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1.Somepeoplebelievethattheyshouldkeepallthemoneytheyhaveearnedandshould notpaytaxtothestate.Doyouagreeordisagree? 2.Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofmobilephones? 3.Today,theadvancesinscienceandtechnologyhavemadegreatchanges topeopleslives,butartists,suchasmusicians,paintersandwritersarestillhighlyvalued. Whatcanartstellusaboutlifethatscienceandtechnologycannot? 4.Inmanycountries,theproportionofolderpeopleissteadilyincreasing.Doesthis trendhavemorepositiveornegativeeffectsonthesociety? 5.Somepeoplebelievethatairtravelshouldberestrictedbecauseitcausesserious pollutionandusesuptheworldsfuelresources.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree? 6.Moreandmoremeasurestoimprovethesecurityinlargeurbanareashavebeen introducedinmanycountriesbecauseoftheincreasedcrime.Dothebenefitsofthese measuresoutweighthedrawbacks? 7.Inmanycountriesmoreandmoreyoungpeopleareleavingschoolbutunabletofind jobs.Whatproblemsdoyouthinkyouthunemploymentcausesforindividualsandthe society?Whatmeasuresshouldbetakentoreducethelevelofunemploymentamong youngsters? 8.Somepeoplethinkthatteachersshouldberesponsibleforteachingstudentstojudge whatisrightandwrongsothattheycanbehavewell.Otherssaythatteachersshouldonly teachstudentsacademicsubjects.Discussbothviewsandgiveyouropinion. 9.Onelongdistanceflightconsumesfuelwhichacarusesinseveralyears,buttheycause thesameamountofpollution.Somepeoplethinkthatforthesakeoftheenvironmentwe shoulddiscouragenonessentialflights,suchastouristtravel,ratherthantolimittheuseof cars.Towhatextentdoyouagree? 10.Acenturyago,whenmanlandedonthemoon,manypeoplethoughtthatitwasthe greatstepofmankindandagreatcontributiontoman.However,spacetravelhasmade littledifferenceonpeopleslives.Towhatextentdoyouagree?

 11.Somepeoplethinkthathistoryhaslittleornothingtotellus,butothersthinkthat studyingthepasthistorycanhelpusbetterunderstandthepresent.Discussthetwoviews andgiveyourownopinion. 12.Shouldthenationalteamorindividualmenandwomeninsportsbefinancially sponsoredbygovernmentornongovernmentbody,suchasbusinessandscholarship? 13.Theincreasinghousingprobleminbigcitieshassocialconsequences.Somepeoplesay thatonlythegovernmentcansolvethisproblem.Towhatextentdoyouagree? 14.Somebusinessesobservethatpeoplewhohavejustfinishedcollegehaveahardtime interactingwithcolleaguesinworkingasateam.Whatareyoursuggestionstosolvethis problem? 15.Somepeoplethinkthatanimalexperimentationiscruel.Othersbelievethatitis essentialtoresearchandscientificdevelopment.Whatisyouropinion? 16.Somepeoplebelievethatchildrenshouldlearnallsubjectsequally.Othersthinkthat childrenshouldonlylearnsubjectstheyareinterestedin.Discussbothsidesandgiveyour opinion. 17.Manycountriestodayhaveshowninsufficientrespectforolderadults.Whatcouldbe thereasons?Whataretheeffects? 18.SomepeoplethinkthattherearebenefitsingoingtoprivatesecondaryOthersfeelthat privatesecondaryschoolscanhavenegativeeffectsonthesocietyasawhole.Whatisyour opinion 19.Tolearnalanguageyouhavetolearnalsothecultureandlifestyleofthecountryin whichthespecificlanguageisspoken.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree? 20.Studentsarebettertoliveawayfromparentsratherthanstayingwiththemwhile studyingatauniversity.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree? 21.Multiculturalsocietiesbringmorebenefitstothecountrythandrawbacks.Discussboth sidesandgiveyouropinion. 22.Someparentsthinkthattelevisionadvertisingputstoomuchpressureonchildrento buytoysandotheritems.Otherpeoplefeelthatsuchadvertisingprovidesuseful information.Discussbothsidesandgiveyouropinion. 23.Fartoolittlehasbeendonetopreventanimalsandplantsfromdyingout,although peoplehavebeenawareofthisproblemforalongtime.Whydopeoplecaresolittle aboutit?Giveyoursuggestionsonhowtosolvethisproblem.

24.Somepeoplethinkthatthegovernmentshoulddecidewhichsubjectsstudentsshould studyatuniversity,butothersthinkthatstudentsshouldbeallowedtochoosethesubject theyprefer.Discussbothsidesandgiveyouropinion. 25.Britishpolicedonotcarryguns.Doyouthinkthisisagoodideaorabadidea? 26.Inthenearfuture,peoplewhocannotworkwithcomputerswillbedisadvantaged.To whatextentdoyouagree? 27.Nowadaysradioisbeingreplacedbythetelevisionandtheinternet.Towhatextentdo youagree? 28.Educationisalifelongtaskandshouldnotendwhenformaleducationhasbeen completed.Towhatextentdoyouagree? 29.Insomecountries,youngpeopleareencouragedtotravelorworkforayearafterhigh schoolandbeforegoingtouniversity.Doyouthinkthisisagoodidea? 30.Governmentsshouldspendmoremoneyoneducationthanonrecreationandsports. Towhatextentdoyouagree? 31.Somepeoplebelievethattechnologyhasfacilitatedourlivessomuchandgivenpeople alotoffreedom.Otherpeoplebelievethattechnologyhasmoredrawbacksthan advantages.Discussbothviewsandgiveyouropinion. 32.ComputersshouldreplaceteachersintheclassroomTowhatextentdoyouagree? 33.Capitalpunishmentshouldbereintroducedasapunishmentforpeoplewhocommit seriouscrimes.Towhatextentdoyouagree? 34.Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesoftheinternet? 35.Thereportingofcrimesinthemedia,suchasnewspaperandmagazines hasanegativeeffectonsociety.Towhatextentdoyouagree? 36.Howdoestheinternationalmediaimpactonalocalculture.Dotheadvantages outweighthedisadvantages? 37.Shouldgovernmentsprovideassistancetoallkindsofartists,suchassingers,painters, anddancers?Discussbothviewsandgiveyouropinion. 38.Thesedaysthereismajorproblemswiththeamountoftrafficinmajorcities. Increasingthepriceofpetrolwillhelpreducetrafficjamsandpollution.Towhatextentdo youagree?Arethereanyotherpossiblesolutionstothisproblem? 39.Inmanycountries,schoolshavesevereproblemswithstudentbehaviour.Whatdoyou thinkarethecausesofthis?Whatsolutionscanyousuggest?

 40.Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofkeepingpets?