To make a decision, do you follow your feelings and go by intuition, or do you try to collect as much information as you can and decide once you have made a complete analysis of the facts?
Describe a moment when your life changed forever. What happened? How is your life different now? What did you think and feel? Do you wish you could go back to your life before it happened?
Companies and labour unions in France have agreed to limit business emails after 6pm to help improve their work-life balance and well-being. Do you think this is a good idea? Is it even possible in your job?
QUESTIONS 1–5: Write a sentence based on a picture
DIRECTIONS: In this part of the test, you will write ONE sentence that is based on a picture. With each picture, you will be given TWO words or phrases that you must use in your sentence. You can change the forms of the words and you can use the words in any order.
Some large companies are making the switch to English as the official in-house language. What do you think about it? What are the pitfalls of such a move? What is to be gained? Would you like for your company to have such a policy?
Below is a pie chart showing the global percentage of English dialects in 1997. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
What strategies do companies use to persuade us to buy products and services? Describe a good ad campaign and say why you think it is effective. Also write about a bad ad campaign. Say what they did wrong and suggest how they could have done a better job.
Imagine you have just attended a lecture at your university, given by an expert in your field of study. Write an email to the speaker expressing your appreciation for the lecture and requesting further contact. You would like to talk more with the speaker about their topic to help you with your own studies.
Do you learn more from someone telling you about it or doing it yourself? Would you rather have a lecture-based course or a lab-based course? Does it matter what you are learning? Give details.
QUESTIONS 1–5: Write a sentence based on a picture
DIRECTIONS: In this part of the test, you will write ONE sentence that is based on a picture. With each picture, you will be given TWO words or phrases that you must use in your sentence. You can change the forms of the words and you can use the words in any order.