Question: Some people feel that public money should not be spent on cultural amenities, such as museums, theaters and art festivals. How important do you think these things are to society as a whole ? Are there any areas which are more important for the government to fund.
Waste disposal presents increasing problems, especially in urban areas. What do you think are the causes? Give some suggestions to the government and individuals on how to reduce the amount of rubbish.
In the world today, it is private companies rather than governments who pay for and carry out scientific research. Do the advantages outweigh any disadvantages?
Q- scientific research should be funded by government rather than commercial organizations. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Protecting the Environment is the responsibility of the government. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.
In some countries, governments are encouraging industries and businesses to move out of the cities and into regional areas. Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
Some people think that in order to prevent illness and disease, governments should make efforts in reducing environmental pollution and housing problems. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Inorder to solve traffic problem, governments should tax private car owners heavily and use their money to improve public transportation. what are the advantages and disadvantages of such solutions
Some people feell that governments should take a large proportion of people’s salaries to pay for necessary public services such as roads and schools. Others feel that high taxes are a bad thing. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
The pie charts below show the sources for UK tax revenue for last year and the total UK government spending for last year.
Some people believe that the government should fund and support the arts, while others think that it should prioritize other public services such as healthcare and education. Discuss both views and give your own opinion
Housing shortage in big cities can cause severe social consequences. Some people think only government action can solve this problem. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Tourism today creates a variety of problems, such as pollution due to flights, transport and dirty water. Do you think that governments should impose extra taxes on flights or accommodation to restrict today's tourism industry? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your knowledge or experience.
Topic: Children’s education is expensive. In some countries, the government pays some of or all the costs. Do the advantages out weight its disadvantages?
Should long-term job seekers in receipt of government benefits be made to do voluntary work so that they give something back to the community? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Some people believe that governments should provide free education for all citizens. Others think that education should not be free and that governments should spend money on other priorities. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Some people think the government should provide free housing, while others believe it is not the government's responsibility. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Some people think that government shoud only focus their spending on public services, and they cliam that spending on arts is a waste of money. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
government needs to spend more money to encourage the development of artsand sports in schools, rather than to support professional arts and sport events . to what extent you agree or disagree ?
Many governments spend money on things like museums, art gallerys, music and theatres. They believe it is a waste of money. They think that Governments must invest money in public services instead. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
You live in a house near a park. Recently, a lot of teenagers have been meeting in the park at night. They are very noisy. Write an email to the local government in about 150-200 words. Your email should do the following things: Provide information about where you live. Explain the problem and how it affects your life and Suggest a way to solve the problem.
Some people believe today that everyone has a right to access to the Internet and that governments should provide this access for free. Other people believe that access to the internet is not a right and should be paid for like other services. Discuss both these views and give your opinion.
The government should spend more money on medical research to protect citizen’s health rather than on protecting the environment.Do you agree or disagree?
Waste disposal presents increasing problems, especially in urban areas. What do you think are the causes? Give some suggestion to the government and individuals on how to reduce the amount of rubbish.
In many countries in the world, some poeple earn extremely high salaries. Some people think that this good for a country. Others think that the government should not allow salaries above a certain level. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
some people claim that not enough of the waster from homes is recycled. They say that the only way to increase recycling is for governments to make it a legal requisment. To what extent do you think laws are needed to make people recycle more of their waste?
Motor vehicle crashes are one of the leading cause of teen deaths. To prevent such road accidents, the government should ban people under 24 to drive motor cycles. To what extent do you agree or degree?
In some countries, students pay their college or university fees, while in some others, the government pay for them. Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages
Some people think that companies and individuals, rather than the government, should pay for cleaning up the pollution that they have produced. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
some people claim that not enough of the waste from homes is recucled . They say that the only way to increase recycling is for governments to make it a legalo requirement . To what extent do you think laws are needed to make people recycle more of their waste ?
Some people think that companies and individuals should pay to clear up the pollution they product, and that the government should not pay for it. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Solving environmental problems should be the responsibility of an international organizational rather than each national government. Do you agree or disagree?
In some centuries, the government pays unemployed people on the weekly basis. How this would impact people as well as government? Do you agree or disagree with that
Creative artists should always be given the freedom to express their own ideas (in words, picture, music or film) in whichever way they wish. There should be no government restrictions on what they do. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
Some people think that governments in developing countries should introduce new technologies to people in order to improve the quality of life, while others believe that in order to achieve that governments should offer free education for all. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion
Motor vehicle crashes are one of the leading causes of teen deaths. To prevent such road accidents, the government should ban people under 24 to drive motorcycles. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
In some countries, many suffer from health issues due to eating too much fast food. That’s why it is necessary for governments to impose a higher tax on this kind of food. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
In many cities, problems related to overpopulation are becoming more common. Some governments are now encouraging business and individuals to move out of cities to rural areas. Do the advantages of this trend outweigh the disadvantages?
Children’s education is expensive. In some countries, the government pays some or all of the costs. Does this development have more advantages or disadvantages?
Several languages are in danger of extinction because they are spoken by very small number of people. Some say that government should spend public money on saving these languages, while others believe that it would be a waste of money. Discuss both these views and give your opinion.
Some people say the government should give healthcare the first priority, some others believe there are more important priorities to spend the taxpayers' money. Discuss both views and give your opinion
Money spent on space exploration is a complete waste. Governments could better spend this money on other things to benefit the nation. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
Instead of asking the government to bear the cost of higher education, students should pay their own tuition fees themselves. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Children's education is expensive. In some countries, the government pays some or all of the costs. Do the edvantages outweigh the disadvantages?
some people say that governments should spend money on building theatres and sport station. Instead, they should spend money on medical care and education. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
The environmental problems that today's world is facing are so great that there is little ordinary people can do to improve the situation. So governments and large organizations should be responsible for reducing the amount of damage being done to the environment. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own experience or knowledge.
In many parts of the world and throughout the history,governments have moved their capitals.Discuss potential problems and benefits?Say whether you would be in favor of moving your capital?
Governments in many countries are replacing old buildings such as art galleries and town halls with new ones. Is this a positive or a negative development?
some people think they have right to use as much freshwater as they want. Other believe governments should tightly control the use of freshwater as it is limited resource. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
In some cities, government has tried to tax the owners of the vehicles, for example to reduce the traffic congestion. Do you think it is a positive or a negative impact?