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Some people think that they can learn better by themselves than with a teacher.

Others think that it is


always better to have a teacher. Which do you prefer? Use specific reasons to develop your essay.

It is certainly said that learning is an ongoing process .Every person learn something new according to
their age, experience, knowledge and education. According to my point of view it is always better to
have teacher or guide for study.

One teacher has adequate knowledge to teach their student. He knows all the possible ways to make
subject easier for the students, moreover, he teaches them in an effective manner. For example, some
students are weak in some subjects but a teacher always guides them according to their mental
capacity. He teaches them as fun. Some people can learn better in group by discuss the topics with
others. In class people can know the views of others, even they know how we can learn effectively.
Where the teacher always gives an easy direction to learn.

In the today’s competitive world, everybody is busy, some people think that rather to waste their time
to go for classes they can learn better their subject . They can attend online classes by using the Internet
at home. They can get relevant information from the Internet regarding their topic. There is not specific
time or age limit to learn something new. Some new things we can only learn from experience – for
example new facts, new habits and so on.

In sum up, I would like to say that it is always better for the people to have a teacher because a teacher
has good knowledge, experience and is educated how to teach others. People will learn from a teacher
in an easier way rather than on their own.

University education should be free to everyone, regardless of income.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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

Over recent years, more and more people have been attending university and arguments have persisted
as to whether students should pay for this privilege not. Although there are convincing arguments on
both sides, I strongly believe that it should be free.
One argument put forward in favour of charging students is that education is becoming more expensive
to fund as universities grow in size. Consequently, making students pay may maintain standards and
ensure the quality of the teaching. In addition, it is argued that most students benefit from university in
terms of higher paid jobs, so it is fair that they pay for at least some of the cost, especially given that the
majority of students attending university are from the middle classes. Last but not least, in many
countries, there is a shortage of people to do manual jobs such as plumbing and carpentry, so making
university more expensive may encourage people to take up these jobs.

However, there are a number of arguments in favour of making university education free for all. Firstly,
it will encourage more people to attend and this will benefit society. This is because it will lead to a
more productive and educated workforce. Research has generally shown that those countries that have
a better educated population via university have higher levels of innovation and productivity. In
addition, there is the issue of equality of opportunity. If all students are required to pay, those on a low
income may be dissuaded from attending, thus making it unfair. The reason for this is that they will
likely not be able to secure financial support from their family so they will be concerned about the debts
they will incur in the future.

In conclusion, I am of opinion that all education should remain equally available to all regardless of
income. This is not only fair, but will also ensure that countries can prosper and develop into the future
with a well-educated workforce.

Some people think one should stay all their life in the same job, whereas others advocate changing
jobs from time to time.

Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

People tend to differ when it comes to the opinion whether one should change job frequently. On the
one hand, many people think one should keep doing the same job all throughout the life where as other
advise that is not the way to go. The merits of both the arguments will be analysed before a conclusion
is provided.

Firstly, there are immense benefits that professionals enjoy sticking to a same job. But the most obvious
ones are security and enhanced expertise in a specific domain that they gain during their tenure in the
workplace. For example, a civil engineer who is designing the architecture of bridge for years knows all
the nitty-gritty details of the factors for building a robust bridge. Because of his vast experience, his
company will also be interested to retain him as the same level of competency cannot be expected from
a newcomer. This supports the argument that continuing the same job over years has several positive
facets.

However, many other people argue in favour of changing jobs recurrently. The main reason being when
individuals work in several jobs they usually add more skills to their portfolio and this definitely
improves their employability. For instance, when a wildlife photographer changes his job and joins an
advertising agency, not only his skills get enhanced, he is also considered as more dynamic and versatile.
Additionally, spending too long in a job also make people feel monotonous. This makes clear why the
idea of shifting jobs is suggested.

After looking at these two opposing points of view, it is felt that changing jobs every once in a while is of
more benefit. However, it is recommended that one should judge the situation prior to make a decision.

In many countries today there are many highly qualified graduates without employment. What
factors may have caused this situation and what, in your opinion, can/should be done about it?

Unemployment is on the rise. In fact, even highly qualified graduates are now finding it difficult to get a
job. There are several reasons behind this unfortunate development.

The ongoing economic crisis is one of the main reasons of unemployment. Recession has forced many
organizations to stop hiring new people. As a result, fresh graduates receive no job offer. Even employed
people are getting laid off due to the financial turmoil in world’s major economies. It should also be
noted that major economies like the US, the UK and Germany have long stopped growing. When
economic growth remains stagnant, the need for new talent also diminishes. This is the main reason
behind the increase in unemployment in the developed world.
At the same time, there is an increase in the number of people graduating from universities. This is
particularly true in the case of developing nations. Thanks to the economic growth in these nations,
more and more students can now afford university education. For example, in India, the number of
people who graduated in 2016 was significantly higher than the number of people who graduated from
universities ten or fifteen years ago. Unfortunately, in spite of its rapid economic growth, the country
still does not have enough jobs for all of its people. Another reason that leads to unemployment in
developed nations is the outsourcing of jobs to developing nations where cheap labour is available.

Unemployment is likely to be a cause for concern in the coming years too. In my opinion, young
graduates should stop waiting for job offers from Fortune 500 companies. Instead, they should find jobs
themselves. The internet has actually made this easier. It allows people to sell their products or services
to interested parties all over the world. Also, graduates seeking employment must stop the obsession
with white collar jobs. If they don’t mind sweating it out, jobs are still available.

To conclude, unemployment can be attributed to two factors – the increase in the number of graduates
and the decrease in economic growth. The only way to solve this problem is to encourage people to find
employment themselves. This might require them to take up manual jobs but having a job is way better
than having none at all.

Economic growth and development are usually considered to be beneficial both for individuals and for
society as a whole. What are some advantages and disadvantages of economic development?

(Look into Skilled and Unskilled Meanings)

There is no doubt that economic growth and advancement benefit both the citizens and the society.
However, like most other scenarios where good things are associated with a few bad impacts, this
development also has some disadvantages. In this essay, I’m going to discuss the positive and negative
aspects of this economic development.

Firstly, economic development offers lots of benefits to people. This development generates more jobs
for the people and improves their standard of living. For example, with the establishment of industries
like pulp, car manufacturing etc., more opportunities have arisen for both skilled and unskilled workers
resulting in a stable progress of all sections of the society. By contrast, stress levels also increase when
competition for jobs heats up. Consider the IT and manufacturing industries which play a key role in
economic growth. Unfortunately, because of the cut throat competition existing in these fields many
employees report work related anxieties and health problems.

Economic development benefits the society as well. As the development advances, infrastructure and
facilities for the public improve. For example, better health care is provided for people resulting in an
increase in the average life expectancy of the society.

Despite these positives, economic development has a number of downsides as well. For ex-ample, as
earnings increase, the number of people owning cars also increases. This leads to traffic congestion in
cities and makes traveling difficult. Economic development also leads to pollution. Industrial waste is
another byproduct of economic development. Factories dump their waste into marine bodies like seas,
rivers and lakes and thus impact marine life and reduce groundwater quality.
In conclusion, economic development leads to more job opportunities for people and better infra-
structure and facilities. However, development can also damage the environment and increase the
stress levels of people.

Some people opine that entertainment or leisure activities should be subsidized by the government.

To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

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

People nowadays suffer from work-related stress and the increasing competition and need for extra
earning to support the family have already made their life quite nonchalant and hectic. Entertainment
and leisure activities are important parts of our overall wellbeing and for a better lifestyle and increased
productivity government should allocate budget to promote such activities.

Firstly, it might seem quite logical that when a government already has the scarcity of budget for
important sectors like education, healthcare, transportation, trade and agriculture how come extra
money could be allocated for leisure and entertainment activities. But there is no denying the fact that
entertainment and leisure activities have an immense effect on our physiological and psychological well-
being. A small amount of money subsidized for entertainment can actually save a huge amount from
health care sector. Thus subsiding budget for the amusement and leisure activities for people is actually
a beneficial idea.

Secondly, governments in most of the countries already subsidize a large amount of money for
amusement and leisure activities of mass people. For instance, the parks, botanical and zoological
gardens, public library, sports centre, swimming complexes, beaches etc we see around us are already
financed by the government. From this regards, this is always a good idea for the government to provide
facilities for leisure activities to its citizens. Thirdly, proper facilities of entertainment and free time
activities are proven to be educative in many cases. For instance, libraries, museums and establishments
like these are not only entertaining but also offer a huge opportunity to present educative information
to the people.

Again, the government can actually earn money from these facilities. For instance, beaches, sports
centres, theatres and auditoriums could be great sources of earning for the government if they are
properly utilised. Finally, it is proven that free-time activities and entertainment facilities decrease the
crime rate in a locality. Thus investing in public activities would actually bring a huge benefit for the
government and the country.

To end the discussion, I quite agree that allocating budget for the leisure and enjoyment of people is
quite a prudent idea and every government around the world should do that for the overall benefits of
the country and the citizens.

The mass media, including television, radio and newspapers, have great influence in shaping people's
ideas.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?


“People react according to the perspective they hold in any situation" is a well-known and accepted fact
around the world. Of course, perspective is highly influenced by the information people receive through
communication channels like TV, radio and newspapers. Hence, as expected, to control the burgeoning
of people's thoughts, many countries have regulated the freedom of media.

Firstly, nowadays, media plays a vital role in forming our perspectives towards our country's current
politics, sports and other issues as it is an important part of our everyday life. Almost all of us use some
sort of media to get updated about the world. In fact for many of us, a day starts with a newspaper.
Since media persons are highly revered, accordingly, we truly trust the information we receive from
media. For example: during the world war II, Hitler used the German media to spread false news about
atrocities over German people living in other European countries to mentally prepare everyone in
Germany to gear up for war.

Secondly, media also shapes our minds to understand each other's cultural values and perspectives.
Media brings us views of different people over the same issues and based on the circumstances we
react, oppose and even embrace these different views. Also, media brings all of us at a single platform
where we learn about multicultural aspects. So, the vital impact of media cannot be disregarded. For
example, in a multi-cultural city like Toronto, media plays a prominent role in unifying people from
different nations and pumps in nationality.

In conclusion, I believe media is having a tremendous impact on people's mind and perspectives. Hence,
it is equally important to ensure the freedom of media and publication of unbiased news.

In conclusion, as I mentioned above, the influence of mass media is undeniable, and it can
change our beliefs and our ideas.

Compare the advantages and disadvantages of three of the following as media for communicating
information. State which three you consider the most effective.

Comic, Books, Radio, Television, Film and Theater

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

Communication media plays a vital role in today’s world. It enables us to stay informed of the
happenings in the entire world, provides access to real-time information, and entertains us. There are
different kinds of media in use today, namely comics, books, radio, television, film, theatre etc. out of
these, the most effective are the television, radio and books.

Television, or TV for short, is an electronic device that enables us to see and listen at the same time to
an act that has been recorded. These can be replayed any number of times. News on a TV enables us to
view the current events occurring in different parts of the world. Video of an event can be telecasted
live as it happens through remote satellite links. A TV can also be a source of education and
entertainment. Educational channels, such as Discovery channel, telecast several interesting programs
on topics such as wildlife or solar system. Other channels, such as Star movies, telecast movies
throughout the day.

A radio is an electronic device that uses microwave communication to send and receive information.
Unlike a TV, a radio cannot display an image or a video, and the communication is limited to voice only.
Typically, a radio is used for access information such as news and live traffic updates. The information is
conveyed on fixed bands of microwave frequency called channels. A user can set the frequency of the
radio to access a particular channel.

Books are the one of the oldest kind of communication medium. A book typically consists of several
pages, made from wood pulp bound together. A book is typically identified by a title and an author, and
optionally an ISBN number which identifies a book uniquely. A book usually contains a material on a
given topic, divided by sub-topics in form of chapters. Books are often classified by genre, which is a
theme in which the topic can be classified. Examples of genres include fiction, non-fiction, science
fiction, mystery etc.

Of all the communication media available today, television, radio and books are the most important and
effective ones. These are also the most commonly used media in the world today and they are
responsible for binding the world together.

According to a recent study, the more time people use the Internet, the less time they spend with real
human beings. Some people say that instead of seeing the Internet as a way of opening up new
communication possibilities world- wide, we should be concerned about the effect this is having on
social interaction.

How far do you agree with this opinion?

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

It is evident that, at present, people are spending a considerable amount of time on the Internet, and
thus spending less time with real people. I strongly agree that although this use of the Internet has
greatly increased the level of communication available, it has also had detrimental effects on the
amount and type of social interaction that takes place.

The benefits of the Internet in terms of increased communication are clear, with people connected
across the globe. In the past, communication was only possible by phone or mail, which entailed time
and expense. It also usually meant just keeping in contact with those people already known to you. With
the internet, this has changed dramatically. Email and social networking sites such as Facebook and MSN
have created online communities that are global in scale, and they have fostered communication
between people and countries that we would not have thought possible in the not too distant past.

That said, there is no doubt in my mind that this has had negative impacts on social interaction. People,
especially the younger generation, spend hours of their time online, chatting and on forums. Although
this can be beneficial, it is certainly not the same as real interaction with human beings and does not
involve the same skills. It is important that children have and maintain real friendships in order to
develop their own interpersonal skills. Not only this, it can also have negative effects on local
communities if people are spending most of their time communicating online and not mixing in their
neighbourhoods, and possibly lead to feelings of isolation for those individuals who do not have a ‘real’
person to turn to in times of need.
To conclude, I believe that the internet has undoubtedly been beneficial, but there are good reasons to
be concerned about social interaction in our societies. It is therefore important that we maintain a
balance between our online life and our contact with real human beings.

Beside a lot of advantages, some people believe that the Internet creates many problems. To what
extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

In the current society, it is universally believed that the internet has been gaining its popularity at an
amazing rate. Some people assert that the internet bring us a lot of benefits while many others argue
that its drawbacks should not be ignored. It is quite understandable that people from different
backgrounds put different interpretations on the same issue.

Those who favor that the internet has many advantages give their reasons as follows. In the first place, it
is obvious that the internet brings us great convenience and efficiency. For example, we can send Emails
to our friends in other countries in a few minutes while sending a traditional letter takes us at least a
week and costs much. In the second place, it is a well-known fact that we can make friends with people
from all parts of world. Apparently, It overcomes the geographical barriers and makes the world smaller.
Furthermore, it is true that the internet accelerates the flow of information and spreads education to all
corners of the globe. In other words, we can have easy and quick access to the latest information
worldwide.

On the other hand, some other people hold a different attitude, argue that the internet has many
weaknesses. For one thing, it seems that it can easily lead to psychological problems. For instance, an
internet-addicted person tends to be isolated, self-centered and unsociable. For another, it is obvious
that there is a sharp rise in the number of cyber crimes. More and more financial crimes such as money
laundering are committed via the internet. In addition, it also has negative impacts on young people
because there are a lot of obscene and violent contents on line.

There is probably a little bit of truth in both arguments. For my part, I completely agree with the latter
view that the internet has more disadvantages than advantages. It gives rise to people’s mental
problem. It results in various computer crimes. It is harmful to the growth of the youth. Therefore,
something should be done as soon as possible to protect people from negative effects of the internet.

Nowadays the way many people interact with each other has changed because of technology.

In what ways has technology affected the types of relationships people make?

Is this a positive or negative development?

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

It is evident that technology has transformed the ways of communication and influenced relationships in
a variety of ways. In my opinion, there are both positive and negative effects of this.

The principal way in which relationships have been affected is that they tend to be at a distance rather
than face-to-face. The advent of the internet has made it easy for business owners to communicate
across the world, with remote job opportunities one call away. Online educational programs are
available for people residing in different countries, and it is no longer a dream to attend live classes from
the comfortable environment of a home. Not only this, the social platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and
YouTube have revolutionized relationships, be it making online friendships with people from other
countries or staying in touch with loved ones. Based on this perspective, technology has influenced
relationships in a positive way.

However, despite these advances, the quality of interaction has significantly declined in several respects.
If people are developing most of their relationships online, this means that they may also have less fact-
to-face contact. This kind of contact on a personal level is important for human beings to feel wanted
and a part of society. This may be a particular problem for children's social development as they used to
be seen playing out on the streets but are now too often indoors. Technology can also mean people are
detached from what is going on around them even when they are out, as can be seen by the many
people staring into their mobile phones as they travel or walk around.

In conclusion, technology has brought some positive development in the ways people interact with each
other. However, there are also some negative impacts of technology on the types of relationships
people make.

Face-to-face communication is better than other types of communications, such as letters, emails, or
telephone calls.

Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.

Humankind, through the ages, has undergone many changes from the time when people communicated
only face-to-face to nowadays when a person has in use many types of communication means. Some
people still prefer to use face-to-face communication despite many other sometimes more convenient
ones such as phone, mail, e-mail and fax. I think to continue this essay it is essential to clarify what kind
of conversation we are talking about.

For example, if people are negotiating it is very important to have a face-to-face communication. It is
very important to see during a negotiation how one's opponent is moving, is he nervous or relaxed,
what he is doing, etc. Scientists say that the body language and facial gestures can say many things
about a person, his strong and weak sides, his traits, manners and even habits. To know what kind of
man one is dealing with is an essential aspect in negotiation. Many managers prefer to have face-to-face
conversations with the future employees. So, in this case, they see how a person behaves.

From the other side, if I need to notify my bank that I am going to close an account I do not want to
spend my time driving there, waiting for my turn and talking with a representative. It is easier for me
just to call or e-mail them. It saves my time and my bank's too.

To summarise, from my opinion all important issues better be discussed in face-to-face conversation. It
will eliminate many further misunderstandings and bring only benefits to both sides.

Some people think that the main factors influencing a child’s development these days are things such
as television, friends, and music. Others believe that the family still remains more important.

Discuss both opinions and give your opinion.

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own experience or
knowledge.
While parents obviously play a major role in the way that their child develops as they get older, many
people believe that social factors outside of the family now influence children much more. This essay
will examine both sides of the argument.

There is no doubt that there are factors external to the family that significantly impact on a child’s
development. For example, there is television and the internet. Children these days have access to
these much more than they used to in the past, and they will pick up language and see things that will
teach them about life. Friends also have an important influence as a child will often copy peers that they
admire and respect. This could be positive behaviour but it could also be negative, such as smoking or
taking drugs.

Ultimately, however, it is family who have the most important impact. Children spend nearly all of their
time with their family, especially in their early years. They develop their confidence, socialisation skills,
morals, values and views on life through their interaction with them. Proof of the importance of this can
be seen in the differences between some children. Those that grow up in a dysfunctional home often
eventually have problems themselves, whilst those that are brought up in a warm and close
environment end up more confident and secure in adult life.

To conclude, it is the family that can provide a supportive, secure, and nurturing environment, which is
crucial to the way in which a child becomes an adult. Although it is clear that social factors play a part, I
would argue that it is the former that is the most important.

Children in some parts of the world have less responsibility compared to children in the past. Some
people think this as a positive change, however, others think of it as a negative change.

What do you think?

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

How much responsibility a child should take and whether modern children are less interested in
performing their duties and obligations is debatable. While offspring in some countries still take many
responsibilities, a great number of them, in other countries, are busy with their education and personal
interests. I personally believe that the way children take responsibilities has changed over the time,
mostly as a positive change, and to what extent a child should carry out these liabilities should be
determined by the family and social condition.

To begin with, the social, economic and family structure in the past, in most of the developing and
underdeveloped countries, forced parents to distribute responsibilities among children and it was
common for many young children to work hard and take care of younger family members besides their
education. These young children learnt how to manage budgets, share things with other family
members and face difficulties in life. Those important lessons, according to many, are no longer spread
among the modern young generation and thus they become more selfish.

However, with the change of the family structure and social norm, people these days want their children
to excel in education and other creative fields rather than taking care of the family. Joint family
predominated the society and parents had more children in the past. With the rise of the nuclear family
and one-to-two-child-family policy, parents totally focus on a child's education, unlike the past. In my
opinion, blaming children for not taking responsibilities is an impartial judgement as modern children
have far more pressure from schools and parents. They are not expected to earn money or do house
hold works in a well-to-do family. With the increasing literacy rates, less discrimination in a family,
women empowerment and better lifestyle, the trend has more positive outcomes, without a doubt.

To conclude, these days we want our children to be the best scorer, best athlete, and outshine in
everything they do unlike the past when parents wanted assistance from their offsprings to support the
family. Thus the changes have brought numerous developments and the move was inevitable with the
paradigm shift of the social structure.

Some people are of the opinion that children should be rewarded for good behaviour. Others think
they should be punished for bad behaviour. Discuss both views and give your personal opinion and
reasons.

The debate over a child’s moral education is difficult due to the various view points each party holds.
The question of discipline is exceptionally important, moreover whether to treat good behaviour with a
neutral attitude or to just focus on correcting incorrect actions. My personal opinion is that any positive
actions ought to be immediately recognised by the parent and vice versa for negative conduct. This
balanced approach makes for a more positive outcome for both the child and family.

Firstly rewarding a good act immediately signals a positive reaction in the child’s brain which should
encourage the child to want to behave similar in the future. Failure to recognise such behaviour leaves
the child with the same emotional feeling as if they had done nothing. Therefore rewarding the child
regularly for good behaviour enforces the action making it more likely to repeat itself in the future.

Secondly punishing the son or daughter is also necessary, failure to discipline could have serious
consequences in the future. For example if a child has no clear concept of respect for elders or authority
it is quite possible to encounter more serious problems later in life. This pattern is prevalent in marginal
neighbourhoods throughout the world. Therefore it is essential to immediately discipline the child
whenever witnessing an unruly act so as to enforce the correct behaviour from an early age.

To conclude both bad and good actions need to be recognised and dealt with immediately to correct or
encourage the future actions. Failure to do either of these could result in a less fortunate life or a youth
who rarely performs any good acts for anyone. Therefore it is critical that both types of behaviour are
recognized dealt with accordingly for the benefit of the child in the future.

Problems with environmental pollution have become so serious that many countries are trying to
solve these problems.

Suggest possible solutions and give your own opinion.

It is true that the issues related to the environmental pollution have become one of the most
controversial issues nowadays, and every nation is wondering about how to tackle the problem. In my
opinion, both government and people have to contribute to solve these problems or at least make it less
dangerous.

On one hand, everyone bears a great duty to protect our environment. To begin with, parents at home
and teachers at school should teach the next generation about how to cause less harm to our
environment and how to take care of our mother Earth. Through teaching the children about recycling
and reducing waste, both parents and teachers can contribute a lot. Also, people can reduce the gas
emissions by using public transports rather than personal cars and can choose to walk short distances or
to their workplaces.

Moreover, by using fewer packages and less plastic and papers, they will reduce a massive threat to the
environment. On the other hand, governments should take more efforts to reduce the pollution. Firstly,
by making public transport more convenient to encourage more people to use them, this will save more
money and energy. Secondly, through the media and campaign, many people can learn more about the
importance of the environment. For example, in the UK there is a campaign called make Britain tidy and
such campaign encourages people to contribute more to keep the environment clean. Finally,
governments should introduce laws to limit the deforestation in many countries around the world, to
ensure that there are enough green forests.

To conclude, there are many ways in which we can address the issue of environmental pollution, and
both individual and government have their own responsibility for this.

The rising levels of congestion and air pollution found in most of the world's cities can be attributed
directly to the rapidly increasing number of private cars in use. In order to reverse this decline in the
quality of life in cities, attempts must be made to encourage people to use their cars less and public
transport more.

Discuss possible ways to encourage the use of public transport.

You should use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your arguments with
examples and relevant evidence.

Anyone who lives in a city is aware of the increasing number of cars on the road and the kinds of
problems this creates are traffic jams, air pollution and longer commuting periods. As economies grow
and access to cars spreads to increasing numbers of people, this trend is likely to worsen. The solution, it
would seem, is for the government to encourage the use of public transport in urban areas, thus
decreasing dependence on the car.

One way to stimulate public transport use is to make private car use more expensive and inconvenient.
The introduction of tolls along urban motorways has been successfully employed in many cities. Other
such measures are high-priced permits for parking in urban areas and the restriction of parking to a
limited number of cars. Faced with high costs or no place to park, commuters would perhaps be more
willing to abandon their cars in favour of buses or trains.

There are also less punishing ways of spurring public transport use. The construction of free car-parks at
suburban train stations has proven successful in quite a number of countries. This allows commuters to
drive part of the way but then they ultimately use public transportation into the central, most
congested, urban areas.

Moreover, private cars can not carry many passengers at a time yet occupy spaces in the street. As the
number of cars is increasing in the road so does the traffic jam. Perhaps the major disadvantage of cars,
in general, is the huge damage they do to the human health and to the environment. More cars mean
more pollution. The environment pollution is a serious issue today and at any cost, we must reduce the
amount of pollution.
Indeed, making public transport more comfortable and convenient should work to attract more
commuters and decrease traffic congestion. Public transport that is convenient and comfortable retains
its passengers, much like any business that satisfies its customers. The more commuters committed to
taking public transport, the less congestion on city streets.

Global warming is one of the most serious issues that the world is facing today. What are the causes
of global warming and what measures can governments and individuals take to tackle the issue?

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

Global warming is a serious worldwide problem that arises as an effect of gases like Carbon Dioxide
traps the heat from the sun causing the rise in the global temperature, this process is known as
greenhouse effects which have many causes believed to be a human effect. There are many different
measures that could be taken to tackle this pressing matter.

The main causes of global warming are due to human activities such as deforestation, building factories,
driving more cars, increasing numbers of aeroplanes etc. Human usage many fuels and fossils and these
all lead to the production of gases and hence rising in global temperature, also the greatest increase in
the number of the population leading to a great decline in natural resources. Moreover the over-cutting
of trees and destruction of wild life habitats which will lead to animal extinction at the end, this all are
causes of global warming.

Global warming has serious effects on the environment which are increasing of sea level and arising of
floods and droughts, melting of polar ice cap which in turn leads to extreme weather conditions.

There are some solutions that governments and individuals should take in order to prevent and put an
end to this problem; firstly to put limitations for energy consumption by factories and implementation
of other renewable sources of energy such as solar energy and water power. Also, governments should
organise some campaigns that would promote waste recycling, put rules to protect wild life, and
encourage the growing of more and more trees. Furthermore, governments and individuals could
decrease the energy consumption by decreasing the number of flights, using public transport to
decrease using of cars. Eco-friendly transportation like Bicycle should be used and the number of private
cars should be decreased.

As a summary global warming is a serious worldwide issue that arises from human activities which need
the participation of both the governments and the individuals to be ended.

Environmental problems are becoming a global issue. Environmental problems are counter-
challenging the quality of life people enjoy in modern advanced societies. Do you think that
environmental problems will produce better results if it is addressed globally or it should be
addressed by individual countries?

Environmental problems greatly vary in terms of their magnitudes and some of these are local, while
others are definitely global in nature - the greenhouse effect or global warming for example. For the
best result, these short of problems should be addressed at the most appropriate levels, sometimes
even at multiple levels.
To begin with, some environmental problems are generally caused by a group of people in a particular
region and these issues get accelerated by the rapid expansion of industrialisation in this region. These
sorts of problems often include noise pollution, air pollution, deforestation, intoxicating waste disposal
etc. and these are generally national in nature. It is better to address these types of environmental
problems at the national level and educating people is a viable solution in this scenario. International aid
sometimes can help a poor or developing country to address environmental problems but the
government of the country should take initiatives to solve such national problems.

Having said that, some environmental problems, for instance, common river, coastline or sea pollution
concerns more than one countries and those sorts of problems should be addressed at a bilateral level.
Similarly, if an environmental problem concerns a large region, for instance, a continent, that should be
discussed and fought by the countries that are located on this continent. Some common examples of
this type of environmental problems are desertification, soil erosion, aridness and floods.

Finally, some environmental problems pervade across national boundaries and calls for multinational or
global collaboration. For example, radioactive industrial wastages in oceans, ozone layer degradation,
global warming are global issues and these types of problems should be addressed by every single
nation in the world. For greater success and effectiveness, I believe that the commitment of countries,
especially rich nations, is quite important.

To conclude, environmental problems should be viewed as a common problem for the mankind and
those global problems should be endorsed and shared globally by all nations. Similarly, rich nationals
should help the developing nations to fight their regional and national environmental problems for the
best result.

Many criminals commit crimes after they were set free. Research indicates that the people who were
convicted criminals would often commit crimes when they are set free. Why is the case? What can be
done to solve this issue?

It is suggested from a research that the majority of criminals commit crimes when released from jails
and this is a very dangerous thing to the society nowadays. I think we should make some regulations and
practices to avoid happening this.

The current situation is very worse due to this increasing number of crimes in the world everywhere.
Most of the crimes are being done by criminals who were sent to the prison earlier. And this thing gives
a feeling to me that if criminals commit crimes, again and again, there is a problem in our punishment
system. Therefore government and people should take some actions on this.

As I mentioned above, there might be many reasons for occurring crimes in the society. Firstly, criminals
do not have a feeling about the society, culture and religion. Moreover, there is no humanity that can be
seen in these criminals. So the Government can put some practices of brainwashing sessions to the
prisoners on humanity, culture and other valuable things. Furthermore, it is better if there are some
kind of sessions about the art, nature etc. Simply, I would like to highlight that criminals are also human
beings and we have to make them think and feel properly before releasing them.

Secondly, there might be a big punishment level rather than current one, according to the crime levels.
Then people will fear to commit crimes continuously including prisoners who were set free.
Thirdly, I think it would be great if the jail authority introduces an evaluation process of criminals inside
the prison to identify who the better ones before releasing them are. So that we can have a mechanism
to keep bad ones inside the prison until they come to a good mindset.

To sum up, I think these crimes are happening due to the bad attitude of criminals. So when we are
going to release a criminal, we have to make sure that this person might not commit a crime again when
he is set free. To do this, the government has to take some actions inside the prison and then crime level
might be controlled.

Some people think that the best way to reduce crime is to give longer prison sentences. Others,
however, believe there are better alternative ways of reducing crime.

Discuss both views and give your opinion.

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

Crime is a serious and growing problem in most societies. Although many people believe that the best
way to tackle this is to place people in prison for longer periods, others are of the opinion that other
measures will be more effective.

There are benefits of giving offenders longer prison sentences. Firstly, spending a long time in prison
provides an opportunity for the prison services to rehabilitate a prisoner. For example, someone who
has committed a serious offence such as assault will need a long time in prison in order to be sure they
can be re-educated not to re-offend. In addition to this, longer prison sentences will act as a deterrent
for someone who is thinking of committing a crime.

However, some people argue that leaving people in prison for a long time means that they will mix with
other criminals and so their character will not improve. One alternative is community service. This gives
an offender the opportunity to give something positive back to society, and so it may improve their
character. Also, the government could focus its resources on the causes of crime, which would lead to
less crime in the future.

In my opinion, it is important to look at alternative methods. Many countries have lengthy prison
sentences, but crime has continued to increase throughout the world, so it is clear that this is not
completely effective. That said, long prison sentences should remain for those who commit serious
crimes such as assault or murder, as justice for the victim and their family should take priority.

To conclude, there are good arguments for and against long sentences, so governments must continue
to research the various methods of crime reduction to ensure effective policies are in place.

Even though globalization affects the world's economies in a very positive way, its negative side
should not be forgotten.

What is your view? Discuss.

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or
experience.
However globalization promotes worldwide economies positively, the governments should be paid
attention to its negative aspects. While it is argued that globalization causes detrimental results, I
believe that it produces great breakthroughs though authorities should take care about harmful
outcomes of globalizing.

Globalization has a beneficial influence on our lives. Globalization develops local economies. So, it helps
nations to decline an unemployment rate and raise economic growth. Furthermore, globalized economy
advances technology. For example, when a multinational company establishes a factory in a developing
country, the new equipment, the new management skills and job vacancies are all in the best interest of
the local society. Moreover, globalization has transformed the world into global village. As a result,
people all over the world can communicate together easier than the past by internet and satellite TV.

On the other hand, nobody can deny the devastating consequences of globalization. One of the crucial
sides is a cultural shock. Worldwide networks and televisions have severely affected young people.
These facilities have escalated cultural differences and generation gaps. For instance, when young aged
persons watch popular superstars like singers, actors, actresses etc., on satellite channels. They imitate
their behaviours, clothes, etc., that it leads to misbehaviours among adolescents. In addition, another
critical impact of globalizing is the danger of epidemic diseases which can easily spread because of faster
transportation and increase in the number of tourists. This statement is proved in the recent bird's flu
disease which has infected most Asian countries over a short period of time.

In conclusion, although globalization has sparked a heated debate in recent decades whether it is a
blessing or a curse, I believe that globalization is playing an increasingly useful role in today's
communities but we should not ignore destructive side effects of globalization. As a matter of fact,
impoverished nations should provide required infrastructures and benchmark successful developing
countries such as Brazil and China in order to decrease the disadvantages of globalization.

Globalization is a term which is widely used in today's era. This one word not only has
influenced our attire, but also our culture. It is undeniable that globalization helps in world's
economy but at the same time we have to accept that it has some negative consequences also.

Today, many multinational companies have set up their branches in poor countries by doing this
they get man power at low price, whereas, people of poor nation get work opportunities in a
larger scale. With globalization everything has become much more accessible, one can get the
product manufactured at 1000 miles away at a shop, which is just few steps away from their
door. We can see people of different counties wearing the same t-shirt, which in turn brings
uniformity in them towards each other. Globalization has especially helped in woman
empowerment and has given them equal work opportunities anywhere in the globe.

Despite of all the goodness, which globalization has brought to us, it has many negative counter
parts. People in country like India have started following the trends of western countries without
understanding their pros and cons. Where globalization has brought malls and multiplexes it
also brought old age home. It also causes the danger of epidemic diseases bird flu is good
example of this which was faced by many Asian countries. Brain drain again is a big issue for
developing countries like India, a country invest a big sum of money for higher education in few
premier institutes but at the time of pay back, pass out, students prefer to work in abroad.

Finally, I can conclude that negative impacts of globalization should not be forgotten. Need and
requirement varies from place to place and any trend should not be followed blindly be it
globalization

Every year several languages die out. Some people think that this is not important because life will be
easier if there are fewer languages in the world.

To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

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

(Disagreement)

It is a fact that there are a lot of languages in this world, but every year several of the languages just
disappear. A group of people believe that the extinction of some languages is not a crucial problem since
communication will be more effective with fewer languages. Although some people think that the
extinction of some languages is not a serious problem, I do believe that the diversity of the world
languages has a lot of benefits for the individual and the society as well.

To begin with, it is undeniable that out of hundreds of languages that have existed, few languages
extinct every year. It is believed that the disappearance was due to the globalisation and the
westernization of the European and American, which have forced people to communicate in
International languages such as English, German or French. Other people have an opinion that the
extinction of the languages is not a serious threat to the world since most of them that die out are
minority languages which are spoken by several people. Therefore they would not make a significant
impact on the world. Besides that, the usage of several international languages has made business
interaction or diplomatic negotiation among nations or continents become easier.

On the other hand, the uncountable number of languages that have existed shows the uniqueness of
the world cultures. It is necessary to maintain the diversity of the world languages since each of the
languages represents the identity of a community or a tribe. Besides that, although some of the
languages might only be spoken by several people, it has an important function. Many of the traditional
myths are written or documented in the minority languages, and if they die out, then the culture would
also be lost.

In conclusion, I personally disagree with the opinion that with only several languages that exist in the
world, life will be easier. I believe that the variety of languages shows the richness of the world
civilisations and they should be passed to the next generation.

(Agreement)

Perhaps the human is the only living creature that has distinctive and diverse languages to communicate
each other. The primary means of languages is to communicate effectively. Each nation, tribes and
country has their unique language and these languages and their formations were quite different than
the way see them now. If communication is the main reason we have our own languages, I would opine
that the fewer languages are far better for effective communication and hence we should not worry that
much because some of the languages are getting extinct.
Some would argue that a language preserves the culture, tradition and history of a group of people.
That’s true to a certain extent and it is not impossible to decipher the history when the language is no
longer alive. For instance, have not our researchers in modern time deciphered the manuscripts and
written symbols of cultures and civilisations that no longer exist?

The changes of languages and their evaluation cannot be prevented. Even the modern English we
nowadays use is much different than it had been a century ago. Language changes because people need
better and easier communication way. From this regards, if some rich and modern languages are used
throughout the world, the communication among people would be better than ever. This would reduce
the language and cultural barrier we have in our world.

Languages which are getting lost are mostly spoken by fewer people. It is not uncommon that only a few
people speak a particular language and that’s why it is in danger. Most of such languages are spoken by
a tribe and people of this tribe have developed in terms of education and lifestyle and have accepted a
new language. In some cases, we should put more priority on people’s life standard rather than focusing
on the language they speak.

Finally, modernization is a natural trend and we cannot prevent it. The prominent languages of the
world would prevail and they would be spoken and used by more people as a natural trend. The fewer
the languages, richer and more effective they would be.

In conclusion, we should foster and accept the diversity of languages because of its uniqueness and
tradition but should also accept the natural trends of modernization and evolving nature of a language.
We should not worry too much about a language’s disappearance and should accept the fact that fewer
languages in the world mean better communication and better understanding among nations.

Some experts believe that it is better for children to begin learning a foreign language at primary
school rather than secondary school.

Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?

Due to the advancements in communication systems, the relation among nations has been increased
markedly. As a result of this, learning a foreign language at an early age has become a controversial
issue in the global village. Some experts claim that primary school is the best place for learning another
language instead of secondary school. I firmly believe that there is a defensible basis for this argument.

The proponents of this view discuss that there are many reasons behind of their claims. The most
important one is about recent research. The studies have shown that the children between 4-9 ages
have a great opportunity to learn new languages. Also, they clarify their claims by an example, a survey
among 200 pupils, has shown that the above mention ages have a crucial role in children building
character and developing their personality. Moreover, give the special care and settle down proper
curriculum could be much beneficial for them in this way. Consequently, because of carefree mind
children can catch more points in this level.

In parallel, I personally side with this idea. The key point to justify this attitude could be illustrated by a
personal tangible example. A couple of years ago, I met a German family with an interesting story. To
cut the long story short, Lucas, the first child of the family, has started learning the English language at
secondary school and now the level of his English skill is almost intermediate. Conversely, his sister has
started English and France together at primary school. Now, she can speak very fluently both of them.
On balance, beyond a shadow of a doubt, the primary school can pave the way for learning a foreign
language easily. Although, it should be considered that the method and atmosphere of the school play a
key role in learning.

All in all, we should own up to the fact that learning a foreign language has become a key factor in our
lifelong. It goes without saying, having a strong basis in a new language can uplift us towards prosperity.
Primary schools are the best places to enhance our children's language ability. Also, in this special span,
the pupil’s minds are dead ready to catch an awful lot of new things and what could better than learning
a second language than that.

Modern technology now allows rapid and uncontrolled access to and exchange of information. Far
from being beneficial, this is a danger to our societies.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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

It is true that with the rapid development of technology, people have unlimited access to various
information and exchange database freely these days. Despite all benefits, some people believe that it is
harmful and dangerous for our communities. To a certain point I would agree that it could be
dangerous, but if we have proper control over technological use then it would be useful from many
aspects.

On one hand, the advance development of modern technology has allowed people to gain access to so
many websites, database, and information hub and to exchange them. All governments and companies
are using computer technology to store and maintain their confidential information these days. Certain
people believe that the development is dangerous for our societies as it could be misused for any crime
activities. For example, a computer hacker might have access to a bank information system and use a
person's credit card number. In another case, the hacker might steal top secret information from the
government and sell them to the terrorists.

Despite all the treats, the easy access to information system has brought countless benefits to the
humankind. Firstly, with the development of the internet technology, scientists could effectively
perform their research. By having access to so many websites, it has saved a lot of the scientists’ time
when they have to investigate things, rather than to go to the library and search for books and journals.
Secondly, with the easy access to information system, it also helps students in learning new things. In
the past, students only got information through books, but these days they can learn from various
platforms. For example, when they want to learn new things, they can also learn from another format
such as video. There are thousands of free video websites such as YouTube and Vimeo, where they can
access them and find some informative lessons. Having central databases of citizens is a great way for
the government to tackle illegal immigration, crime and social problems.

In conclusion, to a certain extent, I would agree that the easy access to various information and
exchange of database could be harmful to the humankind. However, I also believe that this
development also brings a lot of benefits to the societies, as scientists have become more effective in
doing their researches. I personally believe that the government should have a strict regulation about
the access and design a proper control system which would prevent the misuse of the information.

Modern appliances in the home have become more common, leaving no doubt that advances in
technology have improved our lifestyle.

To what extent do you agree or disagree with this?

(Agreement)

We started living in a cave, as the history suggests, and thanks to the novelty and advancement of
modern technology that we now live in a grand apartment with many facilities which were unimaginable
even a century ago. From an uncertain life where our ancestors had to deal with constant fears of
darkness and lurking predators, we have a remarkably comfortable and advanced lifestyle and this has
all been possible due to the innovation in technology.

It is often argued by many that modern technology has given us comfort but has cost us dearly. As an
example, they point out that we have become less active and more dependent on machines, especially
on the household appliances. According to them, this is a backwards step and apparatuses cannot
improve our lifestyle. What they fail to realise is that the blessing of science has eradicated many deadly
diseases that had often wiped out cities and made us vulnerable like ants in the water. Advancement in
technology is not a one-dimensional straight line, it is a spark of light and without it, we would still be at
the mercy of natural calamities. People may blame science for the contamination of food or the advent
of fast food, but it is worth mentioning that without science, we would have a world war for the food
crisis.

The household appliances like washing machines and vacuum cleaners have reduced the manual labour
of cleaning while rice cookers, microwave ovens, coffee makers and electric kettles have improved the
way we cook at home. We no longer need to end our day when the sun sets as electric bulbs illuminate
the world. Thus it might be easy to criticise the innovation and wonder the science has brought to our
life but living without them is utterly impossible. For instance, imagine what the world would be without
the electricity, refrigerators, TVs and the internet. Unimaginable even for a day.

To conclude, it is undeniably true that modern household appliances have made our tasks easier, faster
and more accurate. With this, we have a better lifestyle and more time to spend with our family
members or to enjoy our leisure activities.

(Disagreement: we will have to determine the limit of its usages)

Innovations of science have touched the lives of billions. Most homes these days have at least a washing
machine, refrigerator, microwave oven, an air conditioner and these tools have profoundly enhanced
the way people live their life. Yet, the negative effects of the dependence on those machines cannot be
denied.

To begin with, these household appliances save a great deal of time and human labour and this is simply
amazing. People no longer need to work all day long to finish their household works and as a result,
people can have more quality times. This is definitely a great leap towards the modernisation and a
significant enhancement of their lifestyle. For instance, most women in the past century had to remain
busy at home but these days they can spend more leisure time and this has all been possible due to the
advents of modern household appliances.

However, modern technology cannot ensure better lifestyle by all means and in many cases, it
deteriorates our lifestyle. For instance, TV is considered to be a wonder box in most houses. Due to our
addiction on TV, we have little time to talk with other family members. This is not the desired state at all
but an example how machines can negatively affect our lifestyle. Moreover, the modern technology
used for preparing food and drinks are not always safe and cannot be compared with the hygiene and
food value we used to get from food when they were collected from natural sources and made
manually. For instance, the burger, sandwich or ice cream made at home are not as nutritious as our
grandmother’s cookies or cakes were.

We can, therefore, conclude that technology is a blessing for us and at the same time if we do not use it
sensibly, it might bring curse for us as well. This is why, we will have to determine the limit of its usages,
even at home, to make our lifestyle standard as well as safe.

Overpopulation of urban areas has led to numerous problems.

Identify one or two serious ones and suggest ways that governments and individuals can tackle these
problems.?

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

Overpopulation in cities and urban areas is a growing problem that governments and individuals have to
take into account seriously. They should work together to reduce the inconveniences caused by it. This
essay will examine what are the issues caused by overcrowding and discuss on solutions.

First of all, we can truly affirm that the first result of overpopulation in towns is without any doubts
congestion and traffic jams which lead to serious pollution problems. Another inconvenience due to
overcrowding is garbage from inhabitants. Many cities do not have the means to handle the charge of
rubbish casting away by its habitants which lead to unclean cities.

The lack of decent accommodation is also a growing problem that cities must deal with. Many people
are unable to find a place to live in which is a step back for cities’ development.

However and fortunately, if we sit down a minute to think about what each of us could do to tackle this
problem it is not hard to find a solution. Individuals should use public transports as often as they can
rather than using their own car and the government should build more roads and improve public
transportation to address this issue.

To handle the garbage flowing in streets they should sort out rubbish they throw away. For
accommodation problems, the poorest should establish the sharing flats system. The government can
expand the area and can help building more building to handle the accommodation issue.

On its own side, governments might set a tax for car owners and develop public transports back with the
earned money. For a cleaner city, they should create advertisements in order to educate its people
about what to do with rubbish and give a fine to someone spotted for throwing a paper, rubbish or dust
in the street. Finally, to overcome the accommodation problem governments should build more
infrastructures for people in need.

To sum up, we all know that these problems are worrying and growing but if every one of us thinks
about what they can do to make it better. I am sure that these issues could be solved.

Many people prefer to use public transportation while others say that personal cars are the best
mode of transportation. Excessive use of private cars is considered to be the main reason for the
traffic jam in many cities and that's why the use of public transportation is encouraged.

In your opinion what are the pros and cons of using public transport?

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

While some people choose to use public transportations, others prefer to use their own cars. It is
believed that the excessive usage of personal cars has caused congestion problems in big cities and
therefore people should use public transportations more often. However, public transportations have
their own positive and negative sides and the following essay will discuss them in details.

It is undeniable, that public transportations have some weaknesses. Some people still choose to use
their own private vehicles, though the government has encouraged them to use public transports. It is
because public transportations are not as safe as private cars and some criminal activities on public
buses or trains such as pocket thieves are still being reported. And then public transportations are not
reliable in terms of preciseness and accuracy. Many people have complained about the preciseness and
the consistency of these public transportations schedules, which impacted to their work or study time.

Despite its weakness points, public transportations bring a lot of benefits for individuals and societies.
Firstly, it is clear that the existence of public transportations will automatically reduce traffic problems.
Secondly, if the utilisation of public transportations increased, it means that there will be a reduction in
the consumption of fossil fuels. Consequently, it will reduce air pollution and global warming issues.
Therefore, the governments should encourage their residents to use public transportations.

In conclusion, people have different opinions about public transportations. Some people enjoy using
them, while others choose to use their own personal vehicles. Although public transportations have
some weaknesses, I do believe that the benefits outweighed the drawbacks. I also suggest that the
government should improve the public transportation services, therefore more and more people are
attracted to use public transportations.

The rising levels of congestion and air pollution found in most of the world cities can be attributed
directly to the rapidly increasing number of private cars in use. In order to reverse this decline in the
quality of life in cities, attempts must be made to encourage people to use their cars less and public
transport more.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Nowadays, people use more private car, which leads to more cars on the road, heavy traffic jam and air
pollution. These problems always happen especially in the cities. I agree with the way to solve this
problem by encourage people to use public transportation instead of using private cars because it is the
best and easy way that people can do.

Using public transportation saves a lot of money. Firstly, people do not have to buy their own cars.
When it comes to prices, the fare for buses or taxis are cheaper than private cars when compared bus
fare to the oil price. Accordingly, people do not have to spend lots of money on gas that they have to fill
the tank. Also, they do not have to find a place for parking as well.

Moreover, using less private cars saves environment and people’s health as well. It causes less air
pollution because carbon dioxide that released from cars is decreased. As all people know that carbon
dioxide can harm people’s health, if less carbon dioxide release to the environment, people do not have
to breathe polluted air inevitably. Furthermore, there will have no heavy traffic jam because people use
more public transportation.

Even though it is a waste of time that people have to wait for a buses, taxis, subway or sky train, it will
not take people a long time to reach their destination because public transportation nowadays are
developed to be faster and more convenient for citizens.

Therefore, these are the reasons why I agree with the way to decrease congestion and air pollution by
encourage people to use less private cars and turn to use more public transportation that government
provided.

Governments should spend money on railways rather than roads.

To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Fast & safe transportation system and improved communication are two important aspects of the
development of a country. Every government works for it citizens to commute safely and quickly while
businesses also depend on a solid transportation system. Thus when the question arises whether a
government should focus on improving its railways or roads, people seem like have divided opinions. I
personally agree that a government should spend more money on railways system.

Fast of all, railways offer safe commuting both for the citizens and traders. The numbers of road
accidents and highway casualties in many countries are far higher than that of the railway casualties.
Thus investing more on a safe way of commuting is a much more prudent idea. Rails cause
comparatively less environmental damage while the road vehicles are the main reason for increasing
pollution around the world.

Second, rails can carry hundreds of people and several hundred tonnes of goods while road transports
can carry only a few. Some shuttle trains are many times faster than that of private cars and public
buses. Thus improved railways would save peoples’ valuable time every day. Thirdly, rail lines are usually
away from the main cities and that is why some busy cities have no other alternatives than to improve
their rail transportation system. Express trains can reduce the traffic congestion in many cities and more
investment to improve the railway is the only possible solutions in cities where a large number of people
live in.

Finally, the population of the world is increasing rapidly and that is why investing more money on faster
and dependable transportation system is more logical than investing in the older transportation system.
Railways will be future in transportation and investment on it is the better choice for any government.
In conclusion, I believe that a government, either in a developed or a developing country, should invest
to build a safer, faster and more reliable transportation system and the railway, for this reason, should
get a priority.

Road transport is taking over rail services. Discuss the positive and negative effects of this
development. Is this situation true for your country?

Transport refers to the activity that facilitates movements of goods and individuals from one place to
another. So, it removes the distance barrier. Roadways and railways are the two means of land
transport. It is true that in many countries road transport is becoming more popular. It is both a negative
as well as a positive development which I shall discuss in this essay.

There are many advantages of road transport over rail transport. To begin with, it is a relatively cheaper
mode of transport than rail transport. Secondly, perishable goods can be transported at a faster speed
by road carriers over a short distance. Moreover, it provides door-to-door service. So, loading and
unloading is possible at any destination. Finally, it is the only mode of transport in hilly areas which are
not connected by other modes of transport.

On the downside, road transport has its limitations which are indirectly the plus points of rail transport.
Firstly, due to limited carrying capacity, road transport is not economical for long distances. Secondly,
road transport is affected by adverse weather conditions like floods, rain, landslide etc. on the other
hand rail transport is hardly affected by such situations. Finally, road transport leads to too much
congestion on roads which in turn may cause accidents and increase pollution.

In India, over the years, more and more inland freight traffic has been shifting from rail to road. In 1951,
88% of the country’s freight was moving on rail and 10% on road. But today, about 60% of the freight
moves on road and 38% on rail. To put it in a nutshell, I pen down saying that, road transport definitely
has an edge over rail transport. That is why it is becoming more popular. This situation has both pros
and cons which I have explained in the above paragraphs

Immigration has a major impact on the society.

What are the main reasons of immigration?

To what consequences can it lead?

Immigration has a significant impact on the contemporary society. Each year, more and more people
from all over the world decide to leave their home countries and move to another place. This essay will
examine the reasons and the consequences of immigration.

In my view, the main reason of immigration is a strong desire of better life quality and safe future. A lot
of people from so-called Third World move to developed countries in search of better employment
opportunities, and therefore, higher incomes. Moreover, living in a wealthy country implies living in a
country with stable economy, so risks of losing their savings also lessen. For example, labour migration
from Mexico to the USA is caused by these facts. Other reasons that force whole families to cross
borders are wars and various cultural conflicts in their homeland. Many people migrate, seeking security
and safe future for their children. For instance, most of the refugees who arrived in the European Union
were escaping from wars.

However, sometimes immigration causes more problems than it solves, resulting in negative
consequences for both immigrants and their countries of destination. First of all, most of the refugees
can’t find jobs because of the lack of language skills and difficulties in adaptation. That’s why the
countries have to run various refugee assistance programs to help those people. But disproportionate
burden of maintaining the immigrants leads to tension in the society. Secondly, not all of the refugees
receive proper asylum, food and medical care. So they are at risk even after crossing the border. Finally,
even highly qualified specialists, who seek better employment, often don’t get what they are looking for.

In conclusion, I think that people immigrate to have better life prospects. However, life after
immigration may not always meet people’s expectations. So it’s very important to consider all the
possible outcomes and decide whether leaving your homeland is worth it.

More and more qualified people are moving from poor to rich countries to fill vacancies in specialist
areas like engineering, computing, and medicine.

Some people believe that by encouraging the movement of such people rich countries are stealing
from poor countries. Others feel that this is only part of the natural movement of workers around the
world.

What is your opinion?

Qualified people always seek to earn jobs in rich countries. Especially, these employees such as
engineering and doctors move from their own countries to developed countries in order to attain jobs at
high - standard companies. Some people claim that this type of movement between the rich and poor
countries is natural process. Others feel that rich countries are stealing from poor countries by doing
this. In my point of view, workers usually move to the rich countries due to main reasons.

First of all, rich countries offer huge salary. Because these countries have strong economic and financial
status. That is why it is easy for them to hand workers this tremendous number of money per month.
Today there are certain programs in some rich countries for those who has qualifications in specific
areas. This kind of supporting leads to trade the benefits between rich country.

Secondly, it is unusual experience which the person have never had before. In spite of difficult studying
chances there, people are able to practise their previous knowledge and earn plenty of skills with
working at sophisticated companies. It also allow to increase their backgrounds at their majors.

Thirdly, it is not about a country, it is about a person. That is why rich countries offer individuals not
country where they live in.

All of above prove that moving from poor to rich countries is natural process. It is not expressed with
stealing people country to country. Instead of it, poor country should pay more attentions at the local
problems in order to make these abmitious individuals staying in their original homes.

To what extent will migration from the developing world to the developed world become a social and
political issue in the 21st century?

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

Immigration with the aim of achieving better lifestyle has become one of the most considerable
discussions among developed countries, over recent decades. To clarify, this phenomenon has widely
led to serious threats to hosts from a diversity of aspects which it is going to be evaluated in the
following paragraphs.

As the beginning impact of immigrants, it could be stated that the host government face a variety of
population difficulties. By the way of illustration, it must be supplied a widespread accommodation for
the new citizens, which costs a great deal of expenses for the government.

The second problem stemming from this issue is that the immigrants from various countries have
experienced different cultures, in contrast to developed countries. As a result, the cultural differences
could cause minus effects on the host, especially on juveniles. These effects could contribute to
decreasing the national motivation.

As the last point, undoubtedly, the immigration issue is notified as one of the countries` major
commitments in terms of the human rights. Therefore, the developed nations try to maintain their
positive images in international communities. This could be evaluated in order to rate the countries in
United Nations from the aspect of humanitarianism.

In conclusion, the numerous challenges result from immigration of people living in developing countries,
ranging from population control to the worldwide feedbacks from human right perspective. Despite
these facts, many countries have still kept open their borders to immigrants.

“Nowadays airlines provide more benefits to the rich, often achieving this by reducing areas used by
the economy class to provide more comfort to the first class passengers. To what extent do you agree
or disagree? Give your own opinion.”

Discrimination has been observed when it comes to delivering facilities to the common air travelers and
to those of the elite class passengers. This is done by diminishing the sitting area of economy class. I
agree to a large extend that that the air-carriers are making first class travel more comfortable to earn
huge profits. According to my point of view, this selfish act of embellishing the business class cabins at
the cost of general class seats should be curbed and some strict legislation should be passed against this
unfair practice.

Firstly, the low cost seating is being made narrower and closer. This is largely because by this
arrangement, the elite passengers sitting place could be made more spacious and luxurious. Moreover,
the jammed pack chairs make the travel of not so elite unpleasant. For instance, a survey done by Trip
Adviser, on economy class travel showed that the maximum travelers felt that the seats were less
comfortable. Consequently, reducing the legroom in economy class could bring more monetary benefits
to airlines.

Secondly, all carriers are competing with one another by surging their premium class amenities. This
would attract the affluent class towards that particular airlines. For example Air France unveiled its new
thirty-two square feet premium luxury suites, on board chefs and butlers, costing over ten thousand
dollars per ticket. Therefore, first class passengers having significant benefits ensuring a comfortable
journey for them.

To conclude, I believe, that a law should be passed regarding fixed sitting space for the economy class
seats so that the general public is not at the receiving end. Providing with more ground force services for
the rich by the airlines is their discretion but should not be done at the expense of the economy
passengers.

Some people think the cheap air flight gives ordinary people more freedom. However, others think
the cheap air flight should be banned because it pollutes the air and brings many other problems.

Discuss both views and give your opinion.

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

In this era of technological advancements and globalisation, cheap air flight is greatly controversial as
some regards it is advantageous for tourism and flexible journey, others, on the contrary, consider it as a
threat to the environment. In this essay, I will examine both views and finally express my opinion on
that.

On one hand, cheap air travel has tremendously helped the tourism industry all over the world to
flourish. Due to the economic air flights, many middle-class people now travel to other countries to
enjoy their holidays, visit relatives and do business tours. Compared to the previous generations,
modern people can save a great deal of time only because of the frequent and cheaper air travels. This
has significantly improved people’s freedom to visit different places. On top of that, the tourism industry
has been able to attract global tourists owing to the fact that people can afford the air travel these days.

On the contrary, many people consider the cheap and frequent air travel a key factor for the
environmental damages and hence they opine that these sorts of economic flyings should be banned.
Their main concern is the number of aeroplanes flying every day to different destinations and the
amount of pollution they are causing to the environment. From the environmental point of view, a
single flight emits a huge amount of Carbon dioxide which is the main reason for the greenhouse effect.
No doubt the economy flights give some freedom and luxury to the passengers, but the negative
impacts these cheap flights have are colossal.

Considering both viewpoints and arguments, I would like to state that, in this modern era we cannot ban
cheap air flight as it has already become the part of global tourism, trade and economy. However, we
must continue research to find an alternative fuel for the aeroplanes to reduce the CO2 emission from
each flight. Scientific research brings us wonderful results and countries should work together to find
out an effective solution to this problem.
Some people prefer to live in a house, while others feel that there are more prons to living in
an apartment. Are there more advantages than disadvantages of living in a house compared
with living in an apartment?

Today’s world is a materialistic world. There are mainly two types of accommodation available
in almost all the cities like houses and apartments. In that, some people like to live in a house,
while others choose to live in an apartments. I think living in an flats and houses have brought
so many advantages as well as disadvantages to the people.

To begin with, nowadays most of the people are busy with theit work, they are going out daily
for job or study. In this case, an apartment provides a more comfortable and safe way of living.
If a person who living in a flat, he or she is not much worried about their cleaning work.
Moreover, a security always sits at the main gate, because children can play in the ground with
out any problems with their friends. In addition to this, people can go for a long journey with
out any tension and they can enjoy the tour very much.

However, in living apartments, people do not get privacy, it can be very difficult for them. And
also i think that, people are not aware of the surroundings.

On the other hand, houses have immense benefits to the people. For example, some of them
are very fond of gardening, in such cases living in a house is very suitable for them. So they can
cultivate various types of plants and crops in their courtyard. Further more they can keep pets
in their house which of these are not in favour of apartments.

To put it in a nutshell, it is mainly depend on the people who live there. Personally i believe
that, living in an own house is very convenient for people. But in some cases, i am in favour of
living in an apartment too.

Some people think that it is better to educate boys and girls in separate schools. Others,
however, believe that boys and girls benefit more from attending mixed schools.

Co-education has become a debating issue in the society. Some people argue that same school
education will bring benefits for both boys and girls, while others contradict this view. In this
essay, I will contend the benefits of both views and enlist my opinion.

Co-education has many advantages not only for the children but also for the society. During
same school study, boys and girls can learn a lesson of equality and they can compete with each
other. This will enable them to easily get adjust in later part of their life. Moreover, this will also
bring a sense of confidence and enthusiasm while to talk and work with each other. However,
in rare cases, competition can take a form of shame. For instance, if a girl wins then boys might
feel insulted and they can start to keep jealous and negative attitude towards each other. In
addition to this, study with opposite sex might affect a level of concentration as studies might
indulge into the activities to impress each other, have fun and playing attitude.
On the other side, studying in separate school has its own advantages. On a positive side;
separate school education will help the students to concentrate to their study only. They can
play any activity with each other and can share all sort of ideas. They will not try to compete in
a sex category wise. Nevertheless, this education will be a hindrance in many ways. Whenever,
boys and girls will come across each other, they will feel shy and hesitate to talk freely.

To conclude, both sort of education has both pros and cons. But today’s time has a competitive
nature where both boys and girls have to come across to each other both in the market and in
the society, In my opinion, this is far better to educate both sex students in a same school and
teach them in a way that its negative will not over weigh its positives in any ways.

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?

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

The purpose of advertising is to tell the consumer about any new product or service or any new
promotion on the existing product and service. We need it so we can make good decisions
when we go shopping. Advertising tells us when new and improved products become available
and lets us know which ones have the best price.

Through advertisements, we learn about new products. For example, many grocery stores now
sell prepackaged lunches. These are very convenient for busy parents. They can give these
lunches to their children to take to school. Busy parents don’t have time to look at every item
on the store shelf, so without advertisements, they might not know about such a convenient
new product.

Even products we are familiar with may be improved, and advertising lets us know about this.
Most people use cell phones, but new types of cell phone service become available all the time.
There are different plans that give you more hours to talk on the phone, you can send text
messages and photos, and next week probably some even newer type of service will be
available. By watching advertisements on TV it is easy to find out about new improvements to
all kinds of products.

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.

Advertisements improve our lives by keeping us informed about the latest products
developments and the best prices. Advertisements serve a useful purpose.

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