Your local newspaper wants to reward people who have contributed a lot to the

community.
Write a letter to the newspaper. In your letter:

suggest someone who deserves the reward

mention what they have done to help the community

say what reward you would like to give this person

Write about 150 words. You do not need to write addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear

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Dear Sir / Madam ,
I read in last weeks edition of the White Horse News that you are keen to reward local people
who have made significant contributions to the community . I would like to put my mother , Mrs .
Gillian Summerton , forward for this reward .
My mother is a schoolteacher , and has done much to enrich the lives of the young people in her
care . In her free time , she continues to give up her time to help people . She runs a ladies
choir which is a superb opportunity for local women to get together and enjoy themselves .
Moreover , the choir performs free of charge at charity events , and consequently my mother
has been fundamental in both raising large sums of money and bringing pleasure to people .
I know that my mother does not need a financial reward for her services to the community , as it
gives her a lot of pleasure . However , Im sure that she would appreciate formal recognition for
her work , perhaps in the form of a donation to her preferred charity , the Red Cross .
Thank you for your attention ,

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Write about the following topic:

The increase in mobile phone use in recent years has transformed the way we live,
communicate and do business. Mobile phones can also be the cause of social or medical
problems. What forms do these problems take?
Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages of mobile phones?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or
experience.

Write at least 250 words.

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Benefits and disadvantages of mobile phones
Mobile phones have transformed the lives of nearly everyone on the planet in the last few
years . They have made communication easy and cheap between friends , family and
businesses . The phones are not only used for speech and text messages but increasingly to
browse the internet , to read email , to play games or to pay for products . In many countries ,
particularly those with slow network connections , the internet is something that happens on a
mobile phone rather than on a computer .
There are also disadvantages to using mobile phones . One is the potential health risk . While
the information is not conclusive some people living near to mobile phone transmitters report
higher rates of cancer then elsewhere . Keeping a powerful device transmitting waves and heat
next to your ear for long periods of time may be harmful to heavy users of mobile phones .
There are also social problems related to mobile phone use . Walking around with a phone
glued to your ear may prevent you from interacting with other people while anti-social use on
public transport or in the cinema has led to many public environments , such as theatres and
cinemas , requesting users to switch their phones off or to silent . There are also technical
issues with mobile phone use . Many areas do not have network connectivity and the reliability
or audio quality of the mobile service in other areas may fall well short of that provided by a
landline .
Significant those these drawbacks may be , the huge convenience of the mobile phone will
ensure that its use continues to change our lives .

IELTS Academic Writing part 1, test 1

The table below shows CO2 emissions for different forms of transport in the European Union.
The Pie Chart shows the percentage of European Union funds being spent on different forms of
transport.

Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.

CO2 emissions per passenger kilometre

EU Funds for transport 2007-2013

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Transport in the European Union
The chart shows CO2 emissions per passenger kilometre for various methods of transport in the
European Union while the pie chart shows European Union spending on transport . Flying by air
produces by far the greatest CO2 emissions , approximately three times as much as passenger
cars which are the next largest producers!

Very little is spent by the EU on air travel while roads make up more than half of the EU
transport budget .

Trains produce about three times less CO2 emissions per passenger kilometre than passenger
cars and eight times less than air travel . Nearly a third of EU transport funds are spent on
railways .

Ships are a clean form of transport and produce about the same amount of CO2 per passenger
kilometre as trains do . However , only 2 percent of EU funds are spent on ports . A further one
percent is spent on inland waterways .

Coaches are the cleanest form of transport . Emissions of CO2 per passenger kilometre from
coaches are half those of buses . Buses emit less than half as much CO2 per passenger
kilometre as cars . The European union spends 10 percent of its transport budget on public
transport , such as buses and coaches .

IELTS Academic Writing part 1, test 2

The graphs below give information about commuting inside and outside London in 2009.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.

Source: Office for National Statistics

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Commuting inside and outside London in 2009
The graphs show the time it takes employees to commute to their workplaces , and the mode of
transport they use . Figures are given for both inside and outside London .

For the majority of the UK , the number of commuters decreases as commuting time increases .
Almost half of the commuters take less than 15 minutes to get to their place of work , while only
around 3 percent spend over an hour commuting . Indeed , three quarters of commuters outside
London reach work within half an hour . In London , the trend is very different . The figures show
that it takes much longer to get to work . Less than half of the commuters have reached work
within half an hour , with the percentage reaching work in less than fifteen minutes significantly
lower than the percentage reaching work in thirty minutes . Moreover , forty percent of people
spend up to an hour commuting , with an equal proportion in the 30-45 minute bracket and the
45-60 minute bracket , and a further sixteen percent commute for over an hour over five times
the proportion outside London .

Regarding the mode of transport , the car is dominant both inside and outside London ,
significantly so outside London , where other modes of transport account for less than a quarter
of journeys . Of the other modes of transport , walking and taking the bus are more common
than cycling , taking the train and using the underground . Inside London , the car accounts for
about one third of commuting journeys . However , public transport is used for about half of the
journeys , the train and underground being more popular than the bus