Sample 34
Youshouldspendabout 40 minutesonthistask.
Presentawrittenargumentorcasetoaneducatedreaderwith nospecialist
knowledgeofthefollowingtopic:
Accordingtothoseinthetravelbusiness,thenatureoftheaverage
'holiday'ischanging.Ratherthanseeking arelaxingbreakinafar-awayplace,
peoplenowwantexitementon
theirholidaysandarekeentoparticipateinunusualandchallenging activities.
Do youagreeordisagree?
Youshouldwriteatleast 250 words.Useyourownideas, knowledgeandexperience
andsupportyourargumentswithexamplesandwithrelevantevidence.
modelanswer:
Holidaysareimportantbecausethey provideabreakfromournormaldailyroutineand
fromtheworld ofwork.Traditionally, holidayshavebeenseenasatimeforrelaxation
andasan opportunity
to visitanothercountryin ordertofind out
aboutitsgeographyandcustoms.Nowadays, however,itseemsthatothertypesof
holidayarebecomingpopular.Somepeoplewanttheirholidayto bea kind ofadventure,
andfindthismoreexcitingthan goingtothebeach orvisitingmuseums.Onan
adventureholiday, youmaystayin quitebasicaccommodation,ratherthanaluxurious
hotel.Activitiesmayinvolvethingssuchasbushwalking
orcycling, ormayformpartofanaid projectdesignedto helpcommunitiesinremote
areas.Holidayssuchastheseare popularwith peopleofallagesandcan often help
to promotetourisminruralenvironments.
Theincreasing popularity ofdangeroussportshasalso boostedthenumberof
adventureholidays;forexample,watersports,mountainclimbing orparagliding.
Theseholidaysaremorepopularwiththe youngergeneration,astheycan beboth
physicallyandmentally demanding.Participantsareoftenseekingthesortofthrillsthat
theycannotgetin ordinarylife.Thereisnowgreaterawarenessofthe damagingeffects
ofmasstourismandthismay beonereasonforthechanging nature ofholidays.This
can only beagoodthing.Butperhapspeoplearealso discoveringthatitisjustas
refreshingtotakeanactive holiday,asitistolieonabeach-thoughthatisstilla
question ofpersonal preference.
( 266 words)
Sample 35