Thursday, December 4, 2008

some essay questions. ielts

People are spending a lot of money on entertainment over the years, and this tendency is much more common in poor nations than in the rich.

· Why is this rise in spending on entertainment?
· Why is it so common in poor nations?

Jaypee 29/06/11/12/08


Some people say that shopping festivals and similar promotional activities should be banned as they do great harm to the society and environment. Some others say shopping festivals bring in a lot of benefits to the society.

· How do shopping festivals harm the society?
· Do you think they bring in some benefits? If yes, what are they?


Manufacturers, who produce products that generate non-degradable waste, should be asked to pay waste management tax.

· How far do you agree or disagree with this idea?


Consumerism become the order of the day and it has many advantages and disadvantages.

· What are the major ones?






Old age homes and child care facilities which were common in rich nations are coming up in poor nations too.

· What are the factors that lead to this?
· Do you think it is positive development?



Though women have proved themselves to be as competent as men in almost all fields, proportionally, their number is nowhere near their male counterparts, and this gender imbalance is more common in developing nations.

· Why is this disparity common in developing nations?
· What effects does it have on a given society? 26/11/08


Some people say shifting careers frequently is an opportunity to grow differently, whereas some other say it creates so many difficulties to a person.

· What advantages people enjoy when they change their career frequently?
· Why is frequent shift in careers is very common today?










Some people say that investing in healthcare and education is much more importance than investing in industries, research and development. Some others hold a view the other way round.

Which view do you advocate, and why? Prove your points with examples.

2/12/08

Some people say that investing in healthcare and education is as important as investing in industries and infrastructure development.

How far do you agree or disagree with this statement?


In developed nations educational institutions are found to be promoting the concept called, “earn while you learn” and it helps students in many ways.

· What are the advantages students enjoy out of this?
· Why is it not so popular in poor nations?


Increasing private participation in the healthcare sector has made it into an industry involving huge investments.

In what all ways does it help the society in general?
What do you think are its major disadvantages?

WLB work life balance, an ielts essay skeleton

WLB, or what the social scientists call Work Life Balance, or is what is needed to maintain a healthy life in these days of stress and strain.

· How far is this true in your opinion?
· Do you think there certain other factors that help people lead a stress-free life?

Healthy life involves mainly four things: health, entertainment/recreation, job satisfaction/security and social/family life. It all involves time.
They have to be managed to have a balanced life. So Work Life Balance is much more needed in today’s life than ever before.

True to a great extent.

· People ignore the balance of life
· Demands of life make imbalances:
· Personal life suffers
· Health and relations weaken
· Entertainment gets last priority.
· Life becomes stressful.
· A balanced approach to health, profession, family and personal life will ensure a healthy life.

However, there are a few other factors too.
· Like faith in god
· Understanding on one’s strengths and weaknesses
· Love for simplicity and helping mentality
· Ability to mange time

Conclude:

So it is right to say WLB ensures stress-free life.
Need to understand that life is balanced blend of many things.
Profession/ambition/possession is part of life, not the other way round

an ielts essay skeleton on TIME POVERTY

Many people these days are found to be suffering from what the social scientists call, time poverty. But it is a fact that everybody has 24 hours a day.

What is time poverty, and why is it so common today?
Suggest your own ways to tide over this problem.


Time poverty

Introduction

What: insufficient time to meet or manage the affairs of daily life.
Or run short of time. This is both a personal and a social issue.Many reasons why it is common today

Today it is common
Fast paced life.
Rising cost of living
Multiple careers
Time and its rising monetary value
Poor time management skills.

Yesterday

Life was less complicated and demanding
Cost of living was not this high
Working environments were part of life
Limited opportunities and ambition

Suggestions:
Promote: follow: discourage:

Work life balance
Multi-tasking ability: Avoid procrastination.
Better time-management skills: prioritizing: sticking to time
Profession is part of life not the other way round.
Organizing, managing and minimizing time waste.

Conclude:

Time is beyond our control
Time does not wait
It is manageable if we are wiser
Time poverty is a personal and social development.
Jayp

mobile density table and model answer. ielts

The table is about mobile, landline, internet and laptop density
years
Mobiles
Landline
Internet
Laptops
2000
63
70
34
11
2002
67
65
39
31
2004
74
61
32
33
2006
89
59
45
39
2008
95
36
68
45

The table presents percentage-wise data on mobile, landline, internet and laptop density among the nuclear families living in a metropolitan city for five alternate years starting from 2000.

In 2000, 63% families had mobiles phones, and this figure kept on increasing over the years, and it was 67 and 74% in 2002 and 2004. During 2004-2006, mobile density recorded the highest with 89%, followed by 95% in 2008. In we compare these figures with landline, it can be seen that its density kept on reducing. It was 70% in 2000, and it got reduced to 36% in 2008. The biggest fall, 23%, was reported in 2006-2008.

Regarding internet, it was one of increase throughout the period. It was 34% in 2000 and it got doubled in 2008, (68%) but with a slight fall in the year 2004. And finally laptop density recorded very high percentages every alternate year. It was merely 11% in 2000, and it went up more than four times in 2008; 45%. The biggest surge was in 2000-2002 period, from 11% to 31%. It is almost three times increase.

When the density of mobile, internet and laptop kept on increasing, the landline had a downward trend over the years. 190 words



Follow the language used and apply it when you get similar data.
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write four introductions to these questions.

1. Some people say that shopping festivals and similar promotional activities should be banned as they do great harm the society and environment. Some others say shopping festivals bring in a lot of benefits to the society.

· How do shopping festivals harm the society?
· Do you think they bring in some benefits? If yes, what are they?



2. Manufacturers, who produce products that generate non-degradable waste, should be asked to pay waste management tax.

· How far do you agree or disagree with this idea?



3. Consumerism become the order of the day and it has many advantages and disadvantages.

· What are the major ones?



4. Old age homes and child care facilities, which were once common in rich nations, are coming up in poor nations, too.

· What are the factors that lead to this?
· Do you think it is a positive development?

enght essay questions for ielts exams

1. As a result of the developments generated by globalization, many societies around the world are reported to be enjoying better quality of life. Still the distance between the rich and poor is increasing?

What do you think are the reasons for this divide?

2. Though globalization has brought in enormous opportunities in the society, a bigger section of the society is still suffering from unemployment?

Why is it so?

3. The private sector organizations are recruiting great number of fresh candidates from the campus itself through direct interviews?

What advantages do these recruiters enjoy?


4. Studies show that ground water levels around the world are falling alarmingly, and people are facing acute water shortage over the years.

What do you think are the causes for these falling water levels?


5. The elderly population is suffering from many more problems today than what the elderly in the past suffered.

· Why is it so? And what are the major problems they suffer from?

6. Some youngsters wait for years to get their dream job, and some others take up whatever the opportunity that comes up right after their studies.

What advantages do they both enjoy?

7. Some companies recruit experienced candidates, and some are going for fresh candidates.

What advantages does a company enjoy when it recruits experienced hands?

8. Educating the female is much better than educating a male child because when educated females become mothers, they will make their whole family educated?
How far is this true in your personal point of view? Prove your points.

Write introduction, no less than forty words, to any four of the above questions.
Jaypee. 30/10/08

educating the young whose responsibility. an ielts essay frame

Educating the young
Family’s job or state’s job

Introduction
Educating the young is of paramount importance.
Education is a social institution involving huge infrastructure and investment and planning. It is a huge responsibility shared by all.

First paragraph

As a matter of fact, every family has the primary responsibility.
Children need to get education of their choice
Parents alone can choose the right school and course
Every student is different the same way every family is.
The primary beneficiary is the family. Society and state follow

Second paragraph
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On the other hand, the State too should share the job.
Future of the state is the hands of the young.
Educated generation is the wealth of the nation.
So ensuring education is the constitutional job of the Govt. too.
Educating a generation is a huge job involving:
finance, infrastructure, planning, curriculum formation, implementation.

To conclude

It is right to conclude that:
It is the collective obligation of the families and the State
Not all families are able to educate their children.
So, the state should ensure enough facilities:
Better standard of living: healthylearning atmosphere etc.

investing education a skeleton ielts essay

Some people say that investing in healthcare and education is much more importance than investing in industries, research and development. Some others hold a view the other way round.

Which view do you advocate, and why? Prove your points with examples.


Introductory phrases
· There is room for controversy
· Different people have different views on this.
· People differ in their opinion on this.
· There will be difference in opinion on this.
More important: Education and health
Or research and development.
· They are equally important.

First paragraph
Why equally important:

· Healthy population is the wealth of the nation
· Quality manpower is the strength of the nation.
· Poor health and poor education will spoil the nation.
Example:
Second paragraph

· Everything is based on these:
· Including industries, research and development.
· No industry, research and development is possible.
Example:
· It is crucial that they need to be treated equally.


Concluding phrases
· They are mutually contributory
· We cannot isolate one from the other
· It is foolish to separate them.
· It is good to be having a balanced approach.
2/12/08

Some people say that investing in healthcare and education is as important as investing in industries and infrastructure development.

How far do you agree or disagree with this statement?

essay and graph table questions ielts

1.Many people say that the advent of Television has diminished the importance of Newspaper as a means of information and entertainment.

· Do you agree or disagree with this statement?

The table is about mobile, landline, internet and laptop density (percentage wise) among the nuclear families of a metropolitan city for five alternate years starting from 2000..


years
Mobiles
Landline
Internet
Laptops
2000
63
70
34
11
2002
67
65
39
31
2004
74
61
32
33
2006
89
59
45
39
2008
95
36
68
45


2. Poor nations become poorer because they depend too much on foreign products and services promoted by rich nations, and this consumer tendency, in turn, makes the rich nations richer.· How far is this true in your state/country?
3. These days, certain disease conditions, which are normally found among the older population, are being diagnosed in children and teenagers.

What do you think are the causes and effects of this?

Jaypees 29/1008




Taking medicine without prescription is a common treatment practice followed more by people in the developing nations than by those in the developed nations.

· Why is this difference in poor and rich nations?
· What effects does it have on the people in general?
3/11/08. I and II batch

Some people say modern communication tools do many more harm than good. Some others say the problem is not with the tools but with the way we use it.

How far do you agree or disagree with these statements?

Some say educating the younger generation is the primary responsibility of the family whereas some others are of opinion that it is the constitutional obligation of the State.

Which view point do you share? And why?


Jaypee/5/11/08
Telephone density among the families staying in a 100 unit apartment building. Figures are in percentage

Years
Mobiles
2 mobiles
Landlines
No landline
2001
34
11
80
20
2002
38
16
70
30
2003
21
22
51
49
2005
34
37
31
69
2005
69
67
20
0



Gender based discrimination is the major reason why many third world nations around the world still remain poor in achievements and growth.

How far is this true in your opinion? Prove you point with examples. jaypee



Many people these days are found to be suffering from what the social scientists call, time poverty. But it is a fact that everybody has 24 hours a day.

· What is time poverty, and why is it so common today?
· Suggest your own ways to tide over this problem.

Many young professionals are found to be changing their career much more frequently today than before, and as a result they change their place of residence too.

What advantages and disadvantages do they enjoy when they switch careers and place of residence?









1. Children in the third world nations are reported to be suffering from much exploitation compared to the children in the rich nations.

· Why is this disparity very common today?
· What all ways children get exploited today?


2. Right schooling is corner stone of success in everyone’s life.

· How far is this true in your point of view?
· Do you think there are some other factors that help one succeed? If yes, what are they?


3. Change in any society is decided more by the people’s attitude towards change than by any other agencies like law and order, justice system and administration.

· Do you agree or disagree with this statement?


4. Some poor nations are investing hugely on space explorations and researches when they have millions of people suffering from poverty, lack of education and medical care.

· Do you think it is a good idea to do so?
· What suggestions can you make to reduce peoples’ problems? Jaype.11.10. 14.11.08
It is generally known that the world has all the resources to keep the whole population fed. Still a great number of people in different parts of the world are found to be starving.

· What do you think are the reasons?
· Make a few suggestions to make some improvements?


When it is believed that science helps people greatly, there is another view that science is doing great damage to humanity and the environment.

· What view do you support and why?

Jaypees.2.30. 14.11.08



Globalization brings in enormous changes to the society; both good and bad.

· What are the major changes you find in your society?
· How do some changes harm the society?









Theatre goers and their major irritants during the show

The horizontal bar chart made available presents the results of a poll conducted on threatre-goers to find out what disturbs them during the show. It is obvious that major irritants are rustling sweet papers, coughing arriving late and sneezing.

To begin with, 90% theater goers opine that rustling sweepers annoys them most followed by coughing and arriving late. Around 80% people have the same feeling. Whispering is reported to be an inconvenience for about 60%. When it comes to sneezing, bleeps and mobile phones, 50 to 60 percent people find them irritating.

Snoring is found to be troubling 30% theater goers. So is the case with the problems caused by tall-people. The figures of those who get disturbed by flash photography, big hairdos and armrest hogging stand between 20 and 30.

Overall, armrest-hogging is the least commonly felt annoyance whereas rustling sweet papers is the most common one. They are followed by coughing, arriving late and whispering. 155 words

Jayp. 18.11.08


Some people argue that multi-national companies operating in poor nations reap huge profits; so they have to share their profit for the betterment of these nations.

· How far do you agree or disagree with this statement?
· In what all ways MNCs can help a poor nations?

openings for ad dis ad questions in ielts

Advantage/disadvantage:

I

Generally speaking,
In general, there is a view that
As a matter of fact, now the common trend is that
The world we are living in is
As we are in a age of technological revolutions
As the time is one of opportunities and changes


II
However, interestingly, obviously,
There are many advantages: primarily: for example.
Secondly, to prove this point……..
And thirdly, there is a ………are some,……
This can be seen in…..this can be made clear by……..there examples


III

When it comes to disadvantages, their number is rather small/big.
First of all it is…………………….This can be seen in…….
Second disadvantage is ………………..this is more common today compared to the first. And finally there are a few minor ones. Like…..

IV

The above particulars make it right to conclude that
Therefore it may be concluded that
Advantages are more than disadvantages are more than
It is hard to claim that one is more advantageous or…
It is easy to strike a balance if we are wise enough

puhblic private sector ads and dis ads essay

Many young professionals are found to be changing their career much more frequently today than before, and as a result they change their place of residence too.

What advantages and disadvantages do they enjoy when they switch careers and place of residence?

When it comes to one’s career,
different people have different likes and dislikes.
Some prefer private
Some prefer public.
They have reasons too as there are ads and disads for both.

Private
Major
Ads Dis ads.
Huge salary and perks No job security
Great growth prospects No pension. Dependant benefit
Sophisticated environment Health risks, limited leaves
New challenges and rewards Pressures and stress
Needs many skillsets
Public
Ads Dis ads

Job security for life No change: boredom
Service award and Pension Frequent transfers
Social status and value Social responsibility
Family gets medical cover Poor promotion
Free environ: enough leaves Limited income

Conclude
The choice is individual
Depends on one’s attitude
Success in ones career is attitudinal
So, hard to say one is better than the other.

Jayp.12.12 pm. 11/11/08

changing careers an essay skeleton for ielts

Many young professionals are found to be changing their career much more frequently today than before, and as a result they change their place of residence too.

What advantages and disadvantages do they enjoy when they switch careers and place of residence?

Intro:

Professionals are living in a world of opportunities:
These opportunities are mostly from private sector.
Chance for growth is very high, and job satisfaction is relative
Ambitious professionals switch their career
Change is taking place much faster.


Career advantages and disadvantages

The enjoy many:
Better pay packages Rising cost of living
Better working environment Takes a little time every time to adjust
Opportunity to learn new things A Regular career may be difficult
Experience change and challenges. But more responsibilities


Change of residence advantages and disadvantages.

Young professions get many advantages and disadvantages:

Better quality life in a different place Packing and moving
New neighbours, new social life Adjusting with a new set up
Frequent changes make them smarter it’s hard to have regular social life


Conclude:
Change is always good.
Opportunities are challenges,
Living a different life, and doing a different job is interesting.
It is more advantageous. jaypee

Careeer change an essay for ielts

Some people say that shifting careers frequently is an opportunity to grow differently, whereas some others say it creates so many difficulties to a person.

What advantages people enjoy when they change their career frequently?
Why is frequent shift in careers very common today?


In the past, people were giving much importance to job security. But today, the situation has changed and people think that job satisfaction is more important than job security. So, the people are changing their careers frequently, especially youngsters. They argue that change is an opportunity to learn and grow differently. This essay discusses the benefits that people enjoy out this and the reasons for the same. 65 words.

There are so many advantages for this frequent shift in careers. Firstly, change itself is a learning experience. Each individual can learn about new working methods and new technologies. Secondly, better opportunities lead to better pay packs. In today’s world money is supreme. So, people will go for high paying jobs. Thirdly, everybody wants to stay in tough with the emerging trends. As we are living in a fast changing world, there is always change in people’s professional attitude. For example, before some ten years, people gave importance to medical field, but now it is IT and management. 95 words.

If we investigate the reasons for its prevalence today, we can see that the presence of global organizations in the third world nations is very high, and they compete each other for hiring productive employees. This can make employees leave one organization and go for another. Another reason is that today’s youngsters are highly ambitious and they always look for betterment in their career and life. This is more common when the cost of living rises much faster than ever before. 80 words

In conclusion, it is right to say that frequent career change is more common today, and it is contributed my many factors such as professional, social, individual and global. And this trend is likely to continue like this as the world is always on the move and is changing. 45 words
280 words
Written by Elizabeth Baby
Preparation. 6.12.08
Type et by jaypee.

Earn while you learn. an essay skeleton for IELTS

Earn while you learn is an in-built academic activity commonly seen only in rich nations, and students are found to be enjoying a lot many advantages out of this.
What advantages do students enjoy?
Why is this practice not seen in poor nations?
A skeleton for level 2. 5.12.08.
Intro: Min. 40 words
Academic expense is increasing
Earn while learn is an excellent idea. It helps students
Today, people give more importance to multi-tasking.
Spending many years purely for academics is no good.
Student life is the right time to foster attitude in children.
Doing something is learning something.

Adv: There are many
If look at the advantages…
Students enjoy many….
It helps students in many ways.
Major ones: Min. 90 words
Supports ones studies financially.
Helps utilize time excellently.
Students can support their family.
They identify their skills, talents
They know about their strengths much early
Develops soft skills and work culture
Offers hand-on experience
Boosts their morale and makes them confident
It prepares them to face the world.
Offers them great variety in life

Not common in poor nations: Min. 90 words

Earn while you learn is serious academic activity
It involves students.
Poornations are hugely populated.
Infrastructure is poor.
Students may be exploited
Case of abuse may be there
Limited rules and regulations to safeguard children.
Private participation in schooling does not promote it
Concl: Min. 40 words
It is a brilliant idea to allow students to…
If implemented, it would help….
The advantages show that it is good…..
Earn while you learn can be implemented in poor….
We must educate the parents about the….
Total 260 words
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Thursday, July 3, 2008

Shortcut to shame: any takers?

Shortcut to shame: any takers?


You may have innumerable ways to be famous. A hundred more ways are there to be infamous too. Have you ever seen someone seeking a shortcut to shame? Has anyone tried to taste shame much faster than what it normally takes to be shameful? Is not shame something worth pursuing if it is achieved through some shortcut? Questions galore. Don’t forget it.

We are living in an environment where everything has some takers. Keep any service or product or dirt or dust, filth and waste for sale, you would be unpleasantly surprised if some doesn’t turn up bargaining for the same. Say, you are keeping a used toothbrush, used by Aiswarya Rai Bachan, for sale. You will be inundated by trade enquiries. On the contrary, a pen used by Rushdie, a pair of spectacles used by Einstein, a paintbrush used by Raja Ravi Varma, or something like that would normally invite some pleasant bids for purchase. We can understand the spirit behind such bids.

On the other hand, a bitten apple, a used towel, an over used bikini and even a tooth pick, if used by some erstwhile limelight personae, would grab the enthusiasm of some crazy ones and they would go to the extent of finding eternal peace by owning these filths. Here they are not going for fame by shelling out bales of hard currency, but they are desperately out trying to be shameful via shortcuts. Their means are shortcuts, their intentions are insidious, their happiness is despicable and finally the limelight they in turn come to hog is outright purchases.

What doesn’t go here? What doesn’t sell here? What is our place not a market for? Fame is out for sale, shame is out for sale, greatness is out for sale, successes and failures are out for sale. If lethal venom is served free, we WILL queue up and gobble up a little.

We are increasingly becoming immune to many of our innate qualities like decency, dignity and shame. Our ways are short. Our deeds do not last. Our thoughts do not transcend. Our life doesn’t trendset. We are marching past everything that is hard-earned. We look for shortcuts, even to shame. Pity.