Task 2 - Academic Purposes Test 3 - Education versus Experience (Agree Disagree)

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Write about the following topic.

Many people say that the only way to guarantee getting a good job is to complete a course of university education. Others claim that it is better to start work after school and gain experience in the world of work.

How far do you agree or disagree with the above views?

Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples based on your knowledge or experience.

Write at least 250 words

MODEL ESSAY:

A growing number of people are saying that getting a good job is guaranteed, only after finishing a university education course while others are claiming that, starting work after school is better since it gives an experience in the field of work. I strongly agree with the statement that, it is by far good to start work after school to attain some level of knowledge in working.

The idea that starting to work after school is better as it is key to gaining knowledge in the field of work. This is because working after school means getting an upper hand in the scope of work. Unlike undergraduates with no experience of work but only a mere theory knowledge, starting a job after school is far reasonable since most companies are interested in professionals, rather than undergraduates. Professionals really have the skills it takes to work but undergraduates only know about the work. Most often, professionals with working experience fit well in the employment world with an outstanding performance at work. For instance, an engineering company offering a good job will ask for practical competency. This is to confirm the ability of the candidate having any knowledge about engineering apart from a mere theory.

On the other hand, many people try to finish college and get a degree. This partly sounds convincing in that university education is the basis for every job, but this is not enough to get a good job or to maintain it. I believe knowledge is more powerful than any form of requirement. Taking my friend for instance, who had first class in mathematics as a requirement to teach but has no experience in teaching was rejected by the students after few months.

In conclusion, I strongly believe that although education certificate is important in all things, having a better experience together with education is the right tool to unlock a good job.

316 words

Band 7

Ruben


Reality Check!

"65% graduates in Philippines found unemployable in the careers of their choice!"

Philippines National Employability Report (Graduates) - 2017

Aspiring Minds Philippines National Employability Report – 2017 is an in-depth analysis of the job-readiness of the youth of Philippines across various industry roles. Its findings are based on the study of 60,000 students from 80+ colleges through the country.

Key insights from the report:

• 65% candidates are unemployable in the roles of their choice
• Only 14.15% graduates are employable for outbound sales and 21.90% for inbound customer service roles in the BPO sector
• Lack of adequate domain skills is the key reason for low employability in BFSI sector
• 64% of employable graduates lie beyond the Top 50 colleges in Philippines
• No gender-wise disparity observed in employability numbers

SOURCE: https://www.aspiringminds.com/research-reports/philippines-national-employability-report-graduates-2017

Task 2 - Cambridge 11 Test 1 - Spending More Money on Railways than Roads (Agree Disagree)

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Write about the following topic.

Governments should spend more money on railways rather than roads.

To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples based on your knowledge or experience.

Write at least 250 words


MODEL ESSAY:

Technology is fast-growing and environmental issues, as well as their effect on climate change, are highly discussed around the globe. For these reasons and much more, I highly agree that governments should concentrate their finances more on constructing railways than roads for the simple reason that the former is much more environmentally and economically friendly.

To begin with, if governments invest in road construction, this will lead to increased pollution of the atmosphere. The reason is that cars and buses use fossil fuels such as petrol, benzine, gas oil, and eventually release toxic gases into the atmosphere. Trains, on the contrary, use electricity which is less harmful to the environment. Secondly, in these modern times, there is high competition in the world which requires that people move faster, get to their destinations quicker in order to gain time and money. Trains are for certain much faster and more effective than roads. For example, a traffic jam in a city will take a longer time to resolve than a railway breakdown. Finally, if governments invest more money on roads, communication will be made much easier as well as transportation in and out of cities and countries.

In my opinion, railways are more effective and more environmentally friendly than roads. It will cost less for governments to invest in railway maintenance than in road maintenance. Furthermore, railways have a capacity to cross overseas and borders which may not be very practical with roads.

In conclusion, I agree with the point of view that governments should invest much more in constructing intercity railways as they would use up less time, energy and money.

270 words

Band 8

Ya-Ngoye