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Some people think that the teenage years are the happiest times of most people's lives.
Others think that adult life brings more happiness, in spite of greater responsibilities.
Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

This model has been prepared by an examiner as an example of a very god answer. However
please note that this is only one example out of many possible approaches.

What’s the happiest time in people’s lives: youth or old age, school, career or
retirement? All of these have been suggested, but teenage years and adulthood
both have many supporters.
Those who believe teenagers are the happiest clte their lack of responsibilities as
a significant factor. They are supported financially and emotionally by their
parents, and although they may be included in family decisions, they are not
ultimately responsible. However, adolescents are on the threshold of adult life:
they are old enough to get a part-time job, so they can enjoy their first taste of
financial independence, and their future study and career lie ahead.
Away from these serious concerns, young people have an active social life with
their friends, often simply hang out with them. And of course, there is the
excitement of first love and first heartbreak. With all this to experience, teenagers
see their parents’ life as boring and stressful.
However, the reverse is also true. Adult s see anxious, self-dramatizing
adolescents, and appreciate the joys of maturity. These may include a contented
family life. Long –lasting friendships and a career. Long-term relationships may
not have the fireworks of adolescents, but are stronger for it, because of the
wealth of shared experience. At work, many of us are challenged and stimulated
by the increasing professional skills we acquire, which ensures that our jobs
remain interesting.
The greatest benefit, though, is that maturity gives you greater confidence in your
own judgment, in all areas of life. You are not afraid to express your opinion when
others disagree and, unlike a teenager, you know when to let go.
Both these periods can be happy times, but I look back at my own teenage years
to go back. Adult life may be less dramatic, but fireworks do not keep you warm.

Some people say that it is possible to tell a lot about a person’s

culture and character from their choice of clothes while others
think one can’t be judged on the basis of one’s clothes.
Discuss both the views and give your opinion. 7 scored.

It is certainly a very interesting question. Does what a person wear tell us so much
about their culture and personality or not? I tend to agree that clothes can tell us
some basic things, but that they do not tell us much more than basic things.
First of all, I will consider how a person’s choice of clothes reveals their culture.
This is true in some ways, for examples, in many countries people have a
distinctive national style of wear, and some particular clothes and fabrics are
typical of certain areas. Therefore, clothes can sometimes reveal the ethnic
origins and culture of a person, but as so many people nowadays dress in business
suits or jeans and T-shirts worldwide this is becoming less and less true.
As character is concerned, we can tell in some places if the wearer of clothes is a
follower of fashion. Another aspect of dress is whether the clothes look clean and
ironed or grubby and very casual. This might tell us how much concerned they are
about to be smart. However, the way someone dresses can also be misleading at
times. There are some people which wear clothes that seem very unusual and
strange but often they are just following fashion and are not unusual or strange
people in their personalities at all.
To sum up, I would say we can find out something about a person from their style
of dress but only the surface things, and not the deeper character.

Some people think that parents should teach children how to be

good members of society.
Others, however, believe that school is the place to learn this.
Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
Provide reasons for your answer. Include relevant examples from
your own knowledge or experience.

This model has been prepared by an examiner as an example of a very god answer. However
please note that this is only one example out of many possible approaches.

A child’s education has never been about learning information and basic skills
only. It has always included teaching the next generation how to be good
members of society. Therefore, this cannot be the responsibility of the parents
alone.
In order to be a good member of any society the individual must respect and obey
the rules of their community and share values. Educating children to understand
the need to obey rules and respect others always begins in the home and is
widely thought to be the responsibility of parents. They will certainly be the first
to help children learn what is important in life, how they are expected to behave
and what role they will play in their world.
However, learning to understand and share the value system of a whole society
cannot be achieved just in the home. Once the child goes to school, they are
entering a wider community where teachers and peers will have just as much
influence as their parents to at home. At school, children will experience working
and living with people from a whole variety of backgrounds from the wider
society. This experience should teach them how to co-operate with each other
and how to contribute to the life of their community.
But to be a valuable member of any community is not like learning a simple skill. It
is something that an individual goes on learning throughout life and it is the
responsibility of every member of a society to take responsibility for helping the
younger generation to become active and able members of that society.
Some parents buy their children a large number of toys to play
with. What are the advantages and disadvantages for the child of
having a large number of toys?

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

It is true that parents purchase a multitude a playthings for their offspring.

Whether or not this is a good thing for the child, is a moot point. On the face of if
the advantages seem most apparent, but could there be a downside to this
phenomenon of devoted parenting as well?
Most people would consider children who have many toys to be the fortunate
ones. Interesting things to play with stimulate many positives in the young boy or
girl, such as optimum brain development, hand –eye coordination and color
recognition, apart from the simple joy of playing. Modern toys are designed to be
educational as well as fun, and concerned parents carefully select products which
might speed their child’s acquisition of numbers or the alphabet.
Is it possible that owning multiple toys could be in any way detrimental to a child?
This is an unusual question, but there are some hidden pitfalls. For one, wealthy
parents might spoil their son or daughter by showering him/her with toys,
resulting in a negative effect on the child’s character. For another, a growing
child’s concentration span may suffer if they are constantly surrounded by too
many tempting objects, so that they become unable to focus on any one game for
a decent length of time before being distracted. On the social side, older children
may become targets of envy from classmates, if they are perceived as having far
more possessions than their peers. Finally, the majority of toys today are made of
plastic which commonly contains the chemical BPA, proven to be dangerous for
infants to suck on or ingest.
It is clear that this situation is not as straightforward as it first appears. It would
seem that one of the many duties of parents is to make an informed choice about
how many toys they but for young ones.

In many countries schools have severe problems with student

behavior. What do you think are the causes of this? What
solutions can you suggest?

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

Poor student behavior seems to be an increasingly widespread problem and I

think that modern lifestyle are probably responsible for this.
In many countries, the birth rate is decreasing so that families are smaller with
fewer children. These children are often spoilt, not in term of love and attention
because working parents do not have the time for this, but in more material ways.
They are allowed to give whatever they want, regardless of price, and to be4hvae
as they please. This means that the children grow up without consideration for
others and without any understanding of where their standard of living comes
from.
When they get to school age they have not learnt any self-control or discipline.
They have less respect for their teachers and refuse to obey school rules in the
way that their parents did.
Teachers continually complaint about this problem and measures should be taken
to combat the situation. But I think the solution to the problems lies with the
families, who need to be more aware of the future consequences of spoiling their
children. If they could raise them to be considerate of others and to be social,
responsible individuals, the whole community would benefit.
Perhaps parenting classes needed to help them to do this, and high quality
nursery schools could be established that would support families more in terms of
raising the next generation. The government should fund those kind of parental
support, because this is no longer a problem for individual families, but for society
as a whole.

Some people say that the only reason for learning a foreign
language is in order to travel to or work in a foreign country.
Others say that these are not the only reasons why someone
should learn a foreign language.
Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

Many may say, and I agree, that today’s society has almost erased all its borders
and soon will become limitless in what concerns travelling for both work and
pleasure. Therefore, if this is to happen, then learning a new language is
necessary.
Nowadays, learning a new language for the purpose of working in other countries
seems to become more and more popular. Adults in need of money or, why not,
recognition are trying to pursue their happiness for away from home. Also, the
hey days of employers looking only for capable people have gone. It seems that
today’s employers are looking not only for multi-skilled employees, but they also
want p[people who know more than their mother tongue. Sooner or later, those
who omitted learning more are prone to become jobless.
However, to my mind, a new language should not be learnt just for travelling or
working on a foreign country. A foreign language should help the learner broaden
his mind. By this I mean that the new language should and will allow us to
understand more about the world itself, and may be our ancestors’ ways of
thinking and acting. Needless to say, knowing other language will help us when it
comes to understanding the human race, because language is the first poem of a
country.
All of this being said, I believe that learning a different language should be not
only for satisfying out physical needs, but also our moral needs, because never
before had such a big thirst for knowledge been displayed.
Many parents use punishment to teach the difference between
right and wrong to kids. Many people think that the punishment is
necessary to help children learn the distinction.
To what extent do you agree to punish a kid to teach him/ her
something important?
What kind of punishment do you think parents and teachers can
use?

One important stage in a child’s growth is certainly the development of a

conscience, which is linked to the ability to tell right from wrong. This skill comes
with time and good parenting, and my firm conviction is that punishment does
not have much of a role to [play in this. Therefore I have to disagree almost
entirely with the given statement.
To some extent the question depends on the age of the child. To punish a very
young child is both wrong and foolish, as an infant will not understand what is
happening or why he or she is being punished. Once the age of reason is reached
however, a child can be rewarded for good behavior and discouraged from bad.
This kind but firm approach will achieve more than harsh punishments, which
might entail many negative consequences unintended by the parents.
To help a child learn the difference between right and wrong, teachers and
parents should firstly provide good role modelling in their behavior. After that, if
sanctions are needed, the punishment should not be of physical nature, as that
merely send the message that it is acceptable foe larger people to hit smaller
ones – an outcome which may well result in the child starting to bully others. Nor
should the punishment be in any way cruel.
Rather, teachers and parents can use a variety of methods to discipline their
young charges, such as detention, withdrawal of privileges, and time-out. Making
the punishment fit the crime is useful notion, which would see children being
made to pick up rubbish they have dropped, clean up graffiti they have been
drawn, or apologize to someone they have hurt. In these ways responsibility is
developed in the child, which leads to much better future behavior than does
punishment.

Some people think that the teenage years are the happiest times
of most people's lives. Others think that adult life brings more
happiness, in spite of greater responsibilities.
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.

What is the happiest time in people’s lives: youth or old age; school or
retirement? All of these have been suggested, but teenage years and adulthood
both have many supporters.
Those who believe teenagers are the happiest people cite their lack of
responsibilities as a significant factor: They are supported financially and
emotionally by their parents, and although they may be included in family
decisions, they are not ultimately responsible. However, adolescents are on the
threshold of adult life: they are old enough to get a part-time job, so they can
enjoy their first taste of financial independence, and their future study and career
lie ahead.
Away from these serious concerns, young people have an active social life with
their friends, often simply by hanging out with them. And of course, there is the
excitement of first love and first heartbreak. With all this experience, teenagers
see their parents’; lives as boring and stressful.
However, the reverse is also true. Adults see anxious, self-dramatizing
adolescents, and appreciate the joys of maturity. They may include a contented
family life, long-lasting friendships and a career. Long-term relationships may not
have the fireworks of adolescence, but are stronger for it, because of the wealth
of shared experience. At work, many of us are challenged and stimulated by the
increasing professional skills we acquire, which ensures that our jobs remain
interesting.
The greatest benefit though is that maturity gives you greater confidence in your
own judgment, in all areas of life. You are not afraid to express your opinion when
others disagree and, unlike a teenager, you know when to let things go.
Both these periods can be happy times, but I look back at my own teenage years
with now desire to go back. Adult life may be less dramatic, but fireworks do not
keep you warm.
Some people think that children should start school at a very early
age, but others believe that children should go to school until they
are older.

Discuss both views and give your opinion.

In many places today, children start primary school at around the age of six or
seven. However, because it is more likely now that both parents work, there is
little opportunity for children ti stay in their own home up to that age. Instead,
they will probably go to a nursery school when they are much younger.
While some people think this may be damaging to a child’s development, or to a
child’s relationship with his or her parents, in fact there are many advantages to
having school experience a t a young age.
Firstly, a child will learn to interact with a lot of different people and some
children lean to communicate very early because of this. They are generally more
confident and independent than children who stay at home with their parents
and who are not used to strangers or new situations. Such children find their first
day at school at the age of six very frightening and this may have a negative effect
on how they learn.
Another advantage of going to school at an earl y age is that children develop
faster socially. They make friends and learn how to get on with other children of a
similar age. This is often not possible at home because they are the only child, or
because their brothers or sisters are older or younger.
So overall, I believe that, attending school from a young age is good for most
children. They still spend plenty of time at home with their parents, so they can
benefit from both environments.
Some people say that it is possible to tell a lot about a person’s
culture and character from their choice of clothes while others
think one can’t be judged on the basis of one’s clothes.

Discuss both the views and give your opinion.

It is certainly a very interesting question. Does what a person wear tell us so much
about their culture and personality or not? I tend to agree that clothes can tell us
some basic things, but they do not tell us much more than those basic things.
First of all, I will consider how a person’s choice of clothes reveals their culture.
This is true in some ways, for example, in many countries people have a
distinctive national style of wear, and some particular cloths and fabrics are
typical of certain areas. Therefore clothes can sometimes reveal the ethnic origins
and culture of a person, but as so many people nowadays dress in business suits
or jeans and T-shirts worldwide this is becoming less and less true.
As character is concerned, we can tell in some places if the wearer of clothes is a
follower of fashion. Another aspect of dress is whether the clothes look clean and
ironed or grubby and very casual. This might tell us how much concerned they are
about to be smart. However, the way someone dresses can also be misleading at
times. There are some people which wears clothes that seem very unusual and
strange but often they are just following fashion and are not unusual or strange
people in their personalities at all.
To sum up, I would say that we can find out something about a person from their
style of dress but only the surface things, and not the deeper character.
Some people think that students in single-sex schools perform
better academically. Others, however, believe that mixed schools
provide children with better social skills for adult life.

Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

Some countries have single-sex education models, while in others both single sex
and mixed schools co-exist and it is up to the parents or the children to decide
which model is preferable,
Some educationalists think it is more effective to educate boys and girls in single-
sex schools because they believe this environment reduces distractions and
encourages pupils to concentrate on their studies. This is probably true to some
extent. It also allows more equality among pupils and gives more opportunity to
all those at the school to choose subjects more freely without gender prejudice.
For example, a much higher proportion of girls study science to a high level when
they attend girls' schools than their counterparts in mixed schools do. Similarly,
boys in single-sex schools are more likely to take cookery classes and to study
languages, which are often thought of as traditional subjects for girls,
On the other hand, some experts would argue that mixed schools prepare their
pupils better for their future lives. Girls and boys learn to live and work together
from an early age and are consequently not emotionally underdeveloped in their
relations with the opposite sex. They are also able to learn from each other, and
to experience different types of skill and talent than might be evident in a single
gender environment.
Personally, I think that there are advantages to both systems. I went to a mixed
school, but feel that I myself missed the opportunity to specialize in science
because it was seen as the natural domain and career path for boys when I was
girl. So because of that, I would have preferred to go to a girls' school. But
hopefully times have changed, and both genders of student can have equal
chances to study what they want to in whichever type of school they attend.
Countries are becoming more and more similar because people
are able to buy the same products anywhere in the world. Is it a
positive or negative development?

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

It is said that countries are becoming similar to each other because of the global
spread of the same products, which are now available for purchase almost
anywhere, I strongly believe that this modem development is largely detrimental
to culture and traditions worldwide.
A country's history, language and ethos are all inextricably bound up in its
manufactured artifacts. In the relentless advance of International brands into
every corner of the world continues, these bland packages might one day
completely our!the traditional objects of a nation, which would be a loss of
richness and diversity in the world, as well is the said disappearance of the
manifestations of place's characters. What would Japanese tea ceremony be
without its specially crafted teapot, or e Fijian lave ritual without its bowl made
from a certain type of tree bark?
Let us not forget either that traditional products, whether those be medicines,
cosmetics, toys, cubes. Utensils or food, provide employment for local people.
The spread of multinational products can often bring in its wake a loss of jobs, as
people turn to buying the new brand, perhaps thinking k more glamorous than
the one they used to. This eventually puts old-school craftspeople out of work.
Finally, tourism numbers may also be affected, as travelers become disillusioned
with finding every place just the same as the one they visited previously. To see
the same products in shops the world over is boring, and does not impel visitors
to open their wallets in the same way that trinkets or souvenirs unique to the
particular area do.
Some may argue that all people are entitled to have access in the same products
but I say that local objects suit local conditions best, and that faceless uniformity
worldwide is on unwelcome and dreary prospect.
Increasing the price of petrol is the best way to solve the growing
traffic and pollution problems.

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

What other measures do you think might be effective?

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

There is no doubt that traffic and pollution from vehicles have become huge.
Problems, both in cities and on motorways everywhere. Solving these problems is
likely to need more than a simple rise in the price of petrol.
While it is undeniable that private car use is one of the main causes of the
increase in traffic and pollution, higher fuel costs are unlikely to limit the number
of drivers for long. As this policy would also affect the cost of public transport, it
would be very unpopular with everyone who needs to travel on the roads. But
there are various other measures that could be implemented that would have a
huge effect on these problems.
I think to tackle the problem of pollution, cleaner fuels need to be developed..
The technology is already available to produce electric cars that would be both
quieter and cleaner to use. Persuading manufacturers and travelers to adopt this
new technology would be a more effective strategy for improving air quality,
especially incites.
However, traffic congestion will not be solved by changing the type of private
vehicle people can use. To do this, we need to improve the choice of public
transport services available to travelers. For example, if sufficient stky trains and
underground train systems were built and effectively maintained in our major
cities, then traffic on the roads would be dramatically reduced. Long-distance
train and coach services should be made attractive and affordable alternatives to
driving your own car for long journeys.
In conclusion, I think that long-term traffic and pollution reductions would
depend on educating the public to use public transport more, and an
governments using public money to construct and run efficient systems.
Some parents buy their children a large number of toys to play
with. What are the advantages and disadvantages for the child of
having a large number of toys?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant example
from your own knowledge or experience.
Write at least 250 words.

It is true that many parents purchase a multitude of playthings for their offspring.
Whether or not this is a good thing for the child, is a moot point. On the face of it
the advantages seem most apparent, but could there be a downside to this
phenomenon of devoted parenting as well?
Most people would consider children who have many toys to be the fortunate
ones. Interesting things to play with stimulate many positives in the young boy or
girl, such as optimum brain development, hard-eye coordination and color
recognition, apart from the simple joy of playing. Modern toys are designed to be
educational as well as fun, and concerned parents carefully select products which
might speed their child's acquisition of numbers or the alphabet.
Is it possible that owning multiple toys could be in any way detrimental to a child?
This is an unusual question, but there are some hidden pitfalls. For one wealthy
parents might spoil their son or daughter by showering him/her with toys,
resulting in a negative effect on the child's character. For another, a growing
child's concentration span may suffer if they are constantly surrounded by too
many tempting objects, so that they become unable to focus on any one game for
a decent length of time before being distracted. On the social side, older children
may become targets of envy from classmates, if they are perceived as having far
more possessions than their peers. Finally, the majority of toys today are made of
plastic which commonly contains the chemical BPA, proven to be dangerous for
infants to suck on or ingest.
It is clear then that this situation is not as straightforward as it first appears. It
would seem that one of the many duties of parents is to make an informed choice
about how many toys they buy for their young ones.
Some parents buy their children a large number of toys to play
with. What are the advantages and disadvantages for the child of
having a large number of toys?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant example
from your own knowledge or experience.
Write at least 250 words.

Happiness is very difficult to define, because it means so many different things to

different people. While some people link happiness to wealth and material
success, others think it lies in emotions and loving personal relationships. Yet
others think that spiritual paths, rather than either the material world or
relationships only way to true happiness.
Because people interpret happiness for themselves in so many different ways, it is
difficult to give any definition that is true for everyone. However, if there are
different kinds of happiness for different individuals then the first step in
achieving it would be to have a degree of self-knowledge. A person needs to
know who he or she is before being able to know what it is that makes him or her
happy.
Of course, factors such as loving relationships, good health, the skills to earn a
living and a peaceful environment all contribute to our happiness too. But this
does not mean that people without these conditions cannot be happy.
Overall, I think an ability to keep clear perspectives in life is a more essential
factor in achieving happiness. By that I mean an ability to have a clear sense of
what is important in our lives (the welfare of our families, the quality of our
relationships, making other people happy, etc.) and what is not (a problem at
work, getting annoyed about trivial things, etc.).
Like self-awareness, this is also very difficult to achieve, but I think these are the
two factors that may be the most important for achieving happiness.
A model answer has been prepared by an examiner as an example of a very good answer.
However, please note that this is just one example out of many possible approaches.

A child's education has never been about learning information and basic skills
only. It has always included teaching the next generation how to be good
members of society. Therefore, this cannot be the responsibility of the parents
alone.
In order to be a good member of any society the individual must respect and obey
the rules of their community and share their values. Educating children to
understand the need to obey rules and respect others always in the home and is
widely thought to 'be the responsibility of parents. The will certainly be the first
to help children learn what is important in life, how they are expected to behave
and what role they will play in their world.
However, learning to understand and share the value system of a whole society
cannot be achieved just in the home. Once a child goes to school, they are
entering a wider community where teachers and peers will have just as much
influence as their parents do at home. At school, children will experience working
and living with people from a whole variety of backgrounds from the wider
society. This experience should teach them how to co-operate with each other
and how to contribute to the life of their community.
But to be a valuable member of any community is not like learning a simple skill. It
is something that an individual goes on learning throughout life and it is the
responsibility of every member of a sod* to take responsibility for helping the
younger generation to become active and able members of that society.
Today more people are travelling than ever before. Why is this the
case? What are the benefits of travelling for the traveler?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples
from your own knowledge or experience.

Today, more people are travelling than ever before. The reasons for this increase
are many and varied. On a simplistic level, there are larger numbers if means of
transportation - there are more cars, buses and trains in operation. However, the
sheer number of transportation means is not enough to explain this increase. The
cost of travelling; even though it is at present increasing due to an economic slow
- clown globally; is still relatively affordable to many people. This affordability is
further enhanced by the use of credit cards and loans in order to fund travel,
especially for holiday purposes. An increase of travel companies in competition
with each other has also helped bring package prices down, while, an increase in
the number of operating flights globally has also increased, giving rise to falling
air-fare prices. In addition, people now have more leisure time and disposal
incomes. The combination of these two variables to, unrelentiq advertising
campaigns from travel companies and cruise ship operators arguably leads to an
increase in the numbers of people travelling, in this case for holiday purposes.
Another reason why people travel is going to work. More than ever before,
people are travelling greater distances to get to work. Large industrial sites for
both service and production industries are tending to be located outside city
areas. This invariably leads to increases in the number of people travelling locally.
In conclusion, there are many reasons why more people are travelling both
internationally and locally, for business and for leisure. What is sure is that this
increase is likely to continue until travelling at current rates is no longer
economically viable.
Some experts believe that it is better for children to begin
learning a foreign language at primary school rather than
secondary school.
Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant example from
your own knowledge or experience.

Traditionally people have begun studying foreign languages at secondary school,

but introducing them earlier is recommended by some educationalists. This policy
has been adopted by some educational authorities or individual schools, with
both positive and negative outcomes.
The obvious arguments in its favor is that young children pick up languages much
more easily than teenagers, Their brains are still programmed to acquire their
mother tongue, which facilities learning another language, and unlike
adolescents, they are not inhibited by self-consciousness.
The greater flexibility of the primary timetable allows for more frequent, shorter
sessions and for a play-centred approach, thus maintain learners’ enthusiasm and
progress. Their command of the language in later life will benefit from this early
exposure, while learning other languages subsequently will be easier for them.
They may also gain a better understanding of other cultures.
There are, however, some disadvantages. Primary school teachers are generalists,
and may not have the necessary language skills themselves. If specialists have to
be brought in to deliver these sessions, the flexibility referred to above is
diminished. If primary language teaching is not standardized, secondary schools
could be faced with a great variety of levels in different languages within their
intake, resulting in a classroom experience which undoes the earlier gains. There
is no advantage of enthusiastic primary pupils become demotivated as soon as
they change schools. However, these issues can be addressed strategically within
the policy adopted.
Anything which encourages language learning benefits society culturally and
economically, and early exposure to language learning contributes to this. Young
children’s innate abilities should be harnessed to make these more achievable.