The ability to maintain friendships with a small number of people over a long period of time is more important for happiness than the ability to make many new friends easily. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
Learning English at school is often seen as more important than learning local languages. If these are not taught, many are at risk of dying out. In your opinion, is it important fir everyone to learn English? Should we try to ensure the survival of local languages and,if so,how?
Deforestation is considered one of the major environmental problems. What are the causes and effects of deforestation? What solutions can be put in place to address it?
Countries with long average working hours are economically more successful than those countries which do not work long hours. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Some people believe that it’s appropriate for children to learn a foreign language in primary school. Does the advantage of this outweigh its disadvantage?
Many students choose to take a gap year before starting university, to travel or gain work experience. Do you think is a good idea or a waste of time? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant exaxples from your own knowledge or experience
Some expert believe that is better for children to begin learning a foreign language at primary school rather than secondary school. Do they advantage of this outweigh the disadvantages?
An increasing number of professionals such as professors, doctors, engineers, physicians are leaving their developing countries in search of better standards of living and quality of life, higher salaries, access to advanced technology and more stable political and economic conditions in developed countries.
The growing nuber of overweight people is putting a strain on the health care system in an effort to deal with the health isssues involved. Some people think that the best way to deal with this problem is to introduce more physical education lessons in the school curriculum. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
The graphs below compare the number of cosmetic procedures performed on males and females in Korea in 2004.
Some people think that a sense of competition in children should be encouraged. Others believe that children who are taugh to co-operate rather than compete become more useful adults. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
More and more companies are allowing employees to work at home. Do you think this is a positive or negative development? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your experience.
Some people find it difficult to present a speech/presentation in the public. Therefore it is suggested that public speaking should be taught in schools. Do you think it is important to know how to speak well? Do you agree or disagree with the view?
As computers are being used more and more in educ ation, there will soon be no role for teachers in the classroom. Do you agree or disagree with this statement
Subjects like art, music, and drama are more important than other subjects and therefore should be given more time in the calendar. Do you agree or disagree?
The presence of technology in the classroom has become more and more apparent and offers students tremendous resources with which to supplement their education. Given time, technology will completely replace the traditional teacher in the classroom. Do you agree or disagree with the above statement?
Nowadays in many countries more and more people are spending their time away from their families. Why is this? What are the effects on themselves and on their families?
Foreign visitors should pay more than local visitors for cultural and historical attraction.To what extend do you agree or disagree.
it is more important on spend public money on promoting a health lifestyle in order to prevent illness than to spend it on treatment of people who are already ill. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
some people belive that it is good for a country's culture to import foreign movies and TV programmes. Others think that it is better to produce these locally. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Tobacco should be treated as illegal like other drugs. Smoking has not a single positive issue but lots of negative effects and therefore, it should be banned. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the above statement. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your experience.
In the future, more people choose to go on holiday in their own countries and not travel abroad on holiday. Do you agree or disagree?
due to poorer conutries experience brain drain, they are seeing many professionals such as doctors and teachers, leaving to work in more developed countries. what problem does this cause ? what solution can be suggested
Part 2 Some people think that competition at work, at school and in daily life is a good thing. Others believe that we should try to cooperate more, rather than competing against each other. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
Some people participate in extra‐curricular activities such as volunteering in charitable events or joining dance groups to gain more knowledge and experience. Others simply focus on their goals such as academic studies or work. Which do you think helps in improving a person’s knowledge and experience and why?
In the past, people stored knowledge in books. Nowadays people store knowledge on the internet. Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
For a long time art has been considered an essential part of all cultures in the world. However, nowadays people’s values have changed, and we tend to consider science, technology and business more important than arts. What do you think are the causes of this?
Many people today choose to move from rural areas to cities in search of better opportunities. Does this have more advantages or disadvantages for a country?
To learn a foreign language successfully you need to spend time in the country where the language is spoken. Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
people argue that employers should give more attenton to the workers clothes instead they should focus on the job quality.
to what extented you agree or disagree?
give reasons and examples
In some countried more and more people are becoming interested in finding out about the history of the house and building they live in. What are the reason for this? How can people research this?
If we want to reduce unemployment, we need to pay workers more money for manual jobs. This will encourage people to work. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
countries are becoming more and more similar because poeple are able to buy the same products every where in the world. do you think this is a positive or negative development?
The restoration of old buildings in major city throughout the world would involve enormous expenditure. This money would bring more benefits if it was used to provide new housing and road development. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
some people think that success in life comes form hard work and determination, while others think that there are more important factors such as money and appearance. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Some university students want to learn about other subjects in addition to their main subjects. Others believe it is more important to give all their and attention to studying for qualification. Discuss both views and give your opinion
Some argue that Halloween and similar festivities at the end of October are becoming too commercialized, focusing more on costumes and decorations than the original cultural and historical significance. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Support your opinion with examples and reasons.
Some people say that physical education classes are an important part of a child’s education. Others believe that it is more important to focus on academics during school time. Discuss both these views and give your opinion.
low cost airline let people travel more. some say it is positive, others say it is negative. Discuss both view and give your opinion
Some people think that more money should be spent on protecting endangeret species while others think it is a waste of valuable money. What is your opinion?
As computers translate quickly and accurately, learning foreign languages is a waste of time. To what extend do you agree or diagree?
Education is a critical element of the prosperity of any nation. The more educated people in a country are, the more successful their nation becomes.” Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with this statement. Support your point of view with reasons and/or examples from your own experience or observations.
some pp believe that public buildings should be move out of the city to promote citizen's well-being and better growth, while some argue that the planning will cause more harm than good. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
More and more qualified people are moving from poor countries to rich countries to fill vacancies in specialist areas like engineering, computing and medicine . some people believe that by encouraging the movement of such people , rich countries are stealing from poor countries.others feel that this is the only part of the natural movement of workers around the world. discuss the both points of views.
Q-Some people say that history is one of the most important school subjects, other people think that, in today’s world, subjects like science and technology are more important than history. Discuss both thes views and give your own opinion.
Completing university education is thought by some to be the best way to get a good job. On the other hand, other people think that getting experience and developing soft skills is more imporant. Discuss both sides and give your opinion.
Nowadays celebrities are more famous for their glamour and wealth than for their achievements, and this is a bad example for adolescents. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
It was common in the past for people to retire at 60. Now more and more people are choosing to continue working past the official retirement age, with some countries even increasing the official age of retirement. Do you agree or disagree with this change? Why?
More and more people are finding it increasingly important to wear fashionable clothes. Is this attitude to wearing clothes a positive or negative development? BBB
some people think that strict punishments should be given to people over traffic accidents. Other think that other measures can help more to reduce the traffic accidents. discuss both views and give your opinion