The role of prisons should be to punish criminals who have committed serious crimes. Training courses and education offered to prisoners are a waste of tax payers' money. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Some believe that the government should not be responsible for combating environmental issues that the international companies should take the mantle. Discuss both sides and give your opinion?
Some people argue that if children behave badly they parent should accept responsibility for the behaviour of children. Do you agree or disagree.
Some scientists think that there are intelligent forms on other planets and messages should be sent to contact them. Other scientists think that it is a bad idea and would be dangerous. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Some people think that public health is the responsibility of the government, while others believe that individuals should be responsible for their own health. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion
Some people think that parents should teach their children about the importance of recycling. Others believe recycling should be taught in schools. Discuss both views and give your opinion
Some people believe that students should study at schools are better than studying in groups. However, others argue that students study at schools are better than they study on their owns. Discuss both views and give your opinion?
Some people say that the only reason for learning a foreign language is in order to travel or work in a foreign country, others say that thes are not the only reasons why someone should learn a foreign language. Discuss these views and give your own opinion.
Your best friend is moving back to your city after being overseas for five years.
Write a letter to convince your friend to move in with you. In the letter:
– Explain how much you have missed your friend
– Describe how you feel about your friend’s return
– Give reasons that you and your friend should share a home
Students should pay the full cost for their own study, because university education benefits individuals rather than society. to what extent do you agree or disagree?
The subjects and lesson contents are decided by the authorities such as the government. Some people argue thta teachers should make the choice. Do you agree or disagree?
Some people say the government should give health care the first priorities, some others believe there are more important priorities to spend the taxpayer's money. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
The government spends about 220 million pounds a year supporting museums and galleries in the U.K., and a similar amount subsidizing the visual and performing arts This is a huge sum to spend on minority interests, and the money would be better spent on more important things. It should be up to the people who enjoy cultural attractions to pay for them What are your views? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience
Some people think students should learn practical skills while others think they should learn theoretical skills. Discuss both views and give your own opinion?
Some people believe that children should do what their parents tell them to do; others think children must learn to think for themselves. Discuss both views and give your own opinion
Argument : Some people think that public health is a responsibility of the government , while others believe that individuals should be responsible for their own health . Discuss both these views and give your own opinion .
Some people believe that exams are an inappropriate way of measuring student's performance and should be replaced by continuous assessment. Do you agree or disagree with this view?
Some people argue that all experimentation on animals is bad and should be outlawed. However, others believe that important scientific discoveries can be made from animal experiments. Can experimentation on animals be justified ? Are there any alternatives ? Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
The use of the internet by teenagers should be limited because many of them have been target of cyberbullying. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Some people believe that humans and animals should have the same rights others believe that they not intelligent as humans so they shoulkd not have the same rights. Discuss both points and give your opinion.
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 option? What sort of punishment should teachers be allowed to use to teach good behaviour to children?
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
A friend has agreed to look after your house and pet while you are on
holiday. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter:
• Give contact details for when you are away
• Give instructions about how to care for your pet
• Describe other household duties
Some people believe that those moving to abroad should try to adopt themselves to the new cultures while others think there is no need to do so. Discuss both the views and give your opinion
Governments should be responsible for funding and controlling scientif. research rather than private organizations. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Some people feel that entertainers ( e.g. film starts, pop musicians or sports stars) are paid too much money. Do you agree or disagree? Which type of other job should be highly paid?
Some people believe that to enhance people's health, governments should make laws about people's nutrition and food choice. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Animals are in danger of extinction .some people say that we should protect only those animals , which are useful to human . Do you agree or disagree
Some people argue that the public should be allowed to have guns. Others do not agree. Discuss both points of view and give your opinion.
You recently received a letter from a friend asking for advice about whether to go to college or to try to get a job. You think he/she should get a job.
Write a letter to this friend. In your letter
-Say why he/she would not enjoy going to college
-Explain why getting a job is a good idea for him/her
-Suggest types of job that would be suitable for him/her
Some people think that a sense of competition in children should be encouraged. Others believe that children’s who are taught to co operate rather than compete become more useful adults. Discuss both the views and give your opinion
You recently stayed in a hotel in a large city. The weather was very unusual for the time of year and the heating / cooling system in the hotel was quite inadequate.
Write a letter to the manager of the hotel. In your letter:
give details of what went wrong
explain what you had to do to overcome the problem at the time
say what action you would like the manager to take
You do NOT need to write your own address.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear ...,
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You should write at least 150 words
Some people feel paparazzi should not follow celebrities and invade their privacy by taking pictures of them everywhere, while others believe this is just the price of fame. Discuss both sides and give your opinion. Give reasons for your answers with relevant examples from your knowledge of experience.
With pressure on today's young people to succeed academically, some people believe the non- academic subjects should be removed from the syllabus so that children can concentrate wholly on academic subjects. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Health experts say that obese women and women over the age of 40 should not be given free fertility treatment (IVF) because they are more likely to experience health problems. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this view?
Employers should give their workers at least one-month holiday a year as it makes them do better. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
A lot of people are attributed to rapid increase in the number of private cars/traffic. Increasing in the price of petrol is the best way to solve the problem of growing traffic and population. To what extent do you agree or disagree? What other measures do you think should be effective?
Some people think that prison sentence should not be used in dealing with criminals. Education and job training should be used instead. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Many wild birds and animals lives in town s and cities . Some people think thatthe wildlife should be protected . Some ghink that they should be removed . Discuss both of view and gives your opinion
You have just moved to a new apartment.
Write a letter to your friend inviting them to come to your new home. In the letter you should:
Explain why you moved.
Describe your new home.
tell them how to get to your apartment.
Some people argue that governments should have the right to monitor all online activities of citizens in the interest of national security. Others believe this is an unacceptable violation of individual freedom. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Some old customs and traditions are not useful presently, so should be given up. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
with the increased global demand in oil and gas, undiscovered areas of the world should be opened up to access more recources. to what extend do you agree?
The first car appearedon British roads in 1888. By theyear 2000 there may as many as 29 million vehicles on British roads Alternative forms of transport should be encouraged and international laws introduced to control car ownership and use. To what extent do you agree or disgree?
Today, newspapers and televisions are giving detailed descriptions on crimes. Some people believe such a practice will cause bad consequences and thus media should be restricted. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Governments should focus their spending on public sevices rather than on the arts (eg. music and painting) To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Some people think that businesses should provide sports facilities for employees. Others consider that a person’s health is their own responsibility, not a company’s problem. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Some people say that school children should study history as a main subject. Others think that others subject are more important for children in modern society. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Childhood obesity is becoming a problem throughout the develop world. Because of this, some people think that adverts for fast food, sweets and sugary snacks should not be allowed in schools and college. To what extant do you agree or disagree with this statement?
In some countries a few people earn extremely high salaries. Some people think that this is good fr a country while others believe that the government should control salaries and limit the amount people can earn. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
The role of education is to prepare children for the modern world. Schools should cut arts and music out of that curriculum so that children can focus on the useful subjects such as information technology. To what extent do you agree?