Every country in the world has problems with pollution and damage to the environment.

Do you think these problems can be solved?

Notes:
Write about:
1. transport
2. rivers and seas
3. ………………………… (your own idea)

If we surf the web looking for pollution and environmental catastrophes, we will find out that
every country in the world suffers them. This is a natural consequence of the struggle between
development and environment.

If a country decided to live isolated from the rest of the world, living on what it can naturally
grow and produce, it surely wouldn’t be highly polluted. But we all want exotic food and
technological items from all over the world, so we have to pay the price.

Investing on electrical transport would benefit the environment a lot. Even more if this electricity
came from a natural source of energy like wind, rivers and solar boards. It’s difficult to achieve
this because petrol companies will fight against these actions.

We also have to take care of our rivers and seas. We all have heard about factories throwing
highly toxic substances to rivers, without minimizing their poisoning effects. A really strict law
should be applied to fine these factories and make them change their policy.

But what about ourselves? We also can do a lot! If, when possible, we bought larger packs of
food, we would be producing less rubbish. And this is only an example!
Some people say the fashion industry has a bad effect on people’s lives.
Do you agree?

Notes:
Write about:
1. whether people’s appearance is important
2. the price of clothes
3. …………………… (your own idea)

The society we live today is characterised by technology in constant development, fast speed
processes, information travelling and getting to people at a blink of an eye and a complex web of
social networking. In this context, the fashion industry is becoming increasingly important and
having a more and more paramount role in our lives.

On one hand, the fashion industry is undeniably a source of profit and income. It hires millions
of people all over the world and generates millions of dollars every year. Furthermore, such
profitable business is also believed to be able to spread and make known the culture of a people,
encouraging and enhancing a better understanding of each other.

Nevertheless, for those who are neither impressed nor motivated by numbers and figures, the
fashion industry is seen as one which segregates people, isolating those who not fit their laws
and commands. It is stated that people place too much importance on appearance and the
material, world, sadly true, and the fashion industry just spurs on such situation. Moreover, not
only are the costs of fashion item unrealistically high, it is thought to be a money better spent on
more pressing issues, such as poverty and hunger.

I do believe that the fashion industry, as it is today, has a harmful effect, because it values a
minority of people in detriment to the majority. However, it has such a wide reach that, iff put
into a good use, it can save lives.
 There are more reasons to learn a foreign language than just to pass a test.
Do you agree?

Notes:
Write about:
1. pleasure
2. personal challenge
3. ……………………… (your own idea)

Everything around us revolves around language(s), it is the most important thing in our lives.
Society would just not function without it. They are It is our future and I would personaly love to
learn as many as I possibly can.

Not everything in life is done because it is necessary. Learning a new language can be a lot of
fun. Many people only do it as a hoby, or their knowledge is something that brings them pride
and pleasure.

Secondly, we have people who do it simply to challenge themselves. Truly I believe that having
a great outcome that stems from your hard work and dedication to learn something new is a
wonderful way to challenge prove your ability to yourself and others. Then there is travelling. It
is very important to be able to understand and have a conversation with someone abroad, unless
you would like to get lost or worse.

To conclude, I think that learning a new language is an amazing thing no matter why you do it. It
is always better to do things out of enjoyment, but even if you do it for a test, that knowledge
will always be useful.
 Everyone should be taught the history of their own country.
Do you agree?

Notes:
Write about:
1. what people can learn from the past
2. it’s more important to think about the future
3. …………………………… (your own idea)

A very common topic that is being discussed nowadays is wether schools should teach subjects
that some may consider useless later in life. A clear example is history, since it is quite difficult
to learn and does not help us in day-to-day activities.

However, many people do not realize the importance of it or that it affects our lives today. For
example, our political system would not be this way if it weren’t for the Ancient Greeks,
numerous politicians and wars who helped shape democracy and our constitution. Yet it is still
thought that it’s useless.

In addition, it is very important that we never forget about our past since we must know where
we were standing years ago. Moreover, there are some things, such as World War II, that we
have to remember to prevent them from happening again. We should also know where we we
were standing a century ago: our origins, our identity. The more you learn about your ethnicity,
the better.

All in all, I think that it is extremely important to learn about one’s own country’s history.
Anyone who gets the chance to do this should not waste it, since they are very fortunate to have
this opportunity