here is that these students are becoming obese by spending most of their time studying, and not doing any
sports. Thus, as can be clearly seen from my example there is a need of physical exercises as well.
In addition, students need to concentrate on family relations. For instance, in America, students often traverse longer
distances and live at student residences in order to commit to full-time studies. This leads to damages in their family
relations. Living with family allows them to have a sense of empathy and makes them become responsible. This makes it
clear why students need to indulge in other activities as well as in education.
In conclusion, after looking at how important physical health and relations are in students’ lives; it has now been proven that
students need to spend time on other activities as well. Doing that gives them better health and strengthens their
relationship to their families.
Today, the high sales of popular consumer goods reflect the power of advertising and not the real needs of the society in
which they are sold. To what extent you agree or disagree?
Today, it is a world of consumerism. Advertisements have always played a key role to boost up the sales of popular
consumer products. However, innovative and attractive advertisements on mass-media often happen to entice people to buy
unnecessary and lavish products which can leave a bad impact on people’s economic life.
To draw an example of how advertising influences people’s way of thinking one may look at advertisements made by
manufacturers of lavish cars. These cars are very expensive to buy and cannot be afforded by most people in the society;
nevertheless, they are still sold well due to attractive advertisements on radio and television which often involve the voice or
appearance of famous movie stars. This kind of practice is also true for other consumer products such as LCD TV, soaps,
mobile phones. As a result, people fail to accumulate any savings from their earnings as they simply spend too much on
buying consumer goods. The high rate of consumptions may enlarge the distance between the rich and the poor of a society
which may cause detriment for the overall economy in the long run.
From the above analysis, even though the consumer goods manufacturers have rights to advertise their products , there
should be rules and regulations enacted by the government so that no one can mindlessly influence general people to buy
unnecessary consumer products.
Today’s food travels thousands of miles before it reaches customers. Why is this? Is this a positive or negative trend?
Today an increasing number of food items offered in supermarkets are imported. Popular food sometimes also has to travel
huge distances. I will explore the reasons for this tendency and discuss its benefits and drawbacks.
While delicacies and spices have been internationally traded for centuries, today’s global trade with low transportation costs
and fewer trade barriers have encouraged importing food in large quantities. In some places, even everyday items and
inexpensive food like pasta or vinegar can be imported cheaper than being produced locally. Consequently, supermarkets
take advantage of this development.
Imported food comes at a price for consumers, the local agriculture and the environment. First of all, some food will lose
flavour and freshness when travelling by cargo ship for weeks. Fruit has to be shipped before fully ripe or additional
preservatives have to be added. Secondly, local farmers may not be able to compete with the low cost of imported food.
They will go out of business or stop growing local fruit or vegetable species at all. This can lead to less variety in local food
offered. Additionally, the transportation itself is harmful to the environment as it uses fossil fuels. For all of these reasons a
quite vocal “local food” movement has formed in recent years trying to promote and preserve food quality and locally grown
food.
It can be argued that imported food benefits consumers with low prices and provisioning of choice. Supermarkets can
choose the least expensive suppliers worldwide and offer food at a lower price to their customers. Imported food also
enables them to offer more choices, like exotic fruits and international food, to their customers. For example, in some
countries it would be impossible to sell most types of fresh fruit and vegetables in winter at all if they were not imported.
Nowadays people prefer to follow sports events on TV rather than take part in sports themselves. Do you think this is a
positive or a negative development?
In present life style, majority civilians opt to watch sports in Television and not interested to participate. Due to away from
sports activities there by physical exercise, people are suffering with more health problems. This leads to so many adverse
conditions.
Sports are giving good exercise to human, not only the person who works in the doors but also outdoor and physical job
strained employees also needs sports to get a proper exercise. It gives you health and mental relaxation.
In urban areas, majority people are suffering with many deceases. Among them Heart attack, blood pressure and diabetes
are common to everybody. By looking into the details 80% of the patients are pertains to the group of people who do not
play any sports and spent their lives only by sitting either in work place or at home. It is cleared by many scientists that with
minimal participation in sports one can avoid such health problems.
Due to the present life style, being an ordinary civilian spends his time either work place or at home. They do not spend any
time in sports ground. It makes them more work pressure and unable to come out from the bad moods of office work
tensions. So, soon they become mentally sick. This also follows social relations, as not mingling to other people not even at
sports ground, left them alone in the busy life.
By considering the above said points, not participating in sports should lead any human to the negative side in ways of
health, mental and social relations.
Going overseas for university study is an exciting prospect for many people. But while it may offer some advantages, it is
probably better to stay home because of the difficulties a student inevitably encounters living and studying in a different
culture. To what extent do you agree or disagree with …
Traveling abroad provides various opportunities. Students, however, may get concerned about whether they should study
abroad or not. It is commonly believed that students with overseas education tend to get the edge over other students. On
the other hand, there are problems that international students could encouter and therefore should be taken into
consideration. Both sides of the argument will be critiqued before a well-reasoned conclusion is formed.
People who have earned a degree outside the country are seen as more successful than those who got their degree locally.
For example, in the Philippines, particularly in my hometown, a majority of my former classmates who chose to continue
their studies abroad have acquired better jobs than the ones confined to the local universities. Additionally, an education
accomplished abroad is preferred by most employers. Thus, it is clear why many prefer to travel abroad for education.
However, some believe that studying abroad could lead to quite a few problems and hindrances. As an example, students
need a great deal of funding in order to pursue a degree overseas. The cost of a whole year education in the country could
be equated to just a month of studying abroad. In fact, local universities are also able to produce top quality graduates able
to compete with international students even if the expenses differ by large. Another problem is the need to adjust to other
cultures which may vary differently from the one of the student’s country. This may either lead to a culture shock or give the
student difficulty in adjusting to the new environment. Because of this it is easy to understand why some people prefer to
study in a local University.
After analyzing both sides of the debate, it is difficult not to side with the more practical approach of local education because
local universities are able to compete with the international graduates.
Nowadays environmental problems are too big to be managed by individual persons or individual countries. In other words,
it is an international problem. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Today mankind has seen numerous developments brought by industrial revolutions and new technology in different aspects
of life. However, these rapid changes are causing serious negative effects. Undoubtedly, environmental issues such as
pollution are clear examples of the disadvantageous effects of this development. The causes of this problem and the
possible solutions to remedy these effects will be analyzed in this report.
Perhaps pollution is one of the most heated problems that the whole world is sufferring from. There are many reasons that
lead to the pollution around the world. The most important reason is the waste disposal from various factories. For instance,
many factories get rid of their trash by burning or burying it under the ground or throwing it into the ocean. These wastes can
in turn produce carbon dioxide(CO2), greenhouse gas or other chemical substances. Consequently, these pollutants affect
not only the people working in the factories, but also the climate and other creatures.
Furthermore , burning fossil fuels by vehicles is another principal cause of pollution. It can be seen that many overpopulated
places have the highest rate of air pollution. This is because of millions of cars that run on the road every day which in turn
produce a huge amount of the harmful gases. For example, places such as Sao Paulo and Mexico City are the busiest cities
over the world and they have severe, deadly air pollution.
In order to address the possible solutions of the above issues, the authority as well as the individuals have major roles to
cope with this problem .Firstly, governments ought to conduct long and short-term strategies of solutions ranging from
reducing waste disposal of factories to encouraging the public transportation to reduce the air pollution. Secondly, people
who are careless about the environment should change their attitude and pay more attention to the influences beyond the
environmental issues.
In my point of view, the preservation of environment is the responsibility of all of the governments, individuals and the
communities. Thus, finding out beneficial alternatives is going to tackle the issues that have negative impacts on the
environment in the foreseeable future.
Some people think that children should learn to compete in the world, but others think the children should be taught to
cooperate so as to become more useful to society. State your reasons from both sides and give your opinion.
Childhood education is one of the hottest topics nowadays as people are becoming more aware of the importance of
children’s upbringing. Some people hold opinions that they should learn to be competitive enough to embrace their future life
while others think they should have been gregarious. In this essay, I am going to discuss both sides.
Firstly, people have been competing with each other consciously or unconsciously since they were born. For example,
businessmen strive for more efficient ways of production to save cost and increase profits; students work diligently for more
opportunities to get top grades or to be able to enter well-known universities; parents spur their children to be outstanding
among their peers and every one of us is eager for success or a relatively good standard of living conditions. Moreover, in
order to get a good job with high salary and social status, people have to become more competent. It is a common
phenomenon that many applicants compete for one position in job markets. Hence, the lesson from the observation is that
teaching people how to compete at a young age is of high importance.
On the other hand, children also need to cooperate with others. The society where we live is a huge family that contains
everyone’s contribution. In other words, it is not a platform for a single person. Speaking of, for instance, filmmaking, money
exchanging, products circulation and international trade, there is undoubtedly a need for a variety of people in order to make
them run properly. Hence, children need to be taught how to share and cooperate with other people as they live in the
family. Cooperation is also a way to make things easier and more effective with everyone’s participation and contribution.
For example, management board in a company is usually made up by more than one person.
In conclusion, children should become more competitive and at the same time they need to learn how to cooperate with
others as both sides will bring merits to them.
In many countries,the proportion of older people is steadily increasing.Does this trend have more negative effects or positive
effects on society?
Due to the population ageing problem, governments are forced to take appropriate actions urgently to cope with the
situation. Actually, there have been a number of fierce debates concerning this issue. However, this ageing problem has still
been escalating over the past few years.
According to the recent demographic statistics from National Bureaus, the elderly population will be over 60 per cent in the
next two decades. This implies a severe impact on the economy, public health services, and infrastructures. The
manufacturing industry will be the one that would be affected first. Because of the lack of productive workers, the production
process will not be effectively performed. However, it is not the most serious consequence. Rather, the most affected activity
would be health services. It is outrageous that older people live in a facility with poor equipment and be looked after by
someone without having taken training courses. There might be a fewer number of trained staff who is capable of taking
care of elderly people. This will probably become one of the most common issues in the whole world.
Even though this trend is negative, elderly people certainly have made many contributions to our society. Helping their
children to look after grandchildren is one of the most obvious examples. They also have significant impacts on passing
down their knowledge which can assist the companies they used to work in training new staff.
To sum up, the increasing proportion of older people seems to have more negative impacts on society. However, it is also
undeniable that they have a huge number of contributions to our society.
Why do you think artists like writers, musicians and painters still have value in society? Discuss.
In these days of individualism where, every person has his struggle of survival. The medium of relaxation, to attain peace of
mind is through books, music and by drowning in thoughts expressed in a painting. henceforth, people in profession of fine
arts are always get appreciated. there are few other facts i would like to give light upon.
Firstly, the creative art of a particular community, religion or race restores its cultural heritage. To support that, An artist
beautifully presents his cultural prosperity in his work by a novel, painting or a song. for example, the poems, tales written by
“Shakespear” picturise the customs of that time. therefore the artist of those days will always stays in peoples heart.
Secondly, music play an important role in peoples life. notably, it controls the emotions of a person. for instance, an
experiment has done at work place to see how music affects a work. the results were surprising, the quality and quantity has
been improved since pleasant music played. It alter the job atmosphere to a positive one. this is one of the reason why
singers, musicians get high recognisation in society.
Finally, the art work done in ancient time help us in understand the technology of the time. because, in ancient times
politicians, visionaries, physicians were the only people used to paint so, there painting were not a simple piece of art, they
express great meaning, logic and scientific research of that times. to show, the perfect example is the painting of ‘monalisa’,
which has many mysteries hidden in it.
Hence, in this contemporary world, artist are the part of society who stores the time in there work. They entertain, educate
and inspire us. these people always have high value in community.
What are some important qualities of a good supervisor(boss)? Use specific details and examples to explain why these
qualities are important.
Nowadays many people work under supervision of someone else in private or state organizations. There are many
important qualities that are required to become good managers. Some of these important qualities of a supervisor are his
behaviors towards employees and also the ability of taking care of and motivating staff.
Supervisors are people like anyone of us and that is why they have positive and negative parts in their characters.
Supervisors are responsible for the well organized and productive work of their employees. That is the reason that
supervisors have to own some qualities, which make them good managers.
One of the most important qualities of a good supervisor is patience. A supervisor has to be patient to his/her employees.
This quality is very essential for everyone who wants to be a good supervisor. Human being is not perfect and therefore
making mistakes is unavoidable. Because of this reason, a supervisor has to be patient in order to teach and train others
about the important things about the specific of the job.
Other important qualities of a good supervisor are his/her tolerance, kindness and respect. A good manager has to
encourage workers. He/she has to motivate employees by bonuses and increasing salaries. A good supervisor has to care
about people, should believe them and pay attention to their feelings and know how to teach them. He has to be honest and
willing to accept his own mistakes and tolerate with others’ mistakes. A good manager not only has to be patient, but also
has to trust workers so that they can become productive.
In conclusion, there are many qualities that a good supervisor should possess. However, on top of all the qualities, a good
manager has to care about people, who are working under his/her supervision and to know how to encourage and motivate
them.
Should criminals be sent to prison or should they do something else as a punishment? Explain your opinion and give your
reasons.
How to treat criminals, put them in jail or do something else, is a tough question for people. Some people think they deserve
to suffer strict punishments such as depriving of their freedom because they need to pay for what they did. The rest think
they should be treated in a better way as not all criminals are bad. As for me, I cannot agree more with the view that
imprisonment plays a more effective role in rehabilitating them.
According to the question specified above there are two ways to treat criminals, the first one is to send them to prison while
the other is something else different from that, which I regard as not imprisoning them. Hence, here comes the problem, how
to guarantee people’s safety while the law breakers are still around them. They will probably commit more crimes again. In
other words, imprisonment is a good method to prevent them from approach to other people and their properties.
From psychological aspects, people naturally cannot bear to stay in a small sealed room for long because it makes them
uncomfortable. The conditions in a prison are one example of that. Therefore, a prison is a harsh environment for those
people against laws. At the same time, it can be used to warn them so that they will never try to do anything illegally.
Moreover, it also deters potential criminals from committing crimes. As a result, crime rates can be reduced and everybody
can embrace a brighter future.
From children’s upbringing aspect, sending criminals to prison makes a pieceful social atmosphere wherein children can be
nurtured better without having any distractions on unhealthy information caused by those criminals such as violence and
pornography on TV or on Internet. The closer they get to bad information, the higher possibility it is for them to imitate those
misdeeds. As a consequence, they may become potential criminals and will cause damages to the society.
Being strict to those criminals is necessary for government. Firstly, they should be isolated from the rest of the society in the
interest of a brighter future. Alternatively, education and labor jobs could play a supplementary role in this aspect.
Some people think that parents should teach children how to be a good member of the society. Other, however, believed
that school is the place to learn this. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
The manner of children is important not only for themselves but also for the whole society. These children would be the
future of a nation. Due to this significance, it is debatable that whether it is either parents or teachers who should be solely
responsible for making them become good members of the society. There is a need to look at both of these views.
One school of thought holds that parents have the responsibility to teach the norms and behavior to their children. In other
words, parents are the first institute of the child. Firstly, many psychologists believe that kids are very keen observer. They
follow and try to immitate the behaviours of their mother and father. It is scientifically claimed that the majority of human
personality traits are developed at the early age of life. Secondly, they spend most of the time with their parents before
entering Teenagehood. Based on that, parents are believed to have the ability to give better guide to their offspring what is
right and wrong.
On the other hand, some people believe that school is the real place of teaching. Undoubtely, school is much more than
providing knowledge to students. They interact and communicate with their peers and friends and learn how to behave and
react with them. At this age, they are mature enough to comprehend the difference of good and bad. This school of thought
is also of the view that it is not obligatory that parents should be educated enough to teach whereas teachers are fully
sufficient to influence the behaviours of their students.
Summing it up, I think that both of these views are satisfactory and it is not the responsibility of any party alone but it should
be the combined effort of both parents and schools to make children a good member of the society.
People nowadays put more emphasis on social skills. Some people believe that social skills are more important in addition
to good qualification for job success. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
As human beings, we are sociable creatures that have developed many ways to communicate our messages, thoughts and
feelings with others. In today’s society where the job market is so competitive, in addition to good qualifications, social skills
also play a key role more than ever before.
Undoubtedly, academic qualifications are required in many professions. For example, it is impossible to be a surgeon or a
scientist without having relevant degrees or qualifications. However, social skills are strongly required so that they can
effectively perform their duties.
Nowadays, where the job market is becoming increasingly competitive and sometimes there are hundreds of applicants for a
single position in a company and any employer wants the best person. Hence, only those that have both good
communication skills as well as required qualifications will win this competition.
Furthermore, there are several personally and professionally distinct advantages of having interpersonal skills. For instance,
by developing this art of communication, one can maintain healthy relationships with friends and his family. Even in one’s
professional life, effective relationship with one’s managers, clients or colleagues can help a person to enhance the
possibility of advancement and promotions in his career ladder.
To put into nutshell, I pen down saying that I totally agree that social skills are really important along with university
qualifications to survive in this highly competitive world. They are not only important for one’s professional life but also
helpful for his personal life. As human beings, we are sociable creatures that have developed many ways to communicate
our messages, thoughts and feelings with others. In today’s society where the job market is so competitive, in addition to
good qualifications, social skills also play a key role more than ever before.
helpful for his personal life.
Although modern life has brought with it improvements in people’s standard of living, people are not generally happy with
their lives. Do you agree or disagree
In many countries, modern life has improved people’s standards of living, but generally people seem to be not happy with
their lives. This can be regarded as a surprise with the level of prosperity at a historic high. I will show that improvements in
people’s living conditions do not necessarily advance people’s overall feeling of happiness as there might be many other
factors which are possibly more important.
To begin, happiness is hard to be defined as different people may have very different concepts of happiness, but direct
correlating standard of living with happiness is likely to be oversimplifying their relationship. While good life conditions
certainly contribute to happiness, people in poor countries frequently express a surprisingly high level of happiness in
opinion polls. For some people, fulfilling work and social relationships probably add more to happiness than being able to
afford luxury goods.
Furthermore, people might not even compare their current standards of living to the standard of the past. Instead, they are
more likely to see how they are catching up with their neighbours or community. Hence, in their perception, their standards
of living might not even seem to be not as high as the ones of their peers. In addition, in countries with high standards of
living, an improvement might not make a major difference to individual’s living standards.
Also, economic advancement comes with some side effects for the entire society and individuals. While it improves
prosperity it can hurt other social requirements and needs. There might be more traffic and pollution. Everybody might face
higher pressures as well as greater levels of complexity in the work place and might find less time to spent with families and
friends.
Happiness is humankind‘s never-ending quest and improving living standards is probably not the only or even the central
key to it. Economists are already looking for a more suitable way of measuring happiness than wealth. Personally, I think
people and societies in the future should focus less on economic advancement but on more sustainable ways to reach
happiness.
Some people see that university education is essential for successful life, while other don’t find it true. Discuss both the
views and give your opinion.
The word success is a very subjective term. People have different definitions and perceptions about a successful and
fulfilled life. Many people believe that university education is highly essential for a prosperous life while other don’t find it
true. In this paper, I’m going to discuss both views and give my own thought on it.
Undoubtedly, it is more beneficial for students to finish their studies firstly because academic qualifications are required in
many professions. For example, it is impossible to become a doctor, teacher or lawyer without having relevant degrees. As a
result, university graduates have access to more and better job opportunities, and they tend to earn higher salaries than
those with fewer qualifications. Secondly, nowadays the job market is becoming increasingly competitive and sometimes
there are hundreds of applicants for one position in a company. Hence, young people who do not have qualifications from a
recommended university or college will not be as competent as others.
However, there are other people who achieve a lot without going to college. In today’s society, many youngsters want to
start earning money as soon as possible. In this way, they become more independent and able to afford their own expenses
or start a family. They may have a chance to progress more quickly from their practical skills and real experience of work.
Summing it up, I am in favour of university education because only a few people have got real talent to achieve name and
fame in a short span of time. However, shortcuts do not work for everyone.
People’s character is influenced by environment rather than genetics. Do you agree or disagree?
Numerous scientists claim that both genes and the environment play a significant role in shaping one’s character. Research
conducted by leading scientific institutions has shown that while some character traits are inherited, most are acquired
through experience during lifetime. Let us consider cases which clearly demonstrate strong links between the environment
and a person’s character.
Everyone has their own unique DNA, except for identical twins, who share the same DNA. Many studies have been done
involving hundreds pairs of identical twins who were raised apart, in very different environments. These observations
showed that twins really do share some traits such as a preference for the same colors or smells, books and films. However,
their essential characters are quite differ from each other. As explained by most psychologists, it was a result of the
influence from their environments. For example, one of the twins was brought up in the countryside, and the other was in the
city. The rural twin is unflappable, taciturn, withdrawn, and hard working. The urban twin is quite the opposite. He may be
described as talkative, open and temperamental.
That’s why there is no doubt that the influence of the environment and nurture is more obvious and convincing than genes.
For example, parents try to rent or buy homes in wholesome areas far from crime-ridden ones in the hope that their children
will not be amid bad influences.
By and large, people are profoundly influenced by their parents, co-workers, friends, teachers, peers as well as media.
These are important factors of life that have a great influence on one’s nature. Moreover, they may be responsible for
forming the characters of those who communicate with them in everyday life.
All these arguments lead to the conclusion that the environment contributes more to shaping an individual’s nature than
genes. Indeed, the influence of nurture on one’s past is so overwhelming and powerful. That is why criminologists state that
criminals are often the result of bad parenting or bad nurturing.
Some people prefer to work for a large company. Others prefer to work for a small company. Which would you prefer? Use
specific reasons and details to support you choice.
One of the most controversial issues today relates to whether working in a large or a small company is a better option. From
my everyday experience and observation, I believe that a large corporation offers more opportunities to their employees
than a small one. In this essay, I will give some examples to support my opinion.
Firstly, the main reason for believing this is that it provides more opportunities for development such as having international
travels, and education. For instance, one of the most well-known Hungarian multinational companies offered their
employees a free language course to increase their level of English. Moreover, acquiring new knowledge is beneficial not
only for the employees, but also for the firm in general. In order to accomplish that, companies obviously have to give
professional training to skilled workers who are competent enough to achieve success in both the national and international
markets. From this point of view, working for a large corporation seems to be more advantageous.
Secondly, there is no doubt that spending valuable years at a well-known firm can be a huge benefit in the labour market if
one decides to apply for another job. For example, employers generally favor applicants with strong references and
experience over those who worked for small unknown businesses and participated in only small-scale projects . In fact,
those who are working in a large-scale project, having the opportunity to be in a remarkable team and contributing to
significant projects will have more respects in the labour market. Thus, it must be acknowledged that working for a
multinational corporation or just a large national company is a huge advantage.
In conclusion, the mentioned reasons and examples have clearly shown that large firms undoubtedly provide their
employees with more opportunities either from the view of development or from the view of labor market. One of the most
controversial issues today relates to whether working in a large or a small company is a better option. From my everyday
experience and observation, I believe that a large corporation offers more opportunities to their employees than a small one.
In this essay, I will give some examples to support my opinion.
Firstly, the main reason for believing this is that it provides more opportunities for development such as having international
travels, and education. For instance, one of the most well-known Hungarian multinational companies offered their
employees a free language course to increase their level of English. Moreover, acquiring new knowledge is beneficial not
only for the employees, but also for the firm in general. In order to accomplish that, companies obviously have to give
professional training to skilled workers who are competent enough to achieve success in both the national and international
markets. From this point of view, working for a large corporation seems to be more advantageous.
Secondly, there is no doubt that spending valuable years at a well-known firm can be a huge benefit in the labour market if
one decides to apply for another job. For example, employers generally favor applicants with strong references and
experience over those who worked for small unknown businesses and participated in only small-scale projects . In fact,
those who are working in a large-scale project, having the opportunity to be in a remarkable team and contributing to
significant projects will have more respects in the labour market. Thus, it must be acknowledged that working for a
multinational corporation or just a large national company is a huge advantage.
In conclusion, the mentioned reasons and examples have clearly shown that large firms undoubtedly provide their
employees with more opportunities either from the view of development or from the view of labor market.
The migration of people to cities is one of the biggest problems facing the world’s cities today. Discuss the main causes.
What solutions could be used to tackle this situation.
It is undeniable that since the industrial revolution, people from the countryside have been attracted to the cities . With the
increasing number of people migrating, it has affected the world’s cities and led to many problems. In this essay, I will
discuss the causes and solutions.
There are main causes of people moving to cities from the rural areas. One is that there are more job potential in the cities
than in the countryside. It is a fact that there are more business establishments and good positions for the workforce.
Moreover, medical services in the urban areas are more efficient and have a higher number of hospital staff members
compared to the local health centers in rural areas. These services are also more accessible to residents in the urban areas
when they get sick than to those in the rural areas. Lastly, there is no doubt that technology works better in big cities. Wifi or
the usage of the Internet works faster in big cities than in small towns.
However, in spite of the problems, there are a number of solutions to solve this migration problem that has resulted in
negative effects to the world’s cities. Perhaps one of the main solutions is to improve the quality of life in the countryside by
offering better incentives and jobs from the goverments. Doing that helps attract more people to live in the rural areas.
Besides that, offering a good health service to prolong life and encouraging people to retire in the countryside should also be
considered. In order to do that, the media should be used to promote a healthy and stress free life in the countryside.
To conclude, it is true that migration to larger cities are affected by urbanization. However, some of the solutions have been
discussed in this essay. If people are satisfied living in the countryside by providing them their needs then I think migration
will not be a big problem.
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: What factors are related to academic
success in high school students? Write at least 250 words.
Academic success is measured by our achievements in school. There are many factors which play a decisive role in the
level of academic success.
The most important aspect is a student’s willpower. In order to succeed, a student must have self-control and have an
ambition to succeed. This goes hand in hand with a student’s desire and aim. The student must want to learn and he must
also aim to get the most out of his education. He must know that academic success is vital in order to get a stimulating and
rewarding job in the future.
Besides that, equally important factors include diligence and hard work. This implies that work should be the highest priority,
homework is completed promptly and fully understood, and no lessons should be skipped. A good example of hard work
paying off is about the great Russian scientist Lomonosov. He was born in the family of an angler, a type of fisherman. At
that time people of his social class could not receive higher education. In spite of this, at the age of 19, Lomonosov decided
to go to Moscow in order to quench his thirst for knowledge. Upon arriving, he entered the academy under false credentials,
claiming instead that he was the son of a priest. However, due to his hard work he eventually became a great scientist and
founded the university which is now named after him. This university has given the world many great scholars in all fields of
science, many of whom have subsequently become laureates of Nobel Prizes.
To summarize, education is a very fundamental part of society. Undoubtedly, academic success is an achievement from
educational work. If any student can try his best in order to achieve academic success, he will become an important member
of the society; as it is commonly known that an educated population is the driving force in a country’s economy.
Soon people who cannot work with computers will be disadvantaged. To what extent do you agree or disagree with idea?
Over the past decades, computing technology has been going through an unbelievable development. Today possessing
desktop or portable computers which are frequently used to surf the Internet or just to work is the norm of the society. Thus,
I agree with the statement that people who cannot work with them will be disadvantaged. This argument will be proven by
considering how computer science has changed our everyday life and why it is required for our work.
Firstly, information technology and the advent of the Internet have made sweeping changes in people’s life. For instance, we
spend a fair amount of time in front of the computer not just for entertainment purposes, but also for managing bank
accounts, buying household items and keeping contact with the extended family and friends. Hence, it can be seen that
having a personal computer provide us many new opportunities as well as making our life easier. From this point of view, it
is clear that non-computer users will experience a huge drawback sooner or later.
In addition, almost every job requires the proper use of these machines. For example, as a secretary, one needs to be
familiar with office equipments such as multifunction printers, copiers, fax machines and certainly with many popular
software products such as Word, Excel. As a result, it is acknowledged that the mentioned skills are needed in a number of
circumstances. In other words, the disadvantages that non-users are facing in the labour market are clear.
In conclusion, the degree that information technology has changed our life and working environment is significant.
Therefore, it has been proven that people who are not catching up with the development will be disadvantaged. Thus, trying
to get familiar with computers is recommended.
Some people believe that studying at university or college is the best route to a successful career, while others believe that it
is better to get a job straight after school. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
When they finish school, teenagers face the dilemma of whether to get a job or continue their education. While there are
some benefits to getting a job straight after school, I would argue that it is better to go to college or university.
The option to start work straight after school is attractive for several reasons. Many young people want to start earning
money as soon as possible. In this way, they can become independent, and they will be able to afford their own house or
start a family. In terms of their career, young people who decide to find work, rather than continue their studies, may
progress more quickly. They will have the chance to gain real experience and learn practical skills related to their chosen
profession. This may lead to promotions and a successful career.
On the other hand, I believe that it is more beneficial for students to continue their studies. Firstly, academic qualifications
are required in many professions. For example, it is impossible to become a doctor, teacher or lawyer without having the
relevant degree. As a result, university graduates have access to more and better job opportunities, and they tend to earn
higher salaries than those with fewer qualifications. Secondly, the job market is becoming increasingly competitive, and
sometimes there are hundreds of applicants for one position in a company. Young people who do not have qualifications
from a university or college will not be able to compete.
For the reasons mentioned above, it seems to me that students are more likely to be successful in their careers if they
continue their studies beyond school level.
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Should parents be obliged to immunise their children against childhood diseases? Or do individuals have the right to choose
not to immunise their children?
Childhood diseases can become very serious if not treated properly. In many poor countries, the number of children who die
because of ailments is very high. Hence, it should be an obligation for parents to immunise their children against childhood
diseases. In this paper, I’m going to discuss the reasons for which immunisation programs must be enforced.
First of all, as can be seen, children in many poor countries are so easy to get infected due to the poor healthcare system. In
such countries, the number of children dying because of childhood diseases is alarmingly high. Another possible reason is
that parents do not take children protection into account well enough. They have to worry much about earning money and
how to survive. Hence, to protect them, parents should be obliged to immunise their children.
Next, children are so vulnerable and obviously they are the future of a nation. Children protection is a must so that any
countries can maintain their wealth. If this immunisation program is not treated as an obligation, the well being of children is
not guaranteed since not every parent has a thorough understanding as to how to provide the best condition for their
children’s health.
In conclusion, I strongly recommend immunisation programs should be obligatory because of the two mentioned reasons.
The first reason is children are not well protected in many poor countries. Secondly, children are the future of any nations.
Having discussed that, I believe children will be protected and can have great experiences in their childhood if that program
is implemented probably. Childhood diseases can become very serious if not treated properly. In many poor countries, the
number of children who die because of ailments is very high. Hence, it should be an obligation for parents to immunise their
children against childhood diseases. In this paper, I’m going to discuss the reasons for which immunisation programs must
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We are becoming increasingly dependent on computers. They are used in businesses, hospitals, crime detection and even
to fly planes. What things will they be used for in the future? Is this dependence on computers a good thing or should we be
more auspicious of their benefits?
Computerisation is a new trend which is very controversial. With the advance of computers, our life has become much
easier. In the future, it is very likely that the computer can even be used to control flights automatically and many other
fascinating things. However, it is also alarming because we are becoming more dependent on them. Therefore, some
people believe it would lead to negative effects on the development of human beings. In this paper, I’m going to discuss how
the computer can improve our life and why we need not be suspicious of their benefits.
Firstly, the computer has been proven to save many of our labour jobs. The computer assists people in doing repeated
activities. For example, speaking of mathematics, it can be leveraged to perform many time-consuming mathematical
questions which would take us ten times longer when using manual calculation.
Next, the efficiency of our performances could be increased. The behaviours of the computer are much disciplined. In other
words, it follows strictly a set of predefined procedures to carry out a task. Hence, our jobs can be done with more accuracy.
Moreover, it reduces the participation of human in some dangerous jobs such as mining. For example, as mentioned in
many newspapers, Japan is gradually replacing human with robots in mining related activities. Hence, the risk of losing
human life can be significantly reduced.
Finally, I’m going to prove that we need not be suspicious of the computer’s benefits. This perception seems to stem from
the thought that computers can take over the control of human or even replacing human. I admit that the computer is
replacing human in some areas but those areas were well considered in advance. For example, instead of letting people to
go to rescue in some dangerous areas, they use robots. Therefore, the usage of the computer is actually determined by us
even though it is being used to replace human labour
Present a written argument or case to an educated reader with no specialist knowledge of the following topic: The idea of
having a single career is becoming an old fashioned one. The new fashion will be to have several careers or ways of earning
money and further education will be …
Business is becoming more and more demanding. Therefore, a diverse skill set seems to be a must for a company to
sustain its operation. However, some people are still wondering if a single career is better than several careers. I’m going to
prove that a person should equip himself with different skills and further education is of necessity throughout his life.
Firstly, every employee now is supposed to deal with multiple positions in a company. As can be seen, small to medium-
sized companies are becoming very popular. This is very different from the past when a company tended to have a really
large structure in which each employee was responsible for a specified set of related jobs. In other words, an employee
today tends to have various responsibilities. Therefore, s/he needs to constantly improve his or her skills.
Secondly, it is very popular for a person to work in different companies. Maintaining profit is always a concern for
businesses. One of the many methods is to keep employees on a casual basis so that unnecessary expenditure can be
reduced. Hence, it leads to a need for employees to work in multiple companies at the same time, thereby resulting in the
requirement for them to adapt to different jobs.
Finally, further education can also be a good opportunity for job seekers to gain competitive advantages. For example,
considering two candidates, who gets a higher education will have more chance to get employed. The reason is employers
are seemingly interested in not just what an employee can do but also his potentials.
In conclusion, having multiple careers is more advantageous and to obtain that, one must constantly study during his life.
This trend is becoming more and more popular for three reasons. The first reason is it supports the sustainability of
businesses by allowing employees to have more than one role in a company. Next, working in two companies or even more
is required for many people. Last but not least, further education helps job seekers to have more advantages. Business is
becoming more and more demanding. Therefore, a diverse skill set seems to be a must for a company to sustain its
operation. However, some people are still wondering if a single career is better than several careers. I’m going to prove that
a person should equip himself with different skills and further education is of necessity throughout his life.
is required for many people. Last but not least, further education helps job seekers to have more advantages.
Present a written argument or case to an educated reader with no specialist knowledge of the following topic. There are
many different types of music in the world today. Why do we need music? Is the traditional music of a country more
important than the International music that is heard …
Music is an important part in our life. It is necessary for three reasons: cultural identity, entertainment, and connections
among countries. Firstly, music is believed to be a representation of our culture. Different countries have different genres of
music. Based on the rhythms, one can say from where a song comes. Secondly, it plays an essential role in entertainment.
For example, every party or ceremony needs music. When we feel stressful, we also listen to music. Finally, it is a
connection among countries. As can be seen, for a good song such as “My heart will go on”, people can probably find it all
over the world. Moreover, in many universities such as Macquarie University, we can easily find many ceremonies in which
students from different countries gather together and play their traditional music so that students can understand more about
other cultures and make friends during their university life.
From my personal perspective, the traditional and international music are of the same importance. As mentioned earlier,
music is important because it is relaxing. Therefore, people can enjoy whatever kinds of music they feel interested in. Let’s
assume that one kind of music is deemed as more important than the other. If people cannot enjoy it, it is just of no use.
Besides that, different people have different tastes so we can find that some people will love traditional music whereas
others are more interested in international music. Next, we need to maintain traditional music since it is part of our culture. If
for whatever reasons we lose traditional music, all the songs around the world will be probably very similar to each other. At
that time, everybody could feel indifferent to music because of its homogeneousness.
In many countries schools are open before and after normal hours so children of working parents can stay longer at school.
Do you think there are more advantages or disadvantages to this approach?
In today’s society, people are sometimes expected to work for longer hours. It is also common to see some have to drop
their children at school very early in the morning so they can go to work on time. Hence, in many countries, schools are
expected to open well before and after normal office hours to accommodate this rising demand. This approach has both
advantages and disadvantages. However, it is personally believed that its advantages can outweigh the disadvantages.
Firstly, this trend is a demand of today’s society. It is inevitable that some people have to work for longer hours. Because of
this reason, they have no choice but letting their kids stay in school longer. If there is no such a service, they have to let their
children go to school by themselves which can be very dangerous in many unsafe areas. Hence, it is undeniable that this is
one of the biggest advantages of opening schools for longer than office hours.
On the contrary, this approach can negatively affect children’s health. It has been scientifically proven that long working
hours can cause severe stress to human, especially to children. If this is misused, it can hammer the development of
children, especially their mental development.
In my opinion, this approach’s benefits outweigh its disadvantages. The only problem is that it has to be stringently
monitored by schools to avoid situations in which parents can misuse this service and let their children stay for long hours
every day.
In a nutshell, schools should be encouraged to open before and after normal hours. Even though this has more advantages,
people should be aware that staying too long in school is not good for their children’s development.
Some people think that it is important to use leisure time for activities that improve the mind, such as reading and doing word
puzzles. Other people feel that it is important to rest the mind during leisure time. Discuss two views and give your opinion.
Staying healthy is important for any human being. Besides physical health, one has to maintain a good mental health in
order to have a balanced life. Some believe people have to do activities such as reading and solving word puzzles in their
leisure time to improve the mind. On the contrary, others believe taking a complete rest is vital. This essay will discuss both
viewpoints and will end with personal opinions on the topic.
Firstly, many brain exercises are proven to improve mental health conditions. For example, doing word puzzles is not only a
mind relaxing activity for many people but also an excellent exercise to improve human memory. Hence, it is understandable
as to why doing such activities in leisure time is highly recommended by a significant number of people.
Next, taking enough rest, especially for the brain, is also important. Undoubtedly, the brain is one of the most important
organs. Under prolonged stress conditions, it can malfunction. As a result, people have to suffer lots of mental disorders
which in turn lead to dysfunction of the whole body. Therefore, giving sufficient rest to the brain by stopping doing brain
related activities during leisure time is essential.
In conclusion, people should regularly do mental improvement exercises when they have free time. Besides that, they also
have to make sure enough rest is given to the brain by taking complete rest when they are tired. Personally, it is believed
that doing word puzzles or any other brain related exercises in spare time is healthy and when people feel tired, they should
take full rest before doing any other things.
Countries should produce the food that their population eat, and import as little as possible. To what extend do you agree or
disagree? Give reasons, examples to your answer (250 words.)
Many countries are importing a variety of food products from other countries. This trend happens due to the significant
demand of the local markets in which consumers are more likely to spend money on new commodities, especially the ones
that have come foreign countries. Hence, some people might argue that countries should be able to produce food for their
own people instead of importing them. In this essay, it will be shown that the argument is inappropriate and importing the
right food products is necessary.
Firstly, weather plays a significant role in agriculture. Not many countries have the right weathers to grow certain fruits. For
example, sweet mangoes can mostly be found only in tropical countries whereas in cold weather countries, they will be less
tasty. Hence, many Western countries prefer to import mangoes from other tropical countries. If imported food has to be
reduced, the prices of these products will go up drastically and average income earners will not be able to afford.
Secondly, it can lead to significant pressures on the agriculture industry of a country if it decides to produce food for its own
people and to reduce imported food. As a matter of fact, many countries have very limited farming land which cannot supply
sufficient amounts of food products for the whole countries. Hence, importing food from other countries can reduce this
burden.
Thirdly, importing the right products can not only enrich the diversity of the products on the markets but also create job
opportunities for locals. For example, consumers can have a wider range of options when going shopping if there are both
local foods and imported ones. At the same time, to cope with the increase in food consumption, there will be more
demands for logistics jobs.
In a nut shell, countries should be able to produce foods for their own people and should encourage the right products to be
imported so that their people can gain benefits from this.
Cultural tourism, where people travel in order to visit museums, monuments and archaeological sites among other things, is
a growing industry. Having so many visitors may sometimes benefit a nation’s cultural heritage, but can also cause
problems. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
With inexpensive flight fares in today’s society, people can easily travel to various places around the world. The more they
travel, the more they want to know about other countries’ cultures. There are advantages and disadvantages though. This
essay will focus on why cultural tourism can benefit nations’ cultural heritage and at the same time can also be problematic.
First of all, tourism is a big profit center. When travelling, most people spend more than they usually do at home. This can
lead to major improvements of local businesses which can in turn help maintain cultural heritage including archaeological
sites financially since these are the main attractions to tourists. Moreover, when a nation’s cultural heritage sites get more
recognised internationally, there will be more support to protect and maintain them including both local and international.
On the contrary, big influxes of tourists can cause serious environmental problems. Without strict regulations, tourists
normally pay very little attention to the importance of the conservation of environment where they travel. For example,
Thailand as one of the most famous tourist destinations is suffering heavy air pollution due to the significant increases in the
number of road vehicles. As a matter of fact, such a problem can only be handled properly when governments seriously take
into account balancing tourism development and its sustainability.
All things considered, it is clear that cultural heritage can be benefited from the development of cultural tourism. However,
people should also take great precautions against all potential problems caused by the development.
Some people think that teachers at school are more responsible for children’s intellectual and social development than
parent. To what extent do you agree or disagree? What is your personal opinion?
Children are the future of a country. Keeping that in mind, governments have invested heavily to the development of
education systems. Hence, some might think that parents now play less important roles than teachers in children’s
intellectual and social development. However, this viewpoint is not adequate and this essay will present the reasons for that.
First of all, parents are the people who will guide their children for the rest of their lives. Regardless of which school children
go, parents always stay side by side with them. Because of this intimate relationship, children usually have a tendency to
learn from their parents. They imitate their parents’ behaviors since they believe their parents always do the right things.
Hence, parents still play a significant role in their children development.
Secondly, teaching is also an occupation that has got its own office hours. In other words, teachers normally perform their
duties such as transferring knowledge to their students within their office hours. In addition, they can only teach students
what is on the schedule and in the curriculum. Beyond that, it is totally the jobs of parents to teach their children how to
behave in the society.
Furthermore, parents are liable for their children’s behaviors. Because of this, it is fair to say that parents should be more
responsible for the development of their children. Teachers can only help students to distinguish what is right and wrong.
However, fixing teenagers’ attitudes and behaviors still relies in the efforts of their parents.
All in all, it is clear that parents play as significant roles as teachers in children’s intellectual and social development.
Some people believe the aim of university education is to help graduates get better jobs. Others believe there are much
wider benefits of university education for both individuals and society. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
University education plays a vital role in today’s society. It not only helps people have better career opportunities but also
gives them a better understanding about their surroundings. This knowledge in turn helps them with their own personal lives
and the society. This essay will prove that university education not only helps to get better jobs but also is beneficial for
individuals and society.
Firstly, university education attributes to the success of a person’s career. For instance, a high achieving student in
Mathematics can easily apply for a job as an instructor in the same field. Depending on his education level and experience,
he can get a job in a high school or a university which usually is only available to a Master degree holder or higher. The
reason for this high success rate lies in the belief that university students not only have to work hard to graduate from their
courses but also have to prove their capability in problem solving and the understanding of the subjects.
Secondly, the benefits of university education are not for both individuals and society. The people with high education levels
tend to give more respects to others and the society as a whole. They are hard working and the knowledge they earned
gives them a better chance to improve their surroundings’ conditions which also entails the conditions of the society where
they live.
All things considered, it is fair to say that university education not only gives people better jobs but also is beneficial for both
individuals and society.
In many countries children are engaged in different kinds of paid work. Some people regard this as completely wrong, while
others consider it a valuable work experience, important for learning and taking responsibility. What is your opinion?
Gaining work experience is critical in today’s society. Moreover, it helps individuals develop their characteristics and social
relationships. Hence, it is important for children to participate in any types of paid work. The only problem with this approach
is that children can be easily exploited or they can lose track of their studies which are way more important to them. This
essay gives a personal viewpoint on how paid work affects children’s development.
Firstly, paid work gives children real life work experience and helps them develop their characteristics. For example, children
will have to learn punctuality is important and being responsible for any given jobs is necessary when they work for other
people. They also have to learn to take care of themselves and how to coordinate with their friends at work.
However, they can be easily exploited if not looked after carefully. They have to be given special attention to by their families
and governments when working outside. It is very important to make sure that they can maintain a good balance between
work and study. This only happens when governments enforce strict policies on the total working hours for children and their
work rights. Also, parents have to educate their children on how important their studies are and to make sure their children
pay enough attention and efforts to that.
All things considered, it is clear that children should be given the rights to work in more professional environments. At the
same time, they have to be well protected from exploitation so that they can maintain a balance between work and study.
All children should study a foreign language in school, starting in the earliest grades. To what extent do you agree or
disagree with this statement?
Knowing more languages is always beneficial. In today’s society, it helps people have more job opportunities. Hence, many
children are asked to learn a foreign language at their early age by their parents. This essay will give you different reasons
as to why this approach should be encouraged.
Firstly, learning a foreign language is always a prolonged process. Languages are special subjects which foremost require a
great deal of practice and exercises. Regardless of one’s intelligence, he or she still has to spend at least 10,000 of hours of
hard work to master a language. Therefore, it is advantageous for children to prepare and learn a language from the early
age rather than studying it at a later stage.
Secondly, it is easier to learn a language for children. It has been scientifically proven children can learn a language faster
than adults. For example, it takes longer time for an average adult to remember the same amount of new vocabulary than a
child. Hence, children should be encouraged to learn foreign languages.
Finally, knowing a foreign language helps children broaden their friendship network. For example, children learning a foreign
language normally have a tendency to practice the language with other children who are learning the same subject even
though they are not in the same classroom. As a result, this helps children make friends.
In a nutshell, learning a language can be significantly time consuming which can be easier for children to study. Besides
that, it helps them make new friends. Hence, all children should be encouraged to learn foreign languages in school starting
in the earliest grades. Knowing more languages is always beneficial. In today’s society, it helps people have more job
opportunities. Hence, many children are asked to learn a foreign language at their early age by their parents. This essay will
give you different reasons as to why this approach should be encouraged.
in the earliest grades. Knowing more languages is always beneficial. In today’s society, it helps people have more job
opportunities. Hence, many children are asked to learn a foreign language at their early age by their parents. This essay will
give you different reasons as to why this approach should be encouraged.
in the earliest grades.
Some people believe that only pupils of similar interests should be given admissions in schools. Others are of the opinions
that schools should be open to all children with varied interests. How far you agree or disagree with the above views. Give
your opinion in not less than 250 words.
Schools are not only a place where pupils can come to learn knowledge but also a place where they can make friends and
have social interactions. Some might argue only pupils of similar interests should be given admission in schools. However, it
is strongly believed that all children with varied interests should be able to go to schools. Below are a few reasons that
support the idea.
First and foremost, it is a very cruel discrimination against children whose interests belong to a minor group. For example,
there are many children who want to become doctors, lawyers or professionals in any other high-profile occupations.
However, there are also many children who want to become farmers. It is unacceptable that those children are not given
admissions to the same schools as their friends just because their interests are different.
Secondly, children’s interests vary according to age. Statistically, it is proven that children change their interests and their
behaviours when they grow older. Hence, it is an unstable measurement that children are given admissions based on their
shared interests.
Finally, there is no clear method to identify children’s interests. Many children have many different interests. Furthermore, it
seems to be impossible to find out all interests that a child has got except his parents who have got enough time to look after
and to understand about him. Hence, if children were given admissions to schools based on their interests, there would not
be enough school staff to learn deeply about them before giving admissions.
In a nut shell, it is strongly disagreed that children should be given admissions based on their interests since it is a very cruel
discrimination. Besides that, it is not possible to find out all interests of a child which can vary from age to age.
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: Modern lifestyles mean that many parents
have little time for their children. Many children suffer because they do not get as much attention from their parents as
children did in the past. Do you agree or …
With the fast pace of the development of our world, every company and employee have to strive for the best to suit the
needs of the society. It also means people are getting busier and busier every day. As a result, parents can only spend very
little time on taking care of their children. Hence, it is believed that in today’s society many children have to suffer this lack of
attention which did not happen before in the past.
Firstly, all professionals need to have rest after work. After a long day at work dealing with a great number of stressful jobs, it
is clear that everyone needs to have some private space for themselves. Because of this workload, not many parents can
spend enough time with their children.
Secondly, it is not rare to see many people have to work overtime. Eight hours working might not be enough for most
business people. They have to constantly travel overseas and speak to numerous customers and clients. Undoubtedly, they
will be very exhausted after coming back or they will come back very late when their children might have fallen asleep.
Next, educating children has become harder than ever before. Nowadays kids are getting more freedom than they used to.
Parents have to be aware of this and have to respect their children’s rights. Hence, it will make parents sometimes feel
difficult to spend time with their children.
In conclusion, it is clear that the lack of attention from parents to their children is getting worse which did not happen earlier.
As mentioned above, this is because parents have to take more rest after work or they have to work overtime continuously.
Besides that, spending time with their children requires them to have more knowledge than before.
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: Some people consider computers to be
more of a hindrance than a help. Others believe that they have greatly increased human potential. How could computers be
considered a hindrance? Give reasons for your answer and include …
Computers are one of the most wonderful inventions. They are replacing humans in many labour jobs some of which are
also too risky and life threatening. However, some consider computers to be more of a hindrance which might be true to
some extent. This article will try to give some personal ideas on how this happens.
Firstly, people are becoming too much dependent on computers. For example, just ten years ago, students worked very
hard to do research. They had to sit in the library for the whole day and this might have continued for months when they had
to do their thesis paper. On the contrary, nowadays students just want to quickly search for information on the Internet and
do not pay enough attention to the origin of those information. As long as the information seems to be suitable for their
needs, they will just copy and put into their assignments.
Secondly, computers are now becoming one of the greatest threats to young people by giving them so many distractions.
For instance, it can be seen easily in many Internet shops, young people are spending their precious time on playing
useless computer games day and night. This had not happened before when the computer was only for wealthy people and
not for the poor. Nowadays many young students only focus on online games but forget what they have to do in schools to
have a bright career prospect.
To conclude, to some extent computers can be considered to be more of a hindrance than a help. This is all because of the
over dependence of humans on computers and because there are so many distractions when using them.
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: Many newspapers and magazines feature
stories about the private lives of famous people. We know what they eat, where they buy their clothes and who they love.
We also often see pictures of them in private …
It seems that everyone loves to know more about the lives of famous people. Knowing the tendency, many newspapers and
magazines have been featuring stories about this. However, no one would ever want to let his personal life be publicly
available to other people. Hence, from a personal viewpoint, it seems to be inappropriate for a magazine or newspaper to
freely publish this kind of private information.
Firstly, everyone has his own secrets. Undoubtedly, he will never want anyone rather than the people he believes to know
about these stories. Hence, it will be outrageous for those famous people to lose their privacy.
Secondly, more constructive information should be available on newspapers and magazines. Knowing a famous person’s
personal life does not broaden one’s knowledge. For example, a newspaper or magazine should have more information
about the current development of its country rather than having a great deal of useless information about a super model’s
life.
Last but not least, people should give respects to other people by not disturbing their secrets. As a matter of fact, it is greatly
disrespectful when someone tries to disclose another person’s secrets. Hence, it should not be acceptable for newspapers
and magazines to publish private and sensitive information of famous people.
In conclusion, it is believed that newspapers and magazines should not be allowed to freely publish personal and private
stories of famous people because this is their right to protect their privacy.
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: Machine translation (MT) is slower and less
accurate than human translation and there is no immediate or predictable likelihood of machines taking over this role from
humans. Do you agree or disagree? Write at least 250 …
Machine translation is inaccurate and more time consuming than human translation. However, there is no doubt that
machines have been of great help to us. With the pace of technological development, more and more innovative solutions
are being developed every day. Therefore, it is just a matter of time for human to create better machines with better
programs to translate languages in a timely manner and with a higher level of accuracy.
Firstly, languages have a more prolonged history than machines. All the languages known around the world have been
developed for more than thousands of years whereas the very first modern machine was probably invented just a few
hundreds of years back. Hence, it is fair to say it will take a bit more time for machines to be fully developed in order to be
able to catch up with human languages.
Next, modern technologies are being invented at an incredible speed. Just two years ago, people would never think of
having a small mobile phone with the capabilities of a computer in their pockets. However, now people can have iPads,
iPhones and so many palm-sized devices which can bring them all the computer features such as listening to music, playing
computer games and browsing the Internet. It is to say that modern technologies can quickly catch up with any human
needs including language translation.
Thirdly, languages are complex and sometimes difficult to be fully understood by even human. In our daily conversations, it
is not rare for us to be misunderstood by other people. The reason could be languages are evolving every day. Hence, it is
unreasonable to ask for a perfect machine which can just translate all the languages in such a manner that everyone can
understand.
In a nutshell, I strongly agree that machines can one day replace humans in translating documents into different languages.
As mentioned earlier, it is a matter of time for modern technologies to be able to catch up with languages so that machines
can translate languages at a faster speed and more accurate. Machine translation is inaccurate and more time consuming
than human translation. However, there is no doubt that machines have been of great help to us. With the pace of
technological development, more and more innovative solutions are being developed every day. Therefore, it is just a matter
of time for human to create better machines with better programs to translate languages in a timely manner and with a
higher level of accuracy.
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Computers can easily do all the basic and advanced calculations. Do you think your children should spend more time
learning basic mathematics or advanced computer technology. Give your views in not less than 250 words.
It is obvious that the computer has been put in use in numerous industries. With its power in calculating, the need to have
skilled people in mathematics has been slightly reduced. Hence, this has led to a question which is worth considering
whether children should spend more time on learning basic mathematics or advanced computer technology. In this essay, I
will prove that learning mathematics is still a very important requirement for children.
Firstly, the computer is not capable of solving complex mathematic questions. It is designed to do only particular jobs. For
jobs that require creativity, we still need to have people who are highly trained. Hence, there is a need for adolescent people
to study basic mathematics and then advanced mathematics so that they can be capable of doing complex jobs.
Moreover, in the interest of improving current technologies, there should be scientists who have to be knowledgeable
enough. Without learning the basics of mathematics, it is doubtful that there is anybody who can perform advanced tasks.
For instance, without the knowledge of algebra, people will not be able to understand advanced mathematics.
Finally, learning mathematics is believed to be one of the many ways to improve human brain reflection. Mathematics has
been widely taught for thousands of years in all nations. As can be seen, children in countries where mathematics is highly
considered tend to perform better in problem solving than those in countries with less attention in mathematics.
Summing it up, I strongly recommend that children should spend more time on learning basic mathematics. It will be very
helpful for them in improving their own problem solving skills and they can become more capable of learning advanced
subjects and improving current technologies. It is obvious that the computer has been put in use in numerous industries.
With its power in calculating, the need to have skilled people in mathematics has been slightly reduced. Hence, this has led
to a question which is worth considering whether children should spend more time on learning basic mathematics or
advanced computer technology. In this essay, I will prove that learning mathematics is still a very important requirement for
children.
subjects and improving current technologies. It is obvious that the computer has been put in use in numerous industries.
With its power in calculating, the need to have skilled people in mathematics has been slightly reduced. Hence, this has led
to a question which is worth considering whether children should spend more time on learning basic mathematics or
advanced computer technology. In this essay, I will prove that learning mathematics is still a very important requirement for
children.
subjects and improving current technologies.
Some parents grow their children in strict discipline while others leave them free to learn lessons of lives on their own. Which
is one of these is a better approach and why? Give your own opinion in not less than 250 words.
Children are the future of a country. Hence, teaching children should be seriously taken into consideration while we still have
to ensure they all have a beautiful childhood. However, some parents believe growing their children in strict discipline would
be better. In this essay, I’m going to prove that children should grow up in a relaxed environment in which they can learn life
lessons.
Firstly, children should not be treated as an adult. In other words, they should be given the freedom to play, learn and make
mistakes. Grown up people have certain levels of comprehension so that they can follow the regulations of their countries.
On the other hand, most children do not get that ability at young age. Hence, treating children as adults is inappropriate.
Next, children have their own ways of learning. They are normally much quicker than adults in picking up new concepts. The
way of teaching children therefore should be more innovative where making mistakes is unavoidable. For example, if a child
is taught about the importance of helping his family members, he will be willing to help with the house work and his parents
should be happy even though he could not help much and could make mistakes.
Finally, children deserve to have memorable childhood. To do that, they should not be treated strictly. Having said that, it
does not mean they will not be punished for doing wrong things. Rather, it means they should be treated with kindness and
a lot of loving from their parents.
Summing it up, I believe children should not be treated in strict discipline. They should be allowed to have their own ways of
learning lessons of life. As mentioned earlier, children are our future. Hence, nurturing them in a right way is worth
considering.
Some people think that dangerous sports should be banned. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Sports are an indispensable part of human life. However, some are considered to be more dangerous than the others.
Because of the dangers those sports can lead to, many people believe they should be banned. In this essay, I will discuss
why dangerous sports should not be allowed.
Firstly, human life is undoubtedly precious. If somebody, for example, dies of a dangerous sport; his family would be very
upset. This is also a loss to the society considering the fact everybody has to spend twelve years on schooling.
Next, sports are meant to help people improve their health. For instance, playing table tennis should give you a better level
of reflection. Hence, there is no need to have life threatening sports.
Moreover, dangerous sports can result in serious injuries. Even though the lives of the people playing this kind of sports can
be saved, they still possibly have to suffer from permanent injuries which can make them disabled. Hence, preventing
people from this kind of sports can reduce the chances of permanent injuries from sport related accidents.
Finally, a challenging sport needs not be dangerous. It is commonly believed that people like to play dangerous sports
because they are considered to be more challenging. However, there are many challenging sports which do not require
people to face dangers.
To sum up, I would strongly recommend that dangerous sports should be banned from our societies. Because they do not
contribute to the development of human life and because of the dangers people could face, safer sports should be
considered as the best alternative. Sports are an indispensable part of human life. However, some are considered to be
more dangerous than the others. Because of the dangers those sports can lead to, many people believe they should be
banned. In this essay, I will discuss why dangerous sports should not be allowed.
Firstly, human life is undoubtedly precious. If somebody, for example, dies of a dangerous sport; his family would be very
upset. This is also a loss to the society considering the fact everybody has to spend twelve years on schooling.
Next, sports are meant to help people improve their health. For instance, playing table tennis should give you a better level
of reflection. Hence, there is no need to have life threatening sports.
Moreover, dangerous sports can result in serious injuries. Even though the lives of the people playing this kind of sports can
be saved, they still possibly have to suffer from permanent injuries which can make them disabled. Hence, preventing
people from this kind of sports can reduce the chances of permanent injuries from sport related accidents.
Finally, a challenging sport needs not be dangerous. It is commonly believed that people like to play dangerous sports
because they are considered to be more challenging. However, there are many challenging sports which do not require
people to face dangers.
To sum up, I would strongly recommend that dangerous sports should be banned from our societies. Because they do not
contribute to the development of human life and because of the dangers people could face, safer sports should be
considered as the best alternative.
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Working abroad can help employees earn a great deal of money and gain
more benefits. However, some people think this trend has many negative impacts. Discuss both these views and give your
own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include …
There are many advantages of living and working in a foreign country. However, with the ongoing growth of the number of
people working abroad, there have been some negative impacts on cultural lives. In this essay, I’m going to cover both the
up side and down side of this matter.
Firstly, invaluable work experience and the knowledge about the new culture where you live are two of the many advantages
you will get from working abroad. With the professionalism from the workplace, you can enrich your expertise. For example,
Asian software developers who work in Australia have the opportunities to improve their English level and their software
related knowledge as well. Next, the new culture that you have to adapt yourself into will help you have a new picture of
what is happening outside your country.
On the other hand, negative impacts also exist along with the positive points mentioned. Employees who work abroad tend
not to go back to their home countries, thereby leading to the increase of brain drain in those countries. Without skilled
workers, the countries which are normally developing countries will not be able to develop at the same pace as they could
have. Moreover, if this trend happens so quickly, it would result in the explosion of immigration in immigrant countries.
In summary, working abroad seems to have both positive and negative impacts. The positive side is that skilled employees
have opportunities to improve their expertise and study new cultures. The down side is that the countries where the workers
come from will have less chance to develop quickly. Based on the discussion, I personally think working abroad should be
encouraged but it should be strictly moderated and controlled by the government.
Working and living abroad helps us to know other cultures well. How far you think working abroad has good or bad impacts
on our cultural lives?
People who live in foreign countries have more opportunities to understand other cultures. However, there are many
negative impacts on their own cultural lives. In this essay, I will discuss both sides of the matter.
Firstly, gaining a broader view of life is one of the most beneficial advantages of living and working abroad. The culture of a
foreign country is normally different from the one of our home country. For example, queuing is required when we go
shopping in Western countries whereas it is not considered as a must in Asia. Next, we have to adapt and learn to tolerate
the differences between cultures. For instance, Pakistani people whose country does not accept the consumption of pork
meat should get used to seeing other people consuming pork meat in Australia.
On the other hand, we should realise there are many impacts which can badly affect our own culture. It is obvious that some
features of a culture are not acceptable to another culture. Hence, it could lead to the situation the people who used to live
and work abroad try to adapt the new culture into their own cultures which is not appropriate. Moreover, the people do not
tend to adapt easily to the societies of their own countries when they go back home. This can be considered as losing their
identity and cultures.
To conclude, there are both up side and down side of living and working abroad. Therefore, one should take opportunities to
experiment the life style in a foreign country. However, he also has to keep in mind that he should not lose his own culture.
Studying the English language in an English-speaking country is the best but not the only way to learn the language. Do you
agree with this statement?
The English language is one of the most learned and popular languages in the world. Almost all over the world English is a
compulsory subject both in the school and university curriculum. There are a lot of English language courses in both
English-speaking and non- English-speaking countries.
No doubt, learning English in the English-speaking countries is the best way and can be described as more advisable and
interesting. First of all, one is immersed in the English atmosphere. Secondly, it may be very enjoyable and adventurous to
learn about culture and traditions of a foreign country. Thirdly, all teachers are native speakers in the English-speaking
countries. Finally, there is a great chance of making friends with people from different countries as English courses in
English-speaking countries are usually quite multinational.
However, I do not fully agree with the above statement. For example, let’s compare my two friends who have been English
learners for two years. One of my friends started her course in Great Britain when her level of English was intermediate and,
when she returned from studies which took her eight months, her level was upper-intermediate. The other friend was also at
the same level as the first friend when she began her upper-intermediate course but in her home country, which is non -
English- speaking country. In eight months since starting their upper-intermediate courses, they both took IELTS exams and
passed them with the same scores.
In summary, I firmly believe that people who have the golden opportunity of having their English lessons in any English-
speaking country are certainly lucky, but the result of learning first of all depends on the patience and diligence of English-
language learners.
Source: au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20111227094244AAiGR4u
Author: Nadejda V and Janine JonesThe English language is one of the most learned and popular languages in the world.
Almost all over the world English is a compulsory subject both in the school and university curriculum. There are a lot of
English language courses in both English-speaking and non- English-speaking countries.
No doubt, learning English in the English-speaking countries is the best way and can be described as more advisable and
interesting. First of all, one is immersed in the English atmosphere. Secondly, it may be very enjoyable and adventurous to
learn about culture and traditions of a foreign country. Thirdly, all teachers are native speakers in the English-speaking
countries. Finally, there is a great chance of making friends with people from different countries as English courses in
English-speaking countries are usually quite multinational.
However, I do not fully agree with the above statement. For example, let’s compare my two friends who have been English
learners for two years. One of my friends started her course in Great Britain when her level of English was intermediate and,
when she returned from studies which took her eight months, her level was upper-intermediate. The other friend was also at
the same level as the first friend when she began her upper-intermediate course but in her home country, which is non -
English- speaking country. In eight months since starting their upper-intermediate courses, they both took IELTS exams and
passed them with the same scores.
In summary, I firmly believe that people who have the golden opportunity of having their English lessons in any English-
speaking country are certainly lucky, but the result of learning first of all depends on the patience and diligence of English-
language learners.
Source: au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20111227094244AAiGR4u
Author: Nadejda V and Janine Jones
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Enormous effort is put into researching and marketing ‘the perfect potato
crisp’ while research into stress at work, for example, is ignored. How important are staff working conditions? Should
employers research and improve the working conditions of their staff or should …
Nowadays, most businesses are concerned primarily with improving and pushing products at all costs, therefore neglecting
the strain this strategy puts on their personnel. I believe it is of vital importance to restrain excessive work load. I also think
employers should pay more attention to organizing friendly working environment for their employees.
In my point of view, conditions that employers provide for their personnel are very important. First of all, uncomfortable
offices affect the pace of work. Extra efforts to keep everything organized may become the biggest time wasters. Secondly,
inconvenient timetables influence labour productivity. Repetitive long hours at work get workers exhausted. Finally, relations
between managers and employees matter. Unfriendly atmosphere undermine self-esteem, co-operation and ability of staff to
come up with creative ideas.
I convinced that researching and improving employees working conditions is rewarding. To begin with, improving workplace
is an integral part of effective personnel policy. It helps a company become the employer of choice for skilled workers.
Furthermore, neglecting to monitor the wellness of staff leads to extra expenses since more workers would use the
insurance plan. Finally, businesses seeking efficiency should gather information on the latest advances in work space
ergonomics. Strong competition forces employers to upgrade staff work areas to boost the performance of staff.
I also feel that concentrating solely on the product is ineffective. For one thing, marketing, even most aggressive, would not
make the product any better. “The perfect potato crisp” results from the work of well-trained staff. For another, companies
overlooking workers’ needs in favour of merchandise are unstable. Staff retention problems restrain the company’s potential
to come regularly on the marker with new offers. At last, neglecting staff damages the reputation of a manufacturer.
Customers might refuse buying a product, if they know it is made through hard exploitation of workers.
To summarize, employers should accept working conditions as being very important to successful company development.
Disregarding researching and improving working conditions undermines enormous effort put into promotion of the product.
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You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Professional sports involve large sums of money and receives enormous
media coverage. Meanwhile serious culture, including music, art and theatre, is badly neglected. This is making our society
shallower. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Write at least 250 …
Due to the enormous popularity that sport enjoys it receives great financial support and media publicity, while sponsorship to
serious cultural activities is seriously on the decline. This essay examines whether this trend reflects a superficial attitude of
the society.
On the one hand, the declining financial as well as media support for music, art and theatre is often interpreted as society’s
indifference towards serious cultural activities. It seems that very few people today have the willingness or time to enjoy
such arts, which would require a deeper aesthetic sense. In contrast, the society spends a great deal of time and effort to
watch sports, which provides instant entertainment and emotional satisfaction. For instance, in many societies it is difficult to
get audiences for classical music concerts or theatre, whereas football and cricket stadium are usually crowded with
cheering spectators. Consequently, organisers of such events fail to get media support and financial sponsorship. Such
attitude of modern society towards serious cultural activities forces many people consider it a ‘shallow society’.
On the other hand, there are others who believe that today’s society cannot be labelled superficial in its attitude because of
its unenthusiastic approach towards serious cultural activities. The excess economic and press support that sports receive is
due to its universal popularity as a means of entertainment. Moreover, people today need rest from their stress-filled life and
sports provide such relaxation and help them to ease their tensions. Art or music cannot expect such back up from the
government or corporate world because, as people generally spend much less time to enjoy such activities. For example,
people may go for a theatre performance or similar shows only a few times a year, but and this has not reduced their
appreciation of such serious cultural events. A society’s depth of character should not be judged only on the basis of the
amount of support that the cultural activities receive.
Overall, although today serious culture does not receive as much media attention or money as sport, the society cannot be
considered shallow.
Source: darsanaielts.blogspot.com/2011/04/lack-of-support-for-art.html (with minor changes in punctuation in the third

paragraph and some reduction of words in the last paragraph)
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Successful sports professionals can earn a great deal more money than
people in other important professions. Some people think this is fully justified while others think it is unfair. Discuss both
these views and give your own opinion. Give reasons for …
It is true that in today’s society the income of a famous professional sport player is far larger than the ones of other careers.
Some people believe that this result is fair while the others are against it. This paper will examines this issue from the two
viewpoints and from that, it can be seen why this phenomenon is justified.
There are two reasons why it is fair for sport players to earn a greater deal than others. Firstly, everyone has to devote
himself to the hardest training course in order to be a champion or a famous sport athlete. As a result, it is justify for an
expert sport players, who is popular, to earn a great deal of money because of the hardness he exchanged for glory.
Secondly, successful sport professionals will contribute a huge value of entertainment worldwide. Hence, people should pay
an equivalent amount of money for their contribution even it is usually higher than for other careers. In short word, it is justify
for a famous athlete to gain more money than others.
However, some people believe that this difference in incomes is significantly unfair to other professions. It is caused by a
wrong comparison between the number of famous sport players who can earn a great deal of money and the number of
people from other careers who can earn good money. More specifically, there are only a few sport professionals who can
earn huge salary while for other professions, there are more people who can actually have large incomes. The reason is that
others jobs are in more demand compared to sports.
In conclusion, a successful athlete has the right to earn a great deal of money by exchanging his hard working for his
succeed. However, people should pay a worthily money for their contributions to the society to prevent an unfair situation
with other careers.
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introduction, the 3rd paragraph and the conclusion. Specially, we have removed personal pronouns which are considered
inappropriate for an academic writing and we have changed almost the whole 3rd paragraph)
Some people believe that visitors to other countries should follow local customs and behaviour. Others disagree and think
that the host country should welcome culture differences. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
As life has improved day by day, people tend to travel more frequently now than in the past. It is argued that visitors to other
countries should follow the host countries’ traditions and behavior. However, there is an opposite idea saying that the host
country should welcome culture differences. This essay will take a closer look at the issue.
Nowadays, not only do people consider travelling as a chance to relax but they also think it is a way to self-improve. It will be
a great opportunity to try new things such as traditional cuisine, music, custom. In my country, I have seen many visitors
being very excited and surprised when they tasted our food or when they wore Aodai. If you travel to other countries just to
view landscapes, you will obviously waste a perfect chance for learning new things.
However, there are various aspects against this argument. Some people think that it is really hard for travellers to follow
local customs and behaviour because they are totally different and they may not be able to adapt to the traditions. If visitors
are welcomed despite all the differences, they will feel comfortable and may travel to that country again. Besides, it is also
very beneficial for the local people to experience new culture in their home countries. Consequently, the host country should
greet culture differences. Almost all people in my country find it very exciting when they have a foreign guest. They can also
accept the differences easily.
Personally, it is always good to have more experiences, even for the visitors or the local people. Moreover, it is not very
frustrated to try new things or to accept new things. What important is the knowledge you get and the feelings you have
been through. Therefore, visitors to other countries should try to follow local customs and behavior and the host countries
should welcome culture differences as well.
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Some people prefer to spend their lives doing the same things and avoiding change. Others, however, think that change is
always a good thing. 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. Write …
Over the last half century the pace of change in the life of human beings has increased beyond our wildest expectations.
This has been driven by technological and scientific breakthroughs that are changing the whole way we view the world on an
almost daily basis. This means that change is not always a personal option, but an inescapable fact of life, and we need to
constantly adapt to keep pace with it.
Those people who believe they have achieved some security by doing the same, familiar things are living in denial. Even
when people believe they are resisting change themselves, they cannot stop the world around them from changing. Sooner
or later they will find that the familiar jobs no longer exist, or that the ‘safe’ patterns of behaviour are no longer appropriate.
However, reaching the conclusion that change is inevitable is not the same as assuming that ‘change is always for the
better’. Unfortunately, it is not always the case that new things are promoted because they have good impacts for the
majority of people. A lot of innovations are made with the aim of making money for a few. This is because it is the rich and
powerful people in our society who are able to impose changes (such as in working conditions or property developments)
that are in their own interests.
In conclusion, I would say that change can be stimulating and energising for individuals when they pursue it themselves, but
that all change, including that which is imposed on people, does not necessarily have good outcomes.
Source: ielts-exam.net/IELTS-Writing-Samples/IELTS_Sample_Writing_Academic_Task_2_2.pdfOverthe last half century
the pace of change in the life of human beings has increased beyond our wildest expectations. This has been driven by
technological and scientific breakthroughs that are changing the whole way we view the world on an almost daily basis. This
means that change is not always a personal option, but an inescapable fact of life, and we need to constantly adapt to keep
pace with it.
Those people who believe they have achieved some security by doing the same, familiar things are living in denial. Even
when people believe they are resisting change themselves, they cannot stop the world around them from changing. Sooner
or later they will find that the familiar jobs no longer exist, or that the ‘safe’ patterns of behaviour are no longer appropriate.
However, reaching the conclusion that change is inevitable is not the same as assuming that ‘change is always for the
better’. Unfortunately, it is not always the case that new things are promoted because they have good impacts for the
majority of people. A lot of innovations are made with the aim of making money for a few. This is because it is the rich and
powerful people in our society who are able to impose changes (such as in working conditions or property developments)
that are in their own interests.
In conclusion, I would say that change can be stimulating and energising for individuals when they pursue it themselves, but
that all change, including that which is imposed on people, does not necessarily have good outcomes.
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Using a computer every day can have more negative than positive effects on children. Do you agree or disagree? Give
reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
In today’s modern world, computers are an essential part of everyday life. Around the globe, children often use computers
from a very young age. Although it is important for children to participate in various well-balanced activities, in my opinion,
children who use the computer daily are actually developing a critical skill for future success. The bases for my views are
personal, academic, and professional.
From a personal point of view, computers are an invaluable resource to help young people explore the world around them.
For example, children who use Internet to satisfy their curiosity about diverse topics are already becoming independent
learners. No child with a computer is ever bored! By starting early in their lives, children feel totally at ease around
computers; they are also able to take advantage of the wide range of services computers provide.
From an academic viewpoint, children have no choice but to master this technological invention. For instance, when I was in
university, students brought their laptops to class to take notes, do research and exchange information. They wrote
assignments, created presentations and developed databases. Children who build early confidence and experience in these
abilities are at a distinct advantage over those who have not.
From a professional perspective, the computer has found a permanent place in the workplace. Today, employers still pay to
provide computer training to their employees. Tomorrow, corporations will expect prospective job applicants to already
possess these critical job skills. Consequently, parents who encourage their child to use the computer for a reasonable
period of time daily are in fact investing in the child’s future career.
In conclusion, there is no doubt that the computer as a technological tool is here to stay. The sooner children become
computer-literate, the better for many aspects of their future lives.
(299 words)
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It is inevitable that as technology develops so traditional cultures must be lost. Technology and tradition are incompatible –
you cannot have both together. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
One of the paramount concerns of the world today is the coexistence of technology and tradition. The fact cannot be denied
that as we are grasping the technology more and more tightly, our hold of culture is getting loosened. However, it is possible
to strike a correct balance between both.
Firstly, it is only because of technological advancement that, the nations are aware of the cultures which exist in other
countries. For instance, India is a land of heritages, values and customs, but it was only after the world media captured this
beauty that the tourist from across the continent came to enjoy its traditional taste.
Secondly, modern technological equipment and expertise helped to restore many long lost cultures. To cite an example;
Aboriginal language which was on the verge of extinction, was revived by recent scientific techniques. In addition to that,
Aboriginal arts, have acquired worldwide recognition because they have been showcased the world over.
There is no contradicting of the point that, owing to modern machinery many traditional skills have been lost like weaving
and pottery making. However, one has to accept the fact that the world is moving ahead and we cannot cling to the obsolete
method of doing a thing. It is only sensible to adopt the change which helps you to move forward rather than one which
drags you behind.
To sum up, mankind will only gain by reviving the traditional skills. We must have a well-balanced view to reap the benefits
of both to the fullest, for both have their own positive and negative aspects.
By Ron Stan – Source: teachersodyssey.blogspot.com/2011/10/ielts-writing-makeover-70.html (with some adjustments)
Financial education should be mandatory component of the school program. To what extent do you agree or disagree with
this statement?
It is an obvious fact that financial aspects are a major part of daily life, as an adult and even as a young individual. Each and
every one of us has to make financial decisions concerning recreation, health, education and more. The question is whether
to start with financial education as part of school program or postpone it for a later stage in life.
To being with, being able to understand the value of money, the way the economic system works and interpret financial
news and its implications is a virtue. Without this virtue, an individual, and even a young one, might suffer, to some extent.
For example, a child who doesn’t understand the concept of money might find it more difficult to accept choosing only one
present out of more possible ones. In addition, many adults are lacking financial analysis capabilities. Quite often, the
reason can be a shaky basis or insecurity when it comes to financial terms and concepts. Starting from an early age,
building a strong background, can very likely prevent such a situation.
However, financial education necessarily involves quantifying and setting prices and value for services and goods. It can be
easily turn young people into cynical and cold-hearted human beings. Furthermore, a tendency to self-concentration and
egoism might rise when one start measuring everything from a profit making perspective.
In conclusion, financial education has both pros and cons. In my opinion, the advantages are stronger than the
disadvantages, making financial education an advisable component of school program. The disadvantages should be
thought of as a certain price that young people have to pay due to the characteristics of the world that we live in.
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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.
Travelling seems to be an indispensable part of almost everyone’s life. It helps people broaden their knowledge as well as
improve their living skills. Hence, many people recommend that students should travel after finishing high school and before
entering university studies. In this paper, I’m going to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this.
Firstly, travelling can help us to improve our health. When travelling, people tend to do more outside activities such as
mountain climbing. Hence, it can help students have a better health which is good for their future study. Next, travelling
gives us opportunities to explore the world. Going to different countries, you can study different cultures and how they are
different from each other. Therefore, students can broaden their knowledge.
Despite the benefits, travelling before starting a new degree in a university can make student forget their academic
knowledge. For example, mathematics involves many formulas which are very hard to remember if students don’t keep
practicing frequently. Moreover, students who travel like this tend to have problems in re-adapting in an academic
environment again.
From my personal viewpoint, travelling after finishing high school and before entering university studies is beneficial even
though there are many disadvantages. The reason is that it’s a requirement for all of us now to become qualified so that we
find a good job. Therefore, people can still overcome the difficulties that I mentioned.
Some people say that advertising encourages us to buy things that we really do not need. Others say that advertisements
tell us about new products that may improve our lives. Which viewpoint do you agree with?
With the advance of technologies, mass production is rapidly growing which results in an enormous variety of products.
Without advertising, every product appears to be similar to each other. I believe that advertising helps us to know which
products could be of our interests and can suit our needs.
Firstly, companies who are capable of organising good advertising campaigns tend to have a wide range of products with
high quality. For example, Adidas is a big brand in the footwear industry. They can offer many different designs from which
you can select. Moreover, the reason their products are well known is that they are very good at advertising.
Next, advertising provides more information about products and how they are different from other ones of the same type. For
instance, when there are a large number of shoes types on the market, advertisements can assist customers in deciding
which shoes suit best for their purposes.
Moreover, advertisements keep us informed about prices. Prices change all the time, but everyone can look at the ads in the
newspaper and see what the latest prices are. Advertisements also inform us about sales. In fact, some people buy the
newspaper only in order to check the prices and plan their weekly shopping.
Finally, advertising is a motivation that makes companies strive to have a better quality in their products. Normally, the best
features of a product will be highlighted so customers can easily find out. Also, competitors in the same industry will have to
improve their products to the same or higher quality.
Scientists and the news media are presenting ever more evidence of climate change. Governments cannot be expected to
solve this problem. It is the responsibility of individuals to change their lifestyle to prevent further damage. What are your
views?
I agree fighting against climate change is the responsibility of individuals but this responsibility does not come naturally. The
government must have control over this and carry out adequate education programs to raise awareness of people. I’m going
to explain why it should be like that.
Firstly, people only feel responsible when they have a good understanding of the reasons and what would happen unless
they follow. In some countries, people are still thinking because they are paying taxes, they can litter on the street and
expect it to be cleaned up. Therefore, the government has to educate people so that they can understand with a polluted
environment, their health is also badly affected.
Secondly, without having a clear policy, criminals cannot be charged with a crime. There are always good and bad people
no matter where you live in the world. Hence, this is also a way to protect good people because if clearly defined laws are
put into use, they are the means for charging criminals. Finally, most of the climate changes are due to the growth of
businesses. Having said that, I do not mean running a business is harmful to the environment. Rather, the point is that the
more advanced the world is changing the more challenging businesses have to deal with. As a result, they tend to exploit
not only their employees but also the environment so that they can maintain their profit.
Therefore, the government should have a benchmark to measure how green a company is so that companies that are
polluting the environment and not taking any responsibility for fixing up the consequences will be banned.
In some countries young people have little leisure time and are under a lot of pressure to work hard in their studies. What do
you think are the causes of this? What solutions can you suggest? Image credit: suarahatimyra.blogspot.com
As technologies develop, there are more challenges and requirements that young people have to deal with. It is very
common that they find themselves having very little leisure time. From my personal perspective, there are three main causes
which are poor education systems, wrong attitudes and lacking of places for entertaining. I’m going to address these issues
and then give my personal thought as to what should be done to resolve this problem.
Firstly, many countries tend to have a very heavy education system. In such a country, people have to spend almost eight
hours at school every day. After coming back, there are tons of assignments which are supposed to be handed in the day
after that. Obviously, they are left with very few choices except studying.
Secondly, without a right attitude, a person could enforce himself to study just to have certificates. Some people might think
further education is the only way for them to get employed or to earn their living. However, every human needs to have
social relationships and of cause to enjoy his life. Next, not many countries have good places for entertaining. Without being
organised, young people can be trapped into criminal activities. Therefore, every government has to take this into account.
They have to organise and start building places for young people to gather and to establish social relationships.
From my personal viewpoint, one of the many solutions is to integrate outdoor activities into education systems. In other
words, we should let young people have time to enjoy in social activities and to learn new skills that can give them a healthy
life.
As mass communication and transport continue to grow, societies are becoming more and more alike leading to a
phenomenon known as globalization. Some people fear that globalization will inevitably lead to the total loss of cultural
identity. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Globalisation is a trend in which people in different countries tend to have the same things as a result of mass production.
Some people might consider this as a good thing since it helps businesses to expand and things to become more affordable
to consumers. However, I believe there are many side effects that should be taken into account. Based on that, I’m going to
prove globalisation can lead to the loss of cultural identity.
First of all, considering the aspect of entertainment, people are listening to the same music worldwide. Some could argue
that as long as people love a song, there should be no objection. However, in some cases, young people listen to a song
just because it is what their friends are doing. This is resulted from globalisation which brings foreign cultures, especially
those from Western countries, to many Asian countries.
Secondly, you can see people are wearing the same clothes in many different places. The reason could be the affordable
prices of the clothes or it might be a fashion. Hence, the traditional clothes are becoming obsolete and being ignored.
Finally, young people are behaving similarly. As I said, globalisation brings foreign cultures to many countries. Some are
good but not all of them. If these behaviours are not monitored carefully, the next generation can be stimulated with bad
behaviours.
In conclusion, I strongly believe globalisation could lead to the loss of cultural identity for three reasons. First, the same
music is being listened to everywhere. Secondly, people are wearing the same clothes. Next, the behaviours of young
people are becoming the same.
Some say that public health is important and there should be more sports facilities. Others say that they have a small impact
on individuals. Discuss both views and giver your opinion.
Some countries have better sports facilities while some other reckon that these facilities are waste of money and resources
as people hardly care. Though the government strives hard to conduct the public sports facilities, it rests upon the individual
to take part and encourage these facilities.
Some officials say that sports facilities are a waste of resources and money as people hardly care. This is probably true to
an extent. For example, in the recently concluded marathon in Bangalore, only 42 people were counted to take part in the
event, a figure too low to the number of young people in the city. These kind of figures discourage the sports authorities to
come up with public facilities. The sports authorities to advertise these facilities and events in such a way that they attract a
large number of people. They could use the wall posters, office bulletin boards and reach out to several schools and
colleges, spreading the advantages of sports.
On the other hand, some believe that sports facilities improve public health and hence they reckon that there should be
more sports facilities. While the reason they mentioned is true beyond doubt, I cannot render their opinion to increase the
sports facilities valid. In some states, these facilities are just a disguise for many officials to steal the public money.
Furthermore, so many rich people use these events to legalize their black money. In the Commonwealth games conducted
in Delhi in this year, it was assumed that about 5 billion dollars were sidelined by the corrupt politicians.
In a nutshell, I do believe that public health is important and sports could improve it. However, care has to be taken while
organizing these facilities as a lot of funds would go in the hands of corrupt politicians. Moreover, authorities organizing the
facilities should advertise properly and attract a large number of audience.
People naturally resist making changes in their lives. What kind of problems can this cause? What solutions can you
suggest?
It is known that all people always afraid of making big or even small changes in their lives. This can cause psychological and
social problems. There are some examples of them and solutions that can be helpful.
Firstly, resisting of changes in people’s lives can make them stressed or depressed. To avoid these they should
communicate with people, who can help them. For example, visit a psychologist and do all things he suggest, like reading
useful books or watch inspirational movies. This will lead people to start a new life and help to understand what exactly you
expect from your life.
Secondly, for those, who hold out varieties, life becomes ordinary. They start to get tired from living. The best way to avoid
this problem is to learn new things. For instance, travel more, start to read motivational books, meet active and enthusiastic
people. As a result, person himself will move on and try to be fulfilled.
Lastly, those kind of people interrupt others around them of becoming more happy. The solution is to stop being pessimistic.
In other words, to calm down, think of the world beauty or give a hand to the one, who is next to you, in making their dreams
come true. By doing these people will be cheered up and motivated to reach new heights.
In my opinion, people should not resist because of being afraid. World is changing from day to day and if person stays the
same, he will be rejected by society. People should try to move on and risk. That is what every successful person does.
Popular events like the football world cup and other international sporting occasions are essential in easing international
tensions and releasing patriotic emotions in a safe way. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
Over several decades , nations were eager to strengthen their relations by participating in the popular sporting event such
as the world cup , Olympics and continents cups. As a a fan of these competition . I entirely agree with the view said that it
has pivotal role to ease International tension . In this essay, I will think about the effects of these popular sporting events.
Throughout my life, I noticed that these types of occasions contribute in well – perception of other cultures . For example: In
2010 , South Africa hosted the last world cup as a first African country won the right of hosing this sporting event. As I
remember, many people form all over the world visit South Africa to attend this sporting manifestation that allowed them to
recognize their cultures , customs and emotions too, therefore , these sporting festivals brought change to the states
participated.
The other effect of sporting occasions is to create a common history of nations . For example, Arabian Gulf countries are
largely common. They are sharing their histories , Civilization , accent and sporting festivals as well. This is one of things
which are mentioning Considerably . So, they are proud of their cooperation .
On the other hand , these worldwide events are considered as a doubled edged sward. We can demonstrate that when we
remember one of the football match take place between Egypt and Algeria . There was fighting among rivals due to success
of Algeria to obtain FIFA for world cups seats .Unlike Egypt which lost its chance . That trouble explode an aggressive way
to talk about sister Arab country .
In conclusion , I believe that sporting event can be useful way for easing tension safely , but, not all of these can do that.
The Internet when used as a source of information, has more drawbacks than advantages. To what extent do you agree with
this statement?
Internet has created an all new virtual world that is very helpful in providing every information by click of a button and also
very user friendly. Internet, as a source of information, is a boon for people. It provides anything and everything without
having to go out and explore. By saying this, I completely disagree with the author and feel that the advantages outweigh the
drawbacks.
Let’s discuss a few benefits of internet, especially when it comes to knowing some information. Internet, is one of the
reasons as to why the number of travelers have increased drastically. It helps to know the other parts of the world in
minutest detail possible thereby helping everyone know about the place even before travel. This can be corroborated by the
recent study done by Indian Tourism Ministry, which states that without internet the number of tourist visiting India would
have been reduced by 50%.
To illustrate more benefits – if anyone wants to know how to cook something, there are hundreds and thousands of websites
that come up to help. It also helps in locating any address, in knowing what’s happening in other parts of the world etc. For
example: I wanted to know which type of A/C to buy that will suit my budget. Internet was quite helpful and made me buy the
exact brand with appropriate features. Without internet, it would have been a herculean task to know and compare details.
In conclusion, though there are umpteen number of benefits, internet has some disadvantages too. Hence it is prone to
providing some sensitive information like how to make bombs, how to hack another system and also provides schematics of
the government buildings thereby facilitating some terrorist activities. I reckon, this can be easily controlled by the Cyber
Crime Branch and make these sensitive information pass through various layers of check and approvals before making it
available.
Internet has created an all new virtual world that is very helpful in providing every information by click of a button and also
very user friendly. Internet, as a source of information, is a boon for people. It provides anything and everything without
having to go out and explore. By saying this, I completely disagree with the author and feel that the advantages outweigh the
drawbacks.
Let’s discuss a few benefits of internet, especially when it comes to knowing some information. Internet, is one of the
reasons as to why the number of travelers have increased drastically. It helps to know the other parts of the world in
minutest detail possible thereby helping everyone know about the place even before travel. This can be corroborated by the
recent study done by Indian Tourism Ministry, which states that without internet the number of tourist visiting India would
have been reduced by 50%.
To illustrate more benefits – if anyone wants to know how to cook something, there are hundreds and thousands of websites
that come up to help. It also helps in locating any address, in knowing what’s happening in other parts of the world etc. For
example: I wanted to know which type of A/C to buy that will suit my budget. Internet was quite helpful and made me buy the
exact brand with appropriate features. Without internet, it would have been a herculean task to know and compare details.
In conclusion, though there are umpteen number of benefits, internet has some disadvantages too. Hence it is prone to
providing some sensitive information like how to make bombs, how to hack another system and also provides schematics of
the government buildings thereby facilitating some terrorist activities. I reckon, this can be easily controlled by the Cyber
Crime Branch and make these sensitive information pass through various layers of check and approvals before making it
available.
Despite health warnings, a large number of people continue to smoke all over the world. Why should we be concerned about
this? What solutions would you suggest? Give reason for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own
knowledge or experience.
To live longer,one has to be healthy and to be healthy you have to chose the right healthy life style that will not only make
live longer but also live happier. Smoking is one of the most devastating problems we now face in our modern societies.
What helps in this is the it is mostly available for everyone,even teens under 18. This is not only the reason, also because
there is less care from the parents.
Some of the parents themselves smoke due to life pressures and responsibilities,as a result children mainly try to copy their
parents.I also believe that governments should try to increase health awarance,not especially by advicing and persuading
their citizens not to smoke or by mentioning to them the disadvantages of smoking.They may just place high taxes on
ciggerates and therefore force people to either pay more or buy less,that would undoubtedly make some people to cut-back
on ciggerets.
The government should also inform people that the high taxes to make up for the damages they make, for instance
pollution,the person who smokes doesnt only ruin or damage his lungs but also affect the people surrounded by him. The
fume the other person inhales can defintely have a really bad effect on his lungs.
To sum up this , i strongly believe that people should take care of their health and understand the consequences of
smoking,and put in their considerations that it doesn’t only hurt the smoker but also the surronders in general. So it is better
to stop smoking to live a healthy longer life.
To live longer,one has to be healthy and to be healthy you have to chose the right healthy life style that will not only make
live longer but also live happier. Smoking is one of the most devastating problems we now face in our modern societies.
What helps in this is the it is mostly available for everyone,even teens under 18. This is not only the reason, also because
there is less care from the parents.
on ciggerets.
to stop smoking to live a healthy longer life. To live longer,one has to be healthy and to be healthy you have to chose the
right healthy life style that will not only make live longer but also live happier. Smoking is one of the most devastating
problems we now face in our modern societies. What helps in this is the it is mostly available for everyone,even teens under
18. This is not only the reason, also because there is less care from the parents.
on ciggerets.
to stop smoking to live a healthy longer life.
In some countries today, there is an attitude that “anyone can do it” in the arts- music, literature, acting, art, etc. As a result,
people with no talent become rich and famous and genuine talent is not valued or appreciated. Do you agree or disagree?
From time immemorial art was performed and appreciated by the society. Throughout the history inborn talents have
been rewarded.It is argued that popularity sticks to people who doesn’t deserve.However I agree that immaculate skills
always gets applaud and lasts forever.From the following paragraph I would like to substantiate my view points.
To begin with, art forms are pure in its origin. To illustriate,Indian singer santhosh subramanyam have an excellent voice that
cannot be compared. This make it clear that no one else can compete his blessed talent by adding water into it.As this
shows genuine talent is remembered and rewarded years after years. In addition to this, various types of arts has its
traditional influence. As a result, anyone cannot perform it in its clear manner as that of a real player. To excemplify,
kathakali is an art form performed in its real format only by the authentic sources. Thus it is revealed that this capability is
achieved only as a legacy. It is obvious from this that art forms cannot be replaced by frauds.
On the flip side, tremendous illegal intruders get involved into the art forms to gain material prosperity. Infact, their approach
has only a short span of life.As a result, they are devalued by the society detecting their regressive phenomena.
To recapitulate, I strongly state that talents and age old passions may not surrender in any situation from dawn to dusk. It
has been proven that art holds the perfect place of honour.Thus it is predicted that art forms are preserved in this techno-
savvy world.
In many countries, when someone gets old, they often go to live in a house with other old people where there are nurses to
look after them. Sometimes governments pay for this care. Who should be responsible for our old people? Use specific
reasons and details to explain your choice.
Retirement homes appear to be the intriguing place for seniors in several develop countries like America, Australia, Britain,
to name but a few, and this is sometimes at the expense of the government. Up till now, this issue has aroused a wide range
of considerable debates. Some viewers believe that the expenditure incurred on this should be born by the government.
However, in my view, the responsibilities should belong to young people in the families.
Seniors are the young’s parents who bring children up, so they deserve to be paid back in appropriate manner. In fact,
caring for the aged is the natural rule that every children must take because as we are infants, those are our parents who
spent and sacrificed their lives for the betterment and the upbringing of them. They give us love, knowledge and they teach
us the first thing of the new world. Hence, it is obvious that the elderly should stay with young people.
In addition, senior citizens are able to help their children in looking after grandchildren and doing housework. Albeit being old
in age, their health is still high-quality and the brain also is astounding. In contrary, the youthful are not familiar with those
advantages, they put their parents into old folks’ house. Afterward, they take someone else who is so-called baby-sitter into
their home. Naturally, they must to pay expenditure for them.
Briefly, the families should take the responsibility to oversee old people. In this way, we are not only keeping them happy
and satisfied but also teaching our young ones some good moral values.
Nowadays the way many people interact with each other has changed because of technology. In what ways has technology
has affected the types of relationships people make? Has this become a positive or negative development?
Some believe that technology changed their relationships and lifestyle. I agree with above statement for some extent,
because technology changes lifestyles but not relationships.
Nowadays technology affected the different kinds of relationships people make. Technology changed the people’s lifestyle
also. People can’t interact personally and they can’t build up their relationships with other by using the technology.
Nowadays people became very commercial. They want to complete their work within short time and with accuracy. By
improved technology human work is drastically decreased. For instance, a single computer can do the work done by 50
members. So the interaction of 50 members in work can be decreased by a single computer. For this work a single person
has to spend 12 hours of a day. So there is no time spend with their family. This can be affected on personal life.
Nowadays most of the people are educated and all of them are wants do their work online. If we use online technology we
no need to communicate with certain branch officers, and we can do our work from home. So there is no interaction between
people. There are lots of advantages by improved technology. We can do our work with less effort and we can complete our
work with higher accuracy. Some social websites play vital role in building the relationships like facebook, gmail etc.. These
web sites help us to connect with our friends, colleagues, relatives. Though there are lots of advantages by improved
technology it is a negative development according to building relationships people can make, otherwise technology is a
positive and essential development .
Because of the pressure of new subjects such as business studies, many schools have dropped sport of physical education
(PE) from the curriculum. How important is sport or PE in a young person’s education?
In today’s modern world, the incorporation of career-oriented subjects in the educational system has brought about the
removal of physical education (PE). This is perceived as an imminent threat to the younger generation sine PE had been
regarded to as highly beneficial to our health, personality and mind. Hence, PE should be restored.
The primary advantage of having a subject involving physical activities is health promotion. PE allows students to burn some
calories and keep their bodies physically fit through sports and exercise programs such as aerobics. As a result, cases of
juvenile obesity and other childhood diseases would be greatly reduced.
Moreover, PE is necessary in such a way that children are able to imbibe positive values of sportsmanship, teamwork and
camaraderie. Being part of a group in team sports like volleyball gives one the opportunity to play and work fairly and
harmoniously with teammates and opponents. Indeed, these values are very helpful not only in a child’s personal life but
also in his social development.
Furthermore, PE is not only concerned with the physical aspects but it also sharpens the mind. Team sports and board
games are good examples of mind- boosting activities. In order to make a perfect shot in basketball or to have a checkmate
in chess, strategic planning should be considered.
In conclusion, physical education plays an indispensable role in promoting health, in instilling positive values and in
exercising the mind. Therefore, bringing back PE into the curriculum would certainly benefit the children who are the hope of
the nation. In today’s modern world, the incorporation of career-oriented subjects in the educational system has brought
about the removal of physical education (PE). This is perceived as an imminent threat to the younger generation sine PE
had been regarded to as highly beneficial to our health, personality and mind. Hence, PE should be restored.
the nation. In today’s modern world, the incorporation of career-oriented subjects in the educational system has brought
about the removal of physical education (PE). This is perceived as an imminent threat to the younger generation sine PE
had been regarded to as highly beneficial to our health, personality and mind. Hence, PE should be restored.
the nation.
In today’s modern world, the incorporation of career-oriented subjects in the educational system has brought about the
removal of physical education (PE). This is perceived as an imminent threat to the younger generation sine PE had been
regarded to as highly beneficial to our health, personality and mind. Hence, PE should be restored.
the nation.
Stress is such a hot potato people have to cope with during their life time. Many hold the opinion that people is under a lot of
pressure nowadays. Others, however, disagree and point out we do suffer less pressure but more complaint than our
ancestor. Each opinion has its own reasons, so I will discuss both views in depth.
On the one hand, the previous generations experienced great stress because of poor living conditions. In the past, there
was a shortage of food supplies, health care services, etc. For instance, just after Doi Moi, Vietnamese people rarely had a
nutritious meal with rice, meat and vegetable. As a consequence, their health totally damaged while the health care services
had not improved yet. They saved their life themselves. Those cause such bad pressure. Besides, at that time, their
secretive lifestyle was still afftected by social conventions. They did not feel free to express their feelings so stress was still a
strange defination, although it did happen.
On the other hand, nowadays stress definitely affects people due to competitiveness in job opportunities. Our world is now
experiencing so recuitment needs is reduced. Eventually, to be employed in a small company becomes difficult. This easily
causes depression. Moreover, speanding most of the time working, people hardly have time to do leisure activities, which
leads them to lose their balance between work and pleasure. It becomes a long-term stress, if there is no treatment. The
sighnificant increase in suicide rate is believed as the result of bearing stress for a long time. The modern world with strict
requirements forces people to cope with difficulties.
In conclusion, stress has affected people of many generations. The differences is we know how to express while our
ancestor did not.
Stress is such a hot potato people have to cope with during their life time. Many hold the opinion that people is under a lot of
pressure nowadays. Others, however, disagree and point out we do suffer less pressure but more complaint than our
ancestor. Each opinion has its own reasons, so I will discuss both views in depth.
On the one hand, the previous generations experienced great stress because of poor living conditions. In the past, there
was a shortage of food supplies, health care services, etc. For instance, just after Doi Moi, Vietnamese people rarely had a
nutritious meal with rice, meat and vegetable. As a consequence, their health totally damaged while the health care services
had not improved yet. They saved their life themselves. Those cause such bad pressure. Besides, at that time, their
secretive lifestyle was still afftected by social conventions. They did not feel free to express their feelings so stress was still a
strange defination, although it did happen.
On the other hand, nowadays stress definitely affects people due to competitiveness in job opportunities. Our world is now
experiencing so recuitment needs is reduced. Eventually, to be employed in a small company becomes difficult. This easily
causes depression. Moreover, speanding most of the time working, people hardly have time to do leisure activities, which
leads them to lose their balance between work and pleasure. It becomes a long-term stress, if there is no treatment. The
sighnificant increase in suicide rate is believed as the result of bearing stress for a long time. The modern world with strict
requirements forces people to cope with difficulties.
In conclusion, stress has affected people of many generations. The differences is we know how to express while our
ancestor did not.
With the kind of comforts and modern machines we have today which minimize human effort , the importance of weight gain
and its affect on human population can not be ignored. There are few countries like China and japan with impressive food
habits from which we should be inspired.
In my opinion we are what we eat! People are oblivious about the food they are taking. People in the corporate world or any
working person as to say would not give much thought as to how healthy he has to eat daily. With easy availability of fast
food outlets and restaurants people find it easy to grab some food instantly. Most of the western countries eat a lot Pizzas,
burgers and pasta which are full of cheese and are obviously constipating foods .
The other reason for obesity is the indolent and sedentary life styles . WE have the facility to order anything in this world
sitting at the computer. We neither go to the markets to buy vegetables and other provisions neither think of using the stairs
when we have an elevator. When we can get all we want without moving all the calories we eat finally accumulates and
shows up as over weight.
The pragmatic approach to this problem is change the way we use our modern inventions. Walking a mile when we can or
using a bicycle to go a store near by or to work place. Eating healthy, regular exercise and yoga would not only keep the
body fit but also the mind and soul hale and happys
With the kind of comforts and modern machines we have today which minimize human effort , the importance of weight gain
and its affect on human population can not be ignored. There are few countries like China and japan with impressive food
habits from which we should be inspired.
In my opinion we are what we eat! People are oblivious about the food they are taking. People in the corporate world or any
working person as to say would not give much thought as to how healthy he has to eat daily. With easy availability of fast
food outlets and restaurants people find it easy to grab some food instantly. Most of the western countries eat a lot Pizzas,
burgers and pasta which are full of cheese and are obviously constipating foods .
The other reason for obesity is the indolent and sedentary life styles . WE have the facility to order anything in this world
sitting at the computer. We neither go to the markets to buy vegetables and other provisions neither think of using the stairs
when we have an elevator. When we can get all we want without moving all the calories we eat finally accumulates and
shows up as over weight.
The pragmatic approach to this problem is change the way we use our modern inventions. Walking a mile when we can or
using a bicycle to go a store near by or to work place. Eating healthy, regular exercise and yoga would not only keep the
body fit but also the mind and soul hale and happy
As most people spend a major part of their adult life at work, job satisfaction is an important element of individual well-being.
What factors contribute to job satisfaction? How realistic is the expectation of job satisfaction for all workers?
Having been spending majority of our lives at work makes us reckon about various aspects of our jobs, most importantly job
satisfaction, so as to prosper and better our lives. There are plenty of factors which are influential on being more satisfied
with what we do such as job security, job promotion, pay rise, benefits to society and so on. In spite of the importance of job
fulfillment, in today’s world owing to global economic crisis it doesn’t seem very realistic to prioritize job satisfaction as the
first expectation.
There can be numerous factors to have prominent impact on job satisfaction. To be more precise, a large number of people
believe the most substantial factor is job security which bestows the individual a great deal of peace of mind. Indeed, the
less concerned you are regarding losing your job, the more pleased you will be in your occupation and life. Moreover, many
people get satisfaction in their jobs by imagining a bright horizon for their job’s future. This is to say that the idea of being
promoted by doing their best makes them strive more pleasingly. For instance, BMW Car Company has kept its staff happy
with their jobs by promoting them on one condition of demonstrating high creativity and effort which has led to BMW’s
elegant car types that stems from staff contentment.
Despite the aforementioned significance of job satisfaction and its contributing factors, due to current worldwide economic
crisis, it is not realistic to seek job satisfaction, but to find a job to make ends meet. Recent statistics all over the world
proves the high rate of unemployment which makes possessing a job superior to job satisfaction. Consequently, people
cannot really expect fulfillment in their careers and do a job suited to their interests and likes.
On the whole, not only does everyone wish to have an appropriate job according to their qualifications and desires, but they
also long to get job satisfaction since they spend most of their lives at work. However, this is only possible when the global
economic crisis eradicate.
The only way to reduce the amount of traffic in cities today is by reducing the need for people to travel from home for work,
education or shopping. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant
example from your own knowledge …
Today Traffic issues are one of the main concerns that facing big cities, like London, Hong Kong and Tokyo, especially on
working days rush hours, when inhabitants start moving from home to work at morning time, and on the opposite direction
on evenings. The same problem is even noticed on weekends for shopping and entertainment purposes.
Some argument suggests reducing the figures of working people which is not reasonable because of the growing needs for
work every day, even housewives started going to work to cover the high expenses of modern life.
To solve the problem of traffic, some governments implement some new systems to avoid the jam during working days, for
instance, they impose an amount of money as traffic fees for passing some roads or for parking services, certainly, this idea
can be implemented only on people who use their own cars. In addition, they activated the public transportation in very
useful ways to serve must of the working people on rush hours, like buses, trains and underground metro.
On the other hand, new studies took place on Urban Design and researchers are considering the traffic problems for
planning new areas or new cities and suggesting significant ideas, like moving the shopping malls and universities to rural
areas or locate these activities on the city’s boundaries, even offices or government buildings are placed in different
locations to distribute the heaviness on centers.
In conclusion, I agree with the argument of reducing the number of people who travel to the centers by moving a number of
working places to other areas and locating some other activities like shopping malls on different parts of the city to avoid the
possibilities of traffic problems in city centers.
Blood sports have become a hot topic for debate in recent years. As society develops it is increasingly seen as an
uncivilized activity and cruel to the helpless animals that are killed. All blood sports should be banned. Discuss the main
arguments for this statement and give your own opinion.
Now days, humanity is reduced or diminished among the human for the sake of their own happiness. Pride and the past
culture are the two significant causes for the cunning game “Blood sport”. Moreover, they are not in the recent era and
proliferating quickly, instead they are the successor of the previous old tradition.
Owing to that, in the history shows people followed many other sports related to human physique and mind, but hurting and
hunting is easy compared to others. So society took the evil event in spite of good and considered it as the honor to be a
superior and to show their supreme power.
Additionally, the blood event has attaining its popularity in the recent decade because of the enthrallment and people avid
for the sport in relates to others. Nevertheless, everyone must understand and feel the pain of the living being that posses
when it is competing in the arena. It is limpid to watch but hard to play.
However, the value of the life is to be considered as the same as like everyone’s precious life. They must behave and see
as their own pet. Some organization and private sector are there in the recent years to protect and provide life. In spite of
this individual responsibility is more important in this aspect.
At the end, from my perception-banning blood sport is not a solution for this arrogance, as it would increase rather declining.
Instead, government or private organization could conduct private camps to make people aware of this inhumanity and
provide laws to regulate this event and could restrict this event should happen only for certain festivals. Yet, it is immortal to
kill animals for self-esteem and money.
Some people feel that certain workers like nurses, doctors and teachers are undervalued and should be paid more, when
other people like film actors or company bosses are paid huge sums of money that are out of proportion to the importance of
the work that they do. -How far do …
In our world industry of entertainment like cinema and music are better paid than industry education and health even the last
two are more helpful. But it can be explained that health and education supported by government while entertainment
provided with money from business. However government should hold salary of doctors and teachers at enough high level
because their work is undervalued.
Doctors and teachers have high response from their clients. Mistake of doctors may cost a life of patient. And teacher fault
will affect the person of students and pupils. Take into account this factors it will need to think about to do their jobs well-
paid. However it is not so easy to do that. Workers like nurses, doctors and teachers are taken huge amount of percent in
workforce of country. And all of them get salary from government. Opposite film actors get money from cinema business.
Film with actor can be sold hundred times. And bring big money their creatures. It is not require special knowledge and
concentration like doctor’s work. Actors cratered by their personal quality and skills. And by these criteria only the best get
high wages other get low. It may be lower than social workers.
To conclusion, doctors and teachers should provide with high paid salary. And to develop system which consider best salary
for the most experienced and educated person.
Some people think women should be allowed to join the army, the navy and the air-force just like men. To what extent do
Whether women should be permitted to be the part of defense forces is unquestionably hot debatable topic.
Firstly, people who refute the idea of inducting women in army, the navy and the air force, argue about the might in
comparison to men. They find, this job for the women, not only difficult but also physically challenging. Secondly, in various
cultures women have been symbolized as entrusted caretakers of children because of their soft heart personality. People
from these societies will restrict them from such a tedious and harsh life experience required for the job.
However, one might easily find several women fighter in history like Laxmi Bai in India, who were famous for their
professional skills rather than simple life living. Also, in modern world, wars are fought either with automated weapons or
with proper strategy. Less strength required for this job can counter to those who disagree to see women soldiers. In
addition to this, women are also equally responsible to protect their country during war-time. They also have same feeling of
patriotism as men. It will be extremely unjustified to put these women away from battle field in some urgent and unavoidable
break through.
As, it can be easily seen that brining women to national forces not only give them a feeling of equality, but also make them a
responsible citizen. In my mind, I tend to believe that women should always be treated equally and hence, make them
responsible soldiers of the army, the navy, and the air force just like men.
We need more female leaders in Politics to reduce violence. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Looking at the current political Scenario, one may easily co-relate violence with lower number of female participation in
politics. Whether it is violence in Middle East or civilian war in European countries I personally believe that higher proportion
of women politicians can be beneficial not only to bring down violence but crime as well.
Women are supposedly kind-hearted personalities who integrate people together start from the family itself like my mother
or my wife. Besides this, they are proven team-builders who can circumvent any clash among people. Admittedly, a nation
can be benefitted in terms of less violence if these peace-keepers are brought in front to lead the national or international
politics.
On the same time, people might argue about the weakness of a female leader related with the lack of firm determination and
harsh punishment required to control violence, if she is lenient and soft-hearted. However, contemporary politics is based on
general consensus where women also have equal rights. Good governance is very much possible under the leadership of a
woman. Take Sonia Gandhi for example, she is able to manage a good coalition government and maintain peace among
various parties and extremists who are ready to destroy peace and bring violence keeping the laws at bay.
In sum, it is felt that women’s kind hearted personality will create a consensus among different groups or parties of a nation
and it will definitely bring down violence. A healthy participation rate of female political leaders will create a world of peace
lovers.
Increasing the price of petrol is the best way to solve growing traffic and pollution problems. To what extend do you agree or
disagree ?
Recently, there have been must debates about overwhelming traffic and pollution. One of the most concerned issues is
whether we should use oil price as a method to inhibit this problem. In my own view, it’s quite difficult for people to decide
whether to support or reject the statement above without a cautious analysis of sides, advantages and disadvantages.
To begin with, costs, in general, take an important factor in controlling the economics. In fact, administrated activities of
authorities virtually try to alter, directly or indirectly, the value of products. There is no doubt that adjusting prices is an
effective and conventional method. Concretely, with petrol, increasing the price of petrol will absolutely makes immediate
affections such as decreasing transport consumption and inhibiting traveling. These obvious results seem to be a very
convincing argument for those who support this proposal.
On the other hand, if people look at the other angle of the problem, it’s really clear to see many latent risks behind the
method above. Raising petrol cost easily lead to the instability of others products’ price. In fact, almost all common products
have the delivery processes which are inevitably using petrol. The truth is that dealing with this anticipated situation is far
harder than the original one.
Next, looking back at the issue, in my opinion, this problem cannot be solely solved by polities. Otherwise, it’ll be easier if
people have their own conscious awareness about traffic and environment in which they’re living. Instead of forcing people
to do the right things, helping people know what are the right things to do is harder but far more effective. It will cost a long
time of great effort but I think it’s totally worth.
All things considered, no one can alter the fact that dealing with major problems like traffic jam and pollution needs a long
term combination of many methods. Clearly, increasing price of oil is a good one. However, I personally believe that the
main factor always start from people.
People in all modern societies use drugs, but today’s youth are experimenting with both legal and illegal drugs, and at an
increasingly early age. Some sociologists claim that parents and other members of society often set a bad example. Discuss
the causes of widespread drug use by young people …
There is a fact in nowadays society that using drugs, legal and illegal, is more and more popular in all kinds of people,
including youth, of all cultures. In the sociologists’ view, the ones who have to take responsibility for this situation are parents
and older members of society. This essay will take a cautious analysis about this issue in different angles.
To begin with, there are convincing arguments justified for those who support the statement above. First of all, nothing can
alter the fact that children are affected the most by their own parents and neighborhood. Living in an environment
surrounded by crimes, vices and maniac, committing these faults with innocent children is such a matter of time.
Furthermore, in case of remaining a conscious awareness to leave behind these things, their parents rarely can afford the
cost of getting them education opportunities and other living conditions.
Likewise, there is another angle of problem. Sins did not emerge from nowhere. They are the result of undeniable weakness
of society in which they occur. The loose control of authorities leads to poverty, unemployment and long distance between
the rich and the poor. These things are the deep down reasons explaining the current bad condition of certain societies.
Every society needs a balanced development to reach the high level of stability.
All things considered, I personally think that to deal with these problems, it is necessary to make a significant change in the
awareness of citizens. This could only happen with great financial and cognitional helps from the authorities and all
members of society.
Some people believe that university graduates should pay the full cost of their education. Others say that university
education should be free. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Everything has two sides and the issue of whether the university fees should be paid by government or not is not an
exception. There are some people who opine that government authorities should take responsibility for paying the university
fees. Others disagree and say that it is only the responsibility of students to pay for their higher studies.
People who are in favour of free education argue that it is the duty of government to make education accessible to everyone.
There are certain families who cannot afford to pay for the education of their children. Generally, university education
expenditures are much higher compared to school level education. Therefore, it is not necessary that everyone can bear the
burden of high expenditures of this education. It would also be unfair to reject a student’s application who has performed
well in his academic career just because he or she has no money to pay for the fees. Moreover, talented young students are
an important asset of any nation who if encouraged, can drive the economy of a country further and make a country prosper.
On the other hand, opponents claim that university education should not be free to all. They say that if students go for higher
studies, it will only benefit them not the whole nation because they would earn for themselves and it is only they who would
progress and improve standard of living. Therefore, this budget should be diverted to other facilities for public such as
healthcare, sports, arts and so on. Another reason that they mention to support their argument is that people pay high
amount of taxes to support education systems and run. A lot of money is invested in research sector, which may fail many
times. In this way this burden is placed on the shoulders of general public which should be avoided.
In conclusion, I think both situations have their own advantages and disadvantages but I do believe that only outstanding
students should be provided funds to study and conduct research.
Some people think that policeman should be armed.Others prefer the police to remain unarmed.Discuss both points of view
and give your opinion.
Police plays an essential role in society today.This is because there are numerous crimes occurring and increasing everyday
in almost all countries.In order to solve or remedy this urgent problem some people come up with the idea that policeman
should be armed.In this essay the arguments surrounding this view will be discussed.
Some people claim that we should arm police officers for many reasons.Nowadays, our community is full or brutal crimes
and criminal offenses ranging from petty cases such as robbery or drive driving to even more serious crimes like
murder,rape,terrorism,hijacking, mugging and many more. With the high level of violence and life threatening actions. it is
impossible to handle with bare hands.Another point is that people could discourage to break law if they know the polices are
being armed.
On the other contrary,others believe that arming police is unlikely to be a suitable solution.We should consider the fact about
the possible misusing of the power of guns as empowering fatal weapons is highly dangerous.Therefore, strict supervisions
and control of guns are needed. Moreover, the policemen necessitate to possess good moral conduct and conscious mind
in deed.In addition, arming policemen could evolve stressful and panic mood in our environment and makes citizens feel
reluctant and difficult to interact with.
In conclusion, although armed police might reduce the crime rates, I think it causes a great of monetary investment and
complicated management. There can be alternative outcomes to this by introducing tough and effective laws or setting up
intensive security system which would be an appropriate and safer approach profoundly with a lesser negative impact.
Some people think that universities should provide graduates with the knowledge and skills needed in the workplace. Others
think that the true function of a university should be to give access to knowledge for its own sake, regardless of whether the
course is useful to an employer. What, in your …
Throughout the world, universities play a key role in determining the way their candidates think, and how they are going to
proceed in their lives after graduation. Some universities give students knowledge which serves its own sake. However, It’s
agreed that the role of the university is to provide its graduates with knowledge and skills they need in their future. This will
be proven by looking at the advantages both the student and the university will gain in the future if universities follow this
scale.
Firstly, the student who starts getting information about his career while he is still studying in the university will have more
chances to success in his future more than the candidate who learns things only for the sake the university. For example,
the pharmacist who studies practical subjects as well as theoretical subjects will have more advantages to find a job in
laboratories or medical factories other than the pharmacist who taught the theoretical subjects only. Thus, this example
illustrates clearly the merits graduates could gain from learning knowledge and skills needed in their workplace during
university study.
Secondly, not only students will have benefits from this way of thinking, but also universities. By looking at the previous
example of the successful pharmacist, families that want their children to be as superior as this pharmacist, will surely ask
about the university he was graduated from. This proves that universities are acquiring good reputation from its excellent
graduates. Thus the pros universities are achieving can be clearly seen.
After analyzing the advantages both students and universities can obtain, it is obvious that the sake of university will be
achieved faster if they concentrated on how to provide graduates with knowledge and skills needed in their future. It is
hoped that all universities will prioritize the sake of its students than its own.
Some people feel that the responsibly for providing education should be borne only by the government and that private
education should be banned. • What are the main advantages of banning private education? • Are there any circumstances
where private education should be banned? • What is your own opinion on the matter …
Government has a great influence on people’s life today. It can be seen in educational aspect also. It is believed that the
responsibility for providing education should be borne by government and that private education should be banned. It will be
proven by discussing the advantages of banning private education and in which circumstances private education can be
encouraged.
On one hand, the standard of education can be improved by banning private education. For instance, a majority of the
private college professors have been taken long leave and working for the private educational institutions, as they pay
higher amount of salary than the government offers. This has a huge impact on government institutions. This example
clearly illustrate banning private education will improve the standard of education in terms of availability of professors,
reduced financial burden on parents and a satisfactory economic level of government.
On the other hand, in some special circumstances, it cannot forget the core value of private education. For example, in each
state of a country, government educational institutions are disproportional to the number of students. So the admissions are
purely based on the academic merits. Here is the vital role of private education. Even though they demand a huge amount of
money in the name of donation, parents are willing to enroll their children for the course as there is no other option to study.
So it obvious to allow the private education in cases like increased demand for a course, increased number of students and
the courses which cannot be run by the government as the financial burden is more.
In conclusion, after analyzing the pitfalls of private education, it is believed that government has the responsibility to provide
the necessary education to the public. It is predicted that , if the government is adheres to the rules and regulations of
education , the standard of education can be maintained.
A healthy person is often described as someone who has a good diet, gets lots of exercise, and avoids stress. What do
people do to stay healthy in your country? Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own
knowledge or experience.
Scientists have proved that in order to be physically strong and not ill people should lead a healthy life. Leading a healthy
live involves eating more fiber-rich food, regular workout, no addiction to alcohol , smoking, and drugs plus also avoiding
stressful situations.
Unfortunately, according to the statistics Russian people do not lead a healthy life and as a result mortality rate is very high
in Russia. The most harrowing thing that almost 75 per cent of population are addicted to smoking which can cause a fatal
disease such as cancer. Moreover, Russian people are inclined to consume a quite big amount of alcohol which also harms
their health.
Russian authorities pursue a police to make the nation more aware about being healthy. There are social advertisements
which encourage people to stop smoking and avoid drinking spirits. There are also several campaigns to fight with unhealthy
habits. For example, shops are forbidden to sell spirits and cigarettes after 10 p.m. A lot of fitness centers and swimming
pools are being build nowadays.
Fortunately, the recent poll carried out among adolescents shows that there is a tendency to improve their fitness and to
take care about their health. More and more young people are giving up smoking and take up different sports such as skiing,
swimming, and visiting fitness centers.
As for me, I think that I am quite health-conscious. I do not smoke and never drink spirits, most of my diet consists of fruits
and vegetables. I often brew green tea and try to be physically active in one word not to be a couch potato.
Universities should accept equal numbers of male and female students in every subject. To what extent do you agree or
disagree?
Nowadays, nobody can deny the importance of universities in the modern world. It should be stated that some people think
that the equal chances for two genders is suitable and fairly, while others it can have bad impacts for society. The following
manifestations will shed more light on the proposed ideas.
Emphasizing the positive aspects of equality in the number of men and women in the universities, it should be mentioned
that there are three convincing reasons why some people agree with it including availibilty of flexibility, preferences and
suitable records of the considered field in both sex. They believe that human being (in both gender) in compatible with
different situation and we should pay attention to his scientific preferences and record to let them come to university,
although it may exist some different features in women and men. For instance, the engineering fields or fields that are
related to military are usually considered to be male fields, but we should not limit girls and females to attend in these fields
of university, if they can have enough ability to resolve their problems with these male conditions.
Nonetheless, it should be taken for granted that sextual equality in the colleges and academic schools has its own
disadvantages. First of all, there are individual differences between men and women in their personality features. As an
illustration, girls usually are more emotional and sensitive and boy are more rational and have physical power in their body.
As this reason, we should produce some universities for female fields and some for male fields or in some fields increase
the chance of one of them than the other. Besides, this is not good to let the person in a field that are in contrast of his
nature. It means it is better to take girls in female field and boys in male fields.
To put the whole issue in a nutshell, I myself agree more with the ideas with the latter, since I think we should study the
requirements of a field and check the needs of people in both sex and according to this requirements and need, build
separate university for girls and boys.
Nowadays many students have the opportunity to study for part or all of their courses in foreign countries. While studying
abroad brings many benefits to individual students, it also has a number of disadvantages. Do you agree or disagree.
Higher standards of living and lower communication costs allow an increasing number of students, especially from high-
income families, studying abroad. Studying and living far from home benefit a student in many ways, but also imply certain
drawbacks.
The most notable reason for following a degree in a foreign country is the high quality of the program offered. Universities in
English-speaking countries such as Australia, the US or England attract an enormous number of foreign students every year
for their prestigious status. They have not only quality teaching staff, but also modern facilities and equipment that are not
available in schools in developing countries.
Furthermore, young people always desire to go far from home, longing for freedom from their parents. To study abroad is a
solution that many choose to make this dream come true. They can live the life they want and broaden their knowledge.
They would become more independent and happier as a whole. All of the customs, regulations and mindset that they
brought along from their home countries will be tested in the new environment and might not be favorable anymore. They
can replace these or part of these with what they prefer, what suits them best.
While flying to a foreign country in many aspects fulfill the youngsters’ dream, it might not be necessarily beneficial for the
country that they have left. Graduates might not want to go back to their homeland anymore as foreign countries promise
more opportunities and higher salaries. In this case, talents will be lost.
As all the reasons above, rarely any students in a poor country do not choose to study abroad if they have a chance.
However, home countries should have right policies to encourage these people to use their knowledge to help the countries
later on.
Children in many countries are eating more fast food and convenience snacks. Why are children doing this and how serious
are the consequences?
Globally, fast food centers are becoming more and more these days. As it commonly seen that mostly younger ones are
attracted to these junk food. It can be agreed that eating out side causes health issues as well. This essay explains why
people are interested and what are the risks caused by consuming this kind of food.
For one, not having enough time to prepare food at home with their busy work life. As a result, people prefer to eat outside in
order save time and energy. For example, a working woman comes home after her busy schedule and not having energy to
cook food for her or for her family. Thus, woman prefer to take her family out for dinner. This makes it clear that children are
very much habituated to go for restaurants and fast food centers due to their busy working parents.
In addition, consuming non-healthy food causes serious health issues. For example, food restaurants are mainly concerned
about the yummy taste of the dishes but not the vitamins or proteins. As this shows that, children are not reliasing the risks
caused by eating non-healthy food because of their unmature mind. Thus, it is obvious from this that non-energy food
causes diet problems and makes the person weak.
In conclusion, parents should take care of their children diet even when they go out. It has proven that why youth is more
attracted and how serious are the health problems. It is recommended that each and every individual should follow the diet
instructions to keep fit and healthy.
Globally, fast food centers are becoming more and more these days. As it commonly seen that mostly younger ones are
attracted to these junk food. It can be agreed that eating out side causes health issues as well. This essay explains why
people are interested and what are the risks caused by consuming this kind of food.
For one, not having enough time to prepare food at home with their busy work life. As a result, people prefer to eat outside in
order save time and energy. For example, a working woman comes home after her busy schedule and not having energy to
cook food for her or for her family. Thus, woman prefer to take her family out for dinner. This makes it clear that children are
very much habituated to go for restaurants and fast food centers due to their busy working parents.
In addition, consuming non-healthy food causes serious health issues. For example, food restaurants are mainly concerned
about the yummy taste of the dishes but not the vitamins or proteins. As this shows that, children are not reliasing the risks
caused by eating non-healthy food because of their unmature mind. Thus, it is obvious from this that non-energy food
causes diet problems and makes the person weak.
In conclusion, parents should take care of their children diet even when they go out. It has proven that why youth is more
attracted and how serious are the health problems. It is recommended that each and every individual should follow the diet
instructions to keep fit and healthy.
Many people choose to learn practical subjects, therefore theoretical subjects will no longer be taught in universities. Do you
agree or disagree?
It is unarguable that more and more graduates are unemployed. What they learnt from theoretical subjects cannot help them
find a decent job. An increasing number of people tend to learn practical subjects. So some people think those subjects
should not be taught in universities. While others believe that those subjects should be included on the university’s
curriculum due to students’ mental development.
There are, however, several reasons why it can be argued that theoretical subjects should be exclusive. Perhaps the
principle argument is that those subjects could not help students to increase employment opportunities. As the ability to
draw well or run fast cannot impress employers, compared to computer skills. The other major argument is that knowledge
learned from those subjects is mostly outdated. For example, more and more people prefer running the stores on the
internet with the rapid development of technology. However, there are few management books which teach readers how to
manage this kind of store. At the same time, most lecturers still utilise outdated textbooks to teach students.
On the other hand, there are also strong arguments for retaining theoretical subjects in universities. One major counter-
argument is that the purpose of studying in universities is not only to prepare students for their future careers, but also to
develop their all round culture. Some subjects relative to ethics tend to develop students’ personality. As the youngsters are
easier to be misled after school.
In conclusion, there are a variety of arguments on the both sides. However, I disagree that theoretical subjects will no longer
be taught in universities, while considering students’ healthy development. I think the best way is that university will
cooperate with some companies offering the internship for their students.
Scientists contribute more to society, so scientific students should get more support. Do you agree or disagree?
A number of useful innovations are created by scientists including new medicines, machines, and facilities. It is clearly to
infer that scientists bright about better life to the society. On one hand, I strongly agree that the scientific students should be
provided more support financially, instrumentally, and mentally because they are the primary resources for scientific
development. On the other hand, students in any other field should not be ignored since they can also make contribution to
the public together with scientific students.
In the aspect of agreement, scientific students are required to study longer than students in any other fields such as medical
students in order to be experts on their own area. Therefore, they must spend more money on their tuition fees in each
academic year. Giving financial support for them can help students less likely to be worried about their expenses and focus
more on their researches. Moreover, scientific students should have the effective equipments for the effective outcomes. In
consequence, they should get quality instruments for doing their experimental projects. Furthermore, as individuals should
be rewarded for what they succeed, scientific students should also receive the recognition for their works from the society as
well.
Turning to the aspect of disagreement, students in other fields also need to be encouraged as well as scientific students
since they make social contribution to the public. For instance, students in the area of social welfare can be able to help
people in terms of knowledge about well-being. Moreover, the society requires the innovations both scientifically and
socially.
In the final analyses, scientific students should get more support to contribute more to the society. Nevertheless, if students
in other fields can also be encouraged especially to work with scientific students, the public can gain more benefit.
Now there is an increased work–related stress. Explain the causes and describe possible solutions.
As a result of the intense competition each organization needs to be ventured recently, numbers of workers have been
pressured to perform effectively, flawlessly, and profitably by organizational policy. The increasing amount of stress many
workers have to deal with everyday is therefore unsurprisingly issue. Due to the lacking of related skills, long hours of
working in each day, and the possibility to be discordance with co-workers, work related stress can be established to any
employees at any time.
According to the higher requirement of skills an organization expects their employees should gain, more complex tasks are
delivered to the employees. Unfortunately some works require advanced skills which few workers can accomplish, the
inevitable stress rising form being unable to handle the given task is appeared to limited skills workers. However, this
problem could be reduced after these workers being trained the needed skills from the organization professionals.
Besides the need for higher skills, numbers of workers also confront with the long hour working in each day. Not only this
issue can cause them to be frustrated from the amount of time they spend throughout the day, but it can also raise the
relationship problems to them, for instance, having insufficient time for their family, friends, or romantic partners, which may
ruin their personal life. Nevertheless, hiring new employees for an extra work or reorganizing the responsibility each worker
need to be held may lessen this issue.
Conflict with coworkers is another subject matter associated with work stress. Many workers are not be able to perform well
as a consequence of disagreement with their colleagues. Although it seems to be a long-term unavoidable problem
occurring in almost every organization, it can be solved by enhancing the positivity of environment or reminding the
employees the essence of teamwork for reaching to organizational goals.
In conclusion, even though work-related stress causes organization to be less productive, and affects the employees’
satisfaction, it can be eliminated by organizational concerning to train their workers, reorganizing work structure, and setting
pleasant workplace.
As a result of the intense competition each organization needs to be ventured recently, numbers of workers have been
pressured to perform effectively, flawlessly, and profitably by organizational policy. The increasing amount of stress many
workers have to deal with everyday is therefore unsurprisingly issue. Due to the lacking of related skills, long hours of
working in each day, and the possibility to be discordance with co-workers, work related stress can be established to any
employees at any time.
According to the higher requirement of skills an organization expects their employees should gain, more complex tasks are
delivered to the employees. Unfortunately some works require advanced skills which few workers can accomplish, the
inevitable stress rising form being unable to handle the given task is appeared to limited skills workers. However, this
problem could be reduced after these workers being trained the needed skills from the organization professionals.
Besides the need for higher skills, numbers of workers also confront with the long hour working in each day. Not only this
issue can cause them to be frustrated from the amount of time they spend throughout the day, but it can also raise the
relationship problems to them, for instance, having insufficient time for their family, friends, or romantic partners, which may
ruin their personal life. Nevertheless, hiring new employees for an extra work or reorganizing the responsibility each worker
need to be held may lessen this issue.
Conflict with coworkers is another subject matter associated with work stress. Many workers are not be able to perform well
as a consequence of disagreement with their colleagues. Although it seems to be a long-term unavoidable problem
occurring in almost every organization, it can be solved by enhancing the positivity of environment or reminding the
employees the essence of teamwork for reaching to organizational goals.
In conclusion, even though work-related stress causes organization to be less productive, and affects the employees’
satisfaction, it can be eliminated by organizational concerning to train their workers, reorganizing work structure, and setting
pleasant workplace.
Capital punishment should be a part of country law. Do you agree or disagree?
The issue of capital punishment is one of the most discussed topics around the world. Though ,the notion of ‘sentence to
death ‘might seem a little cruel, I personally agree with it. Let us analyse some facts carefully.
To begin with, punishment modalities that exclude death penalty have not seemed effective in controlling crime rates .In
majority of the cases, culprit takes it granted and tries to escape through the loop holes of the law .Sometimes ,they are
even spared from a small bail and commit same mistakes again and again confidently.
As a matter of fact, some countries, though provided with clauses on capital punishment, hesitate to make use of them .For
example, my country ,many old murder cases are still running in the judicial court and waiting for an appropriate punishment
to the culprit. Moreover , this trend may attract youth to indulge in antisocial activities in order to earn a huge buck within a
short period. This would definitely lead to a disharmony in in the society by taking away the peace of the public.
On the contrary, punishment is something which is imposed forcefully on an individual for his wrong act. The underlying idea
is to make the person aware of his faults and de motivate him from doing it again. Capital punishment blows this concept in
to the air as the person is not provide with an opportunity to correct himself.
At the end of the day, would like to draw my conclusion that death penalty should be implemented in cases of extreme
violence, holocaust ,terrorism etc. Arabian countries are an excellent example .they have brought down the crime rate by
implementing capital punishment.
Some business prohibit smoking in any of their offices. Some governments have banned smoking in all public places. Do
In recent years, smoking in public places has become a controversial issue while lots of people still start smoking every
days. Yet it should be borne in mind that new scientific research has shown that smoking was really harmful by causing
cancers and other diseases. That is why we have to consider the bright and seamy sides of banishing smoking in all public
places such as restaurants, coffee shops, bars and offices as well.
On one hand, smoking has been prohibited in public places due to the fact that it is most of the time disturbing non smokers
people. Indeed the smoke created by a cigarette alight causes some people to cough and besides the smell being strong it
can stay on clothes for several days, which can annoy everyone.
On top of that, research has proved that smoking was exposing people and particularly non smokers and children (as they
are not used to smoke) to a certain amount of chemicals present in a single cigarette such as tar and carbon. This is one of
the reason why smoking has been banished as it provokes lung cancers and other bad and important diseases. Moreover it
harms unborn babies as the chemicals are absorbed through the umbilical cord.
On the other hand, governments should have asked people s opinion about prohibiting smoking in public places as it is part
of people s liberty of acting. Moreover some restaurants, bars and coffee shops has decided to create a smoking area for
smokers, it is however not all of them doing so. There is therefore an inequality and people have then to smoke outside most
of the time, isolating themselves and thus creating a gap between smokers and non smokers.
Besides if it was really harmful, why should nt the government completely banish smoking instead of making profits on
tobacco sales? Smokers are generally unwelcomed in some places and sometimes discriminated at work as they usually
need a smoking break.
All in all, I agree that banishing smoking in public places is a good fact. As a non smoker, I enjoy my time in a public place
considerably much better when it is forbidden to smoke.
In recent years, smoking in public places has become a controversial issue while lots of people still start smoking every
days. Yet it should be borne in mind that new scientific research has shown that smoking was really harmful by causing
cancers and other diseases. That is why we have to consider the bright and seamy sides of banishing smoking in all public
places such as restaurants, coffee shops, bars and offices as well.
On one hand, smoking has been prohibited in public places due to the fact that it is most of the time disturbing non smokers
people. Indeed the smoke created by a cigarette alight causes some people to cough and besides the smell being strong it
can stay on clothes for several days, which can annoy everyone.
On top of that, research has proved that smoking was exposing people and particularly non smokers and children (as they
are not used to smoke) to a certain amount of chemicals present in a single cigarette such as tar and carbon. This is one of
the reason why smoking has been banished as it provokes lung cancers and other bad and important diseases. Moreover it
harms unborn babies as the chemicals are absorbed through the umbilical cord.
On the other hand, governments should have asked people s opinion about prohibiting smoking in public places as it is part
of people s liberty of acting. Moreover some restaurants, bars and coffee shops has decided to create a smoking area for
smokers, it is however not all of them doing so. There is therefore an inequality and people have then to smoke outside most
of the time, isolating themselves and thus creating a gap between smokers and non smokers.
Besides if it was really harmful, why should nt the government completely banish smoking instead of making profits on
tobacco sales? Smokers are generally unwelcomed in some places and sometimes discriminated at work as they usually
need a smoking break.
All in all, I agree that banishing smoking in public places is a good fact. As a non smoker, I enjoy my time in a public place
considerably much better when it is forbidden to smoke.
Should wealthy nations be required to share their wealth among poorer nations by providing such things as food and
education? Or is it the responsibility of the governments of poorer nations to look after their citizens themselves?
The governments of the poorer nations have the responsibility to look after their citizens but they do not always have the
ability to do so. This is why wealthy nations not only should but have to be required to share their wealth among the poorer
nations by providing such things as food and education.
As human beings we are obligated to help our kind with whatever we can. Less developed African countries such as Kenya
for example have thousands of people starving and many people do not have education. It is every person’s right to have
education and we should not let people die from starvation. It is inhumane to leave people live like this. For this people to
have enough food and a sufficient education, more aid is needed from wealthy nations.
On the other hand, some people think that every government should look for its own people and should not rely on wealthier
nations. It may be due to a fear that, if wealthier countries help poorer countries they will get used to being helped and won’t
develop themselves, but then wealthier nations could help the poor governments with ideas how to improve their people’s
quality of life.
In conclusion both wealthy and poor nations should do their best for their people. Let’s hope that in the future there will be
more helps from wealthy countries, so all people live normally with enough food to eat, good health and sufficient education.
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“Everybody should be allowed admission to university study programs regardless of their academic ability” 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.
I do believe that all people, regardless of their academic ability, should be given the opportunity to study at a university
because grades may show how students do at school, but they fail to really show the capability of a student. Yes, there may
be some students who do not desire a higher education, and that is fine, but there will be students who finally realize they
would like a brighter, more educational future. In addition, not only would a majority of people be unemployed due to not
having proper education or qualifications, there could be higher crime rates, and more violence in the world. Not only does
being allowed admission to university grant the student additional time focusing on their studies, but also, students would
focus more on positive aspects of life rather than the negative.
When I was much younger, in middle school, I was an indolent student. I did not see the point in studying and always failed
to meet my parents expectations academically. It took me 5 years to finally realize it but now I see that I do want to succeed
in life and have a brighter future. To do this, I realized I would need to try much harder in school and be fully devoted to
getting higher education. This is what pushed me to do better. Yes, my past grades do not show that I wanted to do better
academically, but I believe I have changed. I am now motivated to succeed in life and I would like to receive a higher
education. I think this should count for something and I would like to be admitted into a university program.
I assure you there are thousands of individuals out there who are just like me and regret being ignorant and lazy at school. I
assure you there are thousands of others who do mediocre at school but want to do much better. I believe all people should
be given the chance to go to university, regardless of what their grades or transcript might have shown then. If students
desire to succeed, even at the last minute, they should be granted a chance at university study programs.
Some people believe that money is everything in today’s life , however some say it is not . Discuss both and give your
opinion.
In the contemporary scenario, world is inclined towards the materialistic gadgets and gizmo’s. Wind of development is on its
face,Hence there is a tremendous change in the life pattern, in which money play an indispensable role. however some
people disagree with this. In the following paragraphs I discuss both sides of the coin.
To begin with, Money is pertinent in prevailing days. Take India for instance, Parents do diligent efforts to nourish and
nurture they children. They trying to give them the best education, which is impossible without money. As in India, schools
has become commercialized. Parents have to spend a huge amount of money to make their children humanitarian because
they know that education is quint essential to their kids to compete in this competitive world. Thus it is clear from the above
example that money is pivotal to provide even the qualification which is the base of every individual. Apart from this, if
anyone have money, that person can buy anything and can go anywhere around this globe.
On the contrary, some people say that people who have lots of money still are unhappy. For instance, In India; big guns and
the rank and file have enormous amount of money, but these people often suffer with severe diseases such as heart attack,
diabetes, and so on. these people are unable to enjoy there lives because of these sort of illness. Besides this, morality level
in their children is very low because of having significant amount of money. But I am at the variance of the above because if
one have money he/she can easily fine the solution of all these problems.
Eventually, keeping all the above in consideration, I would like to conclude that money play a significant role in one’s life.
Without money no one can embark the edifice of success.
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Discuss and Give Opinion
In the contemporary scenario, world is inclined towards the materialistic gadgets and gizmo’s. Wind of development is on its
face,Hence there is a tremendous change in the life pattern, in which money play an indispensable role. however some
people disagree with this. In the following paragraphs I discuss both sides of the coin.
To begin with, Money is pertinent in prevailing days. Take India for instance, Parents do diligent efforts to nourish and
nurture they children. They trying to give them the best education, which is impossible without money. As in India, schools
has become commercialized. Parents have to spend a huge amount of money to make their children humanitarian because
they know that education is quint essential to their kids to compete in this competitive world. Thus it is clear from the above
example that money is pivotal to provide even the qualification which is the base of every individual. Apart from this, if
anyone have money, that person can buy anything and can go anywhere around this globe.
On the contrary, some people say that people who have lots of money still are unhappy. For instance, In India; big guns and
the rank and file have enormous amount of money, but these people often suffer with severe diseases such as heart attack,
diabetes, and so on. these people are unable to enjoy there lives because of these sort of illness. Besides this, morality level
in their children is very low because of having significant amount of money. But I am at the variance of the above because if
one have money he/she can easily fine the solution of all these problems.
Eventually, keeping all the above in consideration, I would like to conclude that money play a significant role in one’s life.
Without money no one can embark the edifice of success.

Discuss and Give Opinion
Many modern children spend a great deal of time sitting in front of a television or computer screen. This is extremely harmful
to their development. Therefore, parents should strictly limit the time that children spend in this way. In what extent do you
agree or disagree?
It is generally accepted that spending too much time in front if the TV harms childrens’ development. Therefore, in my
opinion, parents should by all means limit their childrens’ TV and computer screen time, especially while they are younger.
Watching TV or using a computer can be addictive, even for adults. Parents must prevent their children from developing bad
habits, like spending a lot of their time in front of the TV, early on. Not only should parents strictly limit their childrens’ screen
time, they also need to be role models. Certainly, younger children will need more guidance, while teenagers can be given
more responsibility in how they spend their time.
Moreover, watching TV is a passive way to spend time with no social interaction. While this point is not so much about
computers, physical exercise and playing with other children are essential activities for a healthy development. Spending a
lot of time in front of computer or TV screens limit’s a child time for such activities.
Especially younger children can not concentrate for an extended time span without breaks. Watching TV or playing
computer games for many hours can hurt their ability to concentrate on their homework or a book later on. So even if the
content watched is age adequate and educational watching it for too long can be harmful for a child.
All things consideres, there are many reasons why parents are well advised to monitor their childrens’ use of TV and
computers closely. Especially younger children should be guided to spend their time in active and healthy ways.
Some argued that government should take care of the disadvantaged people such as unemployment and needy. Discuss it
and give your opinion.
This truth is universally acknowledged fact that problem of food and unemployment in some countries has gained a
depressing magnitude. Government of any country can make or mar the lives of the country men. It is believed that this is
responsibility of the government to look after the people in their difficult phase of lives. I totally agreed with the above
statement because of the following reasons.
In order to justify my point of view, I would like to state that, People make the government for their own benefits. For
instance, The constitution of India has a “slogan” that Indian government is “by the people, for the people and of the people.
Thus, I is clear for this example that the election of government only occur to satisfy and satiates the requirement of the
citizens of that country.
To strengthen my point of view further, I would like press upon the fact that, People pay an enormous amount of taxes every
year. Take Australia, for instance, people of Australia pay a significant part of their wages as tax, such as income tax,
carbon tax, toll tax and so on.These people honestly fulfill all the requirement yearly, with respect to that, Government earn a
huge amount of funds every year. Therefore, it become prime duty of the government to provide a proper help whenever
these people need in the hard time of their lives. Hence, the above example proves that, government should always be there
for the inhabitants of their country.
However, some people are of the view that, with help of government people get lazy and lethargic. they never learn to
overcome from their hardship of lives. But I am at the variance of this statement,as I believed that these little help by
government gives us an opportunity and way out to combat the problem.
Eventually, keeping all the above in consideration, I would like to conclude that, with the prodigious efforts of the
government, any country can embark the paradigm of excellence and epitome of perfection.
Some people prefer to spend their time with friends while other people prefer to be alone. Which way of life do you prefer?
Use specific reasons and support for your answer.
There are merely two way to live life. First one, live alone and second one, stay with friends. It is very tough decision to
tell which method is the best method to remain alive. To exist, a person should have some pals but also needs some kind
of loneliness.Some people have an argument against the being alone in life. They say that a single human is the more
prone of depression in their life. For example, the cases of mental illness are increasing day by day in this world. It is
also believed that a single person can not tackle obstacles effortlessly while with help of friends, a person can make the
way in mountains. It seems true as in world there are many human who came out from depression with the help of
friends or relatives.Opponents think that it is not good idea to have ally. They claimed that this world human is greedier
than past and now, someone can not trust on any one easily. For example, in newspaper, there are lots of criminal cases
like rape, murder and robbery so on in which in the most cases involvement of friend is discovered.Another point is that
it is very hard to friend in life, if a person chooses wrong pal than the result can be terrible as I saw in my life that a
friends made another friend drug addict.
In conclusion, friends are essential as well as loneliness and a person should select friends wisely in the life.

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The range and quality of food that we can buy has changed because of technological and scientific advances. Some people
regard this change as an improvement, while others believe that it is harmful. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Food has we know it today has been modified genetically to meet the needs of the world’s population. Whether this
substantial scientific intervention represents the evolution for the human being or not is a debatable subject, as this also
counts for the use of chemically modified crops, which are blamed to cause hazardous health issues worldwide.
Firstly, farmers have found genetically modified crops easier to grow; these crops do not need fertilizers or pesticides
because these substances have been already included in their seeds, through the scientific intervention. For instance, in
south of Brazil, it is seen large extensions of genetically modified corn that grow prosperously in those regions. Farmers then
feel benefited from human intervention and see this as truly development.
However, these scientific involvements are clearly not free from, mainly, health problems. It has been demonstrated that this
type of modified corn is causing more and more cancer related diseases and there is a sudden decrease in life’s expectancy
in several regions of the world. In Brazil, for example, the rates of stomach cancer have increased dramatically due to
consumption of chicken fed with genetically modified corn. Although rates and numbers speak for themselves, the economic
convenience will not prevent farmers from using these crops.
To conclude, I strongly agree that the quality of the food we consume today has changed for the worse, in addition to being
a hazard to our health. However, I think that there is not much to be done about this situation because more benefits than
drawbacks are seen worldwide; besides, technological and scientific advances are always considered as synonym of
progress, especially to farmers.
Most developed countries spend a large proportion of their health budgets on expensive medical technology and
procedures. This money should be spent instead on health education to keep people well. To what extent do you agree or
disagree with this opinion?
In today’s rapidly developing society, health issue is becoming one of the most prominent concerns. Many suggestions have
been given to guarantee people’s health and most countries choose to invest in medical technology and procedures.
However, instead, health education can be applied more effectively in order to prevent people from illness and diseases.
Each method displays its undeniable advantages.
First of all, it is proven that advanced medical technology contributes greatly to the researches of diseases. For hundreds of
years, epidemics have been springing up without a sign of decline. Therefore, with the help of high medical technology, new
viruses and bacteria can be discovered and studied for cures. Another reason to prove latest medical apparatuses relevant
is the fact that it ensures proper diagnosis. As a result, patients will receive appropriate treatments, saving a lot of their time
and money from eliminating false detection.
Despite the benefits of upgrading medical facilities, it is essential f
or the government to spread knowledge and information regarding health care to the community. As society grows, people
change their lifestyles, which directly affects their health. Bad practices like consuming fast food, poor postures, drinking
alcohol and smoking can lead to serious illness relating to blood pressure and vital organs. Hence, if the community is fully
acknowledge of the sequences, the problems above can be lessened. Furthermore, educating people to take right actions
on diseases like AIDS, bird flu and other infections would make vast contributions in avoiding them.
In conclusion, whether it is to spend high budgets on medical technology or to provide health education, both ways can
better people’s lives. To my way of thinking, the government should balance the two methods in order to acquire the best
results.
Financial education should be mandatory component of the school program. To what extent do you agree or disagree with
this statement?
Personal financial decisions have become so complex even adults feel overwhelmed by them. Still, we as young adults to
face them without any previous training. In my view, it is important to understand different aspects of finance and I would
therefore argue this skill should be taught in schools.
Making good financial choices is vital as it has major implications for all aspects of out life. Our success in private and work
life can be highly dependent on finding viable financial solutions. From saving for college to retirement or choosing the right
mortgage or insurance the consequences of a bad decision can be disastrously and long-lasting. Therefore, we must aim to
make informed and well-planned decisions.
Unfortunately, publicly available information on handling money can be of low quality or biased. When it comes to investing
money we can not rely on parents always being good role models for their children. They may have never been trained in
the subjects and struggle with it themselves. Moreover, a lot of the information in the media and advertisement is influenced
by the interests of banks or insurance companies. Even if bank staff recommends an investment it may be risky and
inefficient. It is therefore essential to enable people to make sound decisions independently.
However, the subject of fiancé can be complex. It does involve knowledge of mathematics, statistics and law in most cases.
Then there are the more practical aspects and pitfalls that rather require common since and experience. While schools
already teach academic subjects like mathematics and laws believe it is critical to show student how to combine and apply
them to everyday problems. Also, there is an abundance of different financial products. Being able to categorize them and
estimate risks can be helpful but requires some training.
For all these reasons, financial education would be a valuable addition to the school curriculum in my opinion. If people are
more educated on the subject they can spot fraud and bad advise on investments more easily. Schools already teach many
of the fundamental skills for handling money but they also need to educate students on the more practical aspects and
contexts..
Some people prefer to live in a house, while others think that there are more advantages living in an apartment. Are there
more advantages than disadvantages to living in a house rather than in an apartment?
There are several reasons why people choose to move into a house or apartment. Generally, while most people seems to
prefer living in houses apartments offer some practical advantages. Personally, I prefer living in an apartment at this stage of
my life but at some time in the future I want to move in a house of my own.
There are clear benefits of living in a house in terms of privacy and safety and having more room but it may also involve
more costs and effort. Usually, houses are more spacious than apartments. They may even come with a private yard or
garden or extra space for hobbies. Another important aspect of having your own building is privacy and safety. For families it
can be particular important to have a safe playground for their children. Moreover, neighbours life in some distance and
therefore conflicts with them are less likely compared to living wall-to-wall in apartments. However, there are also downsides
to staying in your own house. Not only are the costs usual higher but the residents are usually responsible for all repairs and
maintenance. One must expect to spend more time working in the garden or repainting the walls of a house. Such
responsibilities are usually shared among the residents when living in an apartment building.
In contrast, apartment are more cost effective and require less commitment by the inhabitants. The principal benefit of
dividing a house in several units is cost savings as some facilities and common costs are shared are fewer expenses for
each resident. Certainly, this units have less space in most cases. I would therefore argue that apartments are more
adequate housing in places where space is scare, such as large cities. Moreover, living in an apartment means less
commitment and more flexibility. Flats are more often rented instead of sold. Hence, it can be easier to simply move if one’s
requirements of space changes. also there are less duties in terms of maintenance and administration compare to living in a
house.
All things considered, the best type of housing depends on the circumstances and personal preferences. In a large city or for
young people without a family apartments can be a more cost effective and convenient solution. In the countryside houses
tend to be more affordable. They are also more suitable for the space and safety requirements of a family or a person
working from home.
Although countries with long average working hours are economically successful, this often has some negative social
consequences. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
In some countries working long hours is regarded the norm. Economic success resulting from long work hours comes at a
price for families, people’s health and may contribute to higher unemployment. In my opinion the long term consequences
are to grave to ignore and an effort must be made to reduce long working hours.
The most serious effect of working overtime constantly is putting employee’s health at risk and causing illness, early
retirement or even premature deaths. When working long hours it is more difficult to maintain a healthy life style, like finding
time to exercise and relax. An unhealthy lifestyle increases the risk of heart disease, diabetes and stress related illnesses.
Being chronically overworked can also cause psychological problems, like burnout, depressions or even suicides. All these
health problems can cause high immaterial and material cost to society.
Another problem is the workforce’s limited time for social contacts and families. Long work hours do not make a very family
friendly environment. People may find it hard to raise children and work. In particular, women may have to decide against
working or having children. Because of long work hours, some employees will not find the time for a relationship or family at
all and remain single. Consequently, birthrates are likely to fall, which can for example be observed in Japan. A low birthrate
might leave a society with an aging population and results in many hard to solve problems.
Lastly, companies that require longer work hours will employ less people in total. It is obvious, that if people would only work
regular hours more people would be employed instead of some people being overworked and other unable to find work. The
society has pick up the bill for most of the cost of unemployment and the consequences of people working too much.
In conclusion, I believe that the advantages of long work hours exists only short-term. The negative effects are a burden to
society. It would be beneficial if governments and companies understand the long-term cost and limit long work hours to
short-term overflow work.
Should college education be free, or should university students be required to pay tuition fees?
Colleges that charge no tuition fees for education seem like an ideal solution for student. While they do not exist in most
parts of the world some European countries still offer free tertiary education. However, in my opinion this model has major
disadvantages for students, universities and the public. I would therefore advocate an affordable tuition fee for students.
My main point in arguing against free education is that the general public is made to pay for the costs of higher education. A
degree profits an individual during their entire working life through a higher salary. Having people pay for it that choose to
not attend university seems unfair. Tax money should be spend in a way that profits the public good, not just individuals.
Free colleges and universities may experience poor funding and funding may be unrelated to the quality and range of the
programs offered. With poor funding universities struggle to attract qualifies professors and equip laboratory and so on. In a
tuition-free education system there are may be little competition between universities as they do not aim to attract more or
better students. Even universities willing to improve and update their programs may not be able to do so.
It can be argued that students profit most from not having to pay tuition. This view can be shortsighted as a free college has
little motivation to improve the quality of it’s offerings. Also, students have little influence when complaining about poor
quality or outdated education and equipment. Colleges have no motivation to listen to their complaints as students leaving
does not affect their financial situation. Additionally, it is human nature to value free resources lees and not treat them with
great care. In a free education system have little pressure and sometimes little support from the college to finish their
education in a timely manner. Consequently, some students spend years in college.
In conclusion, for all these reasons I believe paying tuition for higher education is a better and more just solution than the
public paying for universities. On top of being a fair system, it is most likely to improve the quality of education offerings in
the long run.
Should close relatives be involved in the education of children? Give your opinion.
Whether it is a good idea to involve relatives in the day-to-day education of children is debatable. Undoubtedly this
educational model will not work for all families. Nevertheless, I believe it can be a good ideas as it benefits all parties
involved: children, parents and relatives.
Spending time with relatives can be a good replacement for paid child care and can teach a child to become more
independent, to adapt to new situations and develop social skills. Relatives, like grandparents, may have more time and
patience fir children than their working parents. A child’s relationship with a relative is likely to be more personal than with a
child care professional. Additionally, being away from home and with a relative can make a child more confident and
independent and provide it with new ideas and role models. For a child this is also a way to acquire some social skills and
learn to adapt to a new environment.
Parents may be grateful getting help with child care and sharing the responsibility of education with a like-minded and
sometimes more experienced relative. Working parents may have little time to spend with their children and need to ensure
they are in care of a trustworthy person. An experience relative can also be a good adviser for both, parents and children.
Involving a relative in the education of one’s children can also strengthens the relationship between parents and the relative.
By getting involved in the education of a child relatives can gain a meaningful duty, experience with children and a closer
relationship with the family. In particular, it can be a meaningful and fulfilling assignment for grandparents educating a
grandchild. Their relationship with their grandchildren is likely to become closer by spending more time with them. Relatives
with no children of their own can make valuable experiences educating children this way.
All things considered, involving relatives in children’s education can be a good solution to various challenges involved with
bringing up children. With extended families being less close nowadays it remains to be seen if this education model will
gain popularity.
There are an increasing number of anti-social behaviors in recent years; People generally believe that the society is to
blame. What do you think the causes are and who is responsible for this?
In this day and age, the human society is progressing rapidly on a multitude of fronts. Yet at the same time, many societal
problems have arisen. Anti-social behaviours is a serious one of those issues which have drawn widespread attention. In
this essay, I will explore some possible causes of this phenomenon and then put forward some feasible solutions.
Firstly, parents should be blamed for children’s personality or conduct disorder. It is evident that family environment has
critical influence on children’s psychological health. In some families, when the kids do something wrong, instead of teaching
them how to correct their mistakes, the parents abuse their power to punish them. This may cause the kids’ disaffection
towards the society and the world, which then leads to intended resistance against ethics and laws. In other families, parents
set an example of conducting anti-social behaviours such as lie or steal to get what they want. By observing those
behaviours as charming and powerful, kids may mimic lying and stealing. Therefore, parents have the responsibility for their
kids’ anti-social conducts.
Secondly, out of the family, government is also responsible for certain anti-social behaviours such as street violence. Take
China for instance, government corruption and collusion with merchants cause the serious inequality of capital distribution
among individuals, which leads to the strong dissatisfaction of the weak group. As a result of this, street violence such as
intended destroy of expensive cars of rich people, can be observed commonly. Therefore, the government has the
responsibility to address this issue.
Based on the arguments offered above, parents who punish their children too harshly and who conduct anti-social
behaviours themselves have the responsibility for their kids’ misconducts, while the government should be blamed for the
anti-social behaviours resulted by social inequality. In my opinion, both parties should take actions to correct their own
behaviours to deduct the harmful influence on occurrences of anti-social behaviours.
An increasing number of us travel abroad for tourism these days. What can be done to ensure that we do not ruin the
destination we love to visit?
It seems undisputable that’s nowadays more and more people love to travel from one city to another cities or even across a
country and continent. Usually during the holiday seasons, some of favorite recreation areas and interesting place are so
crowded. The price for transportation and accommodation will indeed be more expensive compared with regular days.
However, with an increasing number of people who travel abroad for vacation, it will bring out some issues for the place
which we want to visit. There are several ways we have to do to ensure that we will not ruin the destination we want to visit.
First of all, do research and learn more about some ground rules applied in destination country. The objective is to make
sure we do not break any rules during the visit. After we arrived in destination country, we have to respect everything inside
the area, including the law, cultures and also the people. Uni Emirates Arab for example, they have very strict laws about
how to dress and behave properly in public. Arab forbid their citizen and tourist to wear “open” clothes, hugging and even
kissing in public.
Another example is Bali, during the Silent Day, no one can go outside their house because it is praying time. If someone or
even a tourist are seen walking on the road, the cop will caught them until the Silent Day is over. For such tradition, we as a
tourist must respect their culture by following their rules. As we are in their territory, we also have to keep the cleanness of
some buildings and facilities provided such as temples, museum and beach.
With more and more people communicating via computers and mobile telephones there is a real danger that we are losing
the ability to communicate with others face to face. Do you agree or disagree?
People are more dependent on technology these days. With technology, people become less diligent and prefer to do
something in short and simple way; communication for example. I agree that people will lose their ability to communicate
with others face to face because the raise of technology such as computers and mobile phones. This will make people do
more writing than speaking, thus their communication skill are sinking.
People who communicate through text and chat messenger on computers and mobile phones are used to do more writing
rather than speaking. So that when they have a face to face conversation with someone, they will have difficulty on
expressing their idea directly because as we write, we can fix our sentence by add some suitable words or delete
inappropriate words. While speaking is more spontaneous, we cannot change the words that we spoke. Moreover, people
are prefer to communicate with someone virtually because sometimes the people that we want to communicate with in
person are not as friendly as they are in virtual chatting so when those two people meet, they will have an awkward moment.
On contrary, technology makes people get closer easily because we can still keep in touch with someone who live far miles
away. With computers and mobile phones, we can communicate with people from different cultures and increase our
communication skill by having conversation with them either through texting or video chatting.
In conclusion, I believe with more people communicating virtually using communication devices will endanger their ability to
communicate with others face to face. Because it will makes people not used to express their idea spontaneously and
correctly.
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Some people think that planning for future is a waste of time. They believe it is more important to focus on the present. Do
People have different views about the importance of planning for their future. While some people spend a lot of time and
energy on drafting details plans others just life in the present. Although the level of planning we are comfortable with is a
personal preference there are major advantages to planning ahead in short, mid and long-term.
In our every day life planning can help us to be more organized and improve our time management. Planning ahead helps
anticipating problems and find solutions rather than facing them all of a sudden. Additionally, by planning we get a better
idea how much time something will require. As a result, we are less likely to be end up running out of time and feeling
stressed about finishing a task.
Without planning it is hard to reach long-term goals. A complex goal, like immigration to another country, can require taking
several steps in a certain order. Another example would be buying a house. Most people can not just do this spontaneously
but spend several years saving and preparing.
Lastly, planning is a valuable tool in preventing oneself from disaster. If we can foresee a danger such as getting ill or poor
at on point in our life, we can plan for this potential situation. Saving for an emergency or retirement as well as insurances
are preventive measures. Hence, we can safeguard us for foreseeable or likely events in the future.
All things considered, there can be no doubt about the benefits of planning. If we plan ahead our life will be less less
stressful and we are more likey to reach outr long term goals.
Smoking should be banned in all public places. What is your opinion? Please give reasons?
As the society grows more and more health conscious, stronger voices to ban smoking in all public areas begin to emerge.
Banning public has been used as a mean for government to discourage smoking and also to improve city image. It is almost
impossible to achieve consensus on this issue as it creates great inconvenience for the smokers. However, I believe
smoking should be banned in public places and my reasons are as follow.
Looking at the health aspect, smoking should be banned in public places because it is not only a health hazard for the
smoker, it creates more harm to the others. Cigarette is a known carcinogen that has been associated with increased rates
of lung cancer and heart disease. However, the hazard does not end there, second-hand smoke has been proven to create
more detrimental effects on health on both the smokers and the people around them. This is especially harmful for those
with weaker immune systems such as children and elderly.
Looking at the sociological aspect, smoking should be banned in public places because smoking is a personal choice. One’s
personal enjoyment should not be at the expense of others’ health. When a person smokes in indoor public areas such as
restaurants and shopping centres, pollutants continue to circulate the premise and affecting the health of everyone within the
building. It is unfair for the non-smokers to be forced to share the health risks of the smokers.
To sum up, public places are shared by all, smokers and non-smokers, old and young, and should be made friendly to all.
Negative effects of smoking go beyond the smoker himself, creating health problems of the public. While some choose to
accept the side effects of smoking, risks of smoking should not be forced upon others. Therefore, in my humble opinions,
smoking should be banned in public places.
Some cultures value old age while others value young age. Discuss both attitudes and express your opinion.
To many cultures, old age is the symbol of wisdom and the representation of authorities. While some cultures regard age as
a synonym dependencies and disabilities. These cultures tend to embrace the energy and beauty in youth but show a much
lesser respect for the elderly. Because there are truths to both sides of the perspectives, nowadays we see more cultures
are adopting values from each side and blending the two to create a comfortable middle-ground. I believe that old and young
have something different offer the society, therefore both should be valued.
On one side, elderly people are valued for their abundance of knowledge, their previous contributions to society and their
unique views because of their accumulated experiences. Old age is often associated with maturity in decisions, and the
source of wisdom that cannot be learnt from books. In some cultures, old age is the evidence of good fortune and long life.
Because of that, old age deserves respect and along with that respect, elderly people are often given a level of authorities.
On the other hand, youth is highly regarded and valued because it represents hope, possibilities and energy. Young people
are the building blocks that possess the power to shape the future. Youngsters are also seen as pure and fresh minds that
have not been contaminated the corruptions of the society. Youth also becomes the standard for beauty and old age
becomes the enemy of youth. Therefore, rather than respecting and valuing the inner beauty, a negative shade has been
casted old age in these cultures.
In conclusion, while youth is valued for the future prospects and old age is valued for the past contributions, both aspects
are true and has strong supporting points. I believe beauty lies within both young and old age. Most importantly, both add
irreplaceable values to the overall well-being of the society. I believe a middle-ground should be achieved on these two
aspects that will allow us to both celebrate youth and embrace old age.
The widespread use of the Internet has brought many problems. What do you think are the main problems associated with
the use of the web? What solution cans you suggest?
The past decades saw the burgeoning of the Internet, which brought numerous conveniences to everyone in many ways.
Meanwhile, this new technology introduced, unavoidably, many deficiencies into our life, although they could be alleviated if
we take some counter measurements.
One obvious disadvantage is the widespread of unhealthy information, such as pornographic contents or material
advocating ethical hatred. They are dangerous especially to the youngsters who are susceptible to such negative impact
and so might be misguided to waste their time or even commit criminal activities. Moreover, the addiction of Internet tends to
result in low productivity. For example, workers may indulge themselves in the browsing or chatting on the web, leaving no
time to fulfill their working responsibilities. Finally but not least, the web could be a source of rumors, leading to social
instability. A case in point is the panic in China caused by rumors from the Internet, claiming the salt production was polluted
by nuclear radiation. Apparently, the web could result in serious consequences for both individuals and the society as a
whole.
Notwithstanding these drawbacks, the Internet could be overall beneficial if counter actions are taken. Firstly, to cope with
the detrimental effects of pornography or hatred material, censorship should be applied to limit their influence. Secondly,
employees should be advised on how to improve their productivities by using the web sensibly. Then instead of wasting their
time on issues irrelevant to their work, they can work more efficiently by searching network resources to expedite their job.
Finally, the government ought to setup a transparent channel to facilitate the information flow. For instance, public debate or
discussion on hot cyber topics should be encouraged. As a result, people could get more chances to distinguish rumors from
the truths.
In conclusion, although the Internet could bring some inconveniences, they can be limited with our efforts.
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: It has been said, “Not every thing that is
learned is contained in books.” Compare and contrast knowledge gained from experience with knowledge gained from
books. In your opinion, which source is more important? Why? Give …
“Experience is the best teacher” is an old cliché, but I agree with it. The most important, and sometimes the hardest, lessons
we learn in life come from our participation in situations. You can’ learn everything from a book.
Of course, learning from books in a formal educational setting is also valuable. It’s in schools that we learn the information
we need to function in our society. We learn how to speak and write and understand mathematical equations. This is all
information that we need to live in our communities and earn a living.
Nevertheless, I think that the most important lessons can’t be taught; they have to be experienced. No one can teach us how
to get along with others or how to have self-respect. As we grow from children into teenagers, no one can teach us how to
deal with peer pressure. As we leave adolescence behind and enter adult life, no one can teach us how to fall in love and
get married.
This shouldn’t stop us from looking for guidelines along the way. Teachers and parents are valuable sources of advice when
we’re young. As we enter into new stages in our lives, the advice we receive from them is very helpful because they have
already bad similar experiences. But experiencing our own triumphs and disasters is really the only way to learn how to deal
with life.
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n general, your IELTS Writing Task 2 introduction should include:

1. an introduction to the essay topic and why it’s important

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1. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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Here is a quite common second sentence from an introduction:

“This essay looks at ideas in favor of and against early marriage.”

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