Cubic Education

Sarfaraj Khan

IELTS WRITING TASK II

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 1. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Write about the following topic:

Nowadays food has become easier to prepare. Has this change improved the way
people live?

Give reasons for your answer using your own ideas and experience.

Write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1:

Food is one of the fundamental needs of human lives, and from the ancient period till
this ultra-modern tech-time people have invented different ways to prepare and
customize foods. The customs and ways people prepare foods and present to others
vary depending on the race, culture and country. But the most fundamental need of
preparing foods is to fulfill the very basic human need: hunger. Preparing foods was
very cumbersome in earlier ages but with the advancement of human knowledge and
technology, men have created many devices and made many new ways of easily making
foods. The number of restaurants and fast-food shops are ever increasing and that have
omitted the need to prepare the food at all. The advanced technology like rice cooker,
meal cooker and easy availability of ingredients nowadays help people to prepare food
in no time and that has improved the way of people’s lifestyle.

People now spend less time preparing foods and can utilize this time in other tasks like
professional tasks, reading, entertainment and spending time with family and friends.
Thus people get more productive and social because of the increased time they have.

Quick food has become very popular which omits the needs of cooking and
professionals, students and business person are having those foods in their lunch time.
This is a significance improvement of saving time and using it more productively.
Though the fast foods have some health issues, the ever increasing popularity of it
shows the needs to have more time in our busy life and saving this time from the
allotted time from cooking. The cooking machines help the housewives to prepare the
foods easily and they do not have to spend time in a hot kitchen to prepare food. This is
leap towards a modern life where foods can be prepared virtually anywhere and in few
minutes.

In summary, the improved way of cooking helps people nowadays to save time and

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 cook in a more convenient place. This helps them to spend time in more important
things and lead a life without much hassle.

Idea Generation for this IELTS Essay:

Essay Type: Discussion Essay.
Main question of this IELTS Essay:
A. Has the easier food preparation process nowadays improved the way people live?
Discussion Points: How the easier food preparation process nowadays improved the
way people live.
Ways how the easy food preparation has improved the way people live nowadays:
• Having more spare-time for other activities, like entertainment.
• Control their diet by the calculation of calorie being used by appliances.
• Decreasing the rate of danger. The rate of explosion has been decreased by using
of new appliances.
• People are able to prepare their food at their workplace or study by using
appliances like microwave woven, rice cooker, coffee-maker etc.
• Fresher products are more available thanks to new technology of freezing.
• It saves time and people can get involved in more important tasks.
• Dependency on fast food shops and restaurant could be avoided.
• Saves the logs and woods needed to cook in the past time.
• It has reduces the work load for housewives and cooks.
• It is possible to cook variety of foods with the help of latest technological
devices.
Cases where this has failed to improve the way people live:
• Higher fat, salt, and less fiber applied on processed foods or fast foods have
increased risk of obesity, hypertension, and cardiovascular diseases.
• Probable hazardous consequences of microwave radiation on humans’ health.
• Eating more meat products has increased risk of cancer.
• Meals have become less tasteless compared to the traditional ones (GM foods).
• These latest home appliances for cooking consume electricity.
• Using of juice instead of fruit has led people to intake less vitamins and minerals.
Model Answer 2:

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Most of the food items that were hard to prepare and restricted to experienced chefs are
now easily available off the shelf or are made easy to prepare with modern recipes. But
like any other thing, this also has its advantages and disadvantages.

Firstly, most of these foods are high in saturated fats and eventually leads to obesity.
They cannot become substitute to our staple diet that is still not so easy to prepare due
to nature of its cooking methods. For example, for most of the Indians, the staple diet
includes combination of Indian breads, pulses and curries. It is not possible to make it
much easier even using modern equipment or methods. Secondly, most of the easy to
prepare food items either have very little shelf life or they need to be kept frozen (or
both). Thus they cannot match the nutrition of freshly prepared traditional home food.

Having said that, these easy to prepare food items are a boon to students or other
people, who stay away from home. They are definitely better that eating in restaurants
or street food. Although not as good as home food, they definitely purpose the purpose
to get “home like” food. Also, most of these food items come with handy instructions
and pre-mixed ingredients. With simple instructions, anybody can cook most of the
recipes now. This has life easier for many across the globe.

With advent of easy availability of raw ingredients, it has not become much easier to
cook recipes at home that was previous possible to cherish in high end restaurants. For
instance, the Italian pastas, which requires many types of sauces, is now easy to prepare
at home and all these sauces are now just a call away from a local grocery shop.

In conclusion, this is a much welcomed and positive change and it has definitely
improved our lives.

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 2. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Write about the following topic:

People attend colleges or universities for many different reasons (for example: new
experiences, career preparation, increased knowledge etc.). Why do you think people
attend colleges or universities?

You should give reasons for your answer using your own ideas and experience.
Write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1:

People mainly get enrolled in a college or university to achieve the necessary education
and degree they require to get a job or to build a career. Having a good career is one of
the main reasons people spending their time in colleges or universities but there are
other reasons as well. The current society and educational structure is far different than
it had been a century back when a self-educated person could gain a good career and
parents could arrange private tutors to ensure their children’s education. But in today’s
world colleges and universities are the authority to declare a person to have necessary
education to be ready for the job sector and without the certification from colleges and
universities it is almost impossible for someone to claim a good job.

People are going to colleges and universities because this is the most common way of
getting education and they have no alternatives like the people of past century had.
Most people are learning in colleges and universities and getting themselves ready for
the future. The sole purpose of a college or university is to ensure the proper theoretical
and moral education to build the ideal citizens the country needs and this is system
which is unquestionably accepted by the society and people. People who do not have
plan to use their certificate to get a job either because they have other career plans or
may be blessed with inherited fortune. They go to these educational institutes to learn
the values, ideas, knowledge and education they require to be good human. In fact
education is a border line between a savage and a good man and this is another reason
the society has adopted the idea of education for all and the colleges and universities are
the places to get this education in the current age.

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 Some people go to universities to get further education to enhance their horizon or to
improve their job position & salary. Others go to the colleges and universities to let the
world know that they are education. Funny this may seems, but many people simply
consider the higher education as the status they require to get higher in the society.
Colleges and Universities nowadays offer specialized courses like technical courses or
creative courses and many people attend those courses simply because of their pure
interests on these subjects or to gain the knowledge they need.

In my opinion, getting education, learning new things, experiencing diverse cultures

and customs, getting prepared for the future career, improving job position, subject
matter interests and social status are the main reasons for people to attend colleges and
universities.

Idea Generation for this IELTS Essay:

Essay Type: Opinion Essay (Give reasons).
Main question of this IELTS Essay:
A. Why people attend colleges or universities?
Reasons: Why people attend colleges or universities?
• University degree nowadays is mandatory to apply for a good job.
• To find better job opportunity after graduation and having higher salary.
• This is the most common way of getting education and enhancing knowledge.
• Becoming familiar with the latest technology, including computer, digital
systems, or medicine.
• Better social status. After graduation, socially they have higher prestige among
their family, friends, or other people.
• More probable to be able to apply and become prosperous a highly qualified
graduate abroad.
• To improve their social skills by meeting more educated people.
• To gain training and practical education.
• To learn the values, ideas, knowledge and skills.
• Sometimes promotion and increments are the reasons many professional get
enrolled in further studies in universities.

Model Answer 2:

The University is a citadel of learning. It is a place where people of diverse culture,

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ethnicity, background and religion come together with the major purpose of knowledge
acquisition. However, it is not out of place to suggest that some people come to school in
other to gain information that will better equip them for their future ambition, while
others still attend higher education in other to have the feeling of the tertiary education.
But no matter what the reasons might be, I strongly believe that the main reason why
people attend colleges and universities is to increase their knowledge.
Let consider one who comes to school for the just experience. I believe his or her
intention is not just to meet new friends because this can be done anywhere else. He or
she wants to understand different behaviors and interact with persons from different
areas, and various levels of intelligence. By so doing, he or she gradually imbibes
knowledge at different levels and at different points. Take for instance, I know of a very
good friend who always wanted to attend higher institution. When I enquired as to the
particular school he wanted, her reply was simple; “ I do not have any school in mind,
all I want is to go get new experience and change my environment”. However, after four
years in the university, I observed that her attitude, intelligence, abilities and sagacity
has increased greatly. This shows me that the ultimate end of going to the university is
to acquire knowledge.

Also, for those who think that their reason for going to school is for career preparation.
Statistics suggests that over 70% of the persons who studied a particular course or
discipline in Nigeria, do not end up practicing the same course, and are never found
along the career line throughout their lifetime. Evidences abound of various micro
biologists who are chief editors in news paper agencies across the nation. My best
Ifeanyi, he studied petroleum engineering but he is currently working with First Bank
Nigeria.

In conclusion, a university for me is like a crucible, a furnace where minds are molded
with the fire of knowledge in other to adapt to the outside world. We may have different
reasons why we enter the colleges and universities, but one thing and only but one thing
is for sure, the core reason why people attend the university and college is to increase
knowledge.

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 3.'Parents are the best teachers.'

Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. You should give reasons
for your answer using your own ideas and experience.

Write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1:
(Agreement: Parents are the best teachers)
‘Whether parents are our best teachers or not’ is a never-ending debate and people are
divided both in favour and against this argument. Both have a very strong contribution
and influence on a child’s learning but in my opinion parents overtake the teachers in
terms of teaching their children.

First of all I would like to point out that a teacher is not merely a person who takes a text
book and read texts from there to a student. Rather a teacher is someone who devotes
his/her times to teach someone everything that someone needs to know to advance to
next step. Morality, intricacies of life, subject matter knowledge, art, science, history,
value of time etc. are something that can’t be taught through academic books and a good
teacher is someone who teaches someone these all.

Now that we know the true responsibility of a teacher, we can easily compare our
parents and teachers. The things that we learn from our parents are far more important
than what we learn from our teachers. I am not denying the invaluable knowledge we
learn from our teachers through our academic years, but what we learn from our parents
are incomparable. We learn to survive, talk, and distinguish well from bad, values of
life, morality and such important other things from our parents. We are the true
reflection of our parents and our characters are shaped from their personality and
behaviours. Later the teachers help us to enhance our knowledge, horizon and our view
of life but the very foundation and ground are made by our parents.

The parents sacrifice so many things of their life just to ensure a better life for us and
nothing in this whole world could even be compared with their sacrifice for us. Think of
student who is unable to pay his/her monthly school fees would be cast away from the
school and the beloved teachers would scarcely be there to help him/her. On the other
hand the parents would always be there with their every possible effort to help the

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child.

In summary, the things we learn from our teachers are important for our lives and with
those valuable lessons and knowledge we prepare for the future but the things we learn
from our parents shapes who we are, who we become and their contribution is much
more important compared to the contribution of the traditional academic teachers and
that’s why in my opinion parents are best teachers.

Model Answer 2:
(Agreement: Parents are the best teachers)

Parents can be the best teacher for every child coming on this earth. I agree with this
statement as no learning institution can be compared with the parents as they are role
model for their children since they open their eyes in this world till they are fully grown
up and matured.

To start with when the child is born he sees his parents as his guide, mentor & teacher
who will teach him how to speak, eat, drink, live, wear, interact etc. No one will be with
him when he is crying for anything it will be the parents who will be with him for every
problem and his / her every need. Even during his education days he will observe and
learn that the school although is the learning institution but the moral & ethical values
learned from parents are far greater than any learning center and parents will be the one
who want their children to be the best in this world and they want their children not to
repeat the mistakes that they have done in their lives which any learning institution
won’t care for as they can’t give individual attention to every student.

On the other hand we see that generally the children who are orphans or could not get
the attention from their parents don’t have that foundation of ethical, moral and social
values as compared to the ones who have been trained by their parents despite all of
them have gone to schools, colleges etc. The only difference between them is parents.

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If the parents are not well educated they could still prove be good teacher for their
children but that will be of less fruitful from the highly educated parents as educated
and learned parents will have more vision and more horizon as compared to the
unlearned.

I would like to conclude with the statement that parents can be a turning point for his
child if he tries to teach every step of living this life.

4. To solve the ever-increasing environmental hazards throughout the world, the best
way is to increase the price of fuel.

What is your opinion on the above assumption?

You should write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1: (Agreement)

Environmental or natural hazards are the result of physical processes that affect humans
and environment every day and harmful for both in short and long run. As the use of
fuel increases to keep up with modern demands and increased population, the world is
becoming more vulnerable to environmental hazards and disasters. Floods, earthquakes,
severe thunderstorms, toxic or oil spills immediately come to mind when
comprehending this issue, implying that all these things are inherently hazardous.
One of the most effective solutions to these environmental hazards is to raise the price of
fuel. The use of petroleum and gasoline can release toxic chemicals into our atmosphere.
These chemicals escape into the air during refilling, from the gasoline tank and
carburetor during normal operation, and from engine exhaust. Transportation sources
account for about 30-50% of all harmful emissions into the atmosphere. The
industrialization is another reason for the omission of harmful chemicals too.

“Smog” is another environmental hazard. It causes human respiratory stress, and

damages many plants, significantly reducing farm crop yields and the “health” of trees
and other vegetation. Burning gasoline emits significant quantities of a wide range of
harmful gases into the atmosphere. For example, carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas
produced by incomplete combustion. Carbon dioxide, a normal product of burning fuel,

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is non-toxic, but contributes to the greenhouse effect, which is also known as global
warming and it is probably the most dangerous threat for the human existence.

Raising the price of fuel would mean that people would use less petroleum and
gasoline. They would find other alternative means of transport to save money, which
would mean using less high-priced fuel for everyday purposes. For example, cycling is a
healthy activity and it saves the earth too. Also, for a long journey, people could try to
find friends together for car-pooling. Car-pooling saves a lot of fuel and would save a lot
of money too. But other things should be considered to reduce the use of these
dangerous fuels. Government should implement strict rules of using car, for instance no
less than 4 persons should be allowed to drive a single car. The price should be
increased in a thoughtful way because if the price is so high it will hamper the average
people's life leading. There are so many people yet use public transportation for
movement and the increased price will make their life miserable. The prices of many
necessary daily ingredients also increase with the price of fuel.

Many environmental hazards like “smog” and global warming are increasing around
the world due to the excessive use of petroleum and gasoline in our daily lives. Raising
the price of fuel could make all the difference to the environment. It would force people
to use petrol in a more responsible way and use it less, and therefore be the most
effective solution to the problem of ever-increasing environmental hazards though it
might have some side effects but those can be controlled by the proper initiatives by the
Government.

Model Answer 2: (Disagreement)

There are several reasons that are causing the environmental harms and this has become
an urgent issue to discuss and bring a solution about. The number of ever increasing
cars is one of the reasons that leads to affect the environment negatively and there are
some assumptions that increasing the fuel price would solve this problem. But the
reality would be different, and increased fuel price will cause lots of other problems
while it would contribute very little to reduce the environmental pollutions and hazards.
So this can’t be the best solution in any way.

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First of all, the maximum numbers of cars are owned by the rich people and fuel price
would not restrain them from using the cars. The price of fuel in fact increased
significantly over the past 12 years and that has done nothing to reduce the car usages.
On the contrary the number of cars running in the roads has increased more than
expected. Besides, the fuel price determines the market prices of other daily necessary
products and increasing the price would only bring misery to the low and medium
earning class population. Electronic wastages, industries, household electrical devices,
deforestation, chemical wastages, unconscious activity of people are causing more
damage to the mother earth than the gas omission by the cars. We should focus on those
aspects as well before increasing the price of fuel just based on an assumption.

The main idea of increasing the fuel price is to reduce the number of cars running in the
street and to restrain the car owners from using the cars less. But that would prove to be
a ridiculous solution specially when car owners are mostly high earning class and they
would not bother about the fuel price.

The best solution to address this utmost concerning issue is to introduce an environment
friendly energy source like solar energy system, to improve the public transportation
system & train system so that people mostly use these systems instead of always using
their own cars, increasing the awareness of the people so that they do not directly
contribute to harm the environment, and making strict rules so that deforestation,
chemical wastages and other harmful ways of environmental pollutions get reduced.

5. Nowadays, more and more foreign students are going to English-Speaking countries
to learn the “international language – English". It is undoubtedly true that studying
English in an English-speaking country is the best way, but it is not the only way to
learn it.

Do you agree or disagree with the above statement.

You should write at least 250 words.

Use your own knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples
and relevant evidence.

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Model Answer 1:
(Agreement: It is NOT the ONLY way to learn it)

There is no debate that being in a real English language environment will help any one
to master the language in the fastest and most effective way and many international
students prefer to go to English speaking countries to study and lean the international
language. I agree that this is the good way, yet students can learn English in other useful
ways and those can be even better than the first approach.

Being in an English speaking country helps students learn English in many ways.
Firstly, the surroundings and environment influence our learning. We are forced to
speak, read write, and slowly we start even thinking in English since we have to.
Secondly, quick learning of the language can become a strong motivation because in
turn, we will get quick feedback that lets us find what we learn really benefits us in life
and education. This inspires us to continue to learn more. It’s a positive reinforcement
Learning builds on progressively. The initial earning serves as the basis for further
learning. Thirdly, in an English-speaking country, you will be learning from the life and
culture which is not present outside that land.

However, in this age of cross-culture communication and Internet, learning English in

an English-speaking country is not the only way. The English language learning
opportunities are available in many countries. Now-a-days people are able to find
various ways of learning English language in their home country that are highly
effective and productive. Watching English movies, television, listening to English
music and browsing Internet can open up vast plethora of English materials. For
instance, one can make use of the vast storage of materials (video, sound, graphics, etc.)
on the Internet to facilitate language study. Sometimes non-English speaking students
may need different approach in learning English. The principle of “different students,
different teaching”, by the famous saying by Chinese guru Confucius, maintains that
different teaching approaches are useful for different segment of students. The way a
foreign student learns a language is quite different from those of an English native
speaker. For example, a foreign student higher level; however, it is unnecessary for a
native speaker. Last but not the least, on some occasions, students may find teachers in
their own countries do a better job in figuring out their exact weak points and the
remedies for them. A teacher of a non- English country understand the basic of a student
and can combine both the native language and English to make the study plan and this

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might be more helpful than a native English teacher's approach of studying.

In conclusion, I believe studying English in English-speaking country is a good way but

in many cases the other ways can be proven to be more efficient than being in an English
speaking country.

Model Answer 2:
(Disagreement: It is the only best way to learn it)
Language is a skill and like any other skill it can be best achieved through practicing.
Being in an English speaking country gives a competitive advantages of learning it faster
and in a more efficient way than other ways and that why I consider learning English
can be best achieved by being in an English speaking countries.

Many people would argue that, if learning English in only possible by living in an
English country ho come people with really good English can exist when they have
never been to an English speaking country. Yes it is true that proper study and
determination to grasp the language can bring success to a person without living in a
non-English-speaking country but there are some gaps yet. The amount of effort
someone needs to put in learning the language would be much more compared to
someone living in an English speaking country.

Firstly, being in an English speaking country would make the learner to communicate in
this language all the time and being in such a situation helps learning faster and more
competently. They would learn the language through practical experiences and that is
more important than reading tomes of grammatical rules from text books.

Second, the language is not merely how it is defined in the grammar books and how the
words are spelled. Rather it is a natural ability to express the feelings and thought to
someone else in an effective way and it is quite impossible to become a natural thinker
of a language without actually being in an environment where this is the only language.

Learning from experience is better than learning from text and that makes an English

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speaking country living person more competent than a non English speaking country
living person in terms of the command of the language. When the first person
communicates naturally and without any brainstorming, the later one would do that as
less accurately. Pronunciation and language style is very important in terms of
communicating English and that can be best learned from the native speakers of this
language and that’s why being in an English speaking county to learn the language is
the best way. Because of this realization, thousands of people from different parts of the
world are coming to English Speaking countries to learn the language.

In conclusion, though a language can be learned through reading, practice and other
good ways, being in a country where this language is the native language is the best way
to learn it.

6. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Do you support that the nuclear
technology should be used for constructive purposes?

Use your own knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples
and relevant evidence.

Give reasons for your viewpoint.

You should write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1: (View point: Use of nuclear technology for constructive purposes
can bring human benefit)
Many people are afraid of nuclear technology because of the dangers associated with its
use. And belligerent leaders and terrorists may cause great human disaster by the use of
nuclear weapons of mass-destruction. Though it is true that nuclear weapons pose the
greatest threat to life, I personally support the use of nuclear technology for constructive
purposes can bring human benefit.

The most worrying aspect of nuclear technology is its use for military purposes by many
high and mighty countries. Enough atomic bombs have already been made which are
capable of completely destroying the planet. An increasing number of countries now
have nuclear weapon or have the technology required to make such bombs, and there is

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an ongoing debate about how to control the threat of nuclear weapon. After the fall of
Russia, many Russian scientists have found their nuclear technology expertise is in high
demand in countries that have an ambition with nuclear technology. Many believe that,
at that time, technology has been secretly made available to many aspiring countries
like, Iraq, North Korea, India, Pakistan and others. Experts believe that now a days,
many confrontational countries and terrorist organizations have nuclear know how
which they could use for terrorism and mass destruction. However, it would have been
better if it had never been used to create nuclear weapons. If life on earth is to continue,
we must control nuclear weapons of mass destruction. To eliminate the threat of nuclear
war, all the nuclear power nations of the world should agree to disarm as soon as
possible.

Nuclear power stations provide an important source of cheap power in many

industrialized nations and some developing countries. However, like most sophisticated
technology, there are dangers associated with it. Even though very high safety
precautions are taken, there have been few cases of disasters; two or three were major
human disasters. Yet many experts believe that in the coming days, nuclear power will
be the most efficient source of energy for the mankind.

Nuclear technology has been widely used in medical science. X-rays are widely used
technology that medical diagnosis. Radiotherapy is widely used to help cure some
diseases such as cancer. Controlled and measured radiation is applied on malignant
cancerous cells to kill them or stop their spreading.

In conclusion, nuclear technology certainly has many positive uses and offers lots of
promise. But we have to bear in mind that it is dangerous if not handled properly or
goes in the wrong hands. Nuclear technology should be only used for the true benefit of
the mankind. If we forget this, we have to take the responsibility of our own destiny.

Alternative answer 2: (View point: Nuclear technology should be used positively for
the benefit of the human)

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Like any other technological invention, the nuclear power has a great potential to be
used positively for the betterment of the people and at the same time it can cause
disaster if used negatively. So the use of nuclear technology and its possible destructive
power is an issue which is much debated and in my opinion we should use this power
positively for the benefit of the human.

First of all, the technology contains power and this power can both be positively and
harmfully used. Nothing is wrong with the technology or tool but with the people who
actually command it. We can’t think of the modern life without the use of cell phone,
TV, refrigerator etc. and are not they causing harm to the environment? Yes they are,
and a single gas cylinder can be used to cook foods and then feed people or run vehicles
and on the contrary can be used to blow up a house. Only because the gas has the
power to blow a house does not abstain us from using it for our benefits.

Second, most of the countries in the world, except few rich countries, struggle for the
electricity and similar energy powers and can’t improve because of the scarcity of it. The
nuclear power can be a great source for energy for these countries and can be a very
effective solution for them to improve their life standard and overall economic status.

In every sphere of life, we need energy: from irrigation to hospital operation and the use
of nuclear energy can ensure better lives for us. Obviously the nuclear power possesses a
great power that can destroy a city or even a country if not properly handles, but this is
not the reason we should completely forget about a power that can change the world.

In conclusion, we should learn from our past mistakes about the explosions of the
nuclear centers and then come with better solutions to use this power towards the
betterment of mass people.

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 7. Men do most of the high level jobs. Should the government encourage a certain
percentage of these jobs to be reserved for women?

What is your opinion on that?

Use your own knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples
and relevant evidence.

You should write at least 250 words

Model Answer 1: (Agreement):
Though some people would argue that women are working in high-level job positions in
many renowned organization, the reality is that the number of such women employees
are very ignorable compared to their male counterpart. As a result, the issue appears
that the Government should reserve certain percentage of such jobs for women and this
is supported by a group of people while being criticized by other group. In my opinion
the Government actually should encourage a percentage of such jobs to maintain the
equal opportunity, to maintain a balanced work space and overall economy.

First of all, the high level jobs occupied by the male diminish the balances of power
between the male and female in such organizations. Since we are living in a century
where we are most sincere to establish the equal power of men and female, this is very
reasonable that women should actually work on such high level positions.
Second, the consumers, end users and service receivers of a company and organization
are both male and female and female decision making employees for such companies
are equally important compared to the male.

Third, the society would like to make a balance between the contribution of male and
female and again the power between them, without letting women work in high-level
job position, it would not be possible. The women are needed to be participating in
every sphere of society for a better world and without letting them use their ability we
can’t actually expect that.

Fourth, the women are improving in terms of education, power, contribution in the
current era than before and such a scheme taken by government would inspire them
more to run ahead. In third world countries, the fate of girl is determined when her
parents decide if the girl should go to school or should learn to cook and get prepared
for marriage. The privilege provided by the government in case of jobs for female would
encourage such parents to equally treat their boys and girls.

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In conclusion, a certain reserved position for women in high-level job is actually a good
idea to empower the women towards the overall betterment of the organization and
society.

Model Answer 2: (Disagreement)

Equality for both man and women is the accepted underpinning philosophy of modern
society that we live in. Most constitutions maintain equal right for men and women.
Most public institutions and formal organizations hold equal view in treating either sex.
Despite the fact that male high officials outnumber female high officials by a great
margin, in most countries there is no legal or statutory bar against women going up in
the ladder. I am against any kind of positive bias towards women in the form of
reserving percentage of higher positions for women. That will only encourage anomaly,
imperfection in practices and most importantly it is not going to serve the ultimate goal
of escalating women’s positions in society of economy, unless they earn that by
themselves rightfully.

In the bygone days women were primarily engaged in household responsibilities.

Women’s involvement in economic, organizational and public activities is not a very old
practice. But in the recent decades things have changed dramatically and many women
in the west are going to the top in career and profession. Even in the third world
countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America, presence of working women are every
where, competing with the male counterparts and even surpassing them in many
aspects. They are acquiring the necessary education, gaining proper knowledge abut
their rights and are in the process of being recognized as organizationally as valuable
contributors. In Bangladesh, in many instances girls toppled in open public
examinations, and their success rate is generally higher than man. Women are earning
professional reputation in their job places as well.

Against this backdrop, there is no reason that government should go for reserving
positions for women. Instead government should take initiatives to eradicate any bias
against women and make favorable work environment for women. Firstly, governments
can ensure women’s access to education and thus empower them and make them
prepared for life as in many societies women lack education and empowerment.

Secondly, women suffer from gender discrimination, chauvinistic behavior and worse
even, sexual harassment in work places. Governments should have clear and strict

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policies to ensure an environment where workers from both sexes coexist with ease.
Thirdly, women should be entitled to have special conduct during motherhood. Due to
the very role of a woman in family, supports form the workplace are important for
working women.

Women and man both should be viewed as equally capable. If we look over our
shoulder, we can see that the number of eligible, skilled and executive-class working
women is actually increasing quickly in recent years. Govt. should no go for reserving a
certain percentage of high level jobs to be for women. That will only undermine
women’s ability and women will grossly find that their self-respect is on decline. They
can find their own way towards the prosperous carriers by the dints of their own virtue
and efforts.

Model Answer 3: (Disagreement)

The high level jobs have always been held by men. Whether it is the head of the state or
the CEO of a multinational company historically its men who have conquered most of
the peaks. Although, history has seen women at the peak heights as well, the numbers of
such cases have been relatively small. The question whether there should be reservation
for women in the top positions has increasingly been contemplated by the governments
around the world. While, such as step would definitely see an increase in the number of
peak positions being held by women, it does have its disadvantages.

Proponents of the idea of reservation for women cite their under representation as one
of the causes. Women have traditionally been under-represented in the male dominated
society. This has taken a toll on the causes related to women, such as domestic violence.
Offering leading positions to women will significantly help such causes. Other people
cite equality of both genders as one of reasons for reservation. In many parts of the
world, specifically in developing nations in Asia and Middle East, women are not
treated equally to men. This has led several people to demand reservation for women.
They suggest reserving top positions for women would bring a sense of equality among
both genders and harmony in society.

However, reservation would lead to several problems which are often overlooked.
Bringing in reservation would lead to "lowering the bar" for women. It will lead to many
of the positions being filled by women who do not have the required talent and

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experience, only due the fact that the positions were reserved for women. This will
eventually lead to a fall in productivity and growth of the company or the nation. Such a
move would also bring a sense of inequality among men and women, since women
would not have to work as hard as men to get the top positions.

Rather than bringing in reservation for women for top positions, governments should
encourage and support women so they reach these heights rightfully. Support could be
in the form of financial aid, or free coaching. This would enable women to learn the
skills needed to get the top positions and get the top positions without compromising
productivity and growth.

8. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Present a written argument to an educated reader with no specialist knowledge of the

following topic: The 21st century has begun. What changes do you think this new
century will bring?

Use examples and details in your answer.

You should write at least 250 words

Model Answer 1:
The new century comes with a different technology, inventions, political and social
changes and also brings the new brutality in human history and the 21st century has
already brought many changes in the world and human lives and certainly there are yet
more changes to come.

First of all, the technological changes and updates would become more frequent and the
use of internet, cell phone and computers would become widespread. Even in very
remote areas people would use these technological advances and that would both
positively and negatively affect their lifestyle. Second, the religious fanaticism would

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diminish and except few fanatic people, most other would live a live where religion
would bring little conflicts. Third, the improvements in genetic engineering and medical
science would improve the way of people live as it would eradicate many deadly
diseases. However, the history suggests that new devastating diseases would emerge
without any cure. Fourth, the conflict among nations would become more economic
than the doctrine and politics. The world would be divided in terms of capitalism and
socialism and new political dogma would appear in many countries.
Fifth, People would learn more about the outer space as the experiment and scientific
research is outer space is going on more steadily than ever. Sixth, the nuclear power
would replace the traditional power sources and at the same time many countries would
possess the nuclear power and that would always be a tread for the world. I would not
be surprised if nuclear war takes place in this century and destroy a great number of
countries. Then people would explore the sea resources as the land resources would be
less in number and that would be a great new source for people.

In conclusion, the world would have newer technologies and a better life expectation in
this century while the political conflict would arise and that might lead to destruction. In
the same time people would learn more about the outer space and sea resources more
than ever.

Model Answer 2:
There is no doubt that 21st century will bring extremely advance changes, related to
almost every field and it will help the human beings to raise the standard of their lives.
What kind of changes are expected, it will be discussed in following paragraphs.
To begin with, one must acknowledge that 21st century is technologically advance
century. Inventors are doing extremely tremendous research work to make the new
inventions come into existence, which ultimately lead to make the life of human being
more sophisticated.

Advancement in the things, which one can use in their daily life ,can be seen ,for
instance ,gadgets and equipments ,to make our work more reliable and accurate .Apart
from this ,exploration in the space related programs is also possible ,which will
ultimately help the human to protect the mankind as well as earth as such discoveries
will be helpful to explore more about the universe and they may be able to predict about
the upcoming danger or helps us to prevent them. Furthermore, in future, adequate
medical facilities will be there as day by day new inventions related to medical field are

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coming into existence, remedies for diseases, which are incurable in present scenario,
might be possible in future.

To recapitulate it can be stated that in upcoming few years human will be blessed with
adequate facilities, which definitely will make their lives quite easier, due to advanced
technology.

Model Answer 3:
Man, through the ages, has undergone many changes from the time when he depicted a
herd of mammoths on the walls of his cave to these days when he can create beautiful
pictures and even make coffee by use of computer technologies without leaving his
favorite chair. The 20th century made huge steps in developing computer technologies
and reached many goals that made our life much easier. What should we expect in the
21st century?
First of all, I think that the pace of our life will speed up: we will move faster from one
place to another, from one continent to another using high speed jet airplanes. Second of
all, I believe that we will be able to do many things that take much time now without
leaving our house. Computers will be everywhere including out clothes. Many people
will have chips and mini computers inserted in their heads to hold huge amount of
information and have a quick access to it.

But what will be the most amazing thing in the 21st century are the flights to the outer
space and Mars that will be available to all people. Scientists say that Mars has many
things similar to the Earth's. Moreover, they say that with the help of modern
technology people can artificially create conditions that will allow people to live there on
the constant basis.

Apart from that, Computers would become more powerful and they will have superior
artificial intelligence. We will have robots to do the hazardous works like mining and
outer space research. Surprisingly, e-commerce would be in more convenient form and
most of the people will purchase online rather than going to shops in person. In the field
of education and jobs dramatic changes would happen. Online learning and freelancing
would be very popular and people would be able to earn almost all of their desired
degree and diploma staying at home. Finally, cure for many deadly diseases would be
invented and yet new diseases may spread to cause some deadly catastrophe.

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To sum up, I am sure that many amazing changes will be brought by the 21st century.
Furthermore, I think that with the help of the contemporary technologies people can do
many things that were even difficult to imagine a century ago. So, nowadays it is rather
difficult and even impossible to imagine all changes that will happen in the next
decades.

9. A zoo has no useful purpose.

Use specific reasons and examples to explain your answer.

You should write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1: (Agreement: A Zoo has no useful purpose)

Keeping wild animals in cages for public exhibition is a tradition that people are
performing for a long and for majority people this is an amusement and educational
purpose for kids while others think it to be a very inhuman act. This is a much debated
issue and I personally find no usefulness of a zoological garden where these animals and
birds of different kinds are kept for public entertainment.

First of all, the idea of keeping wild animals in cages is really a brutal one and human
should not be proud of act like this. Who has given us the power and authority to
forcefully bring animals to zoos and then being hilarious watching their activities? Is our
weapon and brain makes us superior and powerful enough to decide the lives of other
species? No, if we are superior to those wild animals, it is our humanity and superiority
of thinking power and where would that humanity is when we encage other species?
There are thousands of amusement parks and children parks and we should not make a
zoo that would only represent our brutality and the outcry of the animals.
Have we ever though if a more intelligent species arrives in our territory and encases us
like we do to other animals, how pathetic that would be for us? Many people would say
that those are educational purposes and to let the kids know about those animals. But in
a zoo what we see are encages animals with their dismay and helplessness. Children
would never learn the true nature of those animals when they would learn it from a zoo.
Animal Planet and Discovery channels are two better alternatives for children to learn
about those wild animals than the zoo.

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Zoo is many countries are used for commercial purposes and no matter what the
authorities do; they can’t ensure a free life for a bird which should be flying in the sky
rather than trying to escape from the cage.
In conclusion, the zoo serves no useful purpose and there is no good reason to put the
animals and birds in cages.

Model Answer 2: (Agreement)

Some people believe that zoo has no useful purpose while others argue that zoo is used
for recreational purposes. This is an issue which is greatly debated and controversial but
I strongly believe that zoo interrupt our ecological system. There are several reasons for
my standing on the side why the zoo is worthless.
Firstly, animals always look beautiful in the forest which is their natural inhabitant.
Whenever we put animals in cages from forest, we interrupt the natural law. Thus
forests lose their beautiful natural environment. It is also inhuman to put the free
animals in cages. Because day-by-day animals which are used for human entertainment
purposes get deteriorated in their physical growth as well as get interrupted their
normal proliferation. Thus many animals have become extinct. Besides without
interruption an animal wondering in a natural forest keep our natural environment safe.

Secondly, sometime many animals can’t to cope with the cages. Moreover, many zoo
authorities don’t provide necessary foods and proper accommodation and right
treatment which are required for the survival and production of the animals.
Furthermore, zoo authorities earn a lot of money to display these wild animals among
the general peoples but this money is not properly utilized among this wild animals. As
a result, these animals suffer from various kinds of diseases and scarcity of foods.

Thirdly, another important point is that Zoo is destroying our food chain system. It is
actually destroying the food ecosystem nature preserves. At least not at least, Kids who
captive animals for their fun and entertainment, get bad impression and this is not good
for their mental growth. Safari park, which is an alternative system of a zoo, where
animals get large places and greener trees and foods at the same time, can be a better
alternative than a zoo. General people can learn about the animals from these short of
natural parks and this way we can cause less harm to the wild animals and to the nature.

In conclusion we can say that zoo is inhuman and serves almost nothing for us while it
destroys the natural equilibrium.

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 10. We are becoming increasingly dependent on computers. They are used in business,
hospitals, crime detection and even to fly planes. What things will they be used in the
future? Is this dependence on computers a good thing or should we be more suspicious
of their benefits?

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

You should write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1:
Today, computer has become an indispensable tool in the day-to-day activities. In fact,
we find it very difficult to get through a working day without it. In this essay, we will
discuss the usage of computers in the foreseeable future. Also, we will analyze how this
dependency will have negative impact on the society.

To begin with, computer can be used in performing daily chores at the house. For
instance, cleaning of the home can be done with the minimum effort and time with the
advent of robot maids. In addition, teachers can use computers for teaching their
students by staying at their own place. In other words, tutors can arrange multiple
classes in different cities at the same time by the help of this tool. Thus, it is obvious that
the computer can be used in household work as well as for teaching purpose in the
coming future.

However, inordinate usage of this tool has many disadvantages. First of all, human
beings will be replaced by this machine leading to the increase in the unemployment
which is intrinsically tied to the rate of the crime within the nation. Furthermore,
absence of physical presence of teachers in the classroom can raise the problems of
discipline within the students. In other words, social development of these pupils will be
harmed and thereby, will cause a hindrance in the nation's social growth.

From above, it can be seen that computers will be used for various activities at home as
well as at educational institutions in the future. But, excessive utilization of this machine

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 can boost the issues related to job causing rise in the crime and afflict the young people's
development. It is thus hoped that people will be made aware of the harmfulness of
relying too much on computers.

Idea Generation for this IELTS Essay:

Essay Type: Discussion + Argumentative.
Main question of this IELTS Essay:
A. What things computers will be used in the future?
B. Is this dependence on computers a good thing or should we be more suspicious of
their benefits?
Discussion: What things computers will be used in the future?
• In space exploration, breakthrough in robots will lead humans to have access
farthest planets and stars. While robots have been sent to Mars, they could be sent to
farther stars.
• In medicine, digitalization will revolutionize distant microsurgery, procedures
which are controlled from distance, helping people all over the world to be cured far
better than being expected.
• Criminals and crimes will be detected far easier ways than now. More highly-
tech satellites will be used to track fugitives escaping from jail or criminals escaping
from crime scene by using of more developed digital sensors.
• Present communication systems like fax, mail or telegram will be just history for
the next coming generation.
• Customers will be able to find, select, and purchase their favorite item through
the web far simpler. For example, digital scent technology will help people to smell
the items via online shopping.
• Pilot less passenger planes will be used be aviation companies as avian
digitalization will develop more.
• Undersea exploration and reaching in the deeper sea level would be possible.
That would enhance our knowledge about the creatures of the sea and would help us
to find more resources for our foods and other needs.
• Computer would replace many manual labors in most of the manufacturing
companies.
• Traffic controls both in the highways and air would be fully automated and any
violation of traffic rules would be detected and fined instantly.

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• Weather forecasts would be pretty accurate and reliable forecasts of natural
calamities would be easier to predict.
• Devastating weapons would be designed and used with the help of computer
technology in the near future.
• Mathematics, statistics, chemistry and Physics would enhance further with the
high speed and unimaginable calculating power of the computers.
• Teachers would be able to arrange multiple classes in different locations at the
same time by the help of computer based educations tools and internet.
Arguments:
Why the dependency on computers is a good thing:
• In many cases where calculation and long hour works are required, computers
are more reliable than humans. The amount of calculation a super computer can do in
few seconds would take life time for a human.
• We can save our time. Computers assist us to upload data faster than any other
devices. They can also contain massive data in a tiny storage device.
• They are more economical. By spending few hundred dollars of money to buy a
laptop, we can improve many other abilities. For instance, online courses are less
expensive than the regular training, so we have to have a computer and Internet for
connection.
• To save information and files, less space is needed when it comes to using of
computer.
• They can be used in work places which are hazardous for human.
• Humans are biologically unable to reach certain places like far away in the space
or bottom of the sea where computer driven robots could be sent.
• Computers follow our instructions and always act as they were made. Their
usages are controlled by human. So negative aspects of computers are not their fault,
the fault is ours.
Arguments:
Why we should be more suspicious of the benefits computers offer?
• Cyber-addiction has led humans to become more isolated, inactive, and
depressed.
• Our data might be hacked by the professional hackers. Using of highly-tech soft-
wares, our information can be stolen easily.
• Accessing to some important data is costly, and users might be targeted by cyber
crime and lose all of their saved data. For example, a user’s bank password might be
hacked by a professional hacker and thousands of dollars might be stolen by him.

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• Human workers and employees will be replaced by this machine leading to the
increase in the unemployment which is intrinsically tied to the rate of the crime.
• Addiction to computer has increased the prevalence of obesity. The more people
use their computer, the more they will become inactive and overweight.
• Any error with the computers can affect lots of human lives and can create chaos.

Model Answer 2: (According to Cambridge IELTS Book 1)

Computers are relatively new invention. The first computers were built fifty years ago
and it is the last thirty years or so that their influences has affected our everyday life.
Personal computers were introduced as recently as the early eighties. In this short time
they have made a tremendous impact on our lives. We are now so dependent on
computers that it is hard to imagine what thing s would be without them. You have only
got to go into a bank when their main computer is broken to appreciate the chaos that
would occur if computers were suddenly removed world-wide.
In the future computers will be used to create bigger and even more sophisticated
computers. The prospects for this are quite alarming. They will be so complex that no
individual could hope to understand how they work. They will bring a lot of benefits
but hey will also increase the potential for unimaginable chaos. They will, for example,
be able to fly planes and they will be able to co-ordinate the movements of several
planes in the vicinity of an airport. Providing all the computers are working correctly
nothing can go wrong, but if one small program fails--disaster.

There is a certain inevitability that technology will progress and become increasingly
complex. We should, however, ensure that we are still in a position where we are able
control technology. It will be too easy to suddenly discover that technology is
controlling us. By then it might be too late. I believe that it is very important to be
suspicious of the benefits that computers will bring and to make sure that we never
become totally dependent on a completely technological world.

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 11. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

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

• Theater

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own
knowledge or experience.
You should write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1:
In our daily life, we communicate information through lots of different media like:
internet, television, radio, books, cell phone, film etc. We are living in such a time when
information is one of the most important issues and the information technologies as well
as the communication media greatly influence our lives. The rapid-growing websites
and TV channels are many of few little examples how media are spreading to make
information easily accessible. All the media for information interchange have
advantages and disadvantages and not all can attract all types of audiences. Comics,
books, radios, televisions, film and theater are all very powerful media for
communicating information. In my opinion books, televisions and film among those
aforementioned six media are most effective.

Books are the witness of history and the main source from which we gain knowledge.
From very ancient period till now books are working as the light-house for our society.
In our early age, we gather most of our knowledge, skills from books. It opens new
horizons in front of us. The writer writes down their experiences, imaginations,

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knowledge, explanation etc. about each and every issue of our lives. Books are the long
lasting protocol to make a bridge among writers and readers.

However, all are not happy to read books. They expect something easier and more vivid.
Music, radios, films etc. are more appealing to them. Television is another powerful
media. Watching television is a part of our daily lives. Most of the people who have a TV
set, watch programs, news etc. with apt attention. It is a strong medium for Government
and other organizations to send their messages to the mass population. Program
representatives also broad cast the people's view and opinions about different
controversial issues in TV programs. However, this medium has lots of demerits and
bad impacts. Government and politically biased organizations often send negative and
misleading news. Again young people watch different satellite channels and try to adopt
the alien culture which is really harmful for the culture and tradition of a country.

Films are audio-visual representation and can catch the attention of people from
different geographical locations, races and cultures. A good film can shape someone's
morality and doctrine and the film-makers with their huge amount of money, are so
careful to make their films realistic and eye-absorbing. Every film has a direct or
potential message or moral. On the contrary, some films also bring a wrong message to
us. For example, protagonists are always smoking in the films and it seems that smoking
is a good and smart habit. It causes many younger people imitate them smoking.

In conclusion, I would like to some up that books, televisions and films are the most
powerful and effective medias for communicating information.

Idea Generation for this IELTS Essay:

Essay Type: Comparing the advantages & disadvantages + Discussion.
Main question of this IELTS Essay:
A. Pick three most effective media for communicating information.
B. Compare advantages & disadvantages of these three media for communicating
information.
C. Explain why these three media are most effective for communicating information.

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 Comic:
Advantages: 'Comic' as a media for communicating information.
• Comic books provide information in the most interesting and interactive way to
the readers.
• It is more efficient for kids who are yet to start reading big books.
• Comics are often very effective to convey information and to produce an
aesthetic response to the readers.
• Readers of comic books find it very easy to remember the information delivered
by stories and cartoons in comics. It is less time consuming to read a comic.
• Comic books provide information to the reader in the most interesting and
interactive way.
• Comics represent the oldest continuous form of communication in history and a
much revered form of communication between generations.
• Comics can transcend language and cultural boundaries.
• Comics and comics’ techniques could be used in various types of business and
technical communications. When Google launched its Chrome Web Browser the
accompanying technical documentation was a widely distributed comic book. The
visitors guide for the European Organization for Nuclear research is also a comic and
that proves the efficiency of comics to educate people.
• Comic readers do not have to spend a lot of time on reading. This is preferred by
many readers who do not like reading pages after pages.
Disadvantages: 'Comic' as a media for communicating information.
• While reading comics readers often do not pay attention on the main information
due to irrelevant cartoon or story.
• It can be a waste of time for reader who wanted to receive useful information
from comics.
• Comic books are often published based on pure fiction and imagination and
might have negative effects on the psychology of young kids.
• However, because of the simplicity of comic books, they can only communicate
short information.
• Not as much informative as books are.
Books:
Advantages: 'Books' as a media for communicating information.
• Books are very instructive and effective in conveying information as they
comprise the writer's thought and life experience and are usually written over a longer
period of time.

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• Book is a significant media to receive information ranging from basic skills to
professional knowledge.
• Reading books helps us to nourish our mind and keep us moving forward in a
positive direction.
• A reader always has a wide range of choices to pick a book based on his/ her
interest.
• Books are ever lasting while the basic formation of other media changes a lot
over the time.
• Readers pay more attentions while reading a book and that is why they can learn
better from reading.
• Books are the accumulated version of history, knowledge, experience and
wisdom. Books have endless offerings and stories to bring out the best of creative
readers.
• Reading books can give us an insight into many different cultures, and
civilizations.
• The secret to a successful life is knowledge and information. The answers to
nearly all our problems and query are documented in text somewhere.
• Books can stimulate and excite a reader’s imagination as well as arouse his
curiosity, thus bringing out the creative oneself.
• Books help to articulate our thoughts and reading books improve our vocabulary
and communication skill.
• Reading books is like peeking into the minds of the greatest people - A book is
like a conversation with the writer and reading many books gives us an insight into
the thinking process of different writers.
• Intercultural understanding will be developed by reading more related books.
Humans will become more familiar with demographic of nations as they read more
books about them.
• Individuals will have a better comprehension, grammar, communication skill,
and more variety of vocabularies.
• Readers always have a wide range of options to read books that would entertain
and interest them.
• Books are portable and people can access it from almost anywhere.
Disadvantages: 'Books' as a media for communicating information.
• Books are not always attractive to many people. For those people books are not
the greatest source of information and knowledge.
• It required more patience and time to read books.

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• Book production requires cutting down trees which has a negative impact on our
environment.
• Information presented on books could be outdated in many cases.
• Sometimes a writer can instill an ideology to a reader and can influence his
thinking in a negative way.
• People have to have high level of literacy to read some specific and advanced
books.
Radio:
Advantages: 'Radio' as a media for communicating information.
• Accessible in anywhere and anytime, during driving or traveling.
• Radio is less costly than the other media devices, like TV. Unlike TV, which users
have to pay a monthly payment for cable, Radio does not need this cost.
• It is available in the rural areas as well.
• Have less detrimental issues.
Disadvantages: 'Radio' as a media for communicating information.
• No access to any visual features which TV has.
• Less being developed compared to TV or other media devices. Every year, new
versions of TV, like introducing of smart TVs, have led users to be satisfied more,
while there are no any significant changes in the technology of Radio.
• Less accepted by the new generation.
Film:
Advantages: 'Film' as a media for communicating information.
• Becoming familiar with other cultures by watching movies.
• Watching films is a kind of entertainment. People have less stressful lifestyle by
watching more films.
• Some films improve viewers’ relationships. Family films are the best ones
helping families to have a better communication.
Disadvantages: 'Film' as a media for communicating information.
• Cultural invasion can happen. Young’s minds are more affected by watching
other countries’ films.
• Addiction to watching film may be costly and time-consuming. We have to pay
fees for Netflix or cinema, and have less enough time to concentrate on our work.
• It can reduce juveniles’ study performance. Instead of studying, they spend their
precious time on watching plenty of films each month.
• Violence and sex scenes shown on movies can phenomenally increase the rate of
crime among viewers.

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[The above mentioned points should be helpful for you to generate your own ideas and
then turning them in to a nicely written IELTS Essay. Add any point you think we have
missed in the comment section at the end of this article.]

Model Answer 2:
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. Of these the most effective are 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 page 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

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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 are responsible for binding the world together.

12. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Some people claim that there are more disadvantages of the car than its advantages. Do
you agree or disagree? Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of having a car.

Give reasons for your answer.

You should write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1:
In our lives, we travel from one place to another for a great variety of reasons and while
traveling we greatly depend on cars, whether it is a private car or a public bus. The
number of car-owners increasing everyday because every person expects the freedom to
travel and comfort while traveling. And that is why most of us want to own a car.
However, owning a car has many advantages and disadvantages as well.
The main advantage of owning a car is it gives the freedom to travel. If you have a car
then you don't need to be limited to fixed routes and timetables. Moreover, a car-owner
can take is/her family members with him/her and other necessary goods whenever
he/she wish which might have been impossible otherwise. In addition personal cars
give comfort while traveling on the contrary to the public buses which are so crowded
and disgusting. You can read books, listen to music or even can play with kids while
you are in your own car but those all seems to be impossible in a public transport. On
the contrary, owning a car is very expensive. The price of the car, the cost of the tax,
insurance cost, fuel-cost, driver' salary, car repairing etc. all must be considered before
buying a car and that is why it is out of reach of the middle class people.

Moreover, private cars can not carry many passengers at a time yet occupy spaces in the
street. As the number of car 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

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 serious issue today and in any cost we must reduce the amount of pollution. And if we
consider it then owning a car is never a good idea.

To sum up, having a car gives someone freedom but if public transportation system is
easily accessible, safe and efficient, then the idea of buying and owning a car should be
abandoned.

Idea Generation for this IELTS Essay:

Essay Type: Agree / Disagree as well as Advantages & Disadvantages.
Main question of this IELTS Essay:
A. Do you agree that there are more disadvantages of the car than its advantages?
B. Advantages of having a car.
C. Disadvantages of having a car.
Note: This essay topic is bit tricky. It is a combination of both "Agree/ Disagree" and
"Advantages & Disadvantages" type essay. First you need to write whether you agree or
disagree that cars have more disadvantages that the advantages they offer. Again you
need to write down the advantages and disadvantages of owning a car. In the
introduction part of the essay you need to mention whether you agree or disagree. Then
in the following paragraphs you can write the advantages and disadvantages of cars and
at the end of the each paragraph you can summaries why having a car has more
advantages than disadvantages and vice versa.
Disadvantages of having a car:
• Owning a car is expensive and requires additional costs to maintain and repair it.
Not all families can afford it.
• Cars have increased the level of air and noise pollution in cities, causing more
humans to suffer from respiratory, heart diseases, or cancers.
• City travelers have to spend longer hours on traffic jams. Using more private car,
the density of traffic has been increased phenomenally and citizens have had to stay
longer time on traffic load.
• As the number of private cars increased, more car passengers have been injured
or died by severe accidents.
• More pedestrians’ accidents have been reported annually. As the usage of private
cars increases, it is more probable that people walking through the street die by them.
• Private car is more expensive than the public transportation. Paying huge money
for tax, renewing of license, or air care, people have to pay more for using of car.

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• More fossil fuels are consumed as more cars are used by people, leading other
generations to face shortage of these fuels.
• Governmental expense will be raised far dramatically. To build and maintenance
of more highways for more cars, hire more police force, the local government have to
consider a larger budget.
• The use of cars to commute has decreased the average health of car users as they
do not need to do any physical movement.
• The consumption of fuels to run the car is contributing to the rise if global
warming and affecting the ozone layer.
• The car owners need to worry about the safety and parking places for cars
wherever s/he travels.
• It saves time as the commuter can reach his destination quickly than it would be
required in a public bus.
Agreement: Why cars have more disadvantages than advantages?
Considering all the disadvantages the cars have to the health, environment, government
budget and the hassle and expenses the car owners have to bear, it is quite clear that
having a car has more demerits and the advantages it offers.
Advantages of having a car:
• Private vehicle is more convenient mode of transportation. Having more
comfortable seat, ventilation or other novel technologies help people to feel better than
using of other methods, like bicycle or public bus.
• Users have a more secure privacy compared to using public transportation.
• This will increase more job opportunities because more workers will be involved
in working in car companies or as drivers, reducing the unemployment rate.
• The local state will have more budgets, paid by car owners’ taxes, to renew the
roads. Annually, car drivers have to pay hundreds of dollars for renewing of their car
insurance, license, tickets, or air care.
• Other industries have been developed as car industries developed. The more
humans use more private cars, the more car companies have to raise their technology,
leading other mother industries to be developed too.
• People can have absolute freedom on deciding the schedule and roads to reach
their destination.
• In a private car a person can utilize his time but it is very tough to do so in a
public bus.

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• In a car a person does not have to worry about the dusts, noise and fumes
present in the road while in public transportation it is not always possible to avoid
those.
Disagreement: Why cars have more advantages that disadvantages?
Considering the advantages the car ownership offers, I would say that it is more
beneficial to own a car than using public transportation. Many people might argue
against owning a car but I think most of them would buy a car if their financial
condition allows them to do so.

Alternative Answer 2:
Owning a car is a birth-right for some people while other people try their life-long to
purchase one. Apart from these two groups, there are certain people who do not dare to
even think about purchasing a car because of their miserable economic conditions.
However, for all those people the four wheel car is a fancy machine with advantages and
utility. Owning a car can also might bring some drawback.

Among the advantages of owning a car, in my opinion, freedom of traveling is the most
important one. Someone who owns a car can plan his route, timing and destination. He
won’t have to wait for the schedule of a public bus, stand in a long cue, wait for hour for
the bus to arrive, and sit in the public bus uncomfortably. A person car gives the
freedom, saves time and the owner can utilize the time while he travels. Apart from that,
he can carry the grocery, goods and other valuables in the car at his discretion. Owning
a car also offers the flexibility of visiting a relatives and friends who stay far away
without much hassle of a public bus. Taking a child or an old person in a public bus is
quite impossible and owning a car would facilitates someone to take his kid, old
relatives with him if needed. The comfort and safety in a private car can’t be achieved in
a public car. In terms of expense, sometimes personal car saves monthly expenses that
would otherwise be required for a person if he travel frequently.

On the other hand owning a car has some disadvantages as well. First of all, private cars
require the garage place and parking hassle. Sometimes the expenses on hiring a driver
and purchasing fuel might exceed the expense budged in case of people who could have

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easily avail a public bus for infrequent journey. The traffic issue, paper renewal issue,
tax, police cases are sometimes too much to handle for the personal car owners. For
example, if a public bus gets busted in the middle of a road, the passenger can easily
leave it a look for another one. But in this same situation, a private car owner who was
riding in his car would have to take the burden of taking care of the busted car and
reach to the automobile repairing centers.

13. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task

It is said that, "Not everything that is learned is contained in books". Compare and
contrast knowledge gained from experience with knowledge gained from books. In
your opinion, which source is more important? Why? Give reasons for your answer
and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1: (Notion: the knowledge we gather from our experience is far more
important)
Books are our best companions and source of knowledge from our infant time till the
end of life. Our learning begins by reading books. Books open new horizons in front of
us. But sometimes the hardest and most important lessons we learn in life come from
our participation in situation. The things we learn in real-life can never be learned
through anything else. We can't learn everything from books and in my opinion, the
knowledge we gather from our experience is far more important, than anything else.

Of course, learning from books in a formal educational institutions and learning from
books for someone's own interest are highly important. Books are like open doors.
Whenever someone read books, it helps the readers to broaden their power of
imagination, to introduce them new ideas. In facts, books are fine collection of ideas,
experiences, imaginations and innovations of writers for the readers. But everyone's life
is much more different than all of others. So we sometimes face a whole new situation. I
believe, most important lessons cannot be taught. It must be faced and learned all by
ourselves. The experiences we gather from our daily life help us to rectify our future act.
We learn from watching a situation even if we are not the part of it. We even learn from

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 the stories we hear from our friends or family members about some strange situations
that have occurred.

No one can teach us how to live alone, how to share our feelings, how to create self-
respects. Those all must be learned from our experiences. Experiencing our own
triumphs and disasters is really the only way to learn how to deal with life. Books,
teachers, parents give us guide-lines and our experiences gives the perfection of it.

Idea Generation for this IELTS Essay:

Essay Type: Compare & Contrast + Your opinion.
Main question of this IELTS Essay:
A. Compare and contrast knowledge gained from experience with knowledge gained
from books.
B. Which one is more important and why?
Compare: Comparing the knowledge gained from experience with knowledge gained
from books.
• Books presents us true facts, history, subject matter expertise, story and
knowledge that we need to evolve as a true human. Our life experience also gives us
wisdom, knowledge and teaches us lessons to become the better persons we are.
• Books are the primary source of knowledge and enhance our horizon. Experience
gathered in life also provides us guideline and wisdom to broaden our horizon.
• Both are excellent source of knowledge and unparalleled sources of great
wisdom.
• Without reading we cannot home our brain. Without experiencing things we
cannot learn how to deal with difficulties.
• Without reading books we can't become wise enough to gather the right
experience and lessons in our life.
• Books give us knowledge and our experience and practice hones it.
Contrast: Contrasting the knowledge gained from experience with knowledge gained
from books.
• Books provide us theoretical knowledge while our experiences give us firsthand
knowledge.
• Theories learned from books are often pointless if you cannot use it in our life.

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• Lessons learned from books are often forgotten but we never forget our first
hand experience.
• Lessons learned from an experience could never be learned from reading.
• Most important lessons in life can't be taught, but experienced.
• Books contain the experience gathered by many generations and their
observation. Experience is limited to a person only.
• Some knowledge could only be learned from books like the atmosphere of Mars
but can never be experienced by a person.
In favour of Books:
• Books are important to raise our concept about important subjects affecting our
life, like science, nature, or health.
• The materials we learn from books can help us to become more competitive in
our real life, at our job or study.
• Books increase our abstract thinking. We will be able to have a better conceptual
thoughts if we analysis them before by reading more books.
• Reading more books, we will have better basics to create better frames in
practice. Those only trusting on their sole experience may make more mistakes.
• Books improve our self-confidence. Reading about experts’ opinions, we will
able to rely more on performance in practice.
• Books can help us to become successful businesspersons than those one just
relying on their experience.
• Humans can save their money as they read more due to using other
professionals’ knowledge and experience written in books.
In favour of Practical Experience:
• Practical lessons help us to have more deeply understanding, while theory
learned from books will be forgotten far easier.
• Having a better experience, we can save our time. We may have to review
several times a book to learn about its subjects, while by having enough experience it
is not necessary we review them.
• By having more practice, we will become more flexible to critical conditions.
• Experience assists us to become more socially active. Instead of studying
materials in an isolated condition, for example in a library, we can meet more people
by practicing more.
Sample Opinion 1:

I personally agree with those studying more books than those just relying on experience.

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They will have a better performance in their work and education, more competitive,
better confidence, and more rich by saving more time than those just use their
experience.

Alternative Answer 2: (Notion: Knowledge gained from books plays a very important
role in the modern life)
People are learning and practicing through their entire life. I believe that life experience
and practice are the basic reasons of the humankind's evolution. However, in my
opinion, knowledge gained from books plays a very important role in the modern life.

The most obviously important advantage of books is that they hold all knowledge
gained by previous generations. People write books about their discoveries and
inventions, which are gained through practice and experience. This knowledge is
accumulated in books that are passed from generation to generation. So, basically,
people get all knowledge about the previous achievements from books, analyze it and
then, according to their experience and new data, write new books. In this case, books
are the holders of humankind's experience.

For example, at old times people thought that the Earth was flat. It was concluded from
observations and studying. However, the next generations, using the experience of their
ancestors, proved that the Earth was round. Personally, I think that books are very
important because they are able to give people the basic and fundamental knowledge.
Books store history, the important events and discoveries. Without them it is difficult
and sometimes impossible to move forward, make new discoveries and inventions.

To summarize, I think a person should take basic knowledge from books because it will
help him to make his own inventions, conclusions and discoveries. Only using both
books and one’s experience one can move forward.

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 14. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Present a written argument or case study to an educational reader with no specialized
knowledge of the following topic:
The overuse of natural resources causes an ultimate exhaust of them. People have
been using them to be in swim of new styles such as making new furniture of recent
design. This causes a huge harm to the environment. Therefore, government should
discourage people the overuse of these resources.
To what extent do you support or oppose the idea?
You should write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1:
In our life, we use the natural resources in many different ways and in fact natural
resources are vital for our existences. Our lives will simply stick if we stop using natural
resources. But it is a matter of pity that the way we overuse those resources. The existing
natural resources are limited and the demand and consumption are increasing day by
day as the world population is increasing. As a result natural resources are rather being
reduced with the increased and imprudent uses. We must control the overuse of these
priceless resources for our own survival
The population and their demand are increasing and with technological improvements
the natural resources are being used more than any other time of the human history. We
use those to meet our daily and vital needs. For instance, we use natural gas to cook
food. But the natural resources like fuels and gas are also used to fulfill our luxury. In
fact the mass people will try to use natural resources to adopt new fashions and
changing demands. People changes their furniture-model, car-model so frequently and
it has become a symbol of their prominence. Thus they use natural resources like wood
and fuels so unwisely and in my opinion this is quite unnecessary.

Government of a country is involved to look after the betterment of countrymen. People

are unaware about the aftereffects of this over use. So the Government has to play a vital
role by sending the message to the mass population and by taking necessary initiatives
to prevent this overuse of the natural resources. However we all should understand the
issue and should take part to prevent the overuse of our natural resources. Government
can not stop such a bad trend all alone. Making new furniture is a right to a citizen and
Government can not stop this by enforcing laws only. The citizen must be conscious
about the devastating aftereffects.

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 In conclusion, I personally believe that the Government should be strict and discourage
the mass people overusing natural resources. In addition, a comprehensive effort by all
is needed to make the steps taken by the Government successful.

Idea Generation for this IELTS Essay:

Essay Type: Argumentative (Support or oppose an idea).
Main question of this IELTS Essay:
A. Should government discourage people from overusing the natural resources as this
overuse causes harm to the environment.
Argument in support of this view point: Why government should discourage people
the overuse of natural resources.
• The use of natural resources must be controlled for our own survival.
• The existence of natural resources is limited and that is why we should
prudently use those resources. Otherwise we will endanger the environment and the
natural ecosystem.
• Scarce of raw materials for other generations. For instance, shortage of fossil
fuels, which are the leading source of energy for heating and transportation.
• This has widened the gap between rich and poor countries. Western countries
have moved their industries to developing ones, consuming more their natural
resources. So, the latter will face more environmental challenges and become poorer.
• We will have more starved humans. Eroding of soil and contamination of
freshwater will damage farming products, leading the world to have more
malnourished humans.
• War might happen. Now, in many countries shortage of freshwater has led a
tremendous conflict between them, and this will become worse if uncontrollable usage
continue.
• The alternative sources of energy are yet to be fully accepted throughout the
world. So we should preserve as much natural resources as we can.
• Ultimate exhaust of natural resources would create a chaos and many wild lives
would be endangered as well.
• There is no easy and usable artificial technique to reproduce the natural
resources again.
• It is too selfish not to think about the next generation and by consuming natural
resources we will give them a worse world than the one we live in.
Opposing the view point: Why government should NOT discourage people the use of
natural resources.

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• Raw materials would be restored by novel technologies. As technology develops,
factories will be able to find better ways to restore the wasted resources being used
before.
• This strategy will have huge drawbacks on economy of countries. Accessing less
to natural resources, their production will fall and a considerable economy recession
will occur.
• This will raise the rate of unemployment. Consideration of more restrictions on
industries will cause them to become less profitable, so they will lay out more
employees.
• Using of modernized filtering systems, disposals will be restored and recycled
far more quickly than now, so consideration of more constrains is not necessary.
• Having more different variation in life, variety of goods and manufactures,
people’s living condition has improved fundamentally.

Model Answer 2:
Nowadays many people express a contention that natural resources will have been used
up by the end of the century. However, others do not share this concern and keep
buying luxurious items which are far from being environmentally friendly. There is no
doubt that some measures have to be taken to save the environment. Some people think
that government is capable of solving this problem by discouraging the over
consumption of the natural resources. I strongly believe that to be effective this measure
should be accompanied by developing new technologies.

Undoubtedly, government should make effort to save as many resources as possible,

which can be realized by introducing various laws. Many countries have already
witnessed traffic congestion schemes and improvement in public transportation. Quite
often people are encouraged to cycle in order to reduce the consumption of petroleum.
Nevertheless, much more can be done on the governmental level. For instance, it might
be effective to the introduce a special tax on luxurious items such as powerful sport cars
which consume a lot of fuel or elaborate furniture which is made of rare kinds of trees.
This way, people will think twice before getting something which cannot be described as
environmentally friendly. Therefore, government has the authority to make natural
resources last longer.

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Furthermore, government has to invest a substantial amount of money in the research
and development of new sources of energy. Although many nations have been working
on solar and wind power for a considerable period of time, the results are not
impressive enough. The process of developing unconventional sources of energy must
be sped up, which can only be done by extensive cooperation. Scientists in all
developed countries should be willing to unite their efforts for the common good. Such
cooperation can be achieved by creation of the governmental incentives or any kind of
financial support. If more countries will be interested in finding alternative sources of
energy, natural resources will no longer be at risk.

As it can be seen, the issue of the natural resources overuse can be resolved.
Implementation of particular laws coupled with the development of the
environmentally friendly technologies is bound to give a positive result and let future
generations live a better life having no concerns about the exhaust of vital substances.

15. A University should accept male and female students equally in every
subject.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the above statement?
Write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1:
(Agreement: A University should accept male and female students equally)
There is an old cliché "Give an educated mother and I will give you an educated nation".
This proverb alone emphasizes the issue of women education. Throughout the history
men and women both worked hand by hand to build a perfect world and whatever the
current world is, has been contributed both by male and female but not one specific
gender. As University education is so important for the full bloom of one person's merit
skill and knowledge, there must raise the equal opportunity for both male and female
students. They work side by side as friends but not like competitors. If only men go
ahead in education, research, arts, history and women remains backward then no goods
can be done. So I strongly support the idea of taking same number of male and female
students in every level of education as well as in the university level.

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 The history suggests that men are dominant in numbers in science, arts, engineering,
creativity and business sectors. But we cannot deny the contribution of Mother Teresa or
madam Merry Currie who has devoted their whole life for the betterment of the world.
It is true that if the competition is arranged regardless of gender more male student will
be ahead of women. But still Universities should accept equal number of students. If
fewer females hold the important sectors of a country naturally women will feel
deprived and this will lead them to compete with men.

It is a mother who is much more emotionally attached with their kids and friendlier to
kids than fathers. So they help the kids about their study. So the importance of female
education in higher level gets priority considering this single issue.

In conclusion Universities should get admitted same number of students from both sex
and give the equal opportunity in every level.

Idea Generation for this IELTS Essay:

Essay Type: Argumentative (Agreement or Disagreement)..
Main question of this IELTS Essay:
A. Whether a university should admit equal number of male and female students in
each subject?
Agreement: Why universities should accept male and female students equally in
every subject.
1. According to human rights, both genders must be permitted to study in their
favorite subject. In Islamic countries, male doctors are not allowed to become
Gynecologists, and this has increased the rate of mortality and morbidity of cases.

2. Males and females pay the same rate of taxes, so they must be given similar
opportunity.

3. Students will have higher level of competition. To achieve higher

encouragements from opposite gender, students will have tougher competition than
when they compete with the same gender.

4. This can help both sexes to increase their communication skills when it comes to
having closer relationships with the opposite sex. Definitely, students of these schools

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 will most probably have less matrimonial problems in the future.

5. This will ensure the women empowerment and the society would benefit from
this arrangement.

6. Women in most of the society are underprivileged and this arrangement would
ensure their better education and thus contribution to the family, society and country.

7. If equal number of male and female students get admitted in every subjects
offered in a university, more areas of research and employment would be explored by
women and that would benefit the country as they would contribute more.

8. Chances of gender discrimination in the classrooms would greatly reduce.

9. If fewer females hold the important sectors of a country naturally women will
feel deprived and this will lead them to compete with men.
Disagreement: Why universities should NOT accept male and female students
equally in every subject.
1. Physically some areas of work and related study fields are not appropriate for
the women and that’s why they would naturally show less interest in those areas of
study. For example, a female construction engineer working in outdoor may become
frustrated by heavy physical activities that are normal for men.

2. Sensationally, women are more fitted to some areas of study than men. Nursing
is a good example in this case. So women in such subjects should get priority.

3. It can be costly. Governments have to consider larger budgets for admitting

equal number of males and females.

4. The level of sexual violence can be increased fundamentally.

5. Reserved quota for female would be discriminating for some talented male
students.

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6. University education should be based on talent and performance, not based on
equal gender opportunity.

7. In reality the identical number of male and female students in every subject in a
university is a fanciful idea that would deprive many talented male students from
getting university education.

8. A form of natural selection will take place: survival of the fittest; and the end
result would benefit us all.

Model Answer 2:
(Disagreement: A University should NOT accept male and female students equally)
The society and educational system have changed significantly from the old era when it
was almost impossible for a girl to study in a university while only boys were allowed to
do so. Now a girl can get admitted in a college or university at her wish and merit. A
boy has to fight with the girl applicants to get admitted in the university level and in
most of the countries the equal opportunity in case of education has been established.
There are many cases in a university that women students exceed the male students in
many subjects. I oppose the idea of admitting same number of male and female students
in every subject offered in a university bypassing the merit list.

First of all, university aims to educate people and prepare them for the future and those
students would lead the country in the future. If the admission process prioritize
sentiment and tries to admit equal number of female students in each subject, it would
not be a good idea for the country. Rather they should focus on merit and there is no
harm if more female students can get admitted in the university level than male. The
point is merit and qualification not the gender and if a university is trying to feed the
sentiment, it would harm the future.

Second, the qualification is result, talent and merit. Here male & female issue should not
be considered. The equal number of male and female students in every subject is a
whimsical idea that would deprive many talented male students. Third, since there is no
restriction on the number of female students allowed for a subject, they can naturally
compete in a fair fight and show they competence rather than being pitied by a policy.
Again, not all male and female are equally interested in studying in every subject, they
have their own choices. Implementing the equal number of male & female students in

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each subject would take away the freedom from students to study in their favorite
subject. Girl would naturally prefer to study in particular subjects while more boys
would want to study in other subjects and the proposed idea would destroy this facility.

In conclusion, the idea of admitting same number of male and female students in
university level in each subjects is not a good idea and the admission should strictly
base on choice and merit rather than emotion.

16. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Some people say that television is a very useful tool when it comes to education.
Others argue that television is a much overused, ineffective teacher.

Discuss both of these views and give your opinion as to the usefulness of television
as an educational tool.

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

You should write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1:
There is a lot of controversy on the topic whether TV can play a role of a teacher. Some
people hold a viewpoint that it can never be educational at all. Others, although,
disagree, referring to TV's high potential of teaching through amusement.

As a matter of fact, television nowadays can hardly be called educational. All those talk
shows and soap operas we can see every day are completely waste of time and can even
have negative effects by distracting young and undisciplined people from their studies.
Moreover, the most of so called educational programs like National Geographic can not
replace books and academic lectures because they tend to entertain people and have not
an aim to give deep and concentrated knowledge.

However, TV can be a powerful mean of delivering information and a nice part of

learning process. Educational Methodists have proved that the more senses are involved
at the time of studying; the more effective result can be achieved. Television produces
both picture and sound, so its usefulness is obvious. Many teachers already use this
advantage actively by showing students videocassettes which go as supplementary

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material to many language courses. So why not to broadcast such movies through
television?

The problem of ineffectiveness of television as educational tool is in fact not a problem

of television itself, but of people who decide the content of particular channel. It is
hardly unlikely that content directors would abandon their high profits and change talk
shows to lectures and video-lessons. Therefore, those, who insist on the uselessness of
TV, maybe right, but let us not forget that as technology improves new cheap ways of
broadcasting appear, for instance video broad casts. They can prove exclusive power of
such learning tool as television.

Alternative Answer 2:
People are divided in opinion if television is a great source of education and knowledge
or not. Both of these two groups have their reasoning and logics. In this essay I will
discuss both the viewpoint to represent the effectiveness and drawbacks of TV as the
source of education.

To mention the disadvantages, television channels are too much commercial nowadays
and they would produce any program to attract people no matter if they are authentic or
not. There are plenty of choices for channels and people tend to use their TV as an
entertainment media than an educational source. The biased news, politically influenced
talk show etc. often mislead people and that has a very negative impact on the society.
Programs that contain violence, negative impression often distracts young people and
the addiction on TV programs often restrain people from doing other important
activities. TV is a great source of knowledge sharing but the programs choice must be
prudent to learn something from it and most of the people fail to do so.

On the other hand, there are lots of advantages of TV according to a group and these
advantages supersede the disadvantages as they opine. There are always options for a
TV viewer and if s/he takes it as a medium of educational sources, the can always do so.
It is an effective medium for updating people about the current news, different
viewpoints and current affairs. People no longer need to travel a great deal to learn
about other countries and it is TV that actually made it possible. Channels like
Discovery, National Geography have been successfully broadcasting education channels
and they are hugely popular around the globe. This is a strong tool for a government to
communicate with mass people to deliver a massage. After a stressful day at work

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people often find it refreshing to watch music, movies, soap opera, reality shows, travel
shows at their homes and there is no argument that those things have their educational
references well rooted into.

In conclusion, TV can be a great source for education if properly and prudently watched
and also can be a negative factor for some people if their program choice is somehow
negative.

17. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Present a written argument or case to an educated reader with no specialist
knowledge of the following topic:
News editors decide what to broadcast on television and what to print in newspapers.
What factors do you think influence these decisions? Do we become used to bad
news? Would it be better if more good news was reported?
Use your own ideas knowledge and experience and support your arguments with
examples and relevant evidence.
You should write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1:
In today’s modern world, a growing amount of news and information on television or
newspapers have considerably influenced the public. Besides, what factors are impacted
on reporting information on news media is an issue many people feel strongly about.
This essay will discuss various influences as well as associated with phenomenon above.
As far as I am concerned, there is a wide range of factor accounting for publishing news
and broadcasts. The most noticeable, I believe, is that aiming at a high audience rating so
as to maximize profits. This leads to pursuing the increasingly diverse needs of viewers
from all walks of life in order to satisfy and cater for them. Another contributory factor
is that for many countries, news editors have to succumb to political pressure, distorting
facts and misleading the public. To put it another way, they are controlled entirely by
powerful political parties and enjoined to disregard the truth. This is particularly true in
many undemocratic countries like Chinese, North Korea, and Vietnams where
information is seriously censored and even disseminated political ideals to guide public
opinions.

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Moreover, living in the information era, people are bombarded with daily amount of
news, including good and bad news, form multiple media. Today’s coverage and press
might sometimes be less trustworthy mainly because it often exaggerates the level of the
real information, in order to boost the attention of the desired audiences. Furthermore,
some media companies use the stories of people’s private life, seductive images and
violent or obscene contents to appeal viewers, especially teenagers. It means that their
thoughts and behaviours might be changed and shows a tendency to hatred, violence,
jealousy, and even copycat phenomenon. However, the role of news media in reporting
good news, such as someone’s achievement and humane stories, should be
acknowledged. That will make quicker progress toward society better.

In conclusion, what today’s news and information on media we receive is influenced by

some main factors as hooking viewers, increasing profits, and obeying political
regulations. Besides, the news media can have a double-edged impact on society by
good and bad news. By doing so, we can ensure that choosing information carefully
before reading and watching is indispensable to us.

Model Answer 2:
It has often been said that "Good news is bad news" because it does not sell newspapers.
A radio station that once decided to present only good news soon found that it had gone
out of business for lack of listeners. Bad news on the other hand is so common that in
order to cope with it, we often simply ignore it. We have become immune to bad news
and the newspapers and radio stations are aware of this.
While newspapers and TV stations may aim to report world events accurately, be they
natural or human disasters, political events or the horrors of war, it is also true that their
main objective is to sell newspapers and attract listeners and viewers to their stations.
For this reason TV and radio stations attempt to reflect the flavor of their station by
providing news broadcasts tailor-made to suit their listeners' preferences. Program
specializing in pop music or TV soap operas focus more on local news, home issues and
up-to-date traffic reports. The more serious stations and newspapers like to provide "so
called" objective news reports with editorial comment aimed at analyzing the situation.

If it is true, then, that newspapers and TV stations are tailoring their news to their
readers' and viewers' requirements how can they possibly be reporting real world events
in an honest and objective light? Many radio and TV stations do; in fact, report items of
good news but they no longer call this news. They refer to these as human interest

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stories and package them in program specializing, for instance, in consumer affairs or
local issues. Good news now comes to us in the form of documentaries the fight against
children cancer or AIDS, or the latest developments in the fight to save the planet from
environmental pollution.

Alternative answer 3:
News both in print media and in television should reflect the authentic, unbiased and
important news for the audiences and those news play an important role in terms of
educating people, informing people about the current world and giving them insight of
political and social view. But sadly this is always not the case and news editors are often
broadcast and publish biased and politically influenced news that do more harm than
good to the society.
There are various reasons for that. First of all the personal views and political prejudiced
are two important factors that cause this problem. Newspapers and TV news should
ideally be two great media to reach the people with the real and authentic news. People
greatly rely on these media to get updates of events and current affairs and the impartial
and biased news mislead them often. Often political views of editors and their link to a
particular political party lead to this problem. It is not uncommon that a chief editor gets
appointed to the position by the powerful political party and he is expected to present
news in favour of this party. Second, in many countries government impose strict rules
on what type of news can be presented to the public and that also causes problems in
terms of fair and accurate news presenting. In many cases money and corruption is
involved for such heinous act. Again, many newspapers heavily rely on other renowned
newspapers and internet for current news and if the source is corrupted, that leads to
the case of printing and broadcasting impartial and misleading news. Personal threat,
political reasons, power, g reed, pressure and personal gains, business are the main
reasons editors sometimes decide what to broadcast and what to print.
I would not agree with the notion that we are used to bad news as I have witnessed
many cases when a good news get more attention and audience than bad news. It’s true
that bad news is by their nature is appealing to people, but as a whole we want to know
about the true happening. Good or bad, people want to learn the truth. Often people’s
attention can be achieved by publishing and broadcasting bad and negative news, but
this is now always the truth as events like peach treaty, world up, noble contributions,
achievements, good deeds and political positive decision gets more readers and viewers
than bad news.

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In conclusion, we are not used to bad news and editors do decide which news to be
reached to public or not based on their personal, business and political reasons.

18. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Present a written argument or case to an educated reader with no specialist

knowledge of the following topic:

Fatherhood ought to be emphasized as much as motherhood. The idea that women

are solely responsible for deciding whether or not to have babies leads on to the idea
that they are also responsible for bringing the children up.

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

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

You should write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1: (Neutral Notion)

I believe that child-rearing should be the responsibility of both parents and that, whilst
the roles within that partnership may be different, they are nevertheless equal in
importance. In some societies, it has been made easier over the years for single parents
to raise children on their own. However, this does not mean that the traditional family,
with both parents providing emotional support and role-models for their children, is not
the most satisfactory way of bringing up children.
Of crucial importance, in my opinion, is how we define 'responsible for bringing the
children up'. At its simplest, it could mean giving the financial support necessary to
provide a home, food and clothes and making sure the child is safe and receives an
adequate education. This would be the basic definition.

There is, however, another possible way of defining that part of the quotation. That
would say it is not just the fathers responsibility to provide the basics for his children,
while his wife involves herself in the everyday activity of bringing them up. Rather, he
should share those daily duties, spend as much time as his job allows with his children,
play with them, read to them, help directly with their education, participate very fully in
their lives and encourage them to share his.

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It is this second, fuller, concept of 'fatherhood' that I am in favor of, although I also
realize how difficult it is to achieve sometimes. The economic and employment situation
in many countries means that jobs are getting more, not less, stressful, requiring long
hours and perhaps long journeys to work as well. Therefore it may remain for many a
desirable ideal rather than an achievable reality.

Answer 2: (Agreement: Fatherhood ought to be emphasized as much as motherhood)

Traditionally, gender role issue has always discriminated women and it is considered
woman to be responsible for upbringing of children. Now-a-days, these traditions are
changing gradually. It is agreed that both parents should share these responsibilities and
at the same time should support each other. This can be proved by looking at how
fathers who spend whole day with their children can be a good motivator for them and
mothers are becoming the bread-earners for the family. Also, it is agreed that fathers
motivate their children more than mothers do. For example, males are more interested
towards sports activities.
Firstly, some people argue that mother should take care of the Family, especially the
kids; however these thoughts have changed over the time and now-a-days fathers have
started sharing parental and domestic responsibilities. So, by taking their children to
sports events such as football matches, swimming, etc. will develop an interest for sports
in them. This shows that fathers can motivate a child to become a sports person.

Secondly, the tradition of women is to staying at home and bringing up children have
changed and women have started taking work from all fields, along with this they also
take care for their children. For instance, it has been seen that many working women
take maternity leave during and after their pregnancy period and continue to work after
these leaves. Some women prefer to do work from home if provided by their employer.
In some cases, women may have better career prospects than their husbands. So, the
father had to take paternity leave and become a househusband, which is becoming more
common nowadays. Thus, it is clear from the above discussion women can be a bread
earning person for a family.

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Following this look at how, both parents share responsibility for caring their children.
Thus, it has been proven that fathers are equally responsible for upbringing of their
children.
Answer 3: (Agreement: Fatherhood ought to be emphasized as much as motherhood)
In the past, it was a common custom that the one who was responsible to bring up
children - was the mother only; the fathers' responsibility was to earn the livings and
provide a good life. However, a change in the belief took place in the previous few
years; nowadays, some people claim that fatherhood should be emphasized much more.
Although some people see that fathers must contribute in the bringing up of children
and it's not only mother's responsibility, other people still see that it's only mother's
responsibility.

"Of course me and my husband, George!" said Miss Karmen when she was asked who
was in charge of bringing up her child, she added "Oh, I really cannot do this alone; my
child needs both of us". If the child use to live interact and play with his mother only,
that will lead to improper dealing with other people including his dad. The fact that
father for money and mother for upbringing is absolutely out dated.

A kid needs both the father and mother's care but father would be mostly busy at works
so ultimately the mother would have to spend more time with the kind. But the father
should spend as much time as possible with his kids after getting back from the work.

Actually, some people still adhere to their point of view regardless the prior information
claiming that parents must contribute, yet in their way; each one is responsible for only
one thing. We have an example, Robert Frans, a teacher in a high school in Australia; he
said" Why I have to tire myself more, it's my wife's own business". For me I actually
think that fatherhood ought to be emphasized, but not as much as motherhood. I think
mothers' share in upbringing should be more than that of fathers.

19. You should finish the task within 40 minutes.

Without capital punishment (the death penalty) our lives are less secure and crimes
of violence increase. Capital punishment is essential to control violence in society.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
You should write at least 250 words.
You should use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your
arguments with examples and relevant evidence.

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Model Answer 1: (Agreement: Capital punishment is essential to control violence in
society.)
Before talking about the essential role of death penalty, you have to think about the
meaning, and the purpose, of any kind of punishment. If you consider that the purpose
is to prevent the guilty from being nasty again, you can be seduced by an argumentation
in favor of the suppression of capital punishment.
But you have to think about another aspect of the problem: a punishment is also useful
to impress people, to make them fear the law. In fact, let's take the example of a young
misfit, which has grown in a violent atmosphere, influenced by older delinquents, etc.
He lives in the streets; he's got no aim but to survive. This is the kind of person who
could possibly kill someone for money, or even for fun .Why would he fear prison? Life
would be easier for him there. In addition, in many cases, when you behave normally,
you can benefit from penalty reductions. This young misfit needs to be impressed; he
needs to know that the law is a frontier. When you cross it, you can lose your life. That is
why capital punishment helps keeping a distance between robbery and murder. If you
abolish it, you suppress the difference between these two types of crime, which are
completely different.

But there is also a limit to define: even if death penalty is unavoidable, it would be a
crime to apply it to inadequate cases. If there is no premeditation or past facts which can
justify such a punishment, it is far too strict to apply death penalty. That is why the
lawmakers have to establish precisely the context in which capital punishment car being
pronounced. That is the price to pay to limit violence without using excessive violence.

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Model Answer 2: (Agreement: Capital punishment is essential to control violence in
society.)
Nowadays, crime rates is accelerating day-by-day according to many surveys. To rein
this situation, there should be a mechanism in place like jail for lifetime and death
penalty based upon the crime severity. Government should enforce such laws to create a
high alert around the society and endorse a secure ruling to its people.

Many incidents are the best example for imbalanced society values in the recent days.
Those are like killing own mother or planned to murder best friend due to immaturity. If
there is no mechanism to stop such kind of incidents would severely impact the society
livelihood. Hence, capital punishment is mandatory to implicate a fear among the
people who create such violence and which ensures the peaceful life among
communities.
In fact, I believe death penalty is the only way to punish the criminals as they commit
serious crimes which directly aid in controlling the violence at least to some extent. For
instance, recently group of five men brutally raped and murdered a woman in the broad
daylight. Due to that, high court had punished death penalty to that group which has
created a sensation as the capital punishment is very rare in my country and social
volunteers said crime rate is gradually decreasing after that incident. Thus, violence is
effectively controlled if the capital punishment is endorsed within a society.
In some society, the crime is so violent and severer that the government and the law
enforcing authority have to handle that strictly. As a result they do not have any
alternative other than imposing capital punishment. Capital punishment gives a
message that, you won’t be given any second chance if you commit a serious crime like
murdering someone. This message is strongly needed in some society to control the
crime rate. Without capital punishment, you can’t ensure that the same criminal won’t
commit the crime again. You can’t actually control the crime and severe law breaking
with the minor punishment in all of the countries. The theme that someone who
murdered another human will regret someday and after few years would lead a
dignified and free life when the relatives and family members of the victim would
remorse forever. What punishment you have in plan if someone is a psychopathic killer

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and is out of redemption? Minor punishments and reformation facility? This does not
just make sense.
To summarize, capital punishment is important to bring down the crime ratio and to
also provide the secured life. Otherwise, ambience in the society will disturb which is
not recommended for the common man. Hence, it is advisable to imply such
punishment which leads peaceful life with less violence in these days and also in the
future.

20. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Present a written argument or case to an educated reader with no specialist
knowledge of the following topic.
When a country develops its technology, the traditional skills and ways of life die
out. It is pointless to try and keep them alive.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
You should write at least 250 words.
You should use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your
arguments with examples and relevant evidence.

Alternative Answer 1: (Disagreement)

The issue ‘with the development of the technology traditional skills and the
conventional life style die’ is a controversial one and needs deeper argument before
supporting or opposing the issue. Overall, I disagree with the opinion expressed; I
would like to begin by pointing out that ‘traditional skills and ways of life’ are not
totally vanished from one country, culture or community because of the introduction of
technology.
In many ways, the history of civilization is the history of technology: from the discovery
of fire to the invention of the wheel to the development of the Internet we have been
moving on from previous ways of doing things. Some technologies, such as weapons of
mass destruction, are of negative impact. Others, such as medical advances, positively
help people to live better or longer, and so very much help traditional ways of life.
Surely, few people would seek to preserve such traditions as living in caves. Technology
will always follow its own footsteps no matter what we, some people think about it.
Technology advances because we need it. So there is no way to prevent the
advancement of the technology but we should embrace it positively. The generation of a
country is responsible to preserve their own custom and tradition and if people feel
eager to save a tradition then there is no way technological advancement will destroy it.

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There are many cases where technology replaces human labor to create certain things for
example: handmade sari, which are still popular in many countries. Technology in this
case has not destroyed the old tradition but has introduced a faster and less expensive
ways to create the same thing.

Interestingly, technology can positively contribute to the keeping alive of traditional

skills and ways of life. For example, the populations of some islands are too small to
have normal schools. Rather than breaking up families by sending children to the
mainland, education authorities have been able to use the Internet to deliver schooling
online. In addition, the Internet, and modern refrigeration techniques, is being used to
keep alive the traditional skills of producing salmon; it can now be ordered from, and
delivered to, anywhere in the world.

In conclusion, without suggesting that all technology is necessarily good, I think it is by

no means ‘pointless’, in any way, to try to keep traditions alive with technology. We
should not ignore technology, because it can be our friend and support our way of life.

Alternative Answer 2:
The technological revolution affects all countries around the world in many ways
significantly. It seems that the traditional skills and the ways life used to be preset have
disappeared. This essay will discuss how the technology has led to this case and
whether it is worth attempting to save people's traditional life or not.
To begin with, there are various reasons why traditional skills no longer exist as it was
many years ago. One major reason is the development in technology. For illustrations,
modern technology has been used for many tasks such as agriculture, industries, and the
machines have replaced people’s manual tasks in most cases. Moreover, the internet
alters the way of communication dramatically; instead of visiting family these days, for
example, people speak with each other over the phone or chat using social media like
Facebook or Twitter. Perhaps, that is why the traditional skills are expiring with the
demand if time and modernization.

Let's move to another point in the statement: some people argue that the traditional
experience shouldn't be saved. The principal reason for their opinion is that global
advertising encourages everyone to buy the same products. For instance, people wear
similar clothes, rather than traditional costumes, and eat from the same types of

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restaurants such as KFC and Mac Donald and their branches are present all over the
world. This shows that it does not make sense to keep the traditional skills alive.

To conclude, this essay has looked at the possible reasons of die out of traditional life,
such as the revolution in technology and popularity of the internet, and also the
reason why it is aimless to keep them alive.

21. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

The position of women in society has changed markedly in the last twenty years.
Many of the problems young people now experience, such as juvenile delinquency,
arise from the fact that many married women now work and are not at home to care
for their children.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
You should write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1: (Agreement)

Over the last twenty years the women empowerment and employment have gone
through rapid changes and more women are working in different sphere of society than
ever. This is in fact advantageous for the overall growth a county and at the same time
this is one of the main reasons the juvenile delinquency has increased nowadays.

First of all, a child needs the tenderness and guidance of parents and if both parents are
working they have very little time to spend with the children. The trends of both
working parents is leading depression, lack of morality and lose family tie which have
severe psychological damage among the teenagers. This is directly leading to issues like
crime, drug and immoral activities conducted by the adolescents.

Again, this is a long time trend that a father would bring the daily breads for the family
while mother would foster and take care of the children in most of the society and with
the women empowerment, this harmony has been changed. There is no harm in women
employment and in fact this is positive from many perspectives and yet we can see an
immense competition among the married couple especially regarding their career while
they totally overlook their needs for their children. Fatherhood is important and he has
many roles to play for the children but a mother, as we have seen throughout the
century, makes the major share of contribution towards upbringing the children. When a
mother has very little time to share with her kids, the problem related to juvenile crime

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increases.

The teenage time is a very sensitive time in every one’s life and if parents can’t
contribute their duties at that time, the children have a chance to go astray. With
working mothers this is happening more than ever.

Model Answer 2: (Disagreement)

It is certainly true that the position of women in society has undergone a dramatic
change in the past twenty years but I do not feel that this is a direct cause of the
indisputable increase in juvenile-related problems during this period.
It is now accepted that young women should find work on leaving school; indeed to rely
totally on their parents' financial support is no longer an option in many families.
Likewise, once they get married, the majority of women continue working since the
financial pressures of setting up a house and establishing a reasonable standard of living
often require two incomes.

Twenty years ago it was common for women to give up work once they had children
and devote their time to caring for their children. This is no longer the general rule and
the provision of professionally-run child care facilities and day nurseries have removed
much of the responsibility for child rearing that used to fall to mothers. However, these
facilities come at a cost and often require two salaries coming into a family to be
afforded.

I do not believe that the increase in the number of working mothers has resulted in
children being brought up less well than previously. Indeed it could be argued that by
giving mothers the opportunity to work and earn extra money children can be better
provided for than previously. There is more money for luxuries and holidays and a
more secure family life is possible. Of course there are limits as to the amount of time
that ideally should be spent away from home and the ideal scenario would be for one of
the parents (often the wife) to have a part-time job and thus be available for their
children before and after school. It is important to establish the correct balance between
family life and working life.

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 22. You should spend no more than 40 minutes on this task.

As part of a class assignment you have to write about the following topic.

Some Governments say how many children a family can have in their country should
be strictly controlled. They may control the number of children someone has through
taxes. It is sometimes necessary and right for a government to control the population in
this way?

Do you agree or disagree?

Give reasons for your answer.

You should write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1: (Disagreement)

Over population is a great concern for many under-developed countries and the
government takes many steps to control the uncontrolled increase of population. In
many countries government impose rules to restrict the number of children a family can
have and also restricts many facilities in case a family has too many children. But
imposing tax to restrict the number of children in family is not a feasible solution. In my
opinion other ways of controlling the population in a country should be considered
rather than imposing tax.
First of all, the population is the main problem in most of the third world countries
whereas the developed countries mostly have control over that issue. In countries like
china, population is not a burden rather they have been able to use the large population
as the main work force for the steady improvement of the country. Over population in
an under-developed country directly related to poverty, illiteracy, unhygienic lifestyle
and crime. So controlling the population in these countries is a must and imposing tax to
the poor people would not be a good idea. The trends show that, educated upper class
and middle class do not take more than two children in these countries where the poor
people seems like have no control on that. If the government imposes tax to those poor
people, their life would become more miserable.

I completely agree that each government should maintain some policies and should
impose strict rules to control the population a country has but increasing awareness and
implementing other policies than tax imposing would be better solutions.

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In conclusion, I completely agree that the government of a country should take any
initiative to control the over population growth but tax imposing to poor people is the
least effective solution since there are many alternatives.

Model Answer 2: (Agreement)

Population is one of the biggest problems for some of the countries today. The
population distribution is every uneven across different countries and while some
countries have very less population, some other countries suffer from a large number of
over population. There are certain countries like India and China which are highly
populated area where as countries like Ireland, Russia and Switzerland are thinly
populated. So I agree that the countries that are suffering from the huge population
should take steps like imposing tax on the number of children a family has.

There are various problems that appear due to huge population, like poverty,
unemployment, crime and illiteracy. Every country has limited resources and if the
population rises beyond permissible limit, it results in rapid exhaustion of these
resources. Therefore, I agree, sometime it is necessary for government to take harsh
action to control population. And one of these harsh actions can be to limiting the
available facility to the persons who have more than an approved number of children
and to impose large amount of taxation due to the large number of children s/he has.

India and China are the world’s most populated countries. During ‘70s, population of
both countries’ population was growing at rapid rate and in order to curb its population,
china imposed 1-child policy and strictly implemented it. As a result, we can see their
population growth rate has reduced drastically to 0.6 % per annum, whereas though
India promoted 2-children policy but didn’t enforce any policy. It tried educating people
about benefits of small families, give benefits to small families.
Though, there growth rate decreased but wasn’t significant as china. India’s growth rate
is still hovering around 1.2% per annum and it is believed that they will surpass China’s
population in next decade or so. Problems associated with population are quite evident
in India. Healthcare system is abysmal; unemployment, illiteracy, and poverty are
rampant.
On the contrarily, certain European countries have less population and encourages to
have more children. Citizens in certain countries are also given extra grants if they have
more than two children. Average age of Japan is over 70 years and Japanese government
encourages people to have more children in order to have more young population. So

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countries who have decent population and are forecasting to decrease the population in
the coming ages, should not adopt this taxation strategy.

To conclude, I think it is of utmost importance that country’s population is proportional

to its resources and total area and to strike that perfect balance, sometimes it is
mandatory for government to intervene and impose rules to control population like
taxing the individuals who contribute to increasing the population even more.

23. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Present a written argument or case to an educated reader with no specialist

knowledge of the following topic:

In many countries children are engaged in some kind of paid work. Some people
regard this as completely wrong, while others consider it as valuable work
experience, important for learning and taking responsibility.

What are your opinions in this issue?

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

You should write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1:
The issue of children doing paid work is a complex and sensitive one. It is difficult to say
who has the right to judge whether children working is ‘wrong’ or ‘valuable’. Opinions
will also differ as to ‘learning’ benefits: no doubt teachers and factory owners, for
example, would have varying concerns.
An important consideration is the kind of work undertaken. Young children doing
arduous and repetitive tasks on a factory production line, for example, are less likely to
be ‘learning’ than older children helping in an old people’s home. There are health and
safety issues to be considered as well. It is an unfortunate fact that many employers may
prefer to use the services of children simply to save money by paying them less than
adults and it is this type of exploitation that should be discouraged. There is a big
possibility that those working kids are influenced by different types of people they are
working with and some lead them to a malevolent ways. For example: most of the
working kids in the factory start smoking and even abuse drugs at a very early age.

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Some kids are engaged in full-time jobs to support their family and thus how completely
destroying their education.

However, in many countries children work because their families need the additional
income, no matter how small. This was certainly the case in the past in many
industrialized countries, and it is very difficult to judge that it is wrong for children
today to contribute to the family income in this way. A working child in many cases is
the only earning member for many families. So their support is invaluable and they can’t
leave the jobs no matter how hazardous the job is.

Nevertheless, in better economic circumstances, few parents would choose to send their
children out to full-time paid work. If learning responsibilities and work experience are
considered to be important, then children can acquire these by having light, part-time
jobs or even doing tasks such as helping their parents around the family home, which
are unpaid, but undoubtedly of value in children development.

Model Answer 2:
In the last few years life has become really tough for many people and because of the
ever increasing living expenses some people send their children to earn to lessen the
load. In some cases, children of fatherless families have no other choice but to start
working for living and supporting the family.

In fact, children's going to work has become a very common issue that has been
discussed by many human rights organizations. In my opinion, the young children must
be brought up on to be responsible and be able to face the difficulties of life and hence
they should start working from the early ages.

I strongly recommend the tradition of working of children who are not intending to
participate in academic institutions, those who want to work in trade and business,
carpentry, blacksmithing or any other craft related jobs. It's very useful to be engaged in
paid work from the early age as it would increase the skill and experience they need to
run a successful business. Imagine that a young child whose parents want him to the run
the family business as a blacksmith and send him to school to have good education, and

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can’t support the expense, would actually do more harm than good to the children.
Eventually he would become more frustrated and won’t be able to run the business the
way he should have been.

So why go to school and university if your parents can’t afford it? In my belief, it's less
expensive and more effective to learn this craft works from the young age by going to
learn and work practically, and that of course will give him valuable experience. On the
other hand, working from the early age teaches people to become more responsible and
practical. We might go against the idea of child labour in first world country but the
scenarios in a third world country is completely different. In those countries there are
thousands of families where children are the primary earner. The country can’t ensure
the education and living of these families and hence they do not have the right to abolish
the early childhood working trends.

However, I am not with the idea of children's work in all the circumstances, but in
certain situations as I have illustrated. If the child is looking forward to having a good
profession in a large organization, I don't think that going to early work is a good idea.

24. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Present a written argument or case to an educated reader with no specialist
knowledge of the following topic:
Improvements in health, education and trade are essential for the development
of poorer nations. However, the governments of richer nations should take more
responsibility for helping the poorer nations in such areas.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
You should use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your
arguments with examples and relevant evidence.
You should write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1:
In balancing the world economic growth, the underdevelopment of the third world
nations have been drawn to the attention of the developed countries of the Western.

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Thus, governmental policies and interference in the agricultural business of the poorer
nations were made to secure their dominant source of the economy. Many discussions
among economists and politicians also put their focus on the other aspects. That is, to
improve the health, education and trade for the developing countries. However, the
improvements cannot be made by these countries, but more external assistance and aids
should be done.
Because of the shortage of food supply, the people in poorer nations (i.e. Africa) are
easily prone to disease, hunger and death. When natural or environmental disasters
happen, they are threatening with their lives. Education cannot be well developed as a
result of frequent droughts, famines and disease spreading. The other countries, while
emphasizing on the development of agriculture in the Third World, cannot really give
the solution to the cyclical problem which has been existing for a long time. It is time to
consider the consequences of all the waste of efforts in trying to help the economic
growth of the Third World and to think from the other perspectives. The richer countries
have the power to rebuild the Third World by taking care of the essentials - health,
education and trade. More aids for providing the medicine, educational needs and
materials can be done by the richer countries. The assistance of trade and developing
business in the poorer countries also can be of a great help to the poorer nations.

If the richer countries can be more serious about the essential issues of how a nation
develops, and well consider the special situations and circumstances those poorer
nations are facing, the improvements will be more efficiently made. The governments of
developed countries are, in some ways, responsible - though not obliged - for the future
of those developing countries.
Model Answer 2:
Education and health are fundamental factors for any nation. Many researches show
that the gaps that exist between the level of education in rich and poor countries has a
tendency to increase with the time. I completely agree that the governments of richer
nations should step forward to help the poor nations to overcome the obstacles they face
in areas like healthcare, education and trade.
Education, health and trade are interconnected with each other and that is why an
increase in educational level will very likely to affect both health and trade.
Many industrialized rich countries have enough resources at their disposal in order to

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help poorer countries. Nowadays there are plenty organizations funded by prosperous
countries, which focus on helping third world countries by sending workers and
volunteers to the poor nations in order to help the development. Many even grant
medical equipment and other necessary goods. Another way how rich countries help is
by giving loans for development. However many governments refuse to give a financial
aid due to the high risk involved.

But there is always a flip side of the coin and the government of such rich countries who
help the poor nations should make sure that the fund they provide is utilized properly.
Alternatively they should take schemes like establishing schools, commercial places and
hospitals in their authority rather than providing the fund to these poor nations.

In conclusion governments should unite and take more responsibility for providing help
to poor countries. Otherwise the gap between poor and rich countries will continue to
grow exponentially.

25. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Some people think children are more successful in foreign language studies than
adults.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
You should use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your
arguments with examples and relevant evidence.
You should write at least 250 words.
Sample Answer 1:
Learning at least one foreign language has become a necessity in the modern world.
Although some people believe that one can easily acquire a new language after
extensive learning, others claim that age also plays a considerable role in foreign
language acquisition. Indeed, it is much easier for children and teenagers to master a
new language than it is for adults, and especially elderly people.

To begin with, younger individuals tend to be fast learners due to their developing
acquisition skills. Most children and teenagers are used to learning new things, which
make mastering a new language as easy as a piece of pie. For instance, toddlers are able
to pick up a new language if their parents interact with them using this particular
language. However, adults are unlikely to learn a foreign language in the same way.
Then again, adults are too busy at work and have to worry about supporting their

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family, which certainly distracts them from the process of learning. A good illustration
of this case will be evening language courses. Tired after work, adults are not able to
make the most of their lessons and thus, cannot learn effectively. Younger people, in
their turn, spend a lot of time studying and possess a range of skills to help them
improve their foreign language.
Undoubtedly, there are individuals who are so talented that they can learn a new
language at any age. However, one has to remember that such people are often a rare
exception rather than a common fact.
Researches show that the brain pattern of a child is in better condition to accept new
things that the brain pattern of an average adult. This gives a competitive advantage to
the curious young people to learn new things easily than the adults. The trends of
quickly learning how to operate a computer by younger people is much more efficient
than the learning process of an elderly people and this is true for learning a new
language as well.
To conclude, learning a foreign language is a challenge for most people. However,
younger people have better chances to speak a new language faster compared to those
who are over thirty.

Model Answer 2:
The viewpoint that children are better learners became almost a common sense,
although it is not always true in terms of learning foreign languages. When it comes to
make an approach to, for example, Japanese or French, adults have proven themselves
superior learners because of their experience of getting knowledge of their own
language and their performance is generally better motivated.
Every adult have some amount of education it their past and it mean he has already
received general understanding of the structure of native language. Thus, this more or
less categorized base usually serves as a template for foreign grammar or vocabulary.
Person only has to place new material on certain shelves in his memory and operate
them like it their own language. Children, in contrast, are usually confused by any
grammar, even of their country. Bringing foreign language to curriculum adds
embarrassment because they do not have sufficient understanding of grammatical of
semantic categories and can not bring to order such huge amounts of information.

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Grown-ups also appear to be more enthusiastic about language studies. As a matter of
fact, this skill for them is a tool that can be used to achieve career goals. Obviously, more
motivated individual do better, and even if his abilities are modest, through practice
success can come very fast and lot of success stories can prove it. Kids, though, usually
consider second language lessons as a fun or, otherwise, something boring and, even if
they tend to absorb knowledge like sponges, without use it rapidly disappears. With no
proper encouragement youngsters just do not know they have to practice new words
and grammar in order not to forget them.
Thus, while it would not be mistake to suggest children are naturally better learners, let
us not forget that adults are usually better suited to language studies.

26. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Present a written argument or a case to an educated reader with no specialized

knowledge of the following topic:

Some people think that cities are the best places to live. Others prefer to live in a
rural area. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of living in the city to living in
the country side.

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

You should write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1:
The places where people live affects greatly in their lifestyles and living places is one of
the very basic needs for people. People opine differently while choosing the living
places. Some prefer and argue that city is the best place to live at since it provides so
many advantages over the rural area, but other think that villages are the best places to
live a good life. Both places have advantages and disadvantages.
It is true that a city offers so many opportunities and advantages those are absent in a
country side. For instance, the modern transportation and communication systems are
better in any city compared to a village. In a city people have access to many different
transportation systems and have latest technologies to communicate; like cellular
phones, internet, fax etc. Moreover when a new technology arrives at the country it is

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first introduced in the city area and usually 2/3 years later to the village. Secondly, cities
provide better security to it's inhabitants like the mobile police patrols, special forces,
community polices, security guards, traffic-polices etc. But in the village the number of
security force persons are too low compared to the over all population. Moreover, cities
provide better treatment, hospitals, qualified doctors, better educational institutes, and
amusement parks etc which are really inevitable to lead a better life. In many cases those
facilities are absent or rare in a village. In my opinion the reason for why most people
trend to live in a city is the vast opportunities of jobs. Most of the corporate offices,
industries, factories, government offices, garments and manufacturing industries are
either situated in a city or close to the city. People have much more employment
opportunities in a city than a village. On the contrary, people living in a village, are
often forced to do a job that is not suitable at all for him since the job opportunity is so
narrow there. Again, schools or colleges are not equipped with better environment, labs,
teachers and that's why students in a village might not get better education he/she
deserves. If we consider the entertainment facilities in a city then citizens of a city have
so many options like theater, park, art gallery, museum, amusement parks, libraries etc.
But people in the villages have only TV or books and very little facilities to spend leisure
time.

On the other hand, Villages offer many invaluable advantages those are completely
absent in the cities. First of all, someone living in a village can get fresh air and water.
There is no intense pollution with smoke, Carbon-DI-oxide, Carbon-mono-oxide,
Nitrous-Oxide and people living in a village are less prone to suffer diseases like
asthma, bronchitis etc. City can provide security against visible foes but it causes people
to face some invisible and dangerous enemies like toxic and polluted air, water and
environment. Secondly, people of villages live much nearer to the nature and breathe in
the fresh air, as well as eat fresh foods, vegetables, fruits collected directly from the
garden. On the contrary vegetables, foods, fruits in the cities are normally stored and
mixed with preservatives and can cause serious harms to the health. The living cost in a
country side is much lesser than that of a city. The density of population in a village is
much less than a city and village people are naturally grow up their personal
relationship among all people and live like a real community and take care of each other.
While in the city people do not know even who live in the next door and personal
relationship in community is rare.

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In my case, I prefer to live in the city. I feel relaxed and comfortable staying at my own
city. There are lots of facilities I can't deny are presented in my city and those are the
invaluable part of my lifestyle. Moreover I like to lead a busy and challenging life and
want to be connected with the world. I enjoy visiting country side but get bored there if I
stay more than 2/3 days because all of my necessary stuffs to lead my as usual life are
absent there.

Model Answer 2:
Whether cities are better than rural area or visa-versa is a contentious question, it
depends on one's choice, as to, what they prefer. Both cities and rural areas have their
pros and cons. Rural area have quaint environment whereas there is always something
fascinating about big cities.

Cities generally have better infrastructure, education system and advance health care
facilities. You get to meet people from all walks of life, learn to coexist with people from
different ethnicity, race, caste and culture; hence you become more tolerant, open
minded and start respecting each other differences. Whereas, country side people are
less tolerant, caste system still prevails and the powers lies with certain group of people.
If you see, today in India, Love marriages /inter caste marriages are very common in
cities, whereas people are being murdered in the name of honors in rural areas. Gender
inequality is very evident in rural area, where women are being restricted only to
household chores, and do not have much say in decision making, but in cities both are
treated equally. It is not uncommon to see people migrating to cities for better jobs,
better education.

People in the cities are always under tremendous pressure and stress, they always have
to be up to date with technologies and hence there is no time to relax. Recently studies
have shown surge in number of cases of heart attacks, which is due to increase in stress
level. People in cities are constantly exposed to high level of pollution, adulterated food
and chemically grown vegetables, which adversely affects their health, owing to which
the average life of people living is cities is less than people living in rural area. Increased
cases of obesity, suicides, diabetes is also resulting of stress and unhealthy living. Rural
areas on other hand have no or very less pollution, pure food item and less stress,
people have more time for themselves and their families.

To sum up, I think both cities and rural areas have their own charm. Cities have more

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busy and hectic life but have better facilities, rural area on the contrary have more
relaxed, laid back lifestyle but lacks in up to date technologies like computers and
international standard of healthcare and education system.

27. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Present a written argument or a case to an educated reader with no specialized

knowledge of the following topic:

Tobacco should be treated as illegal like other drugs. Smoking has not a single
positive issue but lots of negative effects and therefore, it should be banned.

To what extend do you agree or disagree with the above statement. Give reasons for your
answer and include any relevant examples from your experience. You should write at
least 250 words.
Model Answer 1:
The drugs those are strong and cause harm to human are considered illegal and are
prohibited in almost all the countries considering the bad effects. Those drugs are very
much addicted and the people who take it regularly destroy his life and can not lead a
normal life. Likewise tobacco is another phenomenon that has a strong beckoning
towards people of all ages. Considering the bad effects therefore, it should be considered
unlawful and prohibited.
There are lots of substances presented in the tobacco and people become much more
addictive to the tobacco because it is easily accessible and does not cost that much at a
time compared to other illegal drugs. There are enough scientific reasons to believe that
once a person become addictive towards tobacco can't leave it easily like other strong
drugs. Many people even exhaust more than 20 cigarettes daily and eventually increase
the possibility to be infected in lung cancer or many other serious diseased. The person
who smokes or takes tobacco in other ways harms himself as well as the people
surrounding them. Because it is proven in medical science that second hand smoking
causes the same physical problems as the first hand smoking does. So considering the
issue I strongly opine that all tobacco should be banned like other harmful drugs.

Many people think that tobacco creates some opportunities. For instance they mention
the number of people involved in these industries from farmer to manufacturing

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workers. They also think that tobacco companies often help people by sponsoring big
sports evens, initiating some social works like tree-plantation, star search programs etc.
By in my opinion all those are eye wash for people. The companies are uplifting their
fortunes by destroying innocent peoples' lives. Think about a family that has loose their
only earning member because he was a chain smoker for 20 years and recently died in
lung-cancer. The effects are overwhelming compared to what tobacco companies do for
us. I believe there are lots of organizations who are happy to initiate the same social
programs for the betterment of people. Science has proven that the amount of nicotine
contained in a cigarette is pushed directly into someone's body, he will die at once. So
tobacco business is a social crime at large. Furthermore, those who cultivate tobacco,
process it prepare cigarette and smokes ultimately become the victims of many serious
diseases like cancer, heart diseases and bronchitis. In addition buying tobacco costs
money which could have been used for some good thing. Teenagers addicted to tobacco
involve themselves to some other drugs and tobacco is always the gateway to other
drugs.

I don't thing there is any one benefit we get from tobacco rather it harms us in so many
ways. There are huge scarcities of food in the world right now and a huge amount of
fields and many farmers are engaged to produce tobacco. So I strongly give my opinion
to declare the cultivation, production, manufacturing and selling of tobacco should be
strictly prohibited for all our betterment.

Model Answer 2:
Health is considered the most precious gift that we all have so it is essential to think
carefully about things that may have a harmful effect on individuals. Many people argue
that tobacco smoking should be considered illegal as other drugs because it has more
detriments than benefits. However, this is refuted by others. Both sides will be critiqued
before a reasoned conclusion is formed.

It is felt by many that cigarette smoking has deleterious effect on person's life. For
example, it has been shown in many research studies that tobacco is one of the risk
factors to many diseases including cancer, particularly lung cancer, cardiovascular
diseases and others. This example clearly shows that smoking can be very harmful and

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has a tremendous financial burden on not only personal budget but also health sector.

On the other side, many people think that smoking is a personal decision. In addition, it
cannot be compared to drugs as it provides health benefits like memory and attention
enhancing and preventing ulcerative colitis. Moreover it is used in some medications.
After analyzing these two points of view, I believe that the cons of smoking outweigh
the pros and the usage of tobacco should be limited for medical treatments authorized
by governments. Without a doubt, I think that smoking is an important topic that has
effects on various aspects of human's life and other people's life as no one focus on
passive smoking issue and the government should pay more attention and invent new
policies regarding smoking.

28. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Present a written argument or a case to an educated reader with no specialized

knowledge of the following topic:

Some people prefer to eat at restaurants while others prefer to prepare and eat at
home. Which one do you prefer?

Give reasons for your answer.

You should write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1:
Food is a vital need for our living and people from different geographic location are
habituated to eat foods differently and the menu differs so greatly. Many people are
happy to eat food outside the home and they think that preparing foods is a waste of
time but to others out side food are like toxin and they always avoid outside foods and
prepare foods at home. In my opinion both way of taking foods have some advantages
and disadvantages.
If someone takes foods from a restaurant or fast food shop, he can save a great deal of
time as food preparing is a cumbersome and time-consuming process. For those people
there is no monotony of flaming the burner, washing the dishes, preparing the
ingredients. They simply order the dishes and everything is ready for them. Moreover
restaurants offer a sound environment with variety of menus. They don't have to

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maintain a time schedule to eat and mostly they spend time at restaurant while they are
not busy. Thus they can do lots of work with out thinking the cooking issue. Cooking
involved going to grocery and buying vegetable, spices, rice, meat or fishes and it is
really a difficult thing to do if some one is very busy with work. Restaurants offers
overwhelming environment to attract the people. They offer music, calm environment
and better services.

But eating in a restaurant is not always pleasant. It costs a great deal of money. Almost
all of the dishes cost at least 3-4 times higher than those of home-made foods. Foods
cooked in restaurants are not hygienic always and as the restaurant owners want more
profit, they don't hesitate to cook low cost vapid foods. Almost all the items prepared at
home are cooked with great care and as it's a matter of our health issue, we choose the
fresh and best ingredients while shopping. On the other hand restaurant owners always
buy low quality ingredients. This causes some serious health issues. Those who eat at
restaurants are more likely to suffer from different diseases.

Again, home-made foods are easy to digest and can be taken any time staying at home
with out thinking ' what the overall bill are going to be'. Foods prepared at home can
save a lot of money and considering the nutrition facts I prefer to prepare ant eat foods
at home.

Model Essay 2:
Many people go to the restaurants for a meal whereas the others cook and eat meal at
home. In my opinion, I opt to cook, and eat meal at home because I would argue that it
is healthier than to eat at restaurants.
Firstly, many restaurants do not purchase fresh foods since they would like to decrease
the cost of meals. They do not attend to the cleanliness and hygiene of foods. Hence,
some people get poisoned from eating in restaurants. It is particularly dangerous for
children because they are more vulnerable and can be easily ill from the poor quality of
foods. As it is known, many people eat using the same dishes and drink from the same
cups and bottles which are not even properly cleaned. If these things are not cleaned
properly, they can be extremely dangerous for human health.

Secondly, to prepare and eat foods at home can be more economic especially for family.
Because to eat at a restaurant frequently would cost a large amount and that would be
pretty tough for low wage earners. The good restaurants that maintain the quality and

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hygiene of foods cost a lot that average people won’t be able to accommodate.
On the other hand, restaurants can offer some advantages. For instance, if you eat at a
restaurant, you can save your time. Because to prepare and eat at home one needs to
spend a considerable amount of time and effort which could have been used in other
constructive works. In addition some restaurants offer delicious and variety of meals
including foreign menus that we could not make at home on our own. You can eat there
awesome meals and drink wines in fascinating atmosphere. Moreover, to prepare and
eat at home is tough task for single and busy people who have very less spare time. So
restaurants can be a better alternative for those people.

In conclusion, it is considered by many that health is more important than money and
delicious meals. I believe that if we prepare meals at home, we can prepare foods and
dishes properly and we can use healthy ingredients. However, if you eat at restaurant,
you can not to be sure that the meals and dishes are clean and healthy.

29. The threat of nuclear weapons maintains the world peace. Nuclear power
provides cheap and clean energy. The benefits of nuclear technology far out-weight
the disadvantages.

Do you agree or disagree?

You should write at least 250 words

Use your own knowledge and experience and support your arguments with
examples and relevant evidence.

Sample Essay 1:
Some countries are developing their nuclear weapons these days, and it become a
serious threat to the world peace. But it is undeniable that nuclear technology is clean
for the environment and offers low cost energy source. Therefore a lot of people believe
that nuclear technology has more positive sides than its negatives. I personally disagree
with the statement and the following essay will discuss in details about it.
To begin with, even though nuclear power could be used as an alternative source of
energy, but some parties could misuse the technology. Nuclear power plants can be
used as propaganda by some countries, where as they will tell the public that they only
use the technology for power generation purposes. But, the public would never know
what lies behind their plants, as they might be developing an advance and sophisticated
nuclear weapons.

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And then, although nuclear power plants are safe to the environment and cheaper in
cost, many people still believe that they are a serious threat to the surrounding areas.
Some countries have tried to manage their nuclear power plants cautiously, but
sometimes unexpected events happen and cause a serious effect to the surrounding
areas. For example, it is undeniable that Japan is well known for its advanced, effective
and modern nuclear technology. But in year 2010, a tsunami had struck one of the
country’s power plants, and as a consequence, it caused a leakage in the plants and
many casualties were found.

I believe that that weapon of much destruction is always a threat to the world and it is
hard to believe that a weapon can maintain world peace. The history tells us how the
weapons have destroyed millions of lives and have caused severe damage to our
environment.

In conclusion, although nuclear technology could be used as a clean and cheap source of
energy, I strongly disagree with it. Even though strict monitoring is made sure for those
nuclear plant and research centers, some countries might secretly use it as a weapon.
And then, no matter how well the power plants are built, they could still be a threat for
our civilizations, as we could never predict that any natural disaster could hit these
power plants any time.

Model Answer 2:
Nuclear power is an innovation of the modern science. It is the key source of nuclear
weapons. Nuclear technology can be used for our benefits as the natural resources are
limited and being exhausted every second. It can be the most efficient alternative of fuel,
electricity, and other types of energy. But yet nuclear weapons are threat to our existence
and single misuse of this giant power can destroy our civilization.
Many of the first world countries have achieved the nuclear power and has become
superpower. It can initially be seemed that mono-polarization of nuclear power
preserves world peace but the idea is not agreeable always. The present world is not in a
position where powerful countries will shout at weaker and the peace will be prevailed.
The reality is we notice lots of suicide bombing attack and the hatred; the rage of people
is so acute that they won't even think about the existence of our civilization. To maintain
peace there must be peace-full way. Anger, Power threat and domination can't keep the
peace in the worlds. So I disagree with the statement that nuclear weapon can maintain

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the world peace and far-weight the disadvantages but I do agree with the idea that
nuclear power can be a great source of cheap energy.
It is very much true that nuclear power is an alternative and perhaps the most efficient
source of energy during these days of energy crisis. Unlike other natural resources such
as petroleum or gas, it is highly effective for industrial, transportation and other
purposes and it is pollution free. As it is limitless, there is no question of its being used
up like other natural resources like natural gas. Moreover, to control the over-increasing
environmental pollution we have to use this technology in every applicable field. One
day we all will be bound to use nuclear power to continue our life when there won't be
any natural gas, fuels at all.
However this power is not available to all walks of life. Even it is absent in many
countries who are searching for an alternative energy source. Only a few countries can
produce it and unfortunately they are very strict to conceal their technology. Without
having easy-access, a source of energy can not be a good one. Besides nuclear power
needs the utmost and very careful handling, in case of any indulgence, or any misuse
can cause a huge loss of life and property. For instance Chernobyl Nuclear Plant hazard
affected a huge loss of lives. The balance of ecosystem was completely disturbed and
even now, after this long time, people are affected by the nuclear side-effects. This is one
but not the only incidence of radioactivity and we must be cautious about what might
happen in future.
In addition nuclear power tends superpower to dominate others. It has become general
that a superpower can easily attack a weak nation with any lame cause but negotiate
with superpowers. But this is not going to be the common scenario always.
In conclusion, the nuclear power can be used for our benefit or even for destruction.
This totally depends on the ideology, humanity and our well-thinking. So we must use it
for our betterment not for our destruction.

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 30. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Present a written argument or case study to an educational reader with no specialized

knowledge of the following topic:

The first car appeared on British roads in 1888. By the year 2000, there may be as many
as 29 million vehicles on the British roads. Alternative forms of transport should be
encouraged and international laws introduced to control car ownership and use.

What are your views on this issue?

You should write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1:
Modern life is almost impossible without motorized transportation and people are to
move so frequently that they always want to own cars. In fact transportation has become
one of the most important parts and parcels of our lives. As the number of total
population is increasing day by day so do their demands and needs for modern
transportation facilities and that is why the number of vehicles has increased rapidly all
over the world. However for the last few years, the air pollution has reached in an
intolerable position and it is the motorized vehicles have been creating this acute
problem with other factors. Currently almost 58 million vehicles are running alone on
the roads of Britain and day by day this number will increase geometrically. In fact the
problem began with the rapid development and growth of the cities and because of
increasing demand of people and it's badly needed to control it for our own benefits.
It is true that with the development of the civilization , the number of cars has increased
on the streets and resulting air pollution, accident scarcity of fuels, sound pollution, . But
we can not avoid or cut off cars from our life overnight because life today becomes hasty
enough with routine work, office jobs, traveling, holiday activities, amusement etc.
Therefore I believe that it is important to control the use of car and to introduce
alternative form of transportation system as well. Increasing the price of the fuel might
be a potential solution as it will discourage people not to drive cars so frequently and for
those who are settling their mind to buy a new car. The cars omit Carbon-Di-Oxide,
Carbon-Mono-Oxide and other harmful chemicals which are dangerous for the
environment as well as for public health.

To reduce the use of car, there can be introduced some alternative transportation
systems like underground railway, city coach service, train service, subtle train etc. If the

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transports are quite available and comfortable, people will ultimately be encouraged to
use them to reduce the cost of private cars. Some non-motorized vehicles such as bi-
cycles and rickshaws can be the substitute for the motorized vehicles. Once people are
aware about the effects of global worming and air pollution they will definitely use
those form of transportation for their own betterment. Those vehicles are environment-
friendly and in some countries people have already started using bi-cycles instead of
cars, for example China. If we can introduce river-based cheap and user friendly
transports and try to make them favorite among people then it will be definitely helpful
for the environment. This type of river-based transportation system has been already
introduced in countries like Brazil.

On the other hand, introducing new law to regulate car ownership and use is also
important. If there were an existing rule that any family can not buy more than one car,
rapid increase of the car could be controlled. Besides, Government should introduce a
heavy tax on purchasing cars.

In summery, increased use of cars and fuels is an acute problem for all of us. This
problem can only be solved by introducing new form of cheap and comfortable
transport and by enforcing and introducing new strict laws. Otherwise, life will become
under treat with traffic jam and serious air pollution.

Model Answer 2:
Transportation is one of the human tools of development. That is why all countries are
concern about that topic and support researches and initiatives in this field. Quality of
transportation of individuals and goods affects strongly on economic growth. That
article focuses on individual transportation and how transportation modes have been
changing trough years from 1888 to 2000.
At the end of 19th century there were few transport forms and all of them were simple
with very slow speed except cars. Number of cars in that time period was not so high to
extend that caused traffic, fuel or environmental problems. Therefore there was no
motivation to invent of create innovative transport systems and modes.

With the passage of time from 19thcentury till now transportation demands and needs
have been greatly increased. Dramatic increase of numbers of cars especially in last three
or four decades forces all states to establish bridges, tunnels, highways etc. These
different kinds of infrastructures and superstructures have extremely high costs. Such

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costs affect on state budget and leads to undesirable cuts of education, health and other
services’ share in the annual budget. As those sectors are so vital, essential and cannot be
cut for the sake of transportation sector, stakeholders started thinking about new
transport planning concepts and strategies which contribute in solving all
transportation-related problems.

Those problems are economical, environmental and social problems. Most of the experts
in field of ‘Urban Planning and Transportation’ admit that decreasing number of private
cars is the best effective way to solve all the previously mentioned problems. There are
many ideas which can help reduce private cars in the streets like public transportation,
car pooling, and encouraging bicycles as transport modes. It requires many actions and
promotion to convince people to leave their own cars and use such alternative modes.
These actions can be: improving public transportation, providing discount on bicycles,
giving priority to public transportation through special bus lanes and raising fuel prices
etc.

In summary, the whole world should encourage alternative modes and forms of
transportation to compete the traditional mode which is private cars. That will make our
mother Earth greener and a better place to live in.

31. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

The government has announced that it plans to build a new university. Some people
think that your community would be a good place to locate the university.

Compare the advantages & disadvantages of establishing a new university in your

community.

Use specific details in your discussion.

You should write at least 250 words.

Sample Essay 1:
Universities provide high standard of education to their students and there is always a
demand of new university to cater the need of growing population. Some people argue
that having a university in the community has numerous benefits. It helps peoples to
save time and cost of transportation to university and provides easy access to state of the

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art library and computer lab facilities. Despite of this, educational institution within
community could have detrimental effects on people lives. Congestion, traffic problems
and increased housing rents are few issues mainly caused by it.

Firstly, local people can save handsome amount and time while having university in
their surroundings, which was earlier utilized for transportation. Secondly, students
have freedom of using laboratory and other services longer hours without having
feeling of being too distant from their homes. Thirdly, it also provide business to local
peoples as many students come from other nearest cities and need basic amenities such
as food, accommodation and others daily use of items.

However, university in community could have dire consequences on the area it is

located. It will cause congestion that will affect the privacy of the people and also create
traffic problems and make people l badly suffer in reaching their offices and jobs on
time. In addition to this, it is often seen that there is dramatic rise in rents as a new
institute established in any community. We have a university near our community and a
new university establishment would create a great debate among the people on our
community.

To sum up I would like to say that university in a communal place is not a pragmatic
approach and will increase people woes. Therefore, education institution should be on
the suburbs of cities to cater large numbers of student efficiently and effectively. It will
also ensure smooth working of traffic and others services. Considering all these, I would
oppose the establishment of a new university in my community.

Model Answer 2:
I think it is a great idea to build a new university in my community. However, I think it
is a controversial question whether the building of a new university will bring only
benefits to our community. In this essay I will analyze advantages and disadvantages of
this issue and present my view in favor of establishing a new university in my
community.
From the one side, establishing a new university in my community brings many
benefits. First of all, a new construction means more job opportunities. I think it would
be good for my community because many people have to spend much time driving to
their work day in and day out because they could not find a job in our neighborhood.
Second of all, a new university is a good chance to meet new people and I like this

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opportunity. Many students will live in our community. Finally, if a new university is
built in my community there is a big chance that I will be willing to enroll in it. I think it
is great because it is not far from my place and I do not have to move to another part of
the city. Another important aspect of this is that people from my community will have a
chance to use new libraries and facilities of a new university. For example some people
can take courses and classes there.
From the other side, building a new university can bring some disadvantages. A new
construction means noise, traffic jams and different kinds of pollution. In addition to
these disadvantages, many young people in our community can cause more noise
especially in the evenings.
To sum up, I think that I would support the decision of the government of establishing a
new university in my community despite a few disadvantages that could follow this
construction. I believe that a new university will increase a chance of many young
people to get a higher education, gain more knowledge and experience, which will help
them to succeed in today’s world.
(Approximately 341 words)

32. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Nowadays we are producing more and more rubbish.

Why do you think this is happening?
What can governments do to help reduce the amount of rubbish produced?

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

You should write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1:
In our highly industrialized era there is a growing awareness about the excessive
amounts of trash people producing. We are about to be flooded by different types of
garbage if certain measures will not be taken. This essay will explore some causes of this
and propose ways to solve the problem.

To begin with, different food producers decided that their products will be selling better
if they will pack them in small-sized boxes and packets. These colorful and attractive

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packs go straight to the trashcan; the number of packs is growing along with the
consuming growth.

More consuming produces more waste. Government and businesses encourage

consuming because it leads to high profits and development of state economy. They are
not interested in the situation there a person is going to use something for a long time.
Society is being bombarded with commercials, pleading to buy, for instance, a new
mobile phone; buying new things because throwing away old but good things.

The problem of garbage is very complicated. As we can see, government is not

interested of reducing consuming. Thus, the responsibility has to be taken by
individuals and non-governmental organizations. Certain laws, regulating the
percentage of packaging material per ton of product should be established. Moreover,
interesting programs, involving people to participate can be developed. For example, a
bonus for not asking for a plastic bag in supermarkets or for buying extra large packs of
food.

In addition, everyone should become concerned about the future of human beings and
our planet. If we do not wish to be buried in rubbish, we should think twice before
buying things we do not need.
Model Answer 2:
Nowadays human are producing more and more rubbish. Scientists argue why this
problem appears in human life. The role of governments in reducing the amount of
rubbish should be more or less.
The amount of waste we produce has increased. This problem is a result of our
consumer culture. Advertisers encourage us to buy the newest fashions. If something
breaks, we throw it away and buy a new one. Products are not made to last. The
amount of household waste is growing because most foods are sold non-biodegradable
plastic packaging. This waste ends up in landfill sites. People do not think about the
consequences of dropping rubbish. They assume that somebody is pad to clean streets.
Most of the litter seen on street is fast-food packaging. Plastic packaging does not break
down easily.

Companies should make goods that last longer. They should not use so much
packaging. Governments should be stricter, about waste produced by companies. They
should put legal limits on packaging. Consumers should avoid buying over-packaged

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products. We should recycle and reuse useful materials. There are collection banks for
paper, glass and plastic bottles. Households can use several rubbish bins to separate
waste. Recycling saves energy and raw materials. Governments should invest on
transforming human culture, away from consumerism towards a culture of
sustainability. They could impose green tax on drivers and airline companies.
Government campaigns should promote recycling. Individuals should also try to be
greener. We should recycle as much as possible.

To summarize, it seems either governments or people should be responsible about the

amount of rubbish is produced. Also all human being should learn to be more
environmentally friendly.

33. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Write about the following topic:

Successful sports professionals can earn a great deal more money than people in
other important professions. Some people think this is fully justified while others
think it is unfair.

Discuss both of these views and give your own opinion.

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

Write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1:
As a result of constant media attention, sports professionals in my country have become
stars and celebrities, and those at the top are paid huge salaries. Just like movie stars,
they live extravagant lifestyles with huge houses and cars.

Many people find their rewards unfair, especially when comparing these super salaries
with those of top surgeons or research scientists, or even leading politicians who have
the responsibility of governing the country. However, sports salaries are not determined
by considering the contribution to society a person makes, or the level of responsibility

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he or she holds. Instead, they reflect the public popularity of sport in general and the
level of public support that successful stars can generate. So the notion of ‘fairness’ is not
the issue.
Those who feel that sports stars’ salaries are justified might argue that the numbers of
professionals with real talent are very few, and the money is recognition of the skills and
dedication a person needs to be successful. Competition is constant and a player is
tested every time they perform in their relatively short career. The pressure from the
media is intense and there is little privacy out of the spotlight. There are huge number of
sports persons compared to those who have become successful and having a huge
salary. It takes lots of practice, skills and time to become a sports icon. Again Sports
personality like Sachin Tendulker, Tiger Woods, and Shane Warne inspires the new
generation to be attracted to the games they play. So all of these factors may justify the
huge earnings of the sport personality.
The first reason why I think that such high salary is deserved by famous athletes and
entertainers because we all need them. Entertainment plays an essential role in our every
day’s life. We need to relax, watching TV with our favorite TV stars or favorite football
players. Entertainment is one of the best ways to eliminate stress and tension and leave
all troubles behind. For example, I can not stay home all day long without watching TV.
So, basically, I believe that famous athletes and entertainers have such high salaries
because we need them. They like doctors for our minds and soles. Scientists say that
people usually spend the same amount of money for their food and entertainment. I
think this fact tells a lot.

The second reason for this is that famous athletes have to work hard in order to get good
results. I am sure that achievements they make is the result of hard work, persistence
and pain. They sometimes risk their lives and health. For example, I am a big fun of L.
Armstrong, the most famous cyclist in world's history. He faced probably, the most
challenging difficulty in his life, cancer. He was very young for this disease. Armstrong
was in his early twenties when he found out about it. I read a book about his life, and
what impressed me were his words after his victory in France. He said: "Cancer was the
best thing that ever happened to me ". He defeated the disease only because he believed
in himself and did not give up. I think such person deserves to have a high salary and be
loved by many people through out the world.

Personally, I think that the amount of money such sports stars make is more justified

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than the huge earnings of movie stars, but at the same time, it indicates that our society
places more value on sport than on more essential professions and achievements.

Model Answer 2:
Cristiano Ronaldo, David Beckham, Tiger wood are some famous sports professionals
who earns the great deal. The reason behind these great deals is the constant media
attention on them. However it is true that they do not contribute too much in society
like doctors and scientist.
Sports professionals who earn the great deal of money are the hard workers on their
respective field. They use all their efforts for the success of their one and of their teams.
The person with real talent in the field are very few that is why they worth the deal.
Even more, a player has a short career and he is tested in that period with the massive
competition on respective field. The pressure of media is intense and there is no privacy
in their life. So, this can also justify the huge earnings.

However, Sports professional does not contribute more for the society. Other high
profile professional like doctors provides great contribution to the society by treating
sick and injured people. Furthermore, scientists who work for the new invention and
climate change also contribute more for the society. If we favour these points then they
must have the great deal of money. However, salary of sports professional is not
determined by the percentage they contribute to society.

Personally, I think the mega deal of money sports professional received are more
justified then the huge earning movie star. This also point out the importance and value
of sports than on other professions and achievements.

34. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Write about the following topic:

By punishing murderers with the death penalty, society is also guilt of committing
murder. Therefore, life in prison is a better punishment for murderers.

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

You should write at least 250 words.

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

Model Answer 1: (Mixed opinion)

The issue whether the murderers should be punished with death penalty or not is a
controversial one. Many people support the death penalty as a capital punishment and
think that this is a vital way to establish peace and law in the world but there are lots of
opinions against it. I support the death penalty for murderers if it's really necessary for
prevailing peace but if there is any alternative way to give the criminals a chance to
remorse and lead a civilized life again, and then they should be given it.
In today's society, life is very violent and if we read the newspapers and watch news, we
find lots of murder crimes almost daily. There are many mentally-ill people committing
crimes and almost nothing will stop them. These types of psychopathic murders commit
murders even sometimes for personal pleasure. We have interviewed captured criminals
who say, "I was going to kill him, but I knew that I could get the death penalty if I did.
So I just left him there." Obviously, having the death penalty saves lives and that makes
a positive difference to society. Death penalty is also useful to send the message to rest
of the people that no matter who you are, if you commit a murder you are going to be
hang till death or going to sit in an electric chair. This fear is helpful to reduce the
homicide in many counties. If a criminal murder s someone, and then gets the death
penalty, that isn't society's fault. Everyone knows about the death penalty as a
punishment for murder. So, the person who murders is really killing himself at the same
time he is killing his victim. The murderer has made the choice to die. It is important to
remember that the death penalty is used only for people who have committed very
serious crimes. For example, a woman shot a police officer when she was trying to
escape from jail. She was already a convicted criminal when she committed murder, and
she deserves the death penalty.

In many countries, crimes become so severe that the law enforcers can't control the
situation and capital punishment becomes a part of the law practice but there are many
cases where a man/woman kills another one to protect him or herself. It's not
uncommon when a girl kills a rapist to save her dignity and before pronouncing the

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death penalty the reason must be considered. Even if a single innocent person gets the
death penalty that will make the judicial system questionable.

People need to accept responsibility for their actions. Punishing murderers with the
death penalty is one way that society can help people to realize the consequences of their
decisions.

Model Answer 2: (Agreement)

In the recent years, there has been a vast increase on the number of people committing
manslaughter. It is a widespread belief that people who commit murders should only be
punished by death penalty. However, some people are of the opinion that death penalty
should be eradicated and life in prison should assume its place. Apropos of the
statement, I am in part accordance with it.

It is inarguable that when someone commits an act of manslaughter, the said person
must be punished at all costs. However, I believe death penalty is not a permanent
solution because by condemning murderers to death, society is also taking part in
murders. Despite the well-known saying that goes "an eye for an eye", punishing
murder with another murder still remains by no means justifiable.

On the flip side, I also believe that prison does not serve as an appropriate solution as it
is too lenient a punishment for murderers. Furthermore, when murderers are put in the
same cells, studies show that it gives rise to more crimes, as they are likely to plot
another murder together. Also taking into account that in this developing country,
society is most certainly not going to employ people with the background of having
been locked in a prison, people who commit murders will most likely commit other
crimes owing to the unpalatable fact that they need money to survive in this world.

As such, I believe a more appropriate solution will be for government to utilize prison as
a means of learning and honing skills which could be useful for life after prison. It goes
without saying that murderers should without a doubt take responsibility for their
crimes, and I believe that can be done by giving them some sort of voluntary works as a
lifetime punishment.

To sum up, punishing murders with death penalty is unjustifiable and life in prison
might not serve as a permanent solution. Instead, government should make prison a
place to repent and a means of learning new skills for murderers that could be useful for
life after prison.

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 35. Some people say that computers have made life easier and more convenient. Other
people say that computers have made life more complex and stressful.

What is your opinion? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

You should write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1:
Some people say that the invention of computers is one of the greatest humankind's
inventions. However, other people think that computers make their life more stressful. I
agree with those people who think that computers brought many benefits and play a
very important role in our modern life.

First of all, every company nowadays uses a computer to store its data and make
different kinds of operations. It is very difficult to imagine life without computers. A
company would have to store millions of papers and documents. Moreover, a customer
would have to wait hours to check his balance or get a piece of information about his
transactions at his bank, while an employee was looking trough those papers. Another
important aspect of this is that people are able to type all their information, make
corrections, print or send documents using computers. It makes life much easier. One
can spend the rest of the time watching TV with his family or working on something
new.

We use computers every day sometimes even not knowing it. When we go to a store and
use our credit cards many computers process our information and perform transactions.
When we need to get some cash we use money access machines that are computerized
too.

Second of all, computers provided a great means of communication - the Internet. I think
it is the easiest and cheapest way to get in touch with relatives, friends, business
colleagues, etc. Nowadays the world becomes smaller and smaller. When I was a little
girl, I could not imagine that it would be possible to communicate with people from all
around the world in so easy way. A person can get latest news, become friends with
someone from another country, find his old friends, ask for a piece of advice, etc.

Finally, in addition to these practical benefits people can shop without leaving their
house. They just use an Internet access, a computer and their cards to make a payment.

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It is kind of difficult to imagine that a few years ago people had to spend their time in
lines buying tickets. Now, a person can choose a destination, company, date and time
and get tickets delivered to his door. I think it is amazing.

To sum up, I believe that computers made our lives easier. They change our attitude
towards life. I think with the invention of computers people became closer and
friendlier.

36. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

Modern technology is creating a single world culture.

Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.

You should write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1:
Man, through the ages, has undergone many changes from the time when he depicted a
herd of mammoths on the walls of the cave to these days when he can chart with
someone on the other side of the globe. Modern technology is rapidly changing the
world's living standards that results in creating a single world culture. New technologies
including Internet, television, electronic media, means of transportation, etc has a great
impact on creating a similar culture all around the globe. Bellow I will list my reasons to
support my opinion.

First of all, Internet and e-mail have changed the way people communicate to each other.
Internet brought many benefits. It is a new means of communication, a fast access to
information and news. People communicate with each other, share their ideas,
happiness and difficulties. We have a great opportunity to find out more about countries
and their history.

Second of all, the modern means of transportation allows people to move from one place
to another very quickly. A few centuries ago it was impossible to imagine waking up in
one country and falling asleep in another.

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Finally, as a result of all mentioned above the boundaries between countries, their
traditions and customs are erased. Many people migrate during their lives. Some of
them are looking for a better place to live; others want to get new experience and
knowledge or just pleasure. So, many families are created between people from different
countries. Traditions fuse and evolve into other ones or just vanish.

To sup up, modern technology has a great impact on the way people live now. It is
creating a new single world culture where traditions and distances are no longer of that
importance.

Model Answer 2:
In today's world, the use of technology is ever increasing. People in all over the world
share the same information. I totally agree that contemporary technology is creating a
single world culture. It is now much easier to communicate with people who are far
away. Modern transportation, TV and also internet are bringing to people closer
together.
Firstly, almost every family has their private TV. It is connected with satellite. TV
programs can be received anywhere in the world. Now people in every part of the world
can watch all the same TV programs. When people see the same news and
entertainment programs, they contribute for the development of a single world culture.
Secondly, if we look at the internet, people have access to information and news from all
over the world. They can communicate easily with people who are far away and
exchange information each other. When people share the information on the internet,
they become under the same cultural influence. They move toward the creation of a
single world culture.

Thirdly, as regards modern transportation, a trip to a foreign country becomes easily.

Now people from all different places are more together than before. They can see how
people in other countries dress, eat and spend their free time. Moreover, they can adopt
some of customs. This also causes for the developing of a single world culture.

In conclusion, these types of communication technology have brought people from all
over the world closer together. People these days have more opportunities to share ideas
and information. In this way they are coming under the same cultural influence. So, a
single world culture is being created.

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 37. You should spend more than 40 minutes on this task.

Children should never be educated at home by their parents.

Do you agree or disagree?

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages for young people who decide to do
this. You should write at least 250 words. Give reasons for your answer.

Model Answer 1:
Nobody can say with confidence that children should be taught at home or at any
children's institutions. There are many different children and every one demand of
education suitable only for him.

But for most of children the best way of learning the life is being in the children's
institutions. Nobody would argue that contacts between children of the same age are
very important for bringing your child up. Such a contact is very important for playing,
entertaining and learning living with other people. The harmonious living with other
people, to my mind, is the first task for any man. Lack of this harmony sets problems
and troubles.

The children need space to run and make noise, to jump and cry. Do you or your
neighbors allow these actions for your child? If you live in town, it is difficult to find a
safe place to play. Kindergartens give such a possibility. They give space, a lot of toys
and constructions for physical exercises. So, if you have bad living conditions, the
kindergarten is the best way for you. But if you have a large family with many children
and enough space, you may keep your child at home. You should be sure that the child
feels, dressed and comfortable. His brothers and sisters give him necessary contacts. It's
noticed long ago that children in big families are much more easy-tempered and calm.
They are located in more harmonic world than others.

Sometimes differences in age put troubles in contacts between children in large families.
Then it is better for child to be sent to the kindergarten (school). But if quarrels don't last
for a long time, everything is all right. In general, quarrels develop ability to cooperate

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with people. They develop a personal initiative and force setting the balance. In such a
way the child gets lessons of life. Oddly, the quarrels often take place in kindergartens
and schools and we shouldn't fear it.

Side by side with quarrels parents often are afraid of colds which happen in
kindergartens more frequently. Parents prefer keeping the child at home. But for a
healthy child odd cold (if illness occurs, it goes its normal course) can't make big harm to
the child. And if the child is adaptable to the conditions of public places earlier it would
be better for him in future.

In general, I am a follower of the theory of keeping children in adapted places such as

good kindergartens. But keeping children in such a place can't replace family and home.
Only together they make harmonic and beautiful union.

Model Answer 2:
At the present time children have the choice where he wants to study at school or at
home. Thus, a lot of children are taught at home and never go to the school. It’s believed
that parents should stop this kind of curriculum and give the children to the normal
school. I strongly agree with the rubric above, because of parents won’t be worried
about the safety of their child and why don’t study at home if it gives good results?
Firstly, parent’s in charge of their child and they know what is necessary for their kid.
Therefore, some parents prefer to teach their kid themselves rather than giving them to
the school. Parents always worried about surrounding of their child, because nowadays
environment influencing on children very strongly. But when children at home, they
will be sure that no one pressuring on their child.

Secondly, schools aren’t always giving results that parents are expecting. Thus, parents
decided take it on their hands and teach children by themselves. Parents always will
control their “student” and I can’t say that school can do it either. Due to constant
supervision of parent’s, child will study hard even if he doesn’t want to.

To conclude, in my opinion, home education is good way to develop the knowledge of

child. It also helps to parents to control their kid and keep him away from the bad
influence of surrounding. In addition to this, only parents will be responsible for results
of their child in entrance examination of universities.

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 38. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

It is better for children to grow up in the countryside than in a big

city. Do you agree or disagree?

Use specific reasons and examples to develop your essay.

You should write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1:
Some people believe that it is better for children to grow up in the countryside than in a
big city. However, other people think that a big city gives more opportunities and it is
good for the long run. Personally, for several reasons I think that it is better for
children's health to grow up in the country.

First of all, it is very important for a child to grow up in a healthy environment. Children
need fresh air, not polluted by the huge amount of cars and factories of the modern city.
In the country they can spend more time exercising and walking with their friends.
Scientists say that now children spend the same amount of time watching TV as they do
at school. Probably, the possibility to join their friends for a play will change this
proportion. Another important aspect of this is that parents will have more time to
spend with their children as a result of eliminating traffic jams and decreasing driving
time as a whole.

From the other side, children have some advantages living in a big city. For example,
they have more opportunities to choose from what they want to do. They can choose to
attend ballet school, school of art, gymnastics, etc. For the long run, it is good for them.
They will be better prepared for a live in a "real world" and they will have more chances
to make a good career and succeed. Moreover, a big city usually has many entertaining
centers with movie theatres and play stations. When I was a child I liked to go to the
movie theatre with my parents to watch a premiere.

One more reason to choose a big city for a child is that a city provides better live
conditions and services such as medical, dental, etc. My friend lived in the country for a
while and one time he and his family had to drive a couple of hours to the nearest

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medical center when his child got a heavy cough.

To summarize, I agree with those people who want to raise their children in a city. The
plenty of opportunities offered by a city helps children to find what they really like and
be the best at it. Moreover, despite the air pollution, children get a better medical service
that is good for their health.

39. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Nowadays, international tourism is the biggest industry in the world. Unfortunately,

international tourism creates tension rather than understanding between people from
different cultures.

To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? You should write at
least 250 words.

Model Answer 1:
Today the world is more connected than any time before and people from all over the
countries can arrive to their destination within 24 hours. However, while this possibility
permits to millions of individuals to encounter different cultures every year, the
phenomenon of the international tourism brings also conflicts between people with
different habits and costumes.

To begin, tourism creates isolation more than integration: in fact tourists prefer to look at
different places, costumes and habits like sitting in front of the television screen,
watching a documentary, more than sharing time with the indigenous population.
Furthermore, tourists don't respect foreign habits and cultures, often because they don't
understand it. For example they throw the litter on the ground, or even worse they don't
respect their hosts’ religion.

Nevertheless, the effects of international tourism are not all negative. Sometimes tourists
fall in love with people and places they visit and decide to live in there, acting like
mediators between cultures and enhancing integration. It's the case of lots of tourist
guides that decided to move abroad and enjoy a different life style and culture, trying to
share their feelings with visitors. Also speaking the language of the place we visit can
help us understand people from different cultures.

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In addition, the large amount of money around the tourism business contrasts the
tendency of some countries to close their border to foreign people. This can lead to a
better comprehension of these cultures and so to integration.

In conclusion, the biggest industry in the world have to feel the need of changes in the
way tourism is structured, so it could became a mean of integration and reciprocal
understanding more than create tensions between cultures.

Model Answer 2:
The growth of tourism and the numbers of people traveling to other countries for their
vacations has led to debate as to whether this is beneficial. I believe that there are many
problems which arise out of the tourist industry, and will examine these in detail.

Many people argue that travel broadens the mind. However, this statement does not
fully hold water. I would argue that spending a few weeks in another country is not
long enough to gain a proper understanding of an alien culture. A foreigner visiting
Britain might be met with the traditional British reserve, and mistakenly conclude that
the British are unfriendly. Furthermore, some people are unwilling to open their minds.
A Western traveler to an Arab country is unlikely to consider that the veiling of women
is acceptable.

Being a tourist in a foreign country brings with it problems that can lead to dislike of the
native people. Firstly, a foreigner is vulnerable, and is often ripped off by locals.
Secondly, the language barrier can lead to misunderstandings. Thirdly, tourists are often
hassled to buy goods, which can ruin a holiday. When I went to Bali, people tried to sell
me something every five minutes, and this totally spoils my sunbathing.

Local people also often end up disliking foreigners. Visitors may mistakenly act contrary
to local norms, or they may just be plain offensive, as many drunken British
holidaymakers must seem to the Spanish. Global tourism can lead to hostility from the
native people, who may feel their traditional way of life is under threat. Additionally,
the relative wealth of the foreign visitors can cause envy and resentment.

In conclusion, I would say that I largely agree with the argument that global tourism

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differences are often a cause for conflict rather than celebration.

40. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Companies should encourage employees who work in a high position to leave at

the age of 55 in order to give opportunities to the new generation. To what extent do
you agree or disagree with this opinion?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples.

Model Answer 1:
I totally disagree with the idea of high-level employees leaving at the age of 55 to make
room for the upcoming generation. While it is true that the energy level and fresh ideas
of youth can rejuvenate a company, the steady hand of experience can still best guide a
company in most cases.

In English there is a saying, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” In the fast-paced
world of business, bolstered by even faster hi-tech innovations, a younger more pliant
mind would seem to be able to adapt with greater flexibility, while such an environment
might boggle an older more set-in-its-ways mind. Take, for example, Microsoft’s Bill
Gates, whose energy and brilliant insights as a youth helped him to pioneer new
territory in the computer software world and establish a digital empire. Now as a more
mature CEO, this king of the “computer” mountain is constantly on the verge of being
knocked down by upcoming digerati entrepreneurs. However, it is now the experience
he has accumulated as an older man which keeps him on top. So, combining the vigor
and innovation of younger workers with the experience of older workers would seem to
be the winning hand in the world of business.

The assertion is to give opportunities to the younger generation. If everyone retires at 55,
there will be smaller pool of experience at the company. So, who will show them the
ropes of the trade? It would be as if we lopped off the last few chapters of a textbook. On
this point the argument would seem to be built on false presumptions.

And think of all the other problems retirement at 55 would create. With life expectancy
in many advanced nations at 70-plus years, how would the state along with private
enterprises be able to support their retirement pensions? The economic repercussions of

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Besides, the Western form of capitalism is built on competition and merit and not
seniority according to age, and democracy is built on equality for all regardless of one’s
age, so the argument clearly goes against these two pillars of Western society.

Granted, my counter-arguments are perhaps as simplistic as the original assertion itself,

but without qualifying the assertion with greater supporting evidence or background
information, both sides can be argued. Nevertheless, even after thoroughly considering
the argument, I believe I would still adhere to my viewpoint that the assertion lacks
merit for the aforementioned reasons. Besides, when I am 55 I do not fancy the idea of
being put out to pasture. I think I will still be full of vitality and have a desire to work, so
I hope my workplace will view me as a treasure house of valuable experience to pass
along to the next generation and keep me on until I am at least 65 if not older.

Model Answer 3:
There is a widespread belief that modern society should replace workers in the large
institutions who already became 55. Some people are in favour of this viewpoint while
many others oppose this idea. Some crucial arguments will be covered in this essay.

To begin, people over the age of 55 tend to get tired and exhausted extremely fast,
therefore it can affect on quality of work they yield. Not only employees would feel
exhaustion, but performance quality would also be significantly decreased. Moreover,
advances in technology can engender some misunderstandings among workers.
Commonly the majority of employees aged 55 and more can not domesticate new
program on computer or modern technological terms. In order to teach employees these
aspects companies have to contribute money and waste a lot of time.

Nevertheless, workers, who have been working for decades on company, have enough
experience to deal with hard responsibilities. Moreover, managers can easily rely on
employees, who work on the same company for sufficient time. In addition, qualified
worker aged 55 plus are more dutiful than inexperienced worker who has just joined the
organization. For instance, my mother does not confide important documents to young
workers at work. Not only because of inexperience but also due to the fact that unskilled
employees sometimes do not understand the importance of some assignments, they
perform poorly. In profession like law, teaching, research people with decades’

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In these area people should not be replaced as soon as they reach the age 55 since there
are still many contribution those aged people can give.

To sum up, according to above mentioned arguments I strongly disagree that new
generation could alter employees aged 55 and more. Young society should try to work
harder in order to achieve goals by themselves.

41. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

You have decided to give several hours of your time each month to improve
the community where you live. What is one thing you will do to improve your
community? Why?

Use specific reasons and details to explain your choice.

You should write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1:
I think the question what would I do if I had a chance to improve my community is
difficult. I have in my mind many things, the improvement of which will make our
community better place to live but they all require the participation of many people and,
moreover, they require investments, which I can not provide. For example, my
community is quite noisy. We have the huge mall just in front of our community, so
traffic jams are very common for this place. I think that the construction of a few pass-by
roads will benefit all people who live here as well as people who drive by every day.

Unfortunately, the question is what I can do for my community giving a few hours of
my time every month. I think I can not do much, but I still can help someone in my
community. For example, I can baby-sit. I know a couple of families with little children,
who can not afford to spend much money on the baby-sitter. One of these families is a
single mom with a little girl. Julia, this is her name, is a waitress in a restaurant. She is a
great person and we became close friends. So, sometimes I offer her help with her child
when she has to work in the evenings. Another family has two funny little twins. One
time their parents asked me to baby-sit their children because they had to attend an
unexpected presentation.

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I think this kind of help brings many benefits to my community. First of all, people
become friendlier. For example, those families, which I mentioned above, became
friends after I introduced them to each other. Second of all, people get to know each
other and feel more secure in their houses and apartments. Finally, I am ready to help
those people because I am sure that they will help me too. One time I lost the keys from
my car and Julia offered me her car for a while.

To sum up, I believe that baby-sitting is a great way to help my community in many
aspects.

Model Answer 2:
Historically humans have dwelled in a community which sets them apart from the other
species on earth. Communities have existed in different forms and can be the epicenter
for any grown civilization. Any community is made up of individuals who contribute
towards the growth and well-being of the overall community. Since I am an integral
part of my community, I equally share the ownership and duty towards my community.
I have decided to spend few hours every month to contribute towards building up
fitness facility in my community.

I consider ‘Fitness’ as a very important aspect of an individual’s life. It doesn’t have a

very high priority in our day-to-day life due to our busy work schedule and thus it
always take a back seat in terms of our daily itinerary. To quote the famous saying, “A
healthy mind in a healthy body”, exercising is the best way to keep our body and mind
healthy. Besides keeping us healthy, we can bring freshness in our daily routine by
exercising every day. Having fitness equipment in the community just a few footsteps
away can have very motivating results. People can exercise at their convenience without
spending unnecessary time on commute.

Another reason to setup fitness equipment in the community is the affordability. Not
every family can afford the Gyms and fitness centers. Since these commercial fitness
centers charge a lot of fees, fitness at times, is perceived as a luxury commodity, thus
depriving the people of the best of the class equipment. But, in this world of technology,
world class equipment with best design are available at low prices too. To give an

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example, Singapore government has deployed fitness equipment at every 100 meters for
their Housing Development Board Units. Thus, the success of Singapore can be repeated
in my society.
To conclude, I consider fitness as a daily need and not a once in a blue moon activity.
Having fitness in community is the best way to push ourselves to the treadmill every
day. I recommend having fitness in the community to enjoy the benefits of a healthy
body.

42. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

In some countries young people are encouraged to work or travel for a year between
finishing high school and starting university studies.

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages for young people who decide to do this.

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own
knowledge or experience.
You should write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1:
It is quite common these days for young people in many countries to have a break from
studying after graduating from high school. This trend is not restricted to rich students
who have the money to travel, but is also evident among poorer students who choose to
work and become economically independent for a period of time.

The reasons for this trend may involve the recognition that a young adult who passes
directly from school to university is rather restricted in terms of general knowledge and
experience of the world. By contrast, those who have spent some time earning a living or
traveling to other places have a broader view of life and better personal resources to
draw on. They tend to be more independent, which is a very important factor in
academic study and research, as well as giving them an advantage in terms of coping
with the challenges of student life.

However, there are certainly dangers in taking time off at that important age. Young
adults may end up never returning to their studies or finding it difficult to re-adapt to

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or to do something completely different from a university course. But overall, I think
this is less likely today, when academic qualifications are essential for getting a
reasonable career.

My view is that young people should be encouraged to broaden their horizons. That is
the best way for them to get a clear perspective of what they are hoping to do with their
lives and why. Students with such a perspective are usually the most effective and
motivated ones and taking a year off may be the best way to gain this.

Model Answer 2:
Peoples are divided on the issue that countries should encourage the young peoples to
do jobs or to travel before attending university. Some people think that it is better for
students to attend university, while others believe that traveling and working before
joining the University for formal Education is better for the students to understand the
world. In my opinion it is very important for student to develop communication, attain
maturity and develop professional attitude and the later approach is better way of
achieving it.
First of all, this will prepare the students for higher education. In the school student are
no fully matured. Even some remain childish in thinking and behaviours. In the
university a student will meet with different types of peoples so there require a good
understanding and mental maturity stage for that. The university campus provides
special and deep knowledge of particular field which require hard working and learning
capability. Because university education and teachers prepare the students to survive in
real world on his own basis any place, some prior travel and work experience would
even accelerate it more.

Moreover, it will make one to understand the professional life. This will provide
important experience to a student to mange theirs studies with work, because in higher
studies students have to finance their studies or to work in research laboratories.
Working at shop or small office will teach the students to understand the working
pressure, cooperation with coworkers and complete the task in schedule. In my school
days I worked in a drug selling shop from where I learned how to convince and cool
down the angry customer during selling. This later on proved to be valuable experience
in my university level.

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Finally, it gives the chance to improve communication skill. Communication skill is
important part not only at working area but also in learning center. With excellent
speaking and respecting attitude one can win the favour of opposing persons. Traveling
makes the person to share views and learn various cultures, languages from other
peoples. Exchanging opinion enriches one’s speaking ability.

In summation, it is clear that pre-university jobs and traveling are vital experiences.
These not only prepare one for civil life and toward maturity but also make one to
improve communication skill.

43. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Write about the following topic:

Would you prefer to live in a traditional house or in a modern apartment

building? Use specific reasons and details to support your choice.
Write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1:
If I was asked where I would I prefer to live in a traditional house or in a modern
apartment building, I think, I would hesitate to answer. This question, from my point of
view, is a controversial one. In the following paragraphs I will analyze both these
options and present my view.
From the one side, living in a modern apartment building brings many benefits. First of
all, it is cheaper then living in a traditional house and paying different kinds of fees I am
not familiar with. For instance, my friend, who recently bought a new house for his
family, said me that it is much easier to live in an apartment and I tend to believe him
when I see his bills. So, living in an apartment will definitely help me to save some
money. Second of all, since I live alone I do not need a big house with many rooms. I just
need a bedroom and a living room where I can take my guests and have my work place.
Another important benefit of living in an apartment is that I will not have to buy much
cumbersome furniture in order to furnish all rooms.

However, living in a modern apartment building can have a few disadvantages too.
Firstly, it can be noisy and, secondly, I will not have any privacy outside my apartment,
for example, in a pool or gym.

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From the other side, living in a traditional house has some advantages too. For example,
I can have my own pool, gym and a garden where I can relax and be alone. However,
living in a house is usually more expensive and requires more time to maintain a house.
For instance, I will most likely have to hire someone to mow my lawn and clean my pool
not to mention all household tasks inside the house.

In conclusion, I think at this moment I would prefer to live in an apartment. It can help
me save some money and allows me to spend more time studying because I will not
have to do many household tasks.

Model Answer 2:
Times have changed and so has the way people live. Due to changes in lifestyle and
advancement in technologies, people have started leaving many of their traditions. Some
people still prefer to live in a traditional house, others, however, are attracted towards
modern houses. I would love to live in a modern apartment, for several reasons that I
will mention below.
On the one hand, those who prefer living in the traditional houses are the one who faces
lots of issues with routine living. One of the great disadvantages of the traditional house
is that, it is impossible to use our favourite electronic goods. So these people lose the
chances to get interaction with the latest technologies. The maintenance costs of these
houses are comparatively very high.

On the other hand, modern apartment offers security in different forms. So the robbers
cannot break in easily. This is the exact place where people can enjoy most of the latest
technologies. Apartment life teaches us good manners, scheduled work and cleanliness
in a better way. Also we can get exposure to a lot of people from different communities.
For example, a friend of mine who shifted from a traditional house and now living in an
apartment got the opportunity to mix with people from different states and also over
time she became good with technologies.

To conclude, the strong current of technological advancement has indeed eroded some
traditions of our nation, which includes traditional houses. Nevertheless, both of them
are mutually incompatible. The only way we can preserve our tradition which reflects
our origin and roots by modern apartments, which should be build in the form of our
traditional houses.

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 44. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Some people enjoy change, and they look forward to new experiences. Others like
their lives to stay the same, and they do not change their usual habits.

Compare these two approaches to life. Which approach do you prefer? Explain why?
You should write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1:
Some people like to live in the same house, have the same job and habit all their lives.
However, others aspire to changes and new experience. Personally, for the several
reasons, which I will explain bellow, I prefer the first approach to life.

First of all, changes in one's life bring many benefits. One tries new things, gains new
knowledge and experience. I think it is great because without changes life becomes
boring. I always try to make changes in my life. Moreover, when I feel that my life is
boring I do not feel well about it. I feel like I spent those days for nothing. I did not do
anything exiting, I learnt nothing interesting and I just wasted my time.

Second of all, people need changes. Furthermore, we need obstacles to overcome and
reach our goals. I believe that changes make us stronger, more persistent, more self-
confident, and more patient. Also, I feel that all people who succeeded in life like
changes and new experience because it is impossible to be the best at some field without
perfecting the present knowledge and gain new experience. People catch every
opportunity to learn more and change their life for the best.

From the other side, people who like their lives to stay the same are very permanent.
They have the same job all their life, the same habits, the same week-ends and even the
same years in years out. I think it is boring. What will they tell their children about their
lives? What kind of contribution will they make for the society? I think such people are
just afraid of changes.

I think curiosity and aspiration to the new experience are two of the main reasons of
human evolution. People always wanted to break limits and gain more knowledge and
experience. So, people who enjoy change are the engine of human development.

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Model Answer 2:
Some People are adventurous so they prefer to grab new opportunities, while others like
to stay with their past but my inclination is towards the formers. In this essay I am going
to discuss the both ways of life and then give my own opinion on the matter.

On the one hand, there are some merits and demerits for people who like to stay with
their ancestral attitudes or status. The most vital points which can be cited first
regarding this is that they do not want to leave their safe and secured places by any
chance. Though like is boring sometimes but they are finding their happiness in the
secured and familiar places. These types of peoples do not want to explore mars or
moon; this way of living is not helpful for any positive advancement of society.

On the other hand, there are some peoples who are adventurous and they try to embrace
something new. Firstly they believe that life is like a journey so you need to adapt
yourselves with the changes. Otherwise you will be backward and you have to stay
alone on society. These categorized peoples are helpful for new invention and also cause
of the advancement of society. For instance, our ancient people had left their tomb and
embark new way of life as a results they invented fire and other amenities of ancient life.

In my opinion, I enjoy the approaches how life is becoming new with new inventions or
experienced new opportunities. I believe, if I get together with my old habits, it will give
me tranquility of life. But after sometimes it makes me bored and inactive. So I am very
eager to experience new places and new cultures. By the way I can feel myself and enjoy
my times with the new opportunities.

45. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

Television has destroyed communication among friends and family.

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own
knowledge or experience.
You should write at least 250 words.

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Model Answer 1:
The invention of television is undoubtedly one of humankind's greatest inventions. It is
a way of communication among people of one country and different countries and
nations. People watch TV to find out about the latest news, weather, sports, etc. It is a
great way to learn new and extend one's range of interests. Scientists say that children
spend the same amount of hours in front of TV as they do in school. I think that this can
be said about many grown people too. Also, television is a great means of eliminating
stress and tension. One can relax and leave one's troubles behind lying on one's favorite
sofa and watching a comedy. However, some people believe that television has
destroyed communication among friends and family.

Personally, I do not agree with this statement. A couple centuries ago people spent their
time gambling, reading, gossiping or playing chess. I do not think that television is a
cause of destroyed communication among family members and friends. First of all, if
members of a family have common interests and they want to make each other happy
they will always find many ways to spend their time together and be close. Otherwise, if
people avoid each other and they do not have anything to share with each other they
will find television a great way to escape from this miserable existence. I believe that
many people chose family and their friends over some soap operas or a movie.

Second of all, I think that television can be a great resource of subjects to discuss. Many
people watch different educational programs to find out more about their environment,
nature, wild life animals, economic situations, etc. So, when they gather with their
friends they discuss important issues and argue with each other in looking for the truth.

My husband and I often watch the news channel to keep abreast of the latest news. After
that we always discuss some issues we concerned about. Also, we like to watch a TV
show "the funniest animals". We like this program because it makes us laugh. I cannot
imagine how these programs can prevent our communication and be harmful to our
relations.

To summarize, I would like to add that if people want to communicate with each other
they will find a way to do it. Otherwise, if television were not existent, people would
find other escapes and reasons not to be with each other such as drugs, gambling, etc.

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Model Answer 2:
Some people believe that the existence of television brings negative effects to the
communities. It is reported that television is one of the main reasons for the
miscommunication problem between families, relatives and friends. I personally
disagree with the statement, since it is not the television’s fault, but mainly due the
irresponsible act of the individuals themselves, and the following paragraphs will
explain it in more details.
For a number of reasons, television brings a lot of benefits for many individuals and
societies. Firstly, televisions provide lots of crucial information which are certainly
useful for many communities. For example, it is common that news on television inform
about the economic and political conditions of a particular country. This crucial
information is definitely important for investors, financial analyst or bankers in making
short and long term investment. Secondly, television also provides educative shows
which are truly beneficial for the communities, specifically for students and scholars.
Some of the shows are National Geographic Channel, Discovery or Animal planets
which educate the public regarding to the wildlife and natural sciences.

On the other hand, some people are addicted to television and have spent large portion
of their personal time in front of the television and ignore their main duties as a member
of a family or part of certain communities. I personally think that these kinds of
problems are not due to the existence of the television, but due to the individuals
themselves who are not capable and responsible in managing their times. It is also
noticed that some people are not being wise in utilizing their smart phones which
certainly exaggerate the issues.

In conclusion, I strongly disagree that television have cause some serious problems for
individuals in terms of communication among families and friends, as it is the mistake
of the individuals themselves who are not being responsible in organizing their time.

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46. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

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 view point do you agree with?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own
knowledge or experience.

Write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1:
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 advertising 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 advertising 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.

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

Alternative Answer 2:
I think that everyone can divide all advertising products and services into useless ones
and useful ones. It is like looking through an information desk when you pay attention
to those messages that interest you. Take me for example.
I do not like jewelry. It does not mean I do not have it at all; I have a couple of
inexpensive rings as gifts from my parents. I just think, people pay too much attention to
this stuff. I believe it is the result of mass advertising. Every day when I am watching
TV, listening to the radio or reading the paper I notice many ads about getting an
expensive ring, chain, necklace or ear-rings. From my point of view these kinds of
advertising contaminate people's minds. In this case you are encouraged to buy things
you do not really need. They make you believe you need such products in order to
succeed or be happy.

From the other side, I think that advertisements of the new detergents with up-to-date
formulas to help you maintain your cloth in perfect conditions, the new cars with some
extra futures that make your traveling more comfortable and sports goods that make
your life healthier may help you to improve your life.

Recently my husband and I saw an ad on the Internet about a very interesting and
inexpensive vocation to Japan for a week. Is not it awesome? We like traveling. So now
we are planning to find out more about it and, may be, make reservations. I belief that
without advertisements we would be unaware about plenty of opportunities that may
make your life happier, easier and less stressful.

My point is that every person has his own scale of values. So if he is vegetarian he will
consider an ad about meat products useless for him.

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 47. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Should a city try to preserve its old, historic buildings or destroy them and replace
them with modern buildings?

What is your view point on this issue?

Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.

You should write at least 250 words.
Model Answer 1:
Some people think that old, historic buildings are no need for the city and they should
be destroyed and replaced with modern ones. However, other people believe that
historic buildings must be preserved in order to know and remember our past. For
several reasons that I will mention bellow I agree with those people who want to
preserve old, historical buildings.

First of all, by preserving historical buildings we pass our history to our future
generations. I think that out children should know their history, learn from it and
respect it. People need to know their traditions and customs, which are priceless and
irreplaceable. Our history is our knowledge and power. From my opinion we need to
preserve and restore historical buildings. By destroying them we show our disrespect to
our forefathers and their traditions.

Second of all, by preserving historical buildings a city can attract many travelers.
Welcoming tourists a city can get many benefits including money, which can be spent
on preserving historical buildings as well as on improving roads and facilities. Every
city has it’s own tradition and history which is reflected through the art and creation of
the building mostly. Destroying those heritage means destroying the old value and
history.

Also, many tourists mean a lot of new business opportunities. Another important aspect
of this is that businessmen will be willing to build new recreational centers, hotels,
movie theaters, shopping centers to make a city more attractive for travelers. In addition
to those practical benefits, many people will have the opportunity to get a job. All this is
good for the economy of the city.

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To sum up, I believe that preserving old, historical buildings can bring only benefits to a
city and all humankind.

Model Answer 2:
It is believed that old, historic buildings are not useful to the community and they
occupy space in an already premium location. Take Colosseum of Rome for example, the
building occupies a lot of space in the middle of city but it has more advantages that
compensates for the loss of premium due to land cost. It can be argued that the
contemporary buildings have more advantages than disadvantages by analyzing the
impact due to culture and revenue from tourism in these buildings.
The rich cultural and heritage of our ancestors can only be passed down to the future
generations through such structures. The structure is an evidence of history and
portrays itself to provide a comparison of lifestyle evolution since the recorded history.
As an illustration, Eiffel tower standing tall in the centre of the city was built about a
century ago. It clearly is not having any useful money generating purpose apart from
tourism. However, the future generations can take it as a proof for existence of scholars
who could build skyscrapers which could last several centuries without use of modern
technology and equipment. The pride of owning such engineering marvel is priceless.

Secondly, the government’s spending to preserve this building is benefited multiple

folds through the revenue generating by touring individuals. The revenue generated
from Tirupathi temple for instance, accounts for second largest revenue generating
source after tax revenue in case of Andhra Pradesh. Hence, it can be clearly seen that the
amount of effort and time invested by city governments could fetch a very attractive
return over investment than building modern structures.

On the other hand, due to migration of people from country-side and due to population
expansion within cities, there is a huge demand for real estate space. There is increasing
pressure on local governments to demolish heritage buildings due to inefficient usage of
space inside them. For instance, Singapore which has a total area of 27 km2 cannot
afford to have a large colosseum. These days though, local bodies are coming up with
innovative ideas like moving an entire building by fitting wheels under them. Such
techniques can be used instead of destroying the culture and revenue from them.

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In short, preserving a historic building within a city proves to be a highly valuable
proposition than replacing them with modern buildings. Hence it is recommended to
city officials for looking into every possible alternative than demolishing the historic
monuments.

48. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

People have different job expectations for jobs. Some people prefer to do the
same job for the same company, whereas others prefer to change jobs frequently.

Write about the advantages and disadvantages of each viewpoint?

You should write at least 250 words.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own
knowledge or experience.
Model Answer 1:
In the modern workplace there is no longer the attitude that ‘a job is for life’. Nowadays,
many people take the option to change jobs, while others prefer not to. In my essay, I
will explore the good and bad points of the above attitudes.

One of the main benefits of staying in one job is security. Changing employer often
means a period of instability, where one may have to think about moving house, or
temporarily losing a steady source of income. Staying in one job means these problems
are avoided.

Another benefit of not changing occupation is that one is able to gain a lot of experience
and expertise in his specific profession, thus enhancing job security. One’s company may
recognize their loyalty and reward their service. On the other hand, those who often
change jobs may be seen as unreliable, lacking in experience and employers might be
reluctant to hire and invest training in them.

However, there are arguments in favor of changing job frequently. One is that a worker
improves his employ ability. Working in several different jobs often means that the
individual has more skills. Such people are seen as more dynamic and versatile.

Another benefit of changing jobs frequently is that one never gets stuck in a rut. From

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my own experience, I got bored when I spent too long in a job. Following this, the
quality of my work would suffer. I also believe that employers generally don’t tend to
greatly reward loyalty or commitment. Increased wages and promotion are often easier
to attain by changing jobs.

Overall, it can be said that the disadvantages of changing jobs are the advantages of
staying put, and vice versa... In my opinion, I feel that changing jobs every once in a
while is of more benefit.

Model Answer 2:
People have many expectations from their jobs. Jobs are usually done by people to fulfill
their needs and also for self-satisfactions and for gaining skills. Employees look for
promotions and salary hikes whenever they think they deserve it. To obtain this some
people prefer to change jobs frequently while others continue with one job in the same
company. This is a typical question nowadays. I strongly believe that both situations
have pros and cons.

Firstly, if people endure in the same company in the same job, then they gain a lot of
experience which is counted to offer promotion ultimately and that results in salary
hike. Moreover for this scenario responsibility increases, it provides security and also
shows loyalty to company. So, company recognizes the employee as a trust worthy
person and offers many benefits including foreign job promotions. On the other hand,
continuing job in the same company for a longer time is a slow process of career growth.
Same work throughout the career is also a tedious one to many people.

Secondly, switching from one job to other jobs will bring challenging environment
whether they continue in same company or other. While doing this, they get chances of
having new social relations, gain different job skills. By continuous change new picture
come to screen; so, ultimately the person will be fresher to the new job. But if the
transferring takes place with the same job among various companies lead to quick career
growth. In general more people are interested to do this process. The one big advantage
is salary hikes will be more.

Finally, I strongly opine that continuous change in job provides quick career growth.
While staying in a single job in the same company avoids personal problems like
shifting house, children's education growth, adjusting to new environment etc.

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 49. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Present a written argument or case to an educated reader with no specialist
knowledge of the following topic:

People who have original ideas are of much greater value to society than those who
are simply able to copy the ideas of others well.

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

You should write at least 250 words.
Model Answer 1:
People are born to this world with different abilities and talents. Some being unique and
some are common to all. Sometimes those with unique talents come up with ideas that
are completely new, creative and astonishing. However there lingers this question “Are
they greater than us? “.
In my honest opinion, every single human being should be treated and valued the same.
No single person is greater than another. From the start of the human race to the
present, no society was made by one man. It has always being a combined and a
collective effort of everyone.

Sir Isaac Newton, the great physicist was someone who revolutionized the field of
physics. Every single individual respects and acknowledges him for his achievements
and contribution to the human race. But does that mean only people of his stature are
needed in the society? I say NO. Ideas of Newton have been taken by other individuals
to come up with wonders that even Newton could not have imagined of. The Space
Shuttles, Aircrafts, Architectures, Construction, Sports are all based on ideas of another
person. The computer was a machine that was created by an individual. However this
idea was copied by others to build things which are even greater. From simple
electronics like calculators to marvels such as Super computers, Artificial Intelligence,
Robots.

As a conclusion, like Ying and Yang, a society co-exists with the talents and ideas of all
people combined. No individual is of much greater value than another. The day society
starts considering that people with original ideas are of much greater value will be the
downfall of that society.

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Model Answer 2:
I certainly agree that people who come up with new ideas; in other words those who
'invent' or 'discover' things are terribly important to society as a whole. However, I also
think there is a role in society for good imitators.

No one would deny that key individuals must be thanked for providing us with certain
facilities that we use every day. Where, would we be, for example, without basic items
such as the washing machine, the television and, more recently, the computer? These
items are now used so regularly that we tend to take them for granted. Throughout the
history the inventors and scientist have invented things those have become out part of
life and those inventions have up surged the human civilization. There are many
heavenly scientists whose single theory has changed the whole world. Those inventors
are the leader of the whole mankind.

In fact, the society we live in today has become increasingly consumer-oriented, and
while it may be possible to constantly update and improve consumer goods, not
everyone where I live can afford the prices of these innovations. Furthermore not
everyone lives in an area that has accessibility to the latest models on the market. For
this reason, there is a value to be placed on being able to provide good copies of
expensive items. Again many scientists have given many theory and others have
implemented it. So this implementation has a great value too. There are lots of evidences
that, the main invention was little in use while the developer later made it possible to
alter the main device for a better use. So we should not and can’t deny the hard work
done by those who copy the idea and develop it for better output.

Having said that, certain innovations have a more serious impact on our lives than
consumer goods and cannot easily be replicated. Vital medicines like penicillin and
vaccines against dangerous diseases also exist because people made continual efforts to
develop them. Scientific ideas such as these enable us to live longer and escape illness.

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 50. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Traffic and housing problems in major cities could be solved by moving large
companies and factories and their employees to the countryside.

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.

You should write at least 250 words.

Model Answer:
These days with increasing urban populations, there are major problems with
congestion and not only the price, but also availability of accommodation in large cities
of the world. It seems that one possible solution could be to relocate large companies
and factories as well as their respective employees out of these urban areas and into
more rural ones. In my opinion, I strongly agree that this would have a desired effect in
making cities more livable.

To begin with, the traffic problem in cities doesn’t only exist from commuting
employees, but also the general public traveling around the city. While this may be a
fact, if the number of worker’s vehicles is reduced on city streets, a large percentage of
traffic will obviously decline in rush hours. For example, peak hour traffic is
undoubtedly made up largely of staff from companies going to and from home.

Secondly, in regards to housing problems, populations will always continue to grow in

cities and therefore inadvertently decrease the number of cheap and available
apartments. This is certainly obvious, however, a large proportion of these apartments
are occupied by employees from large firms and their families. If this workforce is
relocated to housing estates in the country, city apartment blocks will fall in price and
certainly increase in availability.

In conclusion, by relocating workers to rural areas to work and reside, heavy traffic
conditions and lack of adequate accommodation in city centers will obviously change
for the better. As far as I’m concerned, I agree that the government should enforce such a
law in order to increase our standard of living in our hectic city life.

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 51. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Scientists and the news media are presenting ever more evidence of climate change.
Governments cannot be expected to solve this problem. It is the responsibility of
individuals to change their lifestyle to prevent further damage.

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

You should write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1:
Nowadays, climate change and global warming issues have become very popular and
widely discussed issues. Many people discuss about the evidence of climate change and
propose solution on how to solve a lot of problems from the climate change effect. Some
people argue that government cannot be expected to tackle the problem because the
cause of the problem is human mistakes. I agree with that, however I believe that both
government and individuals should take roles and solve the problem together.
The roles of government are needed to solve the problem since they have power to
control societies. Firstly, the government should make and enforce regulations about
vehicle use strictly. They have to reduce private motor vehicles by increasing the
number of public transportation. Secondly, the rapid growth of forest destruction must
be concerned by the government. They have to give severe punishment for illegal
logging perpetrators to prevent further damage of environment. Because of human
activities as the primary cause of the climate change, people have to be responsible by
taking positive actions. They should change their life style and behaviours to reduce the
impact of the problem. Doing simple things like: throwing rubbish in the bin, using
electricity wisely, buying environment friendly products, or planting trees will be really
helpful.

In conclusion, I believe that the climate change is the problem for all of people in this
world – with no exception. The government and individuals should take roles and solve
the problem together to minimize the impact of climate change.

Model Answer 2:
Recently scientists worried about climate change have urged governments to introduce
measures to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that are seen as its main cause.
Simultaneously, politicians and environmentalists have urged individuals to make

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changes to their lifestyle. I shall argue that governments and individuals should take
join responsibility for this problem.

Firstly, industry accounts for a large proportion of the greenhouse gas emissions, and
this can only be controlled by government action. Measures could be taken to
discourage pollution, such as limiting or taxing the use of fossil fuels. Alternatively,
subsidies could be offered to industries to clean up their production processes. If these
ideas were adopted, I believe that businesses would regard pollution as a financial issue.

Secondly, only discussion between governments can ensure that solutions are
successful. The Kyoto agreement, for example, tried to reach global agreement on how
to address the problem. Without such co-operating, it seems to me that efforts to reduce
fuel consumption are unlikely to be effective.

However, national and international policies will only succeed if individuals also change
their lifestyle. For example, people could think more carefully about how they use
energy in their homes. By using less electricity, installing energy-efficient light bulbs and
electrical appliances, or investing in solar panels, individuals can make a real difference.

In addition, I think individual attitudes to transport need to change. Instead of making

short tips by car, people could choose to walk, cycle, or take a bus. Since cars are a major
source of the problem, changing our behavior in this area would have a major impact.

In conclusion, I would maintain that only a combination of international agreement,

national policies, and changes in individual behavior will succeed in preventing further
damage to the environment.

52. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Research indicates that the characteristics we are born with have much more
influence on our personality and development than any experiences we may have in
our life.

Which do you consider to be the major influence?

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

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 You should write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1:
In today's modern world, numerous researches have been conducted around the globe
in order to improve the personality and the development of an individual. There is one
recent research which has clearly shown that the personality and development of a
person are highly likely to depend on the characteristics that they are born with as
compared to other experiences in their life. However, I believe experiences of a person
will have a greater impact on one's personality and development.
Undoubtedly, if we could utilize the experience we gain from working or traveling
abroad, we would be more mature and more open-minded. Whenever we arrive in a
new place, we can learn the cultures and traditions from the locals in order to acquire
more information about the lifestyles of others and eventually become more
knowledgeable. Besides, we may learn how to respect and not to criticize the customs of
other races which may be slightly or totally different from ours. By doing so, we can
actually get benefited by being able to look at the problems from a various perspective.

We may also become more self-independent than others if we live in a harsh

environment when we were young. To illustrate, in China, many children have to
sacrifice their studies and come out to work since they were small. They are proved to
have the ability to make more mature decisions on their own in a research conducted in
China between those who are affluent and those who live in poverty. Moreover, people
who face a lot of hardships in their lives will have a detailed plan of what to do next. For
instance, they will organize their expenditure well, which in other words, they will not
spend money on unnecessarily things, especially those luxurious items. Therefore, it is
apparent that experiences gained from various field in their lives have a huge influence
on one's personality and development.

In conclusion, I am of the opinion that life experience has major consequences on our
personalities and developments than the characteristics that we are born with. We will
be able to think from different perspectives and make wise decisions if we use the
experiences that we gained in our daily live.

Model Answer 2:
Many scientists believe that genetic characteristics have more influence to the human’s

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personality than some experiences in life. Although genetics has some effect to our
characters, I believe that the influence of life experience is more significant, and the
following essay will discuss about it in details.

On the one hand, it is true that everyone is unique, as they are born with different
characteristics. While some people are born with an easy going character, others might
be born with a melancholic one. People could not choose their genetic characters, and
these characters will develop more as they get adult. Therefore many experts believe
that genetic characters have a significant effect to a person’s identity.

On the other hand, other people believe that experiences in life have more influence to
our life than genetic characters. Communities, family condition, education and work
experiences have a deeper effect to a person’s character. For example, a person might be
born as a sanguine person, but raise in a broken home family. As a consequence, he
could become a pessimistic person when he grew up. Another example is that a man
might be a positive person, but as he spent so much time with negative friends, he could
become as just one them.

In conclusion, I agree that genetic characters have some influence to a person’s

personality, but I think that life experiences are giving more significant influence to our
personality. Therefore it is important for us to be selective in choosing the place to live,
workplace and friends.

53. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

As the world becomes technologically advanced, computers are replacing more

and more jobs. Describe some job positions that may be lost because of
computers, and discuss at least one problem that may result.

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

You should write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1:
When computers first made their way into the business sector, everyone believed that
they would make people's jobs easier. What was not expected was that computers

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would eliminate jobs. Besides contributing to unemployment, these automated workers
often exhibit inadequate job performance.

A number of jobs have been lost as a direct result of new computer technology. Ticket
agents in various transportation facilities, from subway/ underground stations to
airports are virtually nonexistent these days. Bank tellers have been greatly reduced due
to automated bank machines. In addition, many call centers that have help lines are
almost entirely computerized. A few years ago I worked as a helper in our local library.
Today this position does not exist, because six new computers have been installed. The
number of positions lost to computers grows exponentially, and unemployment
continues to get worse.

While a computer may easily achieve the main tasks of these jobs, most computers fall
short when customers have a unique request or problem. A pre-paid ticket booth does
not have insight about the entertainment district and cannot offer friendly directions to a
tourist. Similarly, an automated bank machine cannot provide assistance and
reassurance to a customer who has just had his credit card stolen. And, more often than
not, automated telephone operators cannot answer the one question that we have, and
we end up waiting on the line to speak with someone anyway. Every time I go into the
library where I worked I notice elderly people who don't know how to use the
computers and can't find anyone to help.

In the future, I believe a new business trend will evolve. As computers eliminate jobs,
new positions will have to be invented. More and more people will go into business for
themselves, and hopefully put the personal touch back into business. I believe that the
human workforce will demonstrate that it is more valuable than computers.

Model Answer 2:
From the last century, the technology has been advanced more and more. Because of
technology, they are flying from one country to another country in an hour; they are
saving money and time by using internet services. With the help of this advanced
technology, humans are getting huge benefits. Along with the advantages of the
technology, there are disadvantages also.

Postman, who delivers letters, money, and other things, is no where to find in this
modern world because of the electronic mails services and ATM machines. In very rare

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cases, he appears at our doors. As the world has been advancing in technology more,
people get rid of postman. For example, before the ATM machines evolved, everyone
had to use the services of a postman to send or get money from their allegiances,
acquaintances, relatives, etc, In order to send letters or messages to their, people,
beloved one's. But, the electronic mail system has made the postman in our streets
disappeared.

Today, in banks, we see more computers than the employees. Before computer, the
accountants used pen and papers for records. As computer has introduced to the world,
the only few employees has been needed to operate computers to save the log.

In this way, as technology has been playing the higher role than most of the job
positions. However, research opportunities regarding the technology have been
increasing as the demand for technology has been growing day by day. In overall, the
losing job positions is not good sign for the employment of a country, as some job
positions require little education beyond the job positions of technology.

54. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

It is generally agreed that society benefits from the work of its members. Compare the
contributions of artists to society with the contributions of scientists to society. Which
type of contribution do you think is valued more by your society?

Give specific reasons to support your answer and mention relevant examples to support
your answer. You should write at least 250 words.
Sample Answer 1:
Art and science are considered as pillars of our society. Both an artist and a scientist play
a vital role in the formation of a civilized society. The contributions from these two
entities are highly appreciated and welcomed by all in a society. The influences made by
their works are commendable. But, concluding on who contributes more would be
cumbersome; however in the present world where invention and innovation are the
buzzwords, I think a scientist’s delivery would be valued more.
An artist is highly capable, said to even portray one’s mind. In the past an artist was an
avid source of inspiration for many. An ideal exemplification would be reference of king
DRaja Ravi Varma in Indian scripts, where he was admired by many ladies for his
outstanding paintings. The works of world renounced artists like Da Vinci, Othello etc.
will need a special mention in this context. The society is acknowledged of its evil faces

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by artists through their works - a documentary against child labor, celebrities holding
hands together against a social cause like AIDS awareness campaigns would serve a few
examples.

On the other hand, scientists are under constant effort to bring comfort to our life.
Scientific revolution is considered an epic that happened to this century. Through new
inventions, they aid society in overcoming the obstacles and challenges faced by their
counter parts. Through scientist, we are able to achieve longevity, excellent discoveries
avail us with new forms of energy, scientists come up with new ideas to improve our
quality of life, almost every day. In addition to this, scientists are behind experiments
and researches to eliminate all possible treats to our society. Mean while, almost all huge
machines to tiny kitchen equipment that we use in our daily life has a scientist’s effort
behind.

So from the above discussion, my conscientious allows me to favour a scientist than an

artist with regards to their contributions to our society. Both these as mentioned earlier
are vital for us. An artists as a source of inspiration and informative, whereas a scientist
as a source of innovations and inventions.

Model Answer 2:
The world need both the artists and scientists. We equally remember the contribution of
Leonardo the Vinci and Albert Einstein. It might seem a controversial question weather
the contributions of artists are more or less than the contributions of scientists to the
world. But to me, there is no scope for debate, hence I value both equally and I also
belief both types are valuable, priceless and irreplaceable .The art can never be the
competitor or alternative of science and the reverse is true as well.
The contributions of artists to the society are very essential. Art can form person’s
spiritual sense, their views, morality, spirit and personalities. People learn history, the
traditions of their country trough the art. We also watch movies that entertain and at the
same time extend our range of interests. Another important aspect of this is that art is an
ancient means of communication. In old times people depicted the herds of mammoths
on the walls of their caves. They performed different rituals around the fireplace asking
their gods for health, good harvest and weather. Our language is a result of people's
need to communicate.

On the contrary, the contribution of scientists is could not be exaggerated. All

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humankind is indebted to the scientists because of their work and achievements.
Scientists make our life easier. We have cars and airplanes to move fast from one place
to another. We have microwaves and a bunch of preprocessed food to make the cooking
much easier. We have different devices that simplify all we do. Finally, scientists are
making great achievements in medicine that make our life longer and happier.
Nowadays people have a great opportunity to do many things faster by use of
computers.
To conclude, I believe that artists nourish our souls when scientists and technology feed
our minds. So, we can not eliminate or underestimate one of them.

55. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

All education (primary, secondary and further education) should be free to all people
and paid & managed by the government.

Do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Give reasons for your answer. You should write at least 250 words.
Model Answer 1:
Education is an important part of everyone's life and it plays a very important role in
growth of an individual. Making education free for everyone and managing all by
government will be a very big step in growth of society. All parents want to make their
children educated by sending them to school, colleges but some time because of lack of
resources they have to deprive their child of even basic education. By making education
free of all will ensure that nobody will miss education just because they can’t afford to
pay.

Government's step of making education free will set an example in society that if you
have willingness to study and grow, not having money will not stop you from making a
brighter future.

Education with no fees will identify all those talents which can be at top given education
and guidance but gets lost because their parents can’t afford to pay for schools.
Everyone will stand equal chance to succeed. It will increase the literacy rate of that
country and will improve the growth of that country as well. It has been easily seen in
the past that countries having higher literacy rate has been more successful. By making
free education a majority of people will get educated making overall a positive

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environment in society. There will be fewer crimes in society. Educating people will be
making them more responsible.

Government should put more emphasis on education by making it free. Just like Food
and shelter education should also be basic right of everyone and should be free for
everyone.
Model Answer 2:
The opinion that every citizen should have the right to study at school or university for
free is very controversial one. Those, who disagree, refer to enormous expenditures of
government in case of establishing such laws. Although, I hold the viewpoint that not
charging people for education could become very beneficial for country and its
economy.
First, young people from poor families could be very smart. Looking back to history and
biographies of distinguished people, raised in poverty can illustrate this best. Making
schooling available only for fortunate is not fair. Moreover, the state well-being could
also be affected, because there would be a lack of talented specialists, whose skills was
not discovered and developed by proper training.

Another advantage of making education free of charge is happiness of the nation.

Inability of individual to collect amount of money needed to pay school or university
fees cause stress and anxiety of the middle-class society, which can even keep them from
having children. Nowadays we can see that the lowest birthrate is in countries where
prices of enrollment to highest education institutions are very high. This clearly
indicates the fact that citizens of rich countries do not feel able to provide their future
offspring proper education.

Finally, nothing seems to be more beneficial to economy than intelligent nation. Free
courses and study programs can prepare excellent specialists, who would work to bring
profit themselves and hence their country. That would surely compensate most
expenses of state budget caused by education of no charge.

To sum up, even though making all schools free can be very expensive for state
economy, advantages are invaluable. After several years such improvements would
bring fruits of happy, intelligent nation confident about its future.

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 56. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Present a written argument to an educated reader with no specialist knowledge of the

following topic:

Television has had a significant influence on the culture of many societies. To what
extent would you say that television has positively or negatively affected the cultural
development of your society?

Use your own knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples
and relevant evidence.
You should write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1:
It has been many years since television was first introduced to people and people today
still have mixed views on whether it has a positive or a negative influence on the society.

Many people believe that television damages culture. It promotes the stronger cultures
of countries such as Britain and North America and weakens the cultures of less wealthy
countries. This is because the stronger, wealthier countries are able to assert their own
culture by producing more programs that are shown widely around the world. These
programs then influence people, particularly young people, in the countries where they
are shown.

Also, because television networks need to attract large audiences to secure their financial
survival, they must produce programs which are interesting to a broad range of people.
In many countries this range is very broad because we are a multicultural society and
people of all ages like to watch television. To interest all these different people, most
television programs are short in length, full of action and excitement, do not require
much intelligence or knowledge to understand, and follow universal themes common to
all cultures, such as love and crime. Television programs which concentrate on or
develop themes pertinent to one particular culture are not so successful because they
interest a smaller audience.

Nevertheless we much acknowledge that television does have some positive effects on
the cultures within a society as well. People who do not live within their own culture
can, in a limited way, access it through the multicultural station on the television. For
example, Aboriginal children who have grown up in white families, or migrants and
international students living in a foreign country, can watch programs from their own
culture on the television.

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In conclusion, I hold the view that television promotes and strengthens those cultures
that are wealthy and influential while it weakens the cultures that are already in a
weakened position.

Model Answer 2:
Television always had significant role in cultures of many societies and it still has a great
influence. Whatever we see in societies these days is some way or other impacted or
influenced by what we see on television. The influence of television can be both positive
and negative.

To look at positive influence of television on society, it gives us knowledge about many

things being it different culture, different regions of world, their habitat and many more
information. It gives us news about what happening worldwide and catches up on
current affairs. It makes you aware of what is happening nearby you as well around the
globe. As televisions and it network being readily available in even remote parts, it’s a
great medium to create awareness about many social issue among people and asking
them to perform their part to make a better society.

But again we do see so much negative influence of television on people these days.
Kids getting exposed to many things at very young age, people seeing crimes happening
on television lead them to wrong doings. It’s very much known that we see many of the
crimes happening these days are one or another way is influenced by what people see
on TV.

As it’s said, excess of everything is bad. Similar way in a controlled manner with a
proper supervision and regulation on what people are exposed to on television will
always do good to society. It will help gaining enormous amount of good knowledge
and will be helpful in one or another way.

To make people aware people of many social issues via television will create a great
impact and make world a better place to live.

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57. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Some people think that a sense of competition in children should be encouraged.
Others believe that children who are taught to co-operate rather than compete become
more useful adults.
Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own
knowledge or experience.
You should write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1:
Nowadays, purpose of education being changed in Korea. There are some People who
think that competition in children should be made, also others believe that children who
are taught to co-operate as well as become more useful adults. There are advantages and
disadvantages for both of the arguments.

To begin with, what is good if a sense of competition m children is made? They could
develop themselves more and more as they learn and study a lot to win from the
competition. To prove this, in Korea, it is popular - even common now - to have a tutor
who comes to student's house to teach extra pieces of study with paying a lot of money.
They learn faster than what they learn at school. Furthermore, during the vacations,
students study abroad to learn English for a month instead of revises school work. If
they have experiments such as study abroad, it is one of the greatest plus point to go to
the famous well-known high-school. Moreover, there are four big school exam and two
national examinations to test students' level of studies. Generally, only the highest 40%
can go to the good quaternary high schools and colleges. Children learn as much as they
can, to win the competition to obtain good quality schools.

On the other hand, as they are busy to enter the schools and study individually with
their own tutors, there are problems. They become selfish. They become careless and
don't help others a lot if it is about studies. There will be no co-operations for them.
Then, why are there companies for many people to work in? Each of them are clever,
however, there are weak parts and strong parts for each person. To co-operate is to
improve this part. People talk and listen to what others thinking of and learn. That could
also be a great opportunity to learn instead of learning alone with one teacher.

In conclusion, I strongly agree with that children should be taught to co-operate rather

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than compete. Nobody is perfect. People learn together, work together to develop each
other. Therefore, I want parents and teachers to educate children concentrating on co-
operation, not compete and ranking them.

Model Answer 2:
There is too much debate about whether children should be learned to be more
competitive or cooperative members of society. In my opinion, both behaviours are
important and cooperation is more important than competition.
On one hand, as we live in the very competitive society, we need to teach our children
the sense of competition in a positive way. The most obvious advantage to encourage
competition among children is that it makes them more creative and open minded and
opens the doors for better future opportunities for them. For illustration, children work
hard in the study because they compete with other classmates to receive high marks, this
will help them to get a very good job in the future. Moreover, they become more
independent and rely on themselves because they know that nobody else will be there to
do their duties.

On the other hand, I believe that cooperation is mandatory to be encouraged for many
reasons. Firstly, cooperation helps children to learn from each others. For example, when
I was at school team, I learned how to play table tennis with my friends and we learn a
lot of skills from each other and when we play in the final round with other school
teams, we get very good score in the final. Secondly, cooperation teaches children the
skills linked to sharing as a result they become a kind member of society.

Finally, cooperation is the key component for better personality as well as prevent from
individuality.
To sum up, both cooperation and competition have their own advantages. However, I
tend to think that cooperation should be encouraged more in children.

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 58. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

When people move to another country, some of them decide to follow the customs
of the new country. Others prefer to keep their own customs. Compare these two
choices. Which one do you prefer?

Support your answer with specific details.

You should write at least 250 words.

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own
knowledge or experience.
Model Answer:
People may choose to keep their old traditions from their native country or to accept
new ones. Keeping the old customs will help one to overcome the cultural shock and the
change of the environment. From the other side, accepting the new traditions will help
one to adapt and make new friends with residents. In this essay I will give different
reasons why people decide to follow the customs of the new country or to keep their
own customs.

If one is from the country with strong and old traditions, I think it will be rather difficult
for him to adapt to the new customs and moreover to reject his own. That is why some
people from the same country try to live together and to create their own community
where the old traditions are kept. They can not break the customs that were created by
their ancestors. For example, some nations are restricted in certain kinds of food by their
traditions. So, they do not go to the restaurants unless their traditional food is served
there. Some nations according to their customs have to wear certain types of cloth
because their religion tells them to do so.

From the other side, if one is from the country with traditions similar to ones of the new
country it will be easy for him to adopt and to follow the customs of the new place. He
will not feel much difference. Probably, the most difficult part of his relocation will be to
accustom to the new climate.

I think that people of the new country are friendlier when they see that foreigner follows
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one lives there. In summary, I think that every country has its own beauty and if one
wants to find out more about it he will love it.

59. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Present a written argument or case to an educated reader with no specialist knowledge

of the following topic:

There are many different types of music in the world today. Why do we need music? Is
the traditional music of a country more important than the International music that is
heard everywhere nowadays?

You should write at least 250 words.

Use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your arguments with
examples and relevant evidence.
Model Answer 1:
Kinds of music people listen nowadays are of different tastes and types. For instance,
modern international pop and rap music as well as classical traditional country songs all
vary from each other and people listen to them with great interests. This is because
music has been part of our daily lives even in the ancient times. In this essay, reasons on
why music is necessary in every Filipino people's lives and the importance of the
Philippine traditional folk music over foreign songs that young Filipinos and Filipinas
always hear will be discussed.

Music is a vital part in every Filipinos' lives. Firstly, Philippine folks considered it to be
one of the most popular and ancient modes of human expressions. It features largely in
all histories and all cultures and indeed has been one of the main ways of passing on
cultural traditions to new generations of the country. Secondly, because of this, many
people view music as a positive influence for the societies. This influence on individuals
is wholly beneficial as it is a long-established way of communicating and helping us
understand the whole range of human emotion and experience in a more spiritual
language than words can represent.

However, the classical music traditions of the Philippines are not necessarily part of the
music many Filipinos and Filipinas experience today. In the modern world today, most

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of the country's young people constantly exposed themselves to loud modern foreign
songs as a result of globalization via the Internet. But I think that it is more important for
young people of the country to learn traditional music to enable them to know the
origins of our Philippine ancestors.

In conclusion, I think that we need traditional music because it is an integral part of

human expression that we cannot really separate from our lives even if there are various
evolution of modern music we tend to listen everyday through the web nowadays such
as American rap songs and Korean pop music.

Model Answer 2:
It’s often said that “music is like magic” and it is indeed true, since music work as a
divine magic for us. Music, for many of us, is a way of living. There are many who can’t
live a life with out listening music each day. Music is the foods of soul to them.
Music impresses us, inspires us, tells an untold story, remedy us and let us understand
others. There are many different types of music almost in each language of the world
and they vary from religious type to anthem and even hard rock or rap. The listeners of
the music decide what to listen and it greatly depends upon mood, time, level and age.
But I believe no matter what type of music one listens, we need to listen and preserve
our own traditional music hence traditional music says what we really are. There is lots
of importance of music in our life. Music let us know the position of a nation against war
and music it's a message that reaches to all for all over the ages. Music refreshes
ourselves and inspires us to do something.

With the modern communication facility, satellite channels and internet, people today
hear music fro mother parts of the world. Teenagers are greatly influenced by the
western music and they even don’t like the traditional or country music. It’s very natural
that generation will follow their own trends and choices and will accept only what they
feel like to accept, but traditional music bear the old history, lifestyle and tradition of a
country. And as part of education, everybody should know about his/her own tradition.
So we should listen to the music that attract us and really inspires not matter where are
they from what whatever their genre are, but we should not ignore our own traditional
music.

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 60. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Present a written argument or a case to an educated reader with no specialized

knowledge of the following topic:

Wild animals have no use in the 21st century and trying to preserve animals now
is just wastage of money.

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

You should write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1:
The natural inhabitants of wild animals and their way of life have been greatly affected
by us and in my opinion we should try to take and initiate every possible step to save
these wild animals.
21st century is the era of technological advancement, but this technological advancement
does not mean that we have to alter the way of life. The lives of these wild animals have
been endangered because of human and some species are on the edge of complete
distinction and if necessary steps are not taken immediately, many of these species will
be lost for ever. Human don’t create animal so they have no right to let them be
destroyed.
To keep the balance of the ecosystem, each species of the animal kingdom plays
important roles and the existence of one species largely depends upon another. To say
that wild animal have no use for us is just a selfish statement and obviously we should
try to keep the natural balance for our own benefit. Many useful domestic animals have
evaluated from the wild species and how can we even define a wild animal, since they
live at their very natural environments? Wild animals even play important role for us
directly. For example: many wild animals kill lots of rats and save the farmers' crops
from being eaten or destroyed by those rats.

In conclusion, we must try to preserve all the endangered and natural animals and as
human we should feel responsible to ourselves not to let any species be lost forever.
Model Answer 2:
It is sometimes argued that wildlife has been declining in recent years at a startling pace
and that deploying any scheme to protect endangered animals would be wastage of
money. However, I completely disagree with this idea.

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In one hand, it can be argued that wild animals are becoming increasingly extinct in
present decade .One of the grave reasons for this decline is ever increasing numbers of
human on the earth which have fueled up the demands for more houses and roads. At
the same time, the need of self-sufficiency in food for human has led to a destruction of
natural habitats. So depletion of green spaces end up with decreased number of wild
animals. For instance, chemical farming is required to meet the demand for cheaper
food at any cost, and these practices are driven by greater demands for natural habitats
such as woodland, forests and hills to be converted into farmlands. Urbanization is
another big factor with greater number of people tends to live in cities and more space
needed to extend cities at the expense of removing wild habitats.

Nevertheless, I believe that conservation of wild creature is crucial for the human
survival as well as for a healthy ecosystem and that it is worthwhile to utilize recourses
to protect them. If we do not bother to deploy any targeted scheme to safe animal lives,
then biodiversity and ecosystem will suffer. As a result, it will have a devastating effect
on food chain for all living creatures. So the government should take more initiatives to
carry out different strategies to ensure the survival of wild animals. Establishment of
more zoos as well as protecting natural areas should also be ensures by government and
law enforcing authority.

In conclusion, I would argue that wild animals are the vital part of our planet and they
should be protected at every possible cost.

61. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Animals should not be used for the benefit of human beings, unless there is evidence
that the animals do not suffer in any way.

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

You should write at least 250 words.

Model Answer:
There is a lot of controversy about using animals for human needs. Animal rights
activists are trying to stop all modern and traditional activities, which involve killing
animals or cause their suffering. Traditionalists are trying to convince the community

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that using living creatures for men's needs is natural and cannot be avoided in everyday
life. In this essay we will explore this subject.
Activists, who defend animal rights, are telling the world that people should not use
animals in any way. Moreover, they say that animals should have exactly same rights as
humans do. The reason is that people and animals are both living creatures and there
shouldn't be any difference in treating them. So called extreme vegans are refusing to eat
any food of animal origin, even milk or honey. They are trying to convince people to do
the same using as an argument that killing animals and keeping them in captivity cause
their suffering and not civilized.

Traditionalists disagree with the statement that human should stop killing animals or
using them to fulfill their needs. From the very beginning of human civilization there is
a tradition and vital need to use animals as a food and their parts in traditional crafts.
Without proteins and vitamins of animal origin human body wouldn't receive all
nutrients it needs. Moreover, testing some medicals on animals already helped to fight
many diseases people suffered from.

I think, people have the moral right to use animals to their benefit, to some extent. I am
sure, we should not cause them suffer and die for our fun. Although, using animals for
food is natural for humans as a predator, but as civilized predators we should make sure
to use only humane ways of killing.

62. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Governments around the world are spending billions in support of space programs.
This money would be better spent on research into improvements in human health.

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

You should write at least 250 words.

Model Answer:
There is an opinion that countries are spending a lot of their cash assets on space
projects while they should rather finance medical science sufficiently. Spaceships are
flying all over the Universe at the time people are dying from AIDS or even flu. Is there
any point of throwing money into the outer space?

On the one hand, human really have not fought many dangerous and highly contagious

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diseases. Moreover, industrialization and economical progress brought new diseases as
a result of receiving more comfortable life. They are diabetes, cardio-vascular problems,
etc. In addition, launching just one space shuttle into the sky requires so
many natural resources and brings so many pollution, that it influences ecology a lot.
That brings us new health issues, that need additional funding, which could be
withdrawn from excessive payments for space research.

On the other hand, scientists already have fund raising from commercial pharmaceutical
companies. A lot of diseases have been fought in just last 100 years and there is an
increase in mankind life expectancy. Moreover, improved health and elongated life of
population leads to a new problem – overpopulation. Space research can help to find a
new home for Earth inhabitants. The last, but not the least, who knows, there is a chance
we could found on other planets a panacea for all diseases.

As for me, I am not a very healthy person and my parents either. However, if there is a
one, very small chance, that something exciting will happen and astronauts will meet
alien civilization on other planets, I would not be happy that government is spending
money for medicine only. We have overcrowded planet and we should search for ways
of expanding our habitat.

63. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Today the high sales of popular consumer goods reflect the power of advertising and
not the real needs of the society in which they are sold.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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

You should write at least 250 words.

Sample Answer 1:
Today, with significant increase of the number of producers for various goods, not only
do buyers have difficulty choosing favorable products but also competition between
producers to persuade consumers has been become hard and serious. Therefore
advertisement play a key role in today’s marketing so that some people believe that

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power of advertisement is the major incentive for marked growth of buying popular
consumer products and necessary needs of buyers is not very important. I agree with
this opinion to some extent but I think the main reason for these increase of sale is
people’s necessity not advertisement.

On the one hand, producers apply various methods to market their products for
consumers. These days, if you see carefully around yourself, you will face tempting
advertising slogan on billboard on streets, on different types of media that surround you
and want to induce you to choose their goods. Companies spend a great deal of money
advertising the products so that they use celebrity and famous people to bring their
favors into their stories. These methods have been successful in some cases especially for
affluent people who want to be in fashion and able to afford the luxurious goods such as
house, cars and jewelry. So this success is held in a limited circle.

On the other hand, intensive growth of sales of people’s main consumer products is as a
result of increasing their needs to them. The role of advertisement in this area is
confined to help buyer choose the best products and not persuade them to buy
unnecessary goods. When it comes to vital goods of living, people whether rich or poor
do not pay attention to advertising messages that how much or many of these goods
they buy.

In conclusion, I think that is true the power of advertisement can make people buy their
products but this power is limited to rich people and also unnecessary consumer goods
so that the real needs of the society dictate the rate of sales.

Model Answer 2:
Nowadays millions of companies produce billions of products and the role of
advertising is quite obvious. Ads help consumers to find the goods or services of their
needs. However, do our needs grow equally fast as the number of products? Some
market analysts insist modern commercials are not merely matchmakers of a product
and a consumer, but actively interfere with buyer’s desires, developing artificial needs.
Undoubtedly, advertisement guides people through the market, serves those who do
not have time to learn differences between goods. These products are probably the same,
but loyalty to a particular brand, formed by a commercial helps make a choice. When a
person buys one mobile phone out of 50 models, he thinks he made his choice himself.
But that was a commercial who told him about the features of this phone.

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Nevertheless, ads not only inform us about new goods, but force people to want them.
This can be even useful, for example for someone who suffers from back pains and
without commercials he would never imagine there are new mattresses which could
ease their pains.

Unfortunately, promoters now operate our minds more aggressively. Commercials no

longer promote products, but lifestyles. They told us to purchase things just because
they are fashionable or up to date with the image of successful person. And we buy new
cars, gadgets and clothes in order to match this image and not because old ones are no
longer usable.

Personally I think that high sales of popular commodities are the result of new
promotional technologies. The best illustration of that is that everyone now is concerned
mostly about how a new mobile phone will reflect his personality, a new shirt – his
image, or will a new car make colleagues feel jealous.

64. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Children today are too dependent on computers and electronic entertainment. It

would be better for them to be outside playing sports and taking part in more
traditional past times than spending all day indoors.

Do you agree or disagree with this statement?

You should write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1:
Computers have revolutionized the way we learn, travel, work and socialize.
Advancement of technology in this domain has given birth to smart phones, tablets,
mp3 players and other gadgets that are not only a great source of entertainment but are
instrumental in fetching valuable information. One cannot imagine living without them
in this modern era. People believe that children are getting more dependent on these
electronic devices which are alarming and we should persuade them to participate in
other outdoor physical activities. Though this move is laudable but I don't agree fully.
This essay will analyze the merits of both views before presenting an opinion.
People believe that young one of the society should take part in physical sports.
Proponents of this view point say that physical activities make them mentally strong
and physically fit. Playing sports and different games is instrumental in learning the art
of team work, develops skills vital for competitions and nourish their leadership

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qualities. Moreover, it develops their stamina, improves metabolism, sharpen their
reflexes and brace them to face everyday life challenges. It has being medically proven
that the rays emitting from these electronic devices are not good for human vision.
Furthermore, one can truly enjoy the game by playing it physically. For instance,
football, the game is different on field where it requires stamina and passion compared
to few mouse clicks over computer. Apart from that it helps people to socialize, a trend
missing in our present generation.

On the contrary, electronic gadgets like computers, notebooks, smart phones etc play an
important role to improve the mental abilities and intellectuality of a child if used
wisely. Children can play different mind games that improve their thinking power,
decision making skills and harness creativity and innovation. Moreover, physical games
and entertainment can lead to harmful injuries which can be fatal. For instance, parents
in Karachi usually prefer their children to spend time at home due to fear of terrorism
and abduction for ransom.

To recapitulate, the aforementioned provides plausible arguments for both views.

However, I personally believe that both computers and physical activities are of equal
importance and one should focus on maintaining the right balance and getting positive
outcome.

Model Answer 2:
Together with computerization of our society there is a rising of public awareness about
kids, who spend too much time in front of personal computer or playing video games.
What it best for children to devote their free time to outdoor activities and conventional
games or to be at home and entertain themselves with computer?
Some types of PC games can be very intelligent and may contain huge educational
potential. They can encourage youngsters to develop researching skills and inspire them
to learn new things. However, significant amount of video games is dumb-type, which
develops nothing but button-pushing skill. Unfortunately, these games are usually
highly addictive. Thus, they can cause the lack of physical activity and even serious
mental diseases.

Outdoor games are often more beneficial for kids’ health. They not only train them in
terms if agility and endurance, but teach children to socialize and make friends.
Moreover, they make them stronger because of fresh air, physical activity and exposure

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to the sunlight. Therefore, being on the street not always safe for children. Unattended
child can receive trauma or become a subject of crime.

I was not very outgoing and physically active kid and preferred rather to read than to
play with others. Getting a computer brought more diversity for my leisure and study. It
helped me to experience new emotions, learn new things, study English and meet
interesting people online. High information technologies aptitude helped me to get a
good job than I grew up. Therefore I think parents should look to their child’s
personality in order to decide what is more appropriate. Finding good balance between
electronic entertainment and outdoor games depends on parents’ ability to identify what
benefits their child best.

65. You should spend no more than 40 minutes on this task. As part of a class
assignment you have to write about the following topic.

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

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Give reasons and relevant examples to support your answer. You should write at
least 250 words.

Model Answer 1:
The mass media have a powerful influence in shaping our lives. We have come to
depend on them for information and entertainment, and in doing so we let them affect
important aspects of our lives.
The undeniable usefulness of the media in almost instantly providing information about
events around the world is largely taken for granted. But in our dependence on the
media we have allowed them to mould our notions and opinions of events, places and
people. Though few of us probably think about it, our conceptions of, say, our elected
officials’ spring from television images and newspaper stories. Most of us will never
meet prime ministers or presidents, but anyone who is regularly exposed to the media
will have an opinion of them. When it is time to cast our vote, we will make our decision
based on how the media portray the candidates. We are similarly swayed by coverage of
wars. The media, representing the values of their owners, societies and governments,
tend to report wars with a bias; which is the 'good' side and which the 'bad' is

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determined for us by reporters, editors and commentators, and sure enough the public
begins to form opinions that reflect the coverage they see, hear and read in the major
media.

The media are also influential in the way they facilitate the spread of culture and
lifestyle. The so-called 'global youth culture', in which one finds young people around
the world displaying a common interest in music, clothing styles and films, is an
example of the media's enormous sway in this regard. A popular figure such as Michael
Jackson would never be so well known were it not for the media's extensive reach into
every society on the globe.

Thus I would argue that the mass media's influence is certainly great. Indeed, with
technological advancements such as the Internet bringing even more forms of electronic
media to our homes and workplaces, it is likely the media's influence will grow even
stronger.

Model Answer 2:
“People react according to the perspective they hold in any situation" is a very 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, now a days, 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 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 multi cultures. So, the vital
impact of media cannot be disregarded. For example: in multi-cultural cities like

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Toronto, media plays a prominent role in unifying people from multi 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.

66. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

You have been asked to write about the following topic.

Some people believe that children's leisure activities must be educational;

otherwise they are a complete waste of time.

Do you agree or disagree?

You should write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1:
Today, education has become a priority for many parents seeking to secure a good
future for their children in this rapidly changing world. They believe that if their
children apply themselves and work hard at school, then they will increase their
opportunities for going to higher education and eventually getting a good job. Of course
they are right, and as access to the best education and best jobs is becoming more
competitive, then it is true that children have to make the best of their study time when
they are young.
However, the parents who do not allow their children sufficient free time for leisure
activities outside school hours are misguided. Such activities are far from being a waste
of time for the children simply because they are not academic. It is important to
remember that children need to develop skills other than intellectual ones, and the best
way to do this is through activities such as sports, games and playing with other kids. If
they cannot play make-believe games, how can they develop their imagination? How
can they learn physical co-ordination or learn important social lessons about winning
and losing if they do not practice any sports? Many children form strong, personal
relationships with the friends they play with, and without the opportunity to do this,
they could grow up emotionally immature or unformed.

Finally, I think it is also important to remember that children need to relax as well as
work. If everything they do must have some educational or academic relevance, then

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they will soon get tired of studying altogether, which is the last thing parents would
want.

Model Answer 2:
The manner in which children spent their free time varies greatly from one to another. It
is argued that pupils should perform task related to education in this period. However, I
believe that utilizing spare interval performing physical activities and watching
television will help recuperate their health and concentration.

To begin with, young people are required to perform body movements for improving
their physical abilities. A good illustration for this are the activities planned in the school
timetable which always include some periods dedicated for playing sports. As a result,
they are forced to get involved in the activities which require motion resulting in
maintaining their fitness level. Thus, it is apparent that doing such exercises will
contribute towards the physical development of a child.

In addition, continuous focus towards studies can result in the problems related to the
concentration. For instance, if a student is asked to perform educational task in his extra
time also, there are chances he might start feeling frustrated with studies. Instead, if he
utilizes this span for watching television, he can feel relaxed and thereby, he will be
more attentive when he starts learning again. Therefore, it is obvious that such breaks
will help them to enhance the attention level.

In conclusion, getting engrossed in activities other than education not only helps to
improve the health but also fosters the mental fitness. Thus, this clearly debunks that
idea that pupils should only perform task which aim towards acquisition of knowledge
in order to avoid spoiling time. It is expected that parents will be made aware of the
advantages of spending free moments doing other task for the children in the
foreseeable future.

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 67. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Present a written argument or case to an educated reader with no specialist knowledge
of the following topic.

"Prevention is better than cure." Out of a country's health budget, a large proportion
should be diverted from treatment to spending on health education and preventative
measures.

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

You should write at least 250 words. You should use your own ideas, knowledge and
experience and support your arguments with examples and relevant evidence.
Model Essay 1: (Agreement)
In this world, many people are deceasing by various types of health problem because
the lack of appropriate health education and preventive actions. That is why
government should expend huge amount of money from health budget for cure related
education as well as preventive measure. It is agreed that this policy has a vast amount
of benefit; moreover, this will be proven by analyzing economical point of view of a
country and health aspect of people.

Firstly, many regimes spend an enormous amount of money in order to treat their
people from different type of serious illness. This extravagance can be easily diminished
when state commences of educational healthcare system by spending money to the
health teaching system. As an example, if the administration perceives to their slums
that smoking, drinking, and so on is bad things for human body through this
educational program, many people will be not attacked by the severe sickness. This
could save a large amount of money of the state. As can clearly be seen from this the
illustration that this idea may bring colossal economical benefit to the government.

Secondly, many governments fight against several types of diseases especially the
diabetes and the heart diseases. Before these health problems assault to the people, it can
be ceased by taking some preventive measure. For example, exercise, sports,
entertainment etc. can decrease the chances to become these patients. Making parks,
playground, and cinema hall can influence people to do exercise, which can protect the
people from these intense sickness. This can be achieved by investing the money for
preventive measure from health budget.

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In conclusions, this idea is indispensable not only to the people but also to the
governments. However, the tremendous amenities of this policy fortify my argument.
Therefore, government should spend money for health education and preventive
measure from health budget.

Model Answer 2: (Agreement)

Of course it goes without saying that prevention is better than cure. That is why, in
recent years, there has been a growing body of opinion in favor of putting more
resources into health education and preventive measures. The argument is that
ignorance of, for example, basic hygiene or the dangers of an unhealthy diet or lifestyle
needs to be combated by special nationwide publicity campaigns, as well as longer-term
health education.
Obviously, there is a strong human argument for catching any medical condition as
early as possible. There is also an economic argument for doing so. Statistics
demonstrate the cost-effectiveness of treating a condition in the early stages, rather than
delaying until more expensive and prolonged treatment is necessary. Then there are
social or economic costs, perhaps in terms of loss of earnings for the family concerned or
unemployed benefit paid by the state.

So far so good, but the difficulties start when we try to define what the 'proportion' of
the budget "should be, particularly if the funds will be 'diverted from treatment'.
Decisions on exactly how much of the total health budget should be spent in this way '
are not a matter for the non-specialist, but should be made on the basis of an accepted
health service model.

This is the point at which real problems occur - the formulation of the model. How do
we accurately measure which health education campaigns are effective in both medical
and financial terms? How do we agree about the medical efficacy of various screening
programmes, for example, when the medical establishment itself does not agree? A very
rigorous process of evaluation is called for, so that we can make informed decisions.

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 68. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Scientists use living animal to carry our research. Some people think it is interesting,
while some other people think it is cruel. What is your opinion?

You should write at least 250 words.

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

Model Answer:
Concerning the issue whether scientists should use living animals for scientific research,
people hold different views. Some people claim that it is cruel, while some other people
argue that it is beneficial to the development of science. As far as I am concerned, I am in
favor of carrying out experiments on animals.

Firstly, scientists can do initial experiments on animals to test the effect of new medicine.
Scientists have founded so many milestones on the way to medical development. But
they can not find effective treatment to some diseases like cancer and AIDS, which are
fatal to people’s health. Through experiments on animals, scientists can not only
understand the pathology of some diseases, but also try the effect of medicine and find
the most effective treatment to these diseases, making great breakthroughs in the field of
medicine.

Secondly, using living animals in the laboratory, the teachers in the university or some
research institutes can demonstrate the anatomic knowledge to the students majoring in
medicine, rendering students a direct understanding of biological knowledge, which can
improve the level of medical research and make great contributions to the medical
science. Without experiments on living animals, genetic technology would not have
developed so quickly. Actually, most scientists attribute their success and breakthroughs
to experiments on animals.

Finally, some animals can provide human beings with essential organs for
transplantation. Genetic technology will change the genes of some animals. In the near
future, organs of animals will take the place of artificial organs like heart pumps,
prolonging patient’s life.

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However, researches on living animals face a moral problem because animals are also
creatures in the nature, which possess equal rights as human beings. On second
thoughts, it is worthwhile for the purpose to accelerate the development of science and
the progress of human civilization.

69. You should complete the task within 40 minutes.

Creative artists should always be given the freedom to express their own ideas (in
words, pictures, music, film) in whichever way they wish. There should be no
public or government restrictions on what they do.

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

Give your reasons with own knowledge and give examples.

You should write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1:
The issue of freedom of creative artist has extremely grown in importance in most
countries over the few decades. It is considered that government should not interfere to
their work and the artist should be free to do whatever they want. While I accept many
artists are sharing their valuable ideas for the tremendous development of this world, I
believe some certain area they should be controlled by the rules and regulation.

Admittedly, the human civilization has approached this sophisticated stage because
many creative artists bestow us enormous number of significant ideas and opinions in
the form of picture, music or film. As an example, many creative artists like Leonardo
Da Vinci had first draw the design of airplane; but, at that time nobody could think that
human can fly and everybody thought it was just imagined of his mind. Although it
required long time, but it became true that human now can fly. This example makes it
clear that the work of artists can lead to immense improvement of humankind.
Therefore, many people think that they should be free with their works for the
advancement of human being.

On the other hand, there are some vital reasons why the work of artists should be
controlled in some certain area. Firstly, most people in this world believe in the God; so
the artist should not create such type of acts, which hurt the religion. If this type of

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activity they make, it may bring colossal embarrassment to the human society. Secondly,
the artist should not go against any culture and costume of a country. In this certain
field, government can limit the practice of an artist.

In conclusion, the creative artist is indispensable in our society although some artists
have trended to draw against our cast, creed, and religion. In my opinion, this tendency
may call harmful to our mankind so that the government should control the activity,
which can go directly against to our culture and religion.

Model Answer 2:
The responsibility of an artist is to create artworks to cater for peoples needs for
aesthesis and enjoyment. Some masterpieces by the world-renowned artists like
Shakespeare, the greatest poet in British literature; Vinci, the most famous Italian
painter, architect and sculptor impress people around the world deeply. From my point
of view, the government should not give restrictions to artists. On the contrary, their
creativity and innovation should be encouraged.

Creativity is the source of arts. The development of literature is a very vivid illustration.
From Classicism to Romanticism, from Renaissance to Realism, from Humanity to Post-
modernism, all the styles of literature reflect peoples thinking and have epoch-making
significance. Suppose there was only one style of literature, people would not appreciate
so abundant poetry and novels and our world would become so monotonous.

Furthermore, restrictions on creativity will arouse tragedies, one of which is Burn books
and bury the literati in pits in Chinese history launched by Emperor Qin Shihuang, who
buried the Confucian scholars alive and prohibited the dissemination of Confucian.
Another tragedy was started by Emperor Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty, who killed
many creative artists and intellectuals, undermining the literal development and
distorting the development of humanity. History proves that only when a government
encourages people to express their own idea and thought freely, can its country make
progress and prosper.

Finally, I will quote a classic sentence from a famous article entitled Give Me Liberty or
Give Me Death by Patrick Henry, the greatest writer in American history, I know not
what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!

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 70. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Damage to environment is an inevitable consequence of the improvement in the

standard of living.

To what degree do you agree or disagree to this position?

You should write at least 250 words.

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

The improvement of people’s living standard owes too much to the rapid development
of science and technology. However, people nowadays are confronted with so many
problems, such as the deterioration of environment, air pollution and the explosive
expansion of population. Some people claim that the damage to environment is an
inevitable consequence of economic development. From my point of view, this is only an
excuse for the ignorance of environmental protection.

In order to make more profit, some manufacturers and factories are only keen on the
pursuit of profits, caring nothing about the protection of environment and the recycling
of waste water. For example, about fifty percent of people in Shenzhen possess a private
car, and the ownership is increasing by 7,000 each month. The exhaust gas and irritating
noise impair people’s health greatly. The prosperity of economy is obtained at the cost of
people’s health and the damage to environment.

The lack of awareness of environmental protection is another factor causing damage to

environment. Some near-sighted local governments are only concerned about economic
development but pay little attention to environmental protection, misunderstanding that
economic development says for their achievements and that environmental protection
only wastes money.

If people and the authorities concerned have a long-term developing perspective, I think
the damage to environment is avoidable. Along with the development of technology
and peoples living standard, the government should take effective measures to handle
the problems arising. Meanwhile, the manufacturers and factories should consider not
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in solving environmental problem, we will enjoy an azure sky and flower fragrance in
the near future.

71. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Present a written argument to an educated reader with no specialist knowledge of the

following topic:

Should museums and art galleries are free of charge for the general public, or should
a charge, even a voluntary charge, be levied for admittance?

Discuss this issue, and give your opinion.

You should write at least 250 words.
Model Answer 1:
People have argued about the entrance fee to museums and art galleries. Some people
believe that it should be free of charged for the public, while others think that there
should be an entrance fee. The following essay will explain in details regarding to these
contradictory opinions, but in my point of view, I do believe that there should be levied
for admittance.
For a number of reasons, many people believe that the public should not be charged
with any kind of fees, when they enter museums or art galleries. Firstly, these sites have
been funded by the government through taxes that were paid by residents. When
museums and art galleries charge entrance fees, it means that the public are paying
double charges. Secondly, although these places contain historical and artistic artifacts
but these places are not popular and attractive places. When these museums and
galleries charge some fees, it is predicted that there will be less people who will visit
these places.

On the other hand, another group of people think that the public should be charged
with either voluntary or admittance fees, when they visit a museum or an art gallery.
These people believe that by charging visitors with a certain amount of fees, it educates
them to appreciate the value of history and arts. Besides that, these fees can be used to
reduce subsidies that have been given by the government. The fund could be relocated
by the government for other important matters such as education, public health or
transportations.

In conclusion, people have debate about the entrance fee of museums or art galleries.
Several people think that there should not be any charges for visitors, while others

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disagree. I personally believe that there should proportionate charges for people when
they enter the museum or an art gallery, as the fund could be used to cover the
operational expense of these places, and reduce the subsidy from the government.

Model Answer 2:
One very complex issue in today’s world is the funding of museums and art galleries.
There is an argument that they should be free to the general public and funded by
governments, but there is also a case for saying that they should charge an entrance fee
like other attractions. In this essay, I am going to examine both sides of this issue.
Those who argue that museums should be free typically make one of two arguments.
The first argument is that institutions like museums are a public service and therefore
there should be free access to the man in the street. If for example there was a charge
only the wealthy could afford to enjoy works of art. The second, and related, argument
is that if they did levy a charge fewer people would go to museums. This would be
serious as they are educational institutions and standards would fall.

In contrast, there is only one major argument on the other side of the debate. This is that
both museums and art galleries need to charge an entrance fee if they are to survive in
the modern world. Governments do not have sufficient funds to subsidies all such
institutions and there are other priorities for public money. Therefore these galleries and
museums need to charge their customers not only to survive but to update their
exhibitions and make new purchases. By way of illustration, the Tate Modern in London
could not have been founded without revenue from admissions.

My personal position is that there is no clear answer to this question as there are such
strong arguments on both sides. Perhaps it is possible for some museums and galleries
to charge fees and for others not to.

72. Present a written argument or case to an educated reader with no specialist

knowledge of the following topic.

Space exploration requires vast sums of money. Is the amount of money spent on space
research justifiable? Could the money be better spent?

What is your viewpoint on this issue? Give reasons for your answer. You should write at
least 250 words. You should spend about 40 minutes to complete this task.

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Model Essay 1:
We all know that there is no perfect country in this world of ours. People face death
through starvation every day due to the lack of money to buy food and other necessities,
such as medication. Sometimes, there is a scarcity of these resources even if money is
available. In my view, it is wrong for governments to spend enormous funds on their
space exploration and astrophysics programs when there are poor people who are
hungry and sick in their various countries.

I believe that governments should make it a priority to spend money on providing the
basic needs of people here on Earth before they use it for research towards exploring
other planets. First of all, regardless of what country they may happen to live in - all
people require food, clean water/sanitation, shelter and medication to protect
themselves from viruses and bacterial infections. Apart from these most basic and
fundamental requirements, people also need a good education so that they can find
stable jobs in order to support themselves and their families. Instead of allocating
additional funding for space exploration, governments should realize the importance of
maintaining a healthy populace. For example, the USA has spent more than 23 billion
dollars in the last 30 years on research, rather than spending it on the basic needs of its
citizens. Moreover, in America, there are over 6 million homeless people and more than
2 million others who have lost their houses because of foreclosure. Also, there are more
than 5 million people who are HIV positive and in need of treatment. If the U.S.
Government would decide to spend an equal amount of money on medical research as it
does on its space program, then scientists might be able to find better treatments for this
devastating disease so that many lives could be saved.

Secondly, many people in Africa have a lack of food, clean water and electricity. I
believe that we have a moral and ethical duty to help Africa and other poor countries
around the world. It is worthier to help those who share our own planet before we travel
to the moon. As for myself, I did my pharmacy internship in Egypt, where I witnessed
many examples of why it would be wise for the government to spend more money in
the area of medical / pharmaceutical research. Many people there face pain and death
every day because of the Hepatitis C Virus. This insidious virus is responsible for
causing the deaths of more than 1 million people in Africa each year. The cost of
medication to treat it is very high -- approximately 20,000 dollars per patient. On the
other hand, Egypt has spent more than 200 million dollars on space exploration and

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researching other planets. I think that it would have been a much smarter choice for
them to have used the money to provide medication for those who could not afford it.

In summary, it is my viewpoint that governments should concentrate on solving their

own internal problems by offering their citizens the basic requirements of life such as
food, clean water/sanitation, shelter and medication. They should use any excess money
for improving the lives of their inhabitants by providing them with educational
opportunities so that they can find decent jobs in order to become independent. It is
important to fund academic pursuits such as space exploration and research in the field
of Astrophysics, of course, but not at the expense of the lives of human beings who live
on this planet.

Model Answer 2:
There has always been considerable discussion and debate about whether governments
in many countries should spend tax payers’ money on space research. In my view it is
impossible to justify the amount of money spent on space research. Generally speaking,
the main reason for this position is that there are several areas in which the money could
be invested better. When we have so many problems and hungry people in the Earth,
spending money on space is not a good choice at all.
The first point to make is that governments have a responsibility to spend public money
on projects that bring a benefit to the citizens. This has not been the case with space
research as most developments have been limited to helping astronauts in space or have
been very specialized. For example, it is not of great value to the general public that we
now have pens and biros that can write upside down. This does not merit the huge
amount of money spent. Little success has been made so far on space exploration except
landing on the Moon or knowing that Mars had once been a place for living being. What
good that can bring to people who are starving in many countries?

The second point to make is that there are many much more urgent projects on Earth
that require investment. If governments spent less money on space research, then they
would be able to help solve some of these problems such as population control,
elimination of diseases like cholera, global warming and food shortages. It seems to me
that all of these issues are more important because they affect the lives of millions of
ordinary people. An illustration of this is that the US government could provide food for
all the starving people in the world if they did not spend so much on NASA.

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My conclusion is that politicians should not fund space research. The grounds for saying
this are that it is very costly and provides little real benefits. Furthermore, there are
several more urgent issues that need to be funded.

73. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

A lot of people believe that the amount of violence shown on TV and in the cinema
affects the actions of our young people and therefore increases the amount of
violence in our society today. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? What can
be done to reduce violence in our society today? You should write at least 250 words.
Use your own knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples
and relevant evidence.

Model Answer:
The question of whether the amount of violence on TV and cinema has affected young
people in our society is something which cannot be quantified or proved. My opinion is
though that the answer is “yes, it has”.
TV and cinema today do show a large amount of violence and, although we try and
shield our young people from seeing too much, they still get to watch it. At the age of
eighteen in my country they can see everything anyway. Violence on the streets has
increased. That has been proved. The connection between TV’s and the cinema’s
obsession with violence and today’s street violence cannot be proved but it is logical that
the two are connected. Young people imitate what they see and it is logical that they see
glamour in what they do when they commit violence.

How can we lessen violence? Reducing the amount of violence on TV and in the cinema
would certainly be a good start. Being more vigilant about what age children are when
they see violence in these media, and raising the age limits would also help. Another
good idea would be to channel the violence of young people. I don’t think that national
service should be re-established in this country but, if people are convicted of violence
and sent to prison, then why not give them the option of serving in the army. Their
violence will be controlled and they will be subjected to discipline so that they will be
better able to control themselves when they leave.

Thus I agree with the statement that cinema and TV violence affects the young people in
our society. There are some things that can be done to better the situation but I doubt
whether anything will be done.

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 74. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Write about the following topic:

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.

Write at least 250 words.

Sample Essay 1:
It is a fact that with advanced technologies, we could easily access and exchange
information about an individual or an organization through the internet. Although some
people think that it is beneficial, others believe that it brings more threat to every
individual's safety. The following essay will discuss about it in details.

It is true that we are living in a high technology era, where as information about
persons, companies, states and even countries are stored online. With this technology,
people could easily obtain and swap information with others. For certain people, they
believe this advanced technology is beneficial for them, as it has assisted them in
accomplishing their projects. For example, when a secret agent needs to investigate a
murder case, he might needs some personal information about the victim's relatives and
friends. And with online technology, he could easily get all the required information,
which will help him in solving the case.

Despite of all the benefits, uncontrolled access and exchange of information have some
negative effects to our lives. It is reported that it has been frequently used by certain
people for criminal activities. One of the common examples is about credit card
database. Many credit card pins are stolen and used inappropriately. And then,
sometime an individual database is also hacked, as his personal database is used for any
illegal acts by the hacker himself.

In conclusion, to a certain point I would agree that easy access and exchange to
information have some advantages for our lives, but we should never forget that it has

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many disadvantages as well. I personally believe that there should be some clear
regulation about it and the government should monitor it strictly.

Model Answer 2:
With the invention and widespread use of computers, mobile devices, internet and other
latest technologies people can now access to a range of information very easily. The
communication technology enables them to contact anyone and exchange the
information they desire. Though many people consider it as a great uplift towards a
flexible and advance era, many people believe that it a serious threat for us. I completely
disagree with the idea that the disadvantages and threat of free information exchange
and communication outweigh the advancement it has bought for us.
First of all, there are very few people who might misuse the easily accessible information
and can try to do harms to others. But consider the rest of the mass people who form
more than 99.99% of total population who would access information to enhance their
knowledge, contact with people they care and contribute towards making the society a
better place. Students, research people, teachers, professionals or even kids and moms
access various source of information for their daily needs and blocking their access from
the fear of an unknown hacker or terrorist is like locking us at home 24 hours because
there might be an accident in the road.

In reality, the facility to exchange information and easy communication made it possible
to shorten the distance of the world. The distance learning, online education, online
business, email and websites like Wikipedia have made it possible for someone in a
distant village to grab the potential to contribute in a greater enhancement. The sensitive
data are always protected by the authority and they spend a huge amount to ensure the
data protection and misuse. No matter how lucrative it sounds, hacking a bank’s website
and getting information about the customers’ financial statement is as tough as walking
to the middle of an ocean.

Whenever we refer to the term modern world its underlying meaning refer
technological advancement, information availability and flexibility of communication.
Restricting the access and exchange of information for fear of danger is like living in the
cave in fear of earthquake. The technological advancement has made the world a better
place to live in, has increased the transparency of government and authority and has
enhanced the potential for more advancement and flexibility.

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 75. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

With the help of technology, students nowadays can learn more information and learn
it more quickly.

Use specific reasons and examples to support your position. You should write at
least 250 words.
Model Answer 1:
From my everyday experience and observation I can state several factors, which defend
the statement that with the help of technology, students nowadays can learn more
information and learn it more quickly.
First of all, the latest inventions of humankind dramatically improved our life.
Nowadays we can move from one place to another more quickly, we do not spend much
time cooking; we have many different resources of information and means of
communication. So, our life now is more dynamic and changeable. During our day we
receive a huge amount of information and process it. Students at the same time have
more resources to get information they need. They can go to a library, the nearest
bookstore, or borrow it from a friend or even download it from an Internet. I think it is
great. Instead of waiting for one's turn to get a book in a library, one can print it from a
file downloaded earlier. The great thing about it that one can print only those pages he is
interested in and also make marks on the pages to mark important ideas.

Another important aspect of this is the advantages of using computer the greatest
invention of the last century. Students do not have to spend their time by writing and re-
writing many papers. It is really time-consuming. They just type information in and may
use many useful features such as "copy", "past", "delete", "save", etc. Also, sometimes
students do not have to write down lectures because they already have them on their
computers.

Internet plays an important role in our life now. We can communicate with the people
who are on another part of the planet. We also can get the latest news very quickly.
People can ask for a piece of advice or find different kinds of information on the
Internet. Students can get their degree online, register for classes, communicate with
professors, take tests and even listen to a lecture. I think the great part in it that students
may more effectively arrange their time. They can get their task by e-mail and stay home

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to do it. It really saves time and makes studying more fun especially if a person has to
work in order to pay his or her tuition.

To summarize, I think that many last inventions improved students' life and allowed
them to concentrate more on studying.

Model Answer 2:
With the advanced development of technology, it is easier for students to get
information as much as they need these days. As a result, they get more knowledge than
the previous generations and learn quicker as well. I personally agree with it and the
following essay will discuss about it in details.
Firstly, it is a fact that with the existence of the internet technology, people could get
more information and data than ever before. The online technology offers various kinds
of websites which provide precious and useful information. And students could easily
get that precious and important information by connecting their computer through the
internet. Consequently, students obtain more information than ever before and it has
positively affected to their intellectual and intelligence behavior.

Secondly, researches have shown that with the advanced technology, students are faster
in learning and absorbing lessons that they have studied. The technology provides
various types of tools and platforms which can be used by students in their study. For
example, students could learn new things not only by reading traditional books these
days, as they could search some audios or videos in the internet that could give a more
comprehensive understanding of the lesson that they are studying. Therefore it is
undeniable that students are learning faster these days.

In conclusion, I strongly agree that technology has positively affected to the way
students learn these days, as the advanced technology has assisted students in gaining
more information than ever before, and students are learning quicker these days.

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 76. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

Parents or other adult relatives should make important decisions for their (13 to 19
year-old) teenage children.

Use specific reasons and examples to support your writing.

You should write at least 250 words.

Model Answer:
Parents are in most cases our first teachers and friends. From my everyday experience I
have to agree with the statement that important decisions should be made by our
parents or adult relatives. In the following paragraphs I will give my reasons to support
this statement.
First of all, teenage children have the tendency to live in their own fantasies. They do not
clearly understand the rules of a real life. When I was 18 years old I thought that the
world was perfect and everything seemed to be simple. Teenagers are basically
inexperienced; they aspire for independence and try to make their first steps towards
freedom. I think that it is like starting to walk when a baby needs its parents for support.
An independent life is a big and significant part in a person's life. So, my point is that it
is very important to make this step right.

Second of all, I think that parents have right to interfere in their children's lives. They
need to know what kind of friends their children have and how children spend their
spare time. For example I had an eighteen years old friend who got really angry with his
parents when they prohibited him to be friends with a young man. Somehow his parents
found out that that young man was occasionally taking drugs. That man was dead in a
year because of drug abuse. After that accident my friend thanked his parents for that
interference.

Finally, I think teenage children should be more open-minded with their parents. It will
help them to make the right choice and avoid many mistakes.

To sum up, I believe that young people should trust their parents because they wish
their children only the best.

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 77. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

You have been asked to write about the following topic.

It is generally acknowledged that families are now not as close as they used to be.

Give some reasons why this change has happened and suggest how families could be
brought closer together.

Include any relevant examples from your experience.

You should write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1:
There is much discussion nowadays as to whether or not the relation-ship between
family members is as close as before. Diverse contributing factors can be identified. In
the following, I would like to present my point of view.
Great changes have taken place in family life along with the development of society.
One of them is that the once-extended family tends to become smaller and smaller.
Many children have to leave their parents at an early age to study or work elsewhere. As
time passes, children become emotionally estranged from their parents.

Compared with the past, social competition is becoming increasingly fierce. People are
urged to concentrate their efforts upon work, so that they can achieve success, or at least
a good standard of living. As a result, they can’t afford to spend their leisure hours with
their families. The importance of bonds of kinship is gradually fading from their minds.

In addition, the availability of various kinds of recreational facilities also diverts people
from enjoying chats with the members of their families. Their free time is mostly
occupied by watching TV, surfing the Internet or playing video games. They come to
lose interest in communicating with the other members of their families. In view of such
alienation within families, urgent steps must be taken, in my opinion. For members of
families who live away from one another, regular contact on the phone can bring them
the care that they need. Family reunions on holidays or other important occasions can
make a difference as well. For those living together, it is a good idea to take some time
off work or recreation periods to spend more time with each other. In the final analysis,
a close family relationship can surely be maintained as long as we realize the significant
role it plays in our lives and attach importance to it.

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Model Answer 2:
In the past, people mostly preferred to stay in the extended families. Today, it is
observed that many individuals have their own nuclear families. In this essay, we will
discuss how professional commitments forced people for opting this kind of families. To
tackle this, organization’s role will be analyzed.
To begin with, individuals focus towards their career development to a greater extent. A
good illustration for this is the group of professionals who spent most of their awaken
time in their companies. As a result, they do not have much time for themselves and
hence, prefer staying in small families with less contact with other members. Thus, it is
obvious that they are not much involved with other family members leading to the lack
of closeness with them.

To overcome this, companies can play a crucial role. The first step which a firm can take
is to provide the work from home access to the employees. By doing this, they will allow
their staff to spend more time with their families. The other steps which can be taken
include declaring holidays on all festivals and organizing family day in a company. This
will allow them to spend more periods with their families and hence, can help them to
recuperate their relationships.

From the above, it is clear that hectic work schedule act as a major hindrance for creating
close bonds with family. Therefore, the companies should allow remote work, increase
holidays and announce family days at workplace for enforcing individuals to
concentrate towards their relationships.

78. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

It has been more than 30 years since man first landed on the moon. Some people
think that space research is a waste of money.

Discuss your opinion.

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

You should write at least 250 words.

Model Answer:
For over fifty years, a number of nations have been involved in the exploration of outer

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space. This research has been very costly, of course. Has this money been well-spent or
wasted?
Some people believe that all or most space research should be eliminated because of its
incredible expense, not only in terms of money, but also in terms of scientific and human
resources. These people point out the fact that it cost billions of dollars to send
astronauts to the moon, but all they brought back were some worthless rocks. These
people say that the money and effort now being wasted in outer space could be spent for
homeless people, improving the education system, saving the environment, and finding
cures for diseases.

However, other people believe that space research has provided many benefits to
mankind. They point out that hundreds of useful products, from personal computers to
heart pacemakers to freeze-dried foods, are the direct or indirect results of space
research. They say that weather and communication satellites, which are also products
of space programs, have benefited people all over the globe. In addition to these
practical benefits, supporters of the space program point to the scientific knowledge that
has been acquired about the sun, the moon, the planets and even our own earth as a
result of space research.

I agree with those people who support space research and want it to continue. Space
research, as shown, has already brought many benefits to humanity. Perhaps it will
bring even more benefits in the future, ones that we can not even imagine now.
Moreover, just as individual people need challenges to make their lives more interesting,
I believe the human race itself needs a challenge, and I think that the peaceful
exploration of outer space provides just such a challenge.

79. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Which one you think has more influence to people: the knowledge gained from
experience or the knowledge gained from books.

In your opinion, which source is more important? Why?

You should write at least 250 words.

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

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Model Answer 1:
Throughout the human life, people will always be in special circumstances. They should
make an important decision like choosing their life partners or a convenient major for
their future. Today the books are proper resources of knowledge, which can play a
significant role to inform people in almost all fields. However, in my opinion, books
cannot be useful in personal stuff as well as personal experience, because of some
reasons, which are elucidated below.
First of all, although books are suitable resource and let us to know about others'
experiences, it cannot be helpful in personal problems. As it has known to everybody,
the attitude of one person is totally different from another one. For example, two people
in the same situation make two dissimilar decisions. As a result, the experiences which
are gathered in book cannot be constructive for people to cope with their trouble.

Furthermore, personal experiences are more deeply and penetrate into our
subconscious, since we were in situation and we felt all of the things that happened
around us. It is more influential than just reading them in the books. Recently,
researchers have depicted that human always learn everything better when they observe
them with their eyes or touch them. For instance, the students who had been taught in a
laboratory got better marks in their exam than those who had taught verbal.

In conclusion, I personally think, the influences of books are superficially. When we go

through the problems which we read exactly the same one on the book before, we
usually perform our instructions rather than doing what authors said. On the contrary,
personal experiences have a profound impact on our decisions which we will make in
the future.

Model Answer 2:
"Experience is the best teacher" is an old cliché, and I agree with it since experiences
enrich a person’s wisdom and teach him/her invaluable lessons that can never be
learned from else where. We can learn a lot of important things from books, and books
tell us about the past, present and future, but the most important lessons in life come
from our own experiences. Throughout the different stages of life, from primary school
to university to adulthood, experience teaches us many skills we need for life.
As children in primary school, we learn facts and information from books, but that is not
all we learn in school. On the playground we learn how to make friends. In our class
work, we learn how it feels to succeed and what we do when we fail. We start to learn

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about the things we like to do and the things we don't. We don't learn these things from
books, but from our experiences with our friends and classmates.

In our university classes, we learn a lot of information and skills we will need for our
future careers, but we also learn a lot that is not in our textbooks. In our daily lives both
in class and out of class, we learn to make decisions for ourselves. We learn to take on
responsibilities. We learn to get along with our classmates, our roommates, and our
workmates. Our successes and failures help us develop skills we will need in our adult
lives. They are skills that no book can teach us. Throughout our adulthood, experience
remains a constant teacher. We may continue to read or take classes for professional
development. However, our experiences at work, at home, and with our friends teach us
more. The triumphs and disasters of our lives teach us how to improve our careers and
also how to improve our relationships and how to be the person each one of us wants to
be.

Books teach us a lot, but there is a limit to what they teach. They can give us information
or show us another person's experiences. These are valuable things, but the lessons we
learn from our own experiences, from childhood through adulthood, are the most
important ones we learn.

80. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic:

Some people believe that unpaid community service should be a compulsory part of
high school programmers (for example working for a charity, improving the
neighborhood or reaching sports to younger children).

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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

Write at least 250 words.

Answer 1: (Agreement).
In the last few years, many new ideas and beliefs arose aiming to improve society and
reinforce the relation between society's members. One of the proposed ideas, yet under
studying, is to make it compulsory for high school students to do some programmes, of
course charity ones, to assist their community.

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Firstly, I am completely supporting the idea that: helping promote the society is one of
the main duties of a righteous and positive member. Imagine that in the vacation, some
youths, and even all ages, work for charitable organizations which help the poor, the
sick, the learners and others. Imagine other group cleaning and decorating the streets-of
course that won't affect their dignity- or teaching the young. Indeed that will lead to an
extremely modern, civilized and loving community. However, all these are examples,
and there are many other ways to improve societies, both charitable and uncharitable
methods. Despite this, the idea of compulsory charitable work doesn't sound good for
me. I believe that making that compulsory, will not lead to the heroic purpose of the
charitable work i.e. the inner desire to help others, but, instead, will make it a type of
finishing your work.

I know that this proposed idea aims to teach high school students to be responsible to
their society and to take care of others, but I think there is a more efficient method. There
are now working groups in many schools in different places which do such charitable
work and even without inspiration from the school's administration. So why not make
many groups in all schools, and I think that will attract many students.

In conclusion, I think there are other better ways to promote the society without making
it compulsory; the sitting compulsory subjects re enough.

Answer 2: (Agreement)
What is the likely outcome, if unpaid community services make mandatory part of high
school programmes? To comment on this subject, I am including a study, which
collected statistical data taken from polls conducted, recently, among diverse segments
of society. The majority of participants supported the idea, whereas others disagreed
with the idea. In subsequent paragraphs I will discuss the opinion expressed by
participants of study with a personal choice of aligning myself with the majority of the
society.

According to the survey, there should be no social unpaid work because such an activity
will hinder student’s studies. The students will have to take time out of studies diluting
concentration. In addition, if social community services are compulsory, than a child
might become a victim of bad society especially in the teenage. The study shows that,
those participants who had the aforementioned views were in limited number. Some of
these opponents presented their ideas logically whereas some others were impulsive
and rigid followers of social taboos.

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On the other hand, a large majority of those interviewed agreed with the idea, viz.
unpaid community services should be a compulsory part of high school programmes.
They explained that poor and needy families - which are a part of our society - will be
benefited by this idea. Such a programme will help to build a healthy society.

I am strongly of the view that, the social unpaid work should be made a mandatory part
of the high school programme.

81. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Write about the following topic:

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? Has this become a positive or negative development?

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

Write at least 250 words.

Sample Answer 1:
There is no doubt that many things had changed in the last few decades; some changes
are for betterment and some changes are for worse. One of the fields which were greatly
affected by the advent of technology is the way of interaction and communication.
Without any doubt, the technology has changed the way we lead our lives and these
changes are prominent over the last decade. There are several improvements of life due
to the positive effects of technology and there are some negative impacts as well. One
area that has dramatically changed is the way we communicate and maintain our
relationship now-a-days. And in my opinion the technology has positively affected our
communication and the way we make relationship and maintain it. Despite some
negative effects, most of us enjoy the positive things the technology has bought for us. In
the past, the ways of interaction were very limited. Unleash our imagination; if you
want to speak with your friend, you would have to go directly to his house or send him
a message which may take few days to get a respond. I completely believe that
technology has a great tangible effect on our communication. Nowadays, it's very easy
to interact with your relatives -and even with the government and organizations- either

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by emails, mobiles, chatting, etc… And I think that this has improved the relationships
and enhanced it.
We no longer need to visit a relative or friend to get updates. Alternatively we can let
them know our updates instantly. Besides personal communications, official and
business communication has become easier. Email campaign offers a good marketing
opportunity for business owners and people can complain about certain thing using
emails without exposing their identity. Not all of the people have the availability of
technology and they still use the old form of communication. People now can deceive
others using identity theft and fraud identity. The personal touch of communication like
hand written letters, face-to-face communications were more effective in some cases.
Like meeting your friend is still more important that just writing him an email.

We make so many friends via chatting or social networking which would not have been
possible without the advancement of technology and its contribution in the
communication. Cell phones, emails and social networking have enhanced the way of
communicating and we can talk to anyone with a minimum cost.

It's now not unusual to prepare for a visit and even several visits to your relatives and
friends in the same day, while in the past this may have taken several weeks or months.
However, despite all that, I still see some failings in the development of the means of
interaction. For instance, the very high cost each person spends every day on
communication. Another defect, many elder people are not accustomed to this modern
technology. But that doesn't have a great effect on the positive role technology has made
in the field of interaction between people, and I think these defect are very easy to be
solved.

Essay Answer 2:
It is true that technology in recent years has altered the path that people communicate
with each other. There are many ways that technology affects our relationships, and in
my opinion this is beneficial development.

To begin with, the most obvious transformation in people relationships is how they
communicate with each other. By this I mean that internet convert the world into small
villages and nowadays people around the earth can reach each other easily and rapidly.
For example a friend who lives in the UK can chat and talk with their friends in china
using a mobile phone or social network.

Another field in which technology affects our life is the way that people make friends. In
other words, it has been observed that these days we can make friends from all
nationalities without any effort or spending money and this helps with culture
interchange and help people who suffer.

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In my thought, this is a positive impact to the community for two reasons. Firstly,
human life has become more convenient, this provides people with more opportunity to
spend their leisure time with their kin. For instance with the Internet we can do
shopping and working from our dwelling house with no need to go outside any more.
Secondly, travel around the globe has become usable and cheap. As a result, people
visiting each other and spend a lot of time together hence more connected society
emerges.

To conclude, as we have found out there is no easy answers to this question.

Nevertheless, technology makes a huge difference to peoples' lives in term of
communication and I believe that this is a positive impact in our society.

82. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Some people feel that entertainers (e.g. film stars, pop musicians or sports stars) are
paid too much money.

Do you agree or disagree? Which other types of job should be highly paid?

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

Write at least 250 words.

Model Answer 1:
Some people think that entertainers such as film stars, pop musicians or sports stars are
paid too much money and I also feel that is true. I totally agree with this thought. Let's
discuss in details.

In today's world we can categorize above mentioned entertainers are the highest earners
in the society. Their earning is much higher than most of the people. This difference also
leads to create more poor people within the society. I will describe in my view why these
high salaries are unfair. Firstly, entertainers are also doing their job as other people in
the world. Each and every individual in work force are giving some support to make the
national income in a country. Therefore it is unfair to pay very big salaries to fewer
people. Furthermore payments should be done according to the job type, not
considering about the popularity.

Secondly, these people earn much higher than well educated ones in the society like
doctors, engineers, accountants. It is not the best thing as educations is not valued here.
This will definitely discourage young people to be professionals. Thirdly, paying very
high salaries to the film stars, sport stars or musicians makes much unfair situation to
poor people who are working very hard to find a little money to live. Most of the
government servants might not get good wages as government cannot arrange the

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money since entertainers are highly paid. We should not forget that these payment
made by the government from everyone's money.

To sum up I also feel that entertainers are highly paid and I think these payment system
should be done an intelligent and fairly way than this. I think salary scales must be
designed very fairly than present. Wages might be plan considering various measures
such as how hard is the job, educational level, profession. Moreover professionals like
doctors, engineers, accountants, lecturers should be highly paid since it encourages
society to be educated. But it is also should be in a balanced level.

Model Answer 2:
Super stars of television, film and other media are given big amount of money and it has
become controversial issue in the entire world. I am also in agreement with it and I
would suggest that skilled workers also should be paid more. They are also real heroes
of our societies. In the following paragraphs I am going to discuss some of the reasons
why we should not give too much money to the starts only for their fame.

On the first place, in order to validate my thoughts, there are several reasons. The first
one it is to be understood that if government and public give more money to the
cricketers or to film stars, it may happen that they can use that money on wrong ways.
Secondly, government should also understand that giving too much money to celebrities
is good but whether they can use it for social good cause like education of children,
charity works. For example, they can use it to ensure a good education to poor people.

Thirdly, also that stars having good publicity and they have their own business so it is
possible that they would have enough money. Individuals should create a fund where
so many celebrities can donate their money to poor people's food or housing related
issues and also they must ask to assist from that stars and also if developed countries do
this so it can be beneficial to undeveloped countries.

The other point of this essay is that to whom the government should give more salary?
So I would mention that more and more skilled workers also should be given more
money because they provide many facilities to the people. It has also seen that so many
doctors, nurses and even teachers are migrating from undeveloped countries to
developed countries to have better life and earn more. That’s why it may affect the
economy of a country. The government should give them good salaries so they don't
have to migrate to other countries.

To conclude, I would opine that celebrities should be given money but to some extent
that should be restricted and they should be bound to take part in charity and social
welfare related tasks so that we can use that fund on poor people as I have written
above.

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