“Nowadays children are undisciplined because their parents are busy with their career.” To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? What could parents do to build a sense of discipline among children?
The graph below shows tge sales of children's books,adult fuction and education books between 2002 and 2006.
Some people think that older school children should learn a wide range of subjects to acquire more knowledge, while other people believe they should learn a small number of subjects in details. Discuss both views and give your opinion. (Discuss both views).
Some people think that parents shouldteach children how to be good members of society. Others, however, believe that school is the place to learn this. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Some people think that the main purpose of schooling is to turn children into good citizens and workers, rather to begin them as individuals. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Some people think that formal education should start for children as early as posssible,while others think that it should not start until 7 years of age. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
In many countries children are taught discipline using both means encouragement as well as punishment. Which method is more suitable and effective? Is discipline necessary for children.
In many traditional societies, caring for the children is only the mother’s responsibility. More recently, some people have argued that the father’s role should be as important as the mother’s role. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Some people believe children are given too much free time. They feel that this time should be used to do some home work. How do you think children should spend their time?Give reasons for your answers a d include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
Some people believe that it is more important to teach children the literature and history of their own country, rather than the literature and history of other countries. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Some people believe that children should study all subjects at school, while others think they should only study subjects they are good at or find interesting. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Some children find mathematics and philosophy difficult. Some people think these subjects should be optional. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Some people argue that parents should have a strong influence on their children's choice of friends and life partners. Others believe that young people shoulda make these decisions independently. Discuss both views and give your opinion
It is important for children to learn the difference between right and wrong at en early age. Punishment is necessary to help them learn this dictinction. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
Scientists recommend making it mandatory for children to learn how to play a musical instrument. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Many believe that a person who has a college diploma will have better chance in landing a good job in the future.This is why most parents strive to send their children to college.To what extent do you agree that only a college diploma is the key to a better future?Give good reasons and examples to support your opinion.
The amount of time spent on sports and exercise should be increased in the schools in order to tackle the problem of overweight children. Do you think this is the best way to deal with the problem? What other solutions can you suggest?
It has been suggested that primary children should learn how to grow vegetables and keep animals. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?
Some people think that the main purpose of school is to turn children into good citizens and worker, rather to benefit them as individuals. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Giving pocket money to children is very common in many countries. Discuss both advantages and disadvantages and what your opinion is.
To some people studying the past has little value in the modern world. Why do you think it is important to do so? What will be the effect if children are not taught history?
the chart below compares percentage of time that parents spent time with children in Australia in 2013
Some people think that a sense of competition in children should be encouraged. Others believe that children who are taught to cooperate rather than compete become more useful adults. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. Give reasons tp your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experiences.
Some people suggest that bringing up children by the whole family including uncles , aunts and grandparents. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give your opinion and example.
In some countries, birth rates are falling and experts say that by 2050 these countries will have far more adults aged 65 and over than children under 15. What problems might this cause in the future? Can anything be done to solve this issue? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge o experience.
Some people think that parents should teach their children how to be good members of society. Others, however, believe that school is the best place to learn this. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
‘Children who have brothers and sisters often have better social development than an only child. The government should therefore give money to parents to have two or more children.’ What do you think about this proposal?
Games are as important for adults as they are for children. Do you agree or disagree with the above statement? Give your own opinion on the issue. Use your own experience or an example to support your idea.
In some countries, seoncdary schools aim to provide a general education across a range of subjects. In others, children focus on a narrow range of subject related to a particular career. Which do you think is appropriate in today's world?
Present a written argument or case to an educated reader with no specialist knowledge of the following topic. It is important for children to learn the difference between right and wrong at an early age. Punishment is necessary to help them learn this distinction. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? What sort of punishment should parents and teachers be allowed to use to teach good behaviour to children?
Some say children should be disciplined at an early age. Others , however, feel this is not a good idea. Discuss both these view and give your opinion
Once children enter school, teachers have more influence on their intellectual and social developments than parents. 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.
Today, children play very cruel games. This should be the reason for the increase in violence and crime in most of the world's major cities. What do you think about this?
Serious violent crime among people who under - 18 are becoming more common. Some people think that children who commit serious crimes should be treated like adults, while others would say that they should be rehabilitaited. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Children are facing more pressure nowadays from academc, social and commercial perspective. What are the causes of these pressures and what measures should be taken ot reduce these pressures.
More and more women go out to work. Is it the government's responsibility to subsidise them and provide free staff and facilities to care for their children? To what extent do you agree or disagree with this idea?
Nowadays, more and more people decide to have children later in their life. What are the reasons? What are the impacts on society and families?
In some countries, very few young people are willing to do unpaid community service (for example, working for a charity, improving the neighborhood, or teaching sports to younger children). What problems might this cause? What do you think is the best way to solve these problems?
Caring for children is very important for our society. Therefore all mother's and father's should take a child care training course. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
People face a lot of difficulty in giving a speech or presentation in public. If the children are being taught in schools, about how to give speech in public, would it be better. How important is it to learn how to speak in public? Do you agree or disagree with the statement? Give relevant examples
Some parents think it is good to give their children mobile phones while others disagree. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
A large company in your area has decided to spend a certain amount of money, either to sponsor a local children’s sports team for two years, or to pay for two open-air concerts. It has asked for feedback from the general public.
Write a letter to the company. In your letter,
describe the benefits of sponsoring the sports team
summarise the benefits of paying for the concerts
say how you think the company should spend the money
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Sir or Madam,
Write at least 150 words.
Some children found some subject eg.math and philosophy difficult that these subjects should be optional instead of compulsory. To what extent do you agree.
In the present era, children have fewer responsibilities than in the past. Some people consider this as a positive development, others see it as a negative trend. Discuss both views and give your own opinion
New household appliances have resulted in more free time for women and has enabled them to both work and run a home with dependent children. What are the advantages for a family when the mother works? Do you think advantage outweigh diadvantages?
Some experts believe that it is better for children to begin learning a foriegn language at primary school rather than secondary school.Do the advantagers of this overweign the disadvantagers?
Some people believe that children should spend all of their free time with their families. Others believe that this ia unnecessary or even negative. Discuss the possible arguments on both sides, and say which side you personally support.
Some people say that punishment is the best way to teach children to behave well is to punish them. Others argue that rewarding and praising is a better way to teach them the difference between right and wrong. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Some people think that because some children find some subjects such as mathematics and philosophy difficult they ought to be optional instead of compulsory. To what extent do you agree?
In some countries, there is an increase in the number of parents who educate their children at home. Do you think this is a positive or negative development?