The tasks below are rather abstract, which makes them somewhat more difficult than those listed in the other sections. If your level of English is advanced, the tasks might well be exactly what you need.
Sample task VA-001_A
Describe an animal or pet that you or someone you know owns or used to own.
You should say
* what kind of animal it is/was
* where you or the person you know got it
* how you/they look/looked after it
and explain why it is/was important to you/that person.
Sample task VA-001_B
Describe an animal or bird that lives in the wild in your country.
You should say
* what it looks like
* what it can do
* whether it is dangerous / * whether it is endangered
and explain why or why not this animal or bird has to be protected.
Sample task VA-002
Describe life in a particular period in history.
You should say
* what period you have chosen
* what were the benefits of life then
* what were the drawbacks of life then
and explain whether you would like to have lived then.
Sample task VA-003
Describe an environmental/ecological problem in your area.
You should say
* what the problem is
* what some of its causes are
* what some of its effects are
and explain how it could be solved.
Sample task VA-004
Describe a social problem in your area.
You should say
* what the problem is
* what some of its causes are
* what some of its effects are
and explain how it could be solved.
Sample task VA-005
Describe how you would like to spend a free day.
You should say
* where you would spend the day
* what you would do during the day
* who you might like to spend the day with
and explain why you would like to spend the day like this.
Sample task VA-006
Describe an ambition that you have for the future.
You should say
* what the ambition is
* when you expect to be able to achieve it
* how it will affect you life in the future
and explain why this ambition is important to you.
Sample task VA-007
Describe a law that you find important/useful.
You should say
* what the law is
* how you learned about it
* who it benefits
and explain why you think it is important/useful.
Sample task VA-008
Describe a season you like or hate.
You should say
* what the season is
* what the weather is like in this season
* how people dress in this season
and explain why you like or hate this season.
Sample task VA-009
Describe your ideal climate.
You should say
* what type of climate it is
* where in the world that climate exists
* what weather conditions could be present in that climate (eg rainfall, temperature, winds)
and explain why it is your ideal climate.
Sample task VA-010
Describe a change you would like to make in your life.
You should say
* what change you would like to make
* when you would like to make this change
* whether it would be easy or difficult to make this change
and explain why you would like to make this change.
Sample task VA-011
Describe a job you would be happy to do if you had to quit your current job.
You should say
* what job it would be
* what you would have to do in your job
* what skills and abilities would be necessary to do that job well
and explain why you would be happy to do that job.
Sample task VA-011
Describe a job you think you would be good at.
You should say
* what job it is
* what you would do in this job
* why you want to do it
and explain why you think you would be able to do this job well.
Sample task VA-012_A
Describe something that you cannot do (a skill) but would like to learn.
You should say
* what you would like to learn
* how you would learn it
* whether you would ask anyone for help
and explain what benefits you would get if you learned this skill.
Sample task VA-012_B
Describe a useful skill you learned recently.
You should say
*what the skill is/was
*where you learned it
*how you learned it
and explain why this skill is useful.
Sample task VA-013
Describe a (training) course you would like to do.
You should say:
* what (kind/sort of) course it is
* where you would do this course
* whether you need any special skills or funding to do this course
and explain how you would benefit from taking this course.
Sample task VA-014
Describe a party you would like to arrange for your friends or family.
You should say
* who you would invite to the party
* where and when you would hold the party
* what everybody would do at the party
and explain why you think you friends and family would enjoy this party.