4 Nature, the environment and energy, 8 Cities and infrastructure, 9 The countryside and agriculture, and 10 Government and the authorities. This means that you may sometimes need to
combine vocabulary from two (or possibly three) topics to answer a Task. For example, a Task may
ask about the effect of economic problems on the countryside, and you would then use vocabulary
from Topics 7 and 9.
Topic 7 example Task
‘Unemployment remains the biggest challenge to school-leavers in most countries’ How far do you agree with this assessment? What other challenges face young people today? (school-leavers = young people who leave school without going on to further studies.) Explanation of the Task
This is another Opinion>Personal viewpoint type essay (it asks how far you agree with an
idea.) You should introduce the topic and give your opinion in the introduction, then explain why you
have this view. You should briefly consider the opposing view, then restate your opinion in the
conclusion. This particular Task has an extra element, which sometimes happens in Task 2: it asks you
to suggest some other challenges also. You should combine these ideas in the main body of the essay,
as in the example below.
Band 9 model essay
Youth unemployment is certainly a worrying
challenge for most countries, especially at a time
of
economic instability and
social unrest . However, to say that this is the largest
issue is to overlook
a range of equally
pressing matters, as we will discuss now.
It must be admitted that
joblessness can undermine a young person’s
economic prospects and
consequent
social mobility. Nevertheless, this issue can be
ameliorated
