IELTS General Training Volume 3 Writing Practice Test 2
Question list
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
A friend you met last year has invited you to visit him/her in his/her country. You have never been there before and need some information before you leave.
Write a letter to your friend. In your letter:
request advise about a gift for his/her family
ask about activities and clothing in his/her country
find out about the food
You do NOT need to write any address.
You should write at least 150 words.
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Present a written argument or case to an educated reader with no special knowledge of the following topic:
News editors decide what to broadcast on television and what to print in newspapers. What factors do you think influence these decisions? Do we become used to bad news? Would it be better if more good news was reported?
Use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples and relevant evidence.
You should write at least 250 words.
Comments:
News both in print media and in television should reflect the authentic, unbiased and important news for the audiences and that news play an important role in terms of educating people, informing people about the current world and giving them an insight of political and social view. But sadly this is always not the case and news editors are often broadcast and publish biased and politically influenced news that does more harm than good to the society.
There are various reasons for that. First of all the personal views and political biasedness are two important factors that cause this problem. Newspapers and TV news should ideally be two great media to reach the people with the real and authentic news. People greatly rely on these media to get updates on events and current affairs and the impartial and biased news misleads them often. Often political views of editors and their link to a particular political party lead to this problem. It is not uncommon that a chief editor gets appointed to the position by the powerful political party and he is expected to present news in favour of this party. Second, in many countries government impose strict rules on what type of news can be presented to the public and that also causes problems in terms of fair and accurate news presenting. In many cases, money and corruption are involved for such heinous act. Again, many newspapers heavily rely on other renowned newspapers and internet for current news and if the source is corrupted, that leads to the case of printing and broadcasting impartial and misleading news. The personal threat, political reasons, power, greed, pressure and personal gains, business are the main reasons editors sometimes decide what to broadcast and what to print.
I would not agree with the notion that we are used to the bad news as I have witnessed many cases when a good news gets more attention and audience than bad news. It’s true that bad news is by their nature is appealing to people, but as a whole, we want to know about the true happening. Good or bad, people want to learn the truth. Often people’s attention can be achieved by publishing and broadcasting bad and negative news, but this is now always the truth as events like a peace treaty, world cup, noble contributions, achievements, good deeds and the political positive decision get more readers and viewers than bad news.
In conclusion, we are not used to the bad news and editors do decide which news to be reached to the public or not based on their personal, business and political reasons.
Dear Miko
I haven't seen you for a long time. How have you been? I am doing great.
In thailand are very hot. Thank you for your invited. I am so exciting to visit your country I never been in japan before. So I writing this letter to ask advise from you.
I thinking about a gift from thailand give to your parents but I don't kwon what should I buy is a food, clothing or a souvenir what do you think which one is perfact? and I want to ask you about the weather. This is winter or summer in japan what I should ware? and activities in the season are? I would like to learn a culture activities
I would like to try some original food like sushi, ramen, fish and seafood or dessert. I can't wait to see you soon.
Look forward to hearing form you
Emma Lee
sorry to inform you mate, but you failed in this task. Absolutely rubbish here
With the development of media technology, media is flooded with millions of tons of news which contains all kinds of information. These news mainly come from some formal medias or individual medias and were edited by the news editors to attract eyesight of the public to promote their products, services or propagandize their values. In the following paragraphs, I would like to delve into what influence these decisions on how to edit these news.
As the formal state medias, firstly ,they should help government to broadcast new policies and to make people be of sense of national honor and patriotism. So the editor have to edit more positive news about what is going on around our countries, especially in international relations. Another important point is that these edited news serve as spirit nutrition for it’s readers or customers. However ,in order for just making profit from people, some editors are controlled by profit-making publishers to edit nonsense and invaluable new just to appeal people to watch and read.
From the other side, as individual medias ,without too much complex relationships around, they tend to be more realistic. Media editors are often media owners. Most possibly, They just publish videos or messages in which they are interested, this is the reason why the short videos go viral now. A lot of excellent video creators step into the view of the public. Not only do they get a huge amount of fans and with that enjoy a better fame and wealth, but also lead the direction of this new era of media. Consequently, they are more likely to treat media as an entertainment, knowledge repository, real-time reporter and many other functions for people.
I believe that there are pros and cons of news as there are several reasons affecting editors how to edit news. Sometimes , the fraud news may induce the public’s concentration and mislead the public’s moods, which was rather dangerous. However , it would not be better if more and more good news was reported because these are not real more possibly.
In all, editors should strive to edit more real news and make them adapt to the public’s tastes and enable media become tool to spread positive value and strengthen unity of the nation.
Dear Friend
I have never imagined that you still remember what you had told to me that day we separating with each other was that you would invite me to visit your country one day in the future. Time flows so fast, one year has pass just in a blink and I was raring to see you again but I have some questions for this trip.
To begin with, I am not sure what kind of gift is appropriate which I will choose for your family. This is the first time to visit your family, I want to leave an imprint on your family. Besides,what activities do we need to attend and so what clothing should I prepare for that. What is more important is about the food, I am a big fan of delicious food, I hope you may introduce some of famous local meals.
Hope to get your reply soon.
Sincerely
Friend Steve.
Dear Norberto, how are you? thanks for te invitation to your country, it´s amazing to me.i have never been to your country. I have many questions before i go, the most important thing is the gift for your family in gratitude for the invitation, i was think in native food of my country, this is a good gift becouse we have diferent costumbs. Also i need know about the activities that we are going to do, becouse i need the apropiate clothes, Also, how about the weather in your country, is hot or cold? and i will take some sport shoes maybe we go to mountain or traking. And finally, i wanted to ask you the most important thing, the food, becouse i´m began and i can´t eat any food and this is a problem to me.However, I can cooking my food in my visit to my country, this isn´t a problem to me.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Your friend, Ivan.
First of all, in my point of view that some factors will influence the news editor to make decisions to broadcast news or print in newspapers such as controversial news and the trending topics. Most of people will read the news that everyone is talked about. They are curious about what happening now, so they can gossiping about that topics when they meet their friends.
Yes, I do. I think most of people right now prefer to read the bad news than they have to read the good news, that is why almost every media will make controversial tittle to get the engagement. Based on my experiences, When I saw that is a controversial tittle on social media which is it is a bad news, there are lots of comments and likes on that post. And when I saw good news, there are a few comments and likes. But I did not mean that good news is not interesting topics for readers, they just saw the post and just leave it without giving comment. Difference like bad news they will leave comments. And from that case, I can assume that more people prefer to read bad news such as contriversial news than good news.
It would not be good for media if they broadcasting more good news than bad news, because they will not got the engagement if they broadcasting mroe good news. But for readers they will feel safe when they read good news. So it depends from the point of view.
ON RECENT DAYES ITS TREND SHOWING OF CONTROVERSY FOR WHAT IS USEFUL FOR READERS OR NOT
IN THE BEGINNING I'M ONE OF THE OPINIONS, WITH WE SHOULD CHOOSE THE NEWS
FOR NEWS EDITORS, MORE IMPORTANT A PART OF WORK SUCH AS THE CONTENT, THE TIME, THE IMPACT.
THE NEWSMAKERS SHOULD PUT INTO CONSIDERATION. THAT THE NEWS HAVE EXTREMELY IMPACT IN OUR LIFE, REPRESENTED TO THE CONTENT AND THE RESULT
ON ONE HAND, SOME ARE MAKE THE SOCIETY GO TO VIOLENCE AND VANDALISM. AND DEPRESSION.
ON THE OTHER HAND, THE IMPACT OF THE NEWS GIVES, POSITIVE RESULTS AS INCREASING THE PRODUCTIVITY AND CO-OPERATIONS SPIRIT BESIDES ENCOURAGES THE CITIZENS TO WORK SO HARD.
SO NOWADAYS THE LAST RESEARCH I READED SHOWS IF YOU SURROUND YOURSELF WITH BAD NEWS YOU WILL BE DISAPPOINTED
AND YOU WILL LOSE YOUR ABILITY TO INTERACT WITH THE SOCIETY
IN MY OPINION, THE ROLE OF MEDIA IS TO MAKE PURPOSEFUL ADS
, IN ADDITION TO AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS AND EDUCATING THE CITIZENS
AND OUR ROLE AS CITIZENS WE UNDERSTANDING OF THE REASONS, AND OUR NEWS VARIOUS SOURCES
TO KNOW THIS ARE REAL OR FAKE BAD OR GOOD
3 MONTHS AGO IT WAS ABAD NEWS THE GOLD RATE WILL BE DOWN
MOST OF THE PEOPLE SELL THE GOLD AND THAT'S NEWS WAS INCORRECT IT WAS FOR GOLD DEALERS TO GAIN MORE MONEY
IN THE END, WE SHOULD KNOW FIRST THE TARGETS OF THE NEWS
AND UNDERSTANDING SIMPLY
DEAR JACK
IN FACT, I'M SO PLEASED ABOUT THE INVITATION THAT'S SO SWEET OF YOU, NOWADAYS I'M SO STRESSED AND. ACTUALLY. I NEED A HOLIDAY.
SPECIALLY WITH SOMEONE LIKE YOU.
BY THE WAY, I WAS WONDERING TO ASK YOU SOME QUESTIONS?
basically. It's the first time for me to visit your country. and I will come in December, wintertime, what clothes should bring with me? I have no idea about the weather in Italy. besides. the places we could hang out,
and would like to bring some gifts for your parents. you just help me to figure out what they like besides it's more important for me because you know I'm a foodie person. I love India. Italian and Chinese food
at the end I'm so excited to come and see you soon
sincerely mostafa
Hello Rahul,
I hope you and your family are doing well. Thank you very much for the invitation to visit United Kingdom. I have never visited this country and it’s been over a year since we met each other. This would be a wonderful opportunity to see you as well as visit this place. I am very excited about the trip.
First of all, I bought a surprise gift for you. But I am little perplexed on what to get for your family. Please throw some light on the likes and interests of your family members, which will help me in selecting the perfect gift for them.
Since I am visiting during winter, are there many outdoor fun activities? Do I get to play in the snow and go skiing in the mountains? Moreover, I am concerned about the clothing because of the freezing climate. Do I need to carry winter wear like boots, coats, gloves and head caps from India or is it better to purchase them locally?
As you know that I am a very big foodie. Do I get to try their local dishes? What is the staple food in Liverpool? What kind of cuisine do they usually savour? Will I be able to adjust to the food?
Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Best Wishes
Pardhu Kanala.
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Dear Smith,
How are you doing? I hope you and your will be alright. You remember when we met last year, it was so much fun and we enjoyed a lot by visiting some great places. Anyways, I am writing this letter because i need some information before i visit to you.
Actually, I want to buy some gifts for your family, So i need your suggestion to choose the gifts for your kids and wife, as bare hands visiting your family is not comfy for me.
Apart from that, I want to know regarding leisure activities in your country, as we will have to plan to involve in those activites. Moreover, if you tell me about the clothing that what type of cloths i am supposed to bring as i am unaware of your countrie's weather condition.
In addition, you know very well that i am concious and picky about food. I'd love to know about local food which is famous in your region. As i have heard that the local food in your region is declicious and world famous.
Looking forward to your reply and see you soon
Best Wishes
Ali
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