WRITING TASK 1

The given table illustrates the amount of salaries received by secondary/high

school teachers in 2009.

Overall, while Luxembourg witnessed the highest amount of teachers' salaries,

the opposite was true for Australia. It is also obvious that Japanese teachers took
the largest amount of time to get the maximum salary.

Regarding the initial salaries, the highest position was taken by Luxembourg's at
$80,000, nearly twice as much as the figure for Denmark's. Meanwhile, the
figures for Japanese and Korean teachers were significantly lower, at $34,000
and $30,000 respectively. The lowest figure for teachers' starting salaries could
be seen in Australia, at only $28,000.

After 15 years of teaching, there was a considerable increase in the amount of

teachers' salaries in Luxembourg, at $119,000, in comparison with only $65,000
in Japan, and $54,000 in Denmark. Australian and Korean teachers shared the
same amount of salaries, at $48,000, in the same respect.

It is also worth noting that it only took less than 10 years for teachers in Australia
and Denmark to reach the maximum salary, whereas teachers in the remaining
countries had to wait for at least 30 years.

WRITING TASK 2
Many developing countries are currently expanding their tourism
industries. Why is this the case? Is it a positive development?
It is the fact that there is an expandation in the size of the tourism industry in
many developing nations. There are a number of reasons behind this tendency
and I believe that it would bring several benefits to the countries.

There are two important reasons why developing nations pay much attention to
tourism. Firstly, by traveling to another nation, visitors could not only stimulate
the local economic growth but also be a valuable source of foreign currency.
Secondly, many underdeveloped countries are changing their focus from
agriculture and industry to tourism in order to generate more profits. For
example, the Vietnamese government has been allocating a significant
proportion of their budget to the construction of tourist facilities. As a result, the
country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per household has witnessed a rapid
increase in recent years.

In my opinion, tourism plays a pivotal role in both economic and cultural

development. In terms of cultural aspects, developing nations could promote
local traditions to international visitors, who are willing to broaden their horizons.
This will bring a sense of pride and identity to the local community, thereby
developing patriotism in each individual. Regarding economic aspects, there is a
massive number of people in employment thanks to tourism. Were tourists not to
visit, a large number of local citizens would lose their income and be
unemployed.

In conclusion, it is clear that there are various reasons for underdeveloped

nations to invest in tourism and it definitely is a positive development. The more
the tourism industry develops, the wealthier the country becomes.