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1.

Agree or disagree with the following statement: We waste a great natural


resource: the elderly.
2. Agree or disagree with the following statement: The current generation is
lazy and lacks discipline.
3. Agree and disagree with the following statement: It is beneficial for a high
school graduate to work for a year before entering the university.
4. Agree or disagree with the following statement: Face-to-face
communication is better than other types of communication, such as letters,
e-mail, or telephone calls.
5. Give arguments for and against the following statement: We have
adopted the relentless pace of the very machines that were supposed to
simplify our lives, with the result that, whether at work or play, people do not
feel their lives have changed for the better.
6. Give arguments for and against the following statement: It is better to be
underrated by people than to be overrated by them.
7. Give arguments for and against the following statement: Treating your
adversary with respect is giving him an advantage to which he is not entitled.
(Samuel Johnson).
8. Give arguments for and against the following statement: Success is
somebody else’s failure. Make sure your personal opinion is clearly stated
in one paragraph within your essay.
9. Give arguments for and against the following statement: Quality after -
school programmes improve academic performance, decrease youth
delinquency and help young people grow into healthy, successful adults.
10. Give arguments for and against the following statement: It’s all right to
disconnect from the world every once in a while; in fact I feel certain that
our sanity and identity as humans necessitates it.
11. Give arguments for and against the following statement: Keep your
friends close; keep your enemies closer.
12. Write a for and against essay on the following topic: Internet can consume
up to 80 hours a week,wreck relationships, damage health and it is the
world’s fastest growing addiction. Sustain your opinion with relevant
arguments and examples. (250 words/25 lines)

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