At the present time, the population of some countries includes a relatively large number of young ad Topic: At the present time, the population of some countries includes a relatively large number of young adults, compared with the number of older people. Do the advantages of this situaton outweigh the disadvantages? Answer: The younger generation is becoming the majority of the population in some countries. Some people argue that it will be a big burden to create job opportunities for them while others are of the opinion that they are important labor resources for the country. Young adults are of great value as they may become the significant labor source for the industry, for example, manufacturing industry requires a large amount of people and it contributes largely to the economy of a country. Therefore, the country possessing abundant young adults has natural advantages in developing the labor intensive manufacturing industry. On the other hand, there is no need to worry about the issue of supporting the old as the old generation can be aided by their children. However, it is a serious problem for the government to create enough job vacancies for the young employees. Youngsters without jobs and income resources might become a potential risk to the society. Besides, it is also a heavy burden for the government to offer educational opportunities for the numerous young adults. Those who want to improve their working ability may find it hard to enter a vocational training institution. Thus it will be hopeless for them to get a promotion. To conclude, although there may be some side effects for a country to possess a considerably large number of young adults, I believe younger generations can make a huge contribution to the development of various aspects of a country.

Space travel has been possible for some time and some people believe that space tourism could be dev Topic: Space travel has been possible for some time and some people believe that space tourism could be developed in the future. Do you think it is a positive or negative develoment? Answer: Space technology has been developed rapidly in recent years making the space travel highly possible in the near future. Although it is attractive(fascinating), I believe we need to be cautious when we are determined to walk into space. First of all, space technology can cause an extremely large amount of financial resources which might be better to pump into other sectors. There are still many people lacking access to clean water and food. The insufficent nutrition of children has been a serious problem existing in many less developed countries for lots of years. Thus it is a reasonable arguement that resources should be utilized on the more tangible fields rather than the outer space as the earth remains our only home for the time being. Secondly, space travel can be really dangerous as little is known about the universe. For example, the spacecraft may encounter some radioactive substances which could be harmful to the environment on the earth. On the other hand, the advancement in space science might also have some possible promoting effects on our daily life. Take NMR for instance, this tech was originally developed to produce the device using on the spacecraft. However, it turned out to be highly useful in detecting impairments in the human body. Therefore, NMR is mainly equipped in the hospitals nowadays all around the world. It is also worth mentioning that the resources on the earth such as fossil fuels, are going to be exhausted within the next millennium. Space tourism may lead us to a new planet where energy sources are abundant. To conclude, although the development of space travel could bring us advanced technologies, I believe it is more reasonable to pump the financial resources into the other more urgent sectors.

The bar chart below shows the top ten countries for the production and comsumption of electricity in Topic: The bar chart below shows the top ten countries for the production and comsumption of electricity in 2014. Answer: The diagram compares the production and consumption of electricity within 10 countries in 2014. Overall, China was the country both producing and comsuming the most electric power, whereas Korea was the least. 3 countries produced and utilized more than 1000 billion kWh in 2014 and they are China, United States and Russia. China produced and used more than 5000 billion kWh in 2014. The US was the second largest power production (4099 billion kWh) as well as the comsuption (3866 billion kWh) country. Russia was the third country while its production was far less than China. Russia only produced and used approximately 1000 billion kWh in the year. The sum of power production and consumption of the remaining 7 countries was less than China and their production was all less than 1000 billion kWh. Brazil produced 530.7 billion kWh of power, which was only one tenth of that of China. Korea produced 485 billion kWh and comsumed 449 billion kWh of electricity, which was the last one in the top ten countries.

The government should control the amount of violence in films and on television in order to decrease Topic: The government should control the amount of violence in films and on television in order to decrease the violent crimes in soceity. To what extent do you agree of disagree with this issue. Answer: It is shown that the incidence rate of violent crimes has been increasing around the world these years. Some citizens argue that it is the more and more violent content shown in films and on TV that results in this consequence and the content should be controlled by the government. Whether the government should control the contents in films and on TV is the issue. It's necessary and a good way for the government to propagate a positive lifestyle in the society. In lots of countries, there are some regulations imposed by local government talking about what kind of images and stories could be broadcast. As there are some movies and TV series consisting violent shots and they are definitely not appropriate for broadcasting. They have a detrimental influence as some immature people may imitate the behaviour. On the other hand, over-controlling the content in the cultural artworks may hamper the creativity of the authors. Some artists might want to convey an alarm through the violence content to the audience that some events should have been avoided. Besides, surveys showed that some audience said watching movies with violent shootings helps them to relieve stress from their work and it's also a good way to relax on the weekends. In some Western countries such as America, there are classification systems for the severity of violence. Youngsters are not allowed to watch movies containing too many bloody scenes. To conclude, I believe it is necessary as well as effective for the government to control the amount of violence in artworks to reduce the crime in society. However, the content-control should not be too serious as it may hamper the creativity of authors.

The diagrams below show the change in a particular college campus from 1975 to 2010. The second map Topic: The diagrams below show the change in a particular college campus from 1975 to 2010. The second map indicates the proposed future change about this campus. Answer: The two maps compare the changes in the campus that happened from 1975 to 2010. The sports field on the north-west corner in 1975 had been removed and was planned to rebuild into the indoor sports center by 2020. On the south-west corner where the library used to be had been changed into the IT center attached to the library. Besides, there was a newly-built route from the main road to the IT center. The car park was widened considerably in 2010. Next to the car park, the geology room and music center were the new in 2010. In 1975, the drama theatre and music center were at the end of the second fork road from the main road. However, it was reconstructed into the science buildings in 2010 and its occupied area was smaller than 1975. On the south-east corner, lecture rooms remained the same. Overall, more teaching buildings were built in 2010 and more trees were also planted compared to 1975.

The two maps below show road access to a city hospital in 2007 and in 2010. The two pictures compare how the road changed to a city hospital from 2007 to 2010. In 2007, there were six bus stops along the Hospital Road, whereas those stops have been removed and the new Bus station was built to the west of the Hospital Road in 2010. In 2007, there was a car park for both staff and public to the east of Hospital Road. However, it can only be used for staff in 2010. Meanwhile, the public car park was constructed to the east of the city hospital. Two roundabouts were built on the Hospital Road in 2010. One of them was at the conjunction of City Road and Hospital Road. The other one was located on the Hospital Road connected to the south entrance of the city hospital. Overall, the place for car-parking had been enlarged in 2010. A new bus station was also built and two roundabouts were constructed for buses to enter the station.

The line graph below compares the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in four countries in billions of doll Topic: The line graph below compares the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in four countries in billions of US dollars. Answer: The line chart shows the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the four countries from 2010 to 2015. Overall, the GDP of Malaysia remained at the highest whereas the GDP of Nepal was the lowest among the four countries. The GDP of Malaysia saw an obvious increase from 2010 to 2011, which was 250 billion dollars in 2010 and 300 billion dollars in 2011. The figure increased steadily in the next three years and followed by a sharp decrease in 2015, from 330 billion in 2014 to 300 billion in 2015. The GDP of Pakistan was the second highest among the four countries and the figure increased smoothly from 190 billion in 2010 to 280 billion in 2015. Bangladesh's GDP (110 billion) was less than the half of that of Malaysia in 2010. The GDP of Bangladesh saw a slight increase from 2010 (110 billion) to 2012 (120 billion), then increased at a faster speed from 2012 to 2015 (200 billion). The GDP of Nepal was the lowest among the four countries and the figure had barely changed from 2010 (15 billion) to 2015 (18 billion).

The graph below shows the different home activities among young children in four different countries The bar chart compares different home entertainments among young children in the four countries. Overall, playing computer games was the most popular activity among youngsters, whereas only a small part of kids liked reading in their spare time. 60% Nigeria's children said they would play games on the computer. The figure is only 40% in China and it was 50% both in Malaysia and Sudan. It is noticeable that 30% of kids spent time watching TV at home in the four countries. Playing board games was another popular activity among kids. 25% of the children had fun playing board games when they were home in Malaysia. The figure is identical in China. In Sudan, 30% of children loved playing board games. Reading was the least popular activity among kids. 20% of children in Malaysia would read at home, and this figure was 15% in China. However, only 10% of children in Nigeria and Sudan chose to read at home. In summary, computer games and watching TV were the most popular activities at home among children in the four countries.

Some people think people working in creative arts should be financially supported by government. Oth Topic: Some people think people working in creative arts should be financially supported by government. Others think they should find financial support from other resources. Discuss both views and give your opinion. Here is my answer: There is no doubt that art plays a significant role in society. However, some people are of the view that the government should not invest money in artists, while others disagree with this opinion. Artists, no matter if they are musicians, painters or craftsmen, can make our society function more smoothly. Our society would be much more dull and boring without music, paintings, sculptures and other forms of art work. It requires talent, long-term hard-working as well as a large amount of financial investment to cultivate an artist. However, most artists have little income resources while they are under training process. Therefore, it is reasonable for the government to support them financially to help them accomplish their training. Otherwise, a lot of talented artist trainees would be faced with individual bankruptcy. As a consequence, our community would lose a large number of excellent artistic works. On the other hand, there are some artists, such as singers or performers, who have been extremely successful and famous. They have made huge amounts of money and live in luxurious houses and drive expensive cars. People are of the opinion that since these artists such as movie stars can make so much money, there is no need for the government to help them financially. Besides, they can also make a living by teaching other students with painting or playing instruments. There are also some companies holding parties for their employees and they often invite musicians to entertain their workers. It is also a good resource for young artists to make a living. To conclude, although some successful artists can earn a large amount of money on their own, I believe it is necessary for the government to assist young artists financially to help them grow faster.