howwedefine'responsibleforbringingthechildren up'.Atitssimplest,itcouldmean
givingthefinancialsupport necessaryto provideahome,foodandclothesand
makingsurethechildissafeandreceivesanadequateeducation.Thiswould bethe
basicdefinition.
Thereis, however,anotherpossibleway of definingthatpartofthequotation.Thatwould
sayitisnotjustthefathersresponsibilityto providethebasicsforhischildren,whilehis
wifeinvolvesherselfintheeverydayactivity ofbringingthemup.Rather, heshould
sharethosedaily duties,spendasmuchtimeashisjoballowswith hischildren, play
withthem,readtothem, help directlywiththeireducation, participateveryfullyintheir
livesandencouragethemtosharehis.
Itisthissecond,fuller,conceptof
'fatherhood'thatIaminfavourof,
althoughIalsorealisehowdifficultitistoachievesometimes.Theeconomicand
employmentsituationinmanycountriesmeansthatjobsaregettingmore, notless,
stressful,requiringlong hoursand perhapslongjourneystoworkaswell.Thereforeit
mayremainformanyadesirableidealratherthananachievablereality.
Sample 133
Youshouldspendabout 40 minutesonthistask.
Millionsofpeopleevery yearmovetoEnglish-speakingcountriessuchas
Australia,BritainorAmerica,inordertostudy atschool,collegeoruniversity.
Whydosomanypeoplewanttostudyin
English?
WhyisEnglishsuchanimportantinternationallanguage?
Givereasonsforyouranswer..
Youshouldwriteatleast 250 words.
modelanswer:
IamnotsurprisewhenIreadinthe newspapersthatmany peoplemovetoEnglish
speakingcountries.Iamanengineerinaprocesscontrolsinceten yearsandI
understandthenecessity ofEnglishlanguage.Forexample,when Ireadtechnical
Englishspecifications,whenImeetJapaneseIndustrialsto buildtogethersome
electronicmaterialsor
whenIgo on holidaysinItalywherethe bestway(forme)tocommunicateistospeak
English.Therefore,today,it's necessarytolearnEnglishandthebestwayistostudy
inEnglishassoonas possiblewhenweareatschoolbutalsowhenwehaveajob.It's
soImportanttocommunicatewithforeigners, becauseof
work.Forexample:toseafoodsinUSA,to buildelectroniccardswiththeJapanese,to
obtainacertificationwithFDA(American organization)in ordertosellsome