‘Social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter are observed to have more negative effects than positive being more useful for the criminals than others. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.’
Rapid progress in the fields of genetics and gene therapy is likely to have profound effects on people's lives in the foreseeable future. By altering people's genetic make- up, it may be possible for doctors to cure hereditary diseases, and for parents to choose important characteristics for their children such as their sex or level of intelligence. Such a development would be a major breakthrough for humanity and would solve many present-day problems. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Tourism helps promote a country’s or a region’s culture. At the same time, there is concern about its negative effects on the preservation of local cultures. For a local culture, do the disadvantages of tourism outweigh the advantages?
Your local council is considering closing a sports and leisure center that it runs, in order to save money.
Write a letter to the local council. In your letter:
•give details of how you and your friends or family use the center
•explain why the sports leisure center is important for the local community
• describe the possible effects on local people if the center closes
It has been argued that we should be cautious about the effects of Artificial Intelligence on humanity in the future. To what extent do you agree?
Discuss the effects of a criminal's right to a trial by jury. is this a positive or negative thing? How does this effect criminals and society?
NOWADAYS, FILMS AND COMPUTER GAMES CONTAINING VIOLENCE ARE POPULAR. SOME PEOPLE THINK THOSE FILMLS AND GAMES HAVE NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON SOCIETY AND SHOULD BE BANNED, WHILE OTHERS THINK THEY ARE JUST HARMLESS RELAXATION. DISCUSS BOTH VIEWS AND GIVE YOUR OPINION.
People in all modern societies use drugs, but today's youth are experimenting with both legal and illegal drugs and at an increasingly early age. Some sociologists claim that parents and other members of society often set a bad example. Discuss the causes and some effects of widespread drug use by young people in modern-day society.
Nowadays a large amount of advertising is aimed at children. Some people think it can have negative effects on the children and should be banned. To what extent do you agree or disagree with these opinions?
Nowadays machines have become more sophisticated due to which more and more jobs and tasks which involve high physical work are being done by machines. What do you think this development has negative or positive effects.
Nowadays, children spend too much time watching TV and playing computer games. Some people believe this has negative effects on children's mental abilities. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
A research suggests that damage to the environment is an inevitable consequence of worldwide improvements in the standard of living. Write 150-200 words discussing whether you agree or disagree and why do you take that stance. What effects could it have if the government goes with either choice?
Computer games are becoming very popular among children of all ages and nationalities. Parents say they are concerned because these games have little educational value and many harmful effects. Do you agree or disagree?
Many people think modern communication technology is having some negative effects on social relationship. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
While international tourism offers many advantages a lot of places, it brings about several disastrous effects on both people and environment there. Do the advantages of international touriIsm outweigh the disadvantages?
Using a computer every day can have more negative than positive effects on children. Do you argee or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
These days many of us prefer to throw damaged things away, whereas in the past people used to repair damaged items and keep them for a long time. What are the effects of this change in attitude?
Children from age 7-11 now spend more time watching television and/or playing vedio games than before. What are the effects of this on children, families and society? What are the possible solutions to this problems?
57.Nowadays, there are many television advertisements aimed at children. What are the effects of these advertisments on children? Should TV advertisements be controlled?
road transport is taking over rail service. discuss the positive effects of this development. is this situation true for your country?
People are usually confronted with huge amount of advertisements in their life from competing companies. How do you think the advertising industry influences people? And what measures can be adopted to counter the risks of disastrous effects?
Today, many people do not know their neighbors in large cities. What does this cause? What are the effects ?
People are surrounded by advertising. Advertising can influence what people think So it has negative effects. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Nowadays people are living in a "thrown-away" society where they use things for a short time and then throw away. What cause this and what effects it may have. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Many criminals commit further crimes as soon as they are released from prison. What do you think re the causes of this? What effects will have on society?
People can perform everyday task, such as shopping and banking as well as business transactions without meeting other people face to face. What are the effects of this on an individual and society as a whole.
Some people think at robots are really important for humans future development. Others, however, think that robots are a dangerous invention that could have negative effects on society. Discuss both views and give your own opinion
Some people think that the increasing use of computers and mobile phones in communication has negative effects on young people's reading and writing skills. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Advertisements are getting their way into people's lives. Discuss the effects of advertisements on people. Should all ads be banned?
Your local council is considering closing a sports and leisure center that it runs, in order to save money.
Write a letter to local council. In the letter:
Give details of how you and your friends use the centre.
Explain why the sports and leisure center is important for the local community.
Describe the possible effects on local people if the center closes.
Friendly robots are now being developed to help people at work and at home. Do you think the positive effects of this development outweigh the negative? Give reasons for your answer and include relevant examples from your knowledge or experience.
Emerging from December 2019, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become one of the greatest challenges to humankind within 75 years since World War Two. It can be seen that the COVID-19 crisis has significantly changed our life in many ways. What are the effects of COVID-19 on our daily life?
The spread of multinational companies and the resulting increase of globalisation bring positive effects to everyone. Do you agree or disagree?
All over the world, the number of overweight people is growing. What do you feel are the main cause of this? What are the effects?
One of the most pressing problems facing the world today is overpopulation. What policies do you think governments should adopt to address the causes and effects of this problem? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Some people believe that time spent on television, video and computer game can be beneficial to children. Others believe this has negative effects on a child. Discuss both views and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your opinion.
Some people think that internet is shrinking our world with its tremendous benefits. Others argue that it has major adverse consequences for the course of human civilization due to its negative effects on family relationship. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
European countries have experienced severe heat waves. What do you think are the main causes of this phenomenon, and what measures should governments take to mitigate its effects?
Fast food is part of life in many places. Some people think this has bed effects on lifestyle and diets. Do you agree or disagree?
Many countries raise fuel prices in order to deal successfully with problems pertaining to traffic and pollution. What effects do you think this move can have? What other measures do you think can be taken to reduce traffic and pollution?
The percentage of overweight children in western society has increased by almost 20% in the last ten years. Discuss the causes and effects of this disturbing trend. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own experience or knowledge.
Some people think playing computer games is bad for children in every aspect. Others say playing computer games can have some positive effects on the way children develop. Discuss both these views and give your opinion.
Quang Ninh's economy has developed a lot in recent years. However, development of its economy has also resulted in some negative effects on the environment. What do you think are the main environmental problems and what solutions would you suggest?
Nowadays we have become a throwaway society with where it is common to throw away devices and gadgets instead of repairing them. Why is this happening and what are the effects of this?
Some people say that public sports facilities improve people health problems. Others argue that this development has insignificant effects on public health. Discuss both views and give your opinion
Nowadays genetically modified food is widespread all over the world. While proponents of GM crops ensure that these foods are safe for human consumption and help to increase food supplies, others argue that their effects on health have not been studied long enough. Describe pros and cons of genetically modified foods.
As a result of electronic inventions such as the computer and television, people do less physical activity, and this is having a negative effects on their health. To what extent do you agree or disagree.
Human activities have had a very negative effects on plant and animal species. Some people think it is too late to do anything about the problem, while others believe effective action can be taken to improve this situation. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Human activities have negative effects on plant and animal species. Some people think it is too late to do anything about this problem. Others believe that effective measure can be taken to improve this situation. Discuss both views and give our opinion
Some people believe that globalization is beneficial for developing countries, while others argue that it has negative effects. Discuss both sides and give your opinion.