GENERAL ENGLISH TEST B WRITING CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH IELTS 5

CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH IELTS 5

GENERAL ENGLISH

TEST B

WRITING

WRITING TASK 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task You have a full-time job and are also doing a part-time evening course. You now find that you cannot continue the course. → describe the situation → explain why you cannot continue at this time → say what action you would like to take Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses Begin your letter as follows: Dear…………….. WRITING TASK 2 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic. 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. Write at least 250 words.

ANSWER KEY

Model Answer Writing task 1 Dear Mr Kaine, I am a student of Microsoft Office Training (MST20) course in your institution. I am writing this letter to let you know that I would not be able to attend classes on 20th June onwards. I am hoping that you would allow me to continue the course with the next intake from October 2019. I work with a telecom company as an assistant researcher and due to some recently assigned projects, my office demands more of my time. Besides, I have some strict deadlines ahead and to meet them, I will need to work a few extra hours each day. Also, I will travel to Australia at the beginning of July for some official tasks. All these new responsibilities in my office force me to pause my course for the time being. However, I am willing to complete my course as it would be highly beneficial for my career. Therefore I humbly request you to allow me to attend the next available batch. This would be helpful for me to manage my office work on the one hand and continue my course on the other hand. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Yours sincerely, Namrata Jain Writing task 2 In our highly industrialised 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 colourful and attractive packs go straight to the trashcan; the number of packs is growing along with the consuming growth. More consuming produce more waste. Government and businesses encourage consuming because it leads to high profits and development of state economy. They are not interested in using 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, the government is not interested in reducing consumption. Thus, the responsibility has to be taken by individuals and non-governmental organisations. Certain laws, regulating the percentage of packaging material per tonne of the 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.