2006060121Some people think that spending a lot on birthday celebrations and weddings is a waste of money.But others think that it is important to young people and the society. Discuss both views and give your opinion. 060211In many families parents buy too many expensive toys to keep children occupied. Children need less time with toys and more time with parents. What’s your opinion on this?060225Some people think it is better for people to change their career at least once in their life and do different kinds of jobs. Do you agree or disagree with this opinion?060311People generally know that the environment is important. However, most individuals still don’t take responsibility to protect the environment. Why is this? What should be done to encourage people to protect the environment?060325In some countries, road transport is taking over rail services as the main means of transportation. Is this a positive or a negative development? Towhat extent is this trend also true in your country?060408It is better for children if the whole families e.g. aunts, uncles and grandparents are involved in the children’s upbringing, rather than their fathers and mothers only. Do you agree or disagree with this opinion? 060429Nowadays some professionals such as doctors, lawyers and engineers are paid much higher than ordinary workers. What do you think of this trend? Are there any jobs which you think should offer higher salaries? 060513In many places shopping is becoming a free-time activity, replacing the traditional hobbies of the past. Discuss the reasons for this development. Is this development positive or negative?060617Some people say that money can make life easier and more comfortable. But others say that having a lot of money can bring some problems. What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of having a lot of money?060624Children have the responsibility to take care of their older family members, but some people say that old people do not need to live with their families because this opinion?Nowadays people depend on newspapers, radios, television and the Internet for news and information. Which in your opinion is the best way for getting news and why?060722In some countries, it is common for women to participate in the workforce when their children are young. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this?060812More and more people use private cars instead of taking public transport. What are the reasons for this trend? How can the government encourage people to take public transport?060902In some countries, grandparents play a significant role in bringing up the children. What are the benefits of this to children, parents and grandparents?060923In many countries, there are an increasing number of private cars. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this trend?16. Modern medicine is making it possible for people to live a long life. What are the advantages and disadvantages of living to an old age? 061014Many jobs used to be done at home by hand, but nowadays an increasing number of them are done using machines instead. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this development.061104In some countries, employees of private companies are asked to wear a company uniform at work. What is your opinion towards this practice? What is the situation in your country?061209Today the Internet has replaced traditional books as a source of information. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this development.061216An increasing number of people decide to learn a foreign language. What is the most difficult part when learning a foreign language? How can the learner overcome these difficulties?2007070113Some sports are extremely dangerous but many people still like them very much. Why do people take part in dangerous sports? Give some suggestions on how to deal with these dangers.Nowadays, people are living an increasingly longer life and in many countries there are more old people than young people. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this trend?070310The level of noise around us is constantly increasing, and is affecting the quality of our lives. What cause the noise? What should be done about it? 070331Some people think building more roads can reduce the traffic problems. What do you think of this solution?070414More people have unhealthy diet and do not do enough exercises. What are the reasons for this? How can we encourage people to have a healthier lifestyle?070428In many countries, teenagers are encouraged to do part-time jobs. What’s the situation like in your country? What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of doing part-time jobs?070512≈060513In many countries around the world, shopping has turned into a form of entertainment rather than a way of getting what people need. Discuss the reasons for this trend. Is it a positive or negative development?Many students have to study subjects which they do not like. Some people think this is a complete waste of time. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?070524In some countries students are required to learn a foreign language, but in other countries it is not necessary to do so. Discuss the benefits of each case and give your own opinion.070616Some people think that watching TV programs can help children’s development while others disagree. What is your opinion?070707In many places women are taking jobs which are traditionally done by men. What do you think make these changes happen? What’s your opinion about it?070721In some countries, air travel has become a much cheaper form of transport than in the past. Some people say this is a positive development but other people disagree. Discuss the two views and give your opinion. 070811 AustraliaTravelling abroad is regarded as a valuable and good activity for young people, but some people think it takes too much time and money. Discussboth these views and give your own opinion.070825More and more people are working at home rather than in the workplace. Some people say this will bring benefits to the workers and their families, but others think it will bring stress to the home. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.070908There are some violent cartoon characters on TV such as Mickey Mouse which bring negative influence to children. Do you agree or disagree? What types of TV programmes are suitable for children?070922More and more media attention is being paid to famous people who are successful in sports and movies. Why do you think this is happening? Is this a good thing?071006Some people prefer to live in hot climate, while others like to live in cold climate. Discuss both of the views and give your own opinions.071020Many adults think the childhood and schooldays are the best years of a person’s life. W hat’s the reason do you think? Do you agree or disagree? 071103Schools do not teach young people enough knowledge to look after theirhealth. Do you agree with this opinion?071117Now, more and more people want to buy cars. However, cars cause many problems. What are these problems? How can we encourage people to take public transportation?071201Some people think children should attend extra classes after school, while others disagree. Discuss both opinions and give your own view.071215Some people think the mobile phones are most useful for their professional lives, others think mobiles phones are most useful in their personal life. Discuss both of them and give your opinion.2008080112Listening to radio is more enjoyable and practical than watching television. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?080119Some people think that young children benefit going to the nursery school before starting primary school. Others think it is better for the young children to stay all day with the families. Discuss both views and give your opinions.080214Many companies require their employees to wear a uniform at work. In what jobs do you think should people be required to wear uniforms? What are the disadvantages of wearing uniforms at work?080216Some people take their family with them when they go to work abroad for a period of time. Does this have more advantages than disadvantages for individuals and their family?080308Some people think that young people children and teenagers can learn a foreign language more easily. Others believe that adults are better at learning a foreign language. Discuss both views and give your opinion. 080329A survey shows that people in certain occupations and professions are believed to be more honest. What is the situation like in your country? Do you agree with this belief?080412Travel to and from work is becoming more difficult. One solution is that employers should allow employees to work from home. Do you agree that the advantages are more than disadvantages?080419Some people think it is better to be self-employed. Other people say it isbetter to work for a company or institution. Discuss both views and give your opinion.080510What are the advantages and disadvantages of living in a house and living in an apartment? Which do you prefer?080522Doctors say that in many countries, people do not have enough physical exercise. What are the causes for this problem? What can be done to solve it?080614Nowadays many old cities are rebuilt and redesigned in order to make them look modern. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this practice.080628In many places of travel such as lakes, mountains and beaches, the environment is polluted because of the rubbish and litters produced by tourists. Why is this? How can we solve the problem?080712There are more and more old people in many places of the world. What are the causes of longer life span for people and what are the benefits of this situation?080726Nowadays, many people have to work longer time, and they feel more stressed than before. What are the reasons? What can the employers do to make the workers’ life easier?080821Nowadays, fewer people tend to look after their old relatives but send them to some more professions. What is the situation in your country? Who do you think should be responsible for looking after the old people needing help?080830Recently, more and more people use the Internet to get information and buy goods. What do you think about the advantages and disadvantages of this phenomenon?080906Many people think that zoos which kept wild animals by man-made environment should no longer exist in 21st century. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?080927Some people think parents should control the behaviour of children from a very young age but others think we should give them more freedom. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.081011The road transport is taking over the rail services as the main means oftransportation. Is this a positive or negative development? Is this true in your country?081025Some people say television contributes more than other modern inventions to the quality of life of ordinary people. Do you agree or disagree?081108Some people say now there is less communication between the family members than in the past. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 081120Many people want to have a successful career and a happy family life both. What problems are involved in combining a career and family life? How to overcome such problems?081206Teenagers have problems at home and school. What difficulties are they facing now? How should parents and schools do to help them?081213Nowadays, local shops have been replaced by large supermarkets. Do you think its advantages outweigh the disadvantages?200967. Many people think having enough money brings happiness but othersthink too much money can bring problems. Do you agree or disagree? 09011568. In some countries, children start school at the age of seven, so they could have more time to build relationship with their parents. In other countries, children start school when they are 4 years old. Do the advantages outweigh its disadvantages? 09020769. Some people think competitive sport is important for a child’s education. Others think it has negative effects on children. Discuss both views and give your opinion. 09022170. Some people argue that a growing number of young people spend too much time in watching TV. Why does this phenomenon happen? And what kinds of activities should be encouraged to them? 09032171. Nowadays, an increasing number of countries are confronted with the disappearance of cooking skills. What is the situation like in your country? Do you agree that the young children should be taught home cooking in school? 09041872. In some countries, schools are open late so that children can be looked after when parents are at work. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages. 09043073. Some people point out that the number of international travel is decreasing. Is this trend positive or negative? 09053074. Many people prefer to stay the same type of work all their life, andothers prefer to change the type of work. Discuss both sides and state your own opinion. 09061375. In modern society, many people think that primary schools should teach science and technology rather than history and geography which are useless and boring. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? 090627 76. Many people think living in high-rise apartment blocks makes people feel lonely and unhappy, while others argue it has advantages. Discuss both views and give your own opinion. 09072377. Fast food is becoming one part of people’s daily life everywhere, and this has had negative effects on our lifestyles and diet. Do you agree with this statement? 09080878. People say that a child's success is dependent on the way parents bring them up. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 09082279. Some students do part-time jobs during studying. Do you think it has more advantages or disadvantages? 09090580. Computers are increasingly popular these days. Many people think that the advantages the computer has brought outweigh the disadvantages. What is your opinion? Give your reasons in your own experience. 090926 81. Some people claim that family members are more important than friends; do you agree or disagree with this statement? 09100882. Many people think the professional sportsmen/sportswomen’s behaviors on or off the field are not important as long as they are goodplayers. To what extent do you agree or disagree with it? 09102483. Nowadays, some people are changing their way of look through hair color, clothes, cosmetics even plastic operation. What are the reasons? Is this a good thing? 09120584. Some say that secondary school tend to spend less time on traditional subjects such as history and should spend more time on communication skill and business courses. To what extent do you agree or disagree with it? 091212201085. Some people argue that the technology such as mobile phone cell phone destroys social interaction. Do you agree or disagree? 10010986. Young people have different ideas and attitudes with their parents and grandparents. What are the differences? What problems may be caused? 10021187. Many people are moving to big cities. Why is that? Do you think it isa good trend? 10012388. Some people argue that the purpose of zoos is only to entertain people. What do you think? What other purposes of zoos? 10022089. Wearing fashionable clothes is becoming important today. Is the attitude to wearing fashionable clothes leading to a positive development or negative development? 10030690. Some people who failed at school can be highly successful in their adult life. Discuss why does this happen? And what are the main factors to get a successful life? 10032091. In some societies, more and more people choose to live on their own. What is the reason for this, and is it a positive or negative trend? 100410 92. More and more young children have mobile phone. Some people say it is a good thing for them, while others say it is a bad thing. What is your opinion? 10041793. In some countries, age of 18 means adults, while in other countries, it should be older. Give your own opinion and talk about the responsibility of an adult. 10052094. Travel to and from work has become more difficult for many people, to solve this situation; employers should allow people to do some work at home. What’s your opinion and discuss the advantage and disadvantage. 10060595. In many countries, workers over 60 can still be found in the workplace. However, some people think it may cause some social problems and they should get retired. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 10062696. People nowadays are more easily influenced by fashion, especially on their clothes and hairstyle. What factors lead to the phenomenon? Is it a positive or negative trend? 10071797. Nowadays, some people believe advertising is useful and informative. Others believe advertising gives false information about the products and increase the price of goods, what is your opinion? 10073198. Money makes people's life much easier, but too much money can bring problems. What are the advantages and disadvantages of having lots of money? 10080599. Students in school should learn practical skills such as car maintenance and managing a bank account, as well as the traditional academic subject. Do you agree or disagree? 100821100. Schools should teach children good behavior and introduce ideas of 'right' and 'wrong’. It should not only be left to parents. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 100911101. Modern lifestyles make many people hard to lead active and health lives. What are the factors contributing to that? How to suggest the governments and other large companies to help them do more exercise? 100925102. In many parts of the world, shopping is no longer just buying what you need. It has been transformed into a form of entertainment. Why does this happen? Is it a positive or negative development? 101009 103．Some people believe that young people children and teenagers are better at learning a foreign language; others think that adults are more successful at this. Discuss both views and give your own opinion. 101030104. In some countries, young criminals were not put in prison, instead, they are required to do unpaid work in community. Do you think it has more advantages or disadvantages? 101104105. Traveling by air becomes cheaper. Describe your opinion, and the advantage and disadvantage of this development. 101204106. Some people say that it is impossible to live comfortably in big cities. What problems are faced by the people living in big cities? What solutions can be taken to solve those problems? 1012112011107. Today in many countries, people hold bigger and more expensive wedding than before. What do you think about the case? Is it a positive or negative development? 110115108. There are too much stress in the workplace. What can employees and employers do about it? 110122109. In many countries there is a lot of rubbish garbage because more and more people buy things. What are the causes? In your country, does it have the same problem? 110127110. Some people think travelling abroad is a valuable experience for young people. Others think it wastes too much time and expense. Discuss both views and give your opinion. 110212111. Some people believe the elderly said that life is better in the past. Doyou agree or disagree? 110217112. Increasing level of noise pollution has affected people’s life significantly. What factors caused this problem? How to solve this problem? 110305113. Traffic jam is a problem in many towns and cities. Some people suggest that governments build wider roads in order to solve the problem. Do you agree or disagree? 110319114. Nowadays, large shops have replaced privately-owned shops. Why is it? Do you think it is a positive or negative development? 110402115. Most of people hope that they can hold sporting competitions in their own countries, while others believe that it may cause problems. Discuss both sides and give your ideas. 110416116. There is an increasing number of people using the credit card which seems likely to replace the coins and notes in the future. Do you think it is a positive or negative development? 110507117. Nowadays, more and more people don't wear their national clothes, and the clothes look almost the same all over the world. Do you think it is a positive or negative development? 110611118. Nowadays, people have a lot of pressure and stress. What are they? How to reduce them? 110625119. Too many old historic buildings are in danger and destroyed in many countries. What are the main reasons? How to protect them? 110709120. Some people think students in primary school / secondary school should be taught how to manage money because it is an important life skill. Do you agree or disagree? 110730121. Playing team sports can teach students more than just games themselves. What do young people learn from playing team games? How are they useful in their later life? 110813122. Some parents bought a large number of toys to their children. What are the disadvantages and advantages about it? 110903123. Most children want to watch the same TV programmes and play the same computer games like their friends do. Shall parents allow them to do like this? 110924124. Advertisements for things like toys and food have effects on children and their families. Many people think this is negative. Do you agree or disagree? 111008125. Some people think that secondary school students should study academic subjects such as history and physics. While others believe they should study practical subjects such as car machinery and cookery. Discuss both views and give your own opinion. 111022126. Some people think that only staff who worked in a company for a long time should be promoted to a higher position. What's your opinion? 111105127. Some people are interested in international news, others preferwatching national news. Discuss both views and give your opinion. 111203128. Some people believe public transport should be in charge of free. Do you think the advantages are more than disadvantages? 1112102012129. Some people prefer to see live events such as music and sports, but others think it is better to watch the events on television. Discuss both of the view and give your opinion. 120107130. Nowadays more and more people have consumer goods, such as refrigerator or washing machines. Do you think this development has more advantages than its disadvantages? 120209131. It is better for children to grow up in the countryside instead of cities. Do you agree or disagree? 120218132. People prefer to go shopping in the supermarket rather than small shops and local markets. Why has this happened? Do you think it is a positive or negative development? 120310133. Parents today leave home for business trips. What are the effects on children and other family members? 120331134. Some people believe that children will have a promising future if they are always rewarded by their parents or teachers when they well-behave. However, other people argue that if the children misbehave,they should be punished so that they could be qualified citizens. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion. 120421135. More and more pollution and waste are created these days. What do these problems cause to people? What should we do to reduce the pollution? 120512136. Teenagers prefer to do the unpaid jobs in the community nowadays. This behavior is beneficial to the community as well as to the teenagers themselves. Do you agree or disagree? 120526137. Many people today rent accommodation rather than buy homes. Do advantages of this decision outweigh disadvantages? 120609138. It is the government’s responsibility to look after people with problems, such as the unemployed and the homeless. Do you agree or disagree? 120630139. Money may not make people happy. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 120712140. Young single people no longer stay with their parents until they marry, but leave home to study or work elsewhere. Do you think more advantages or more disadvantages on this trend? 120721141. People prefer to go shopping in the supermarket rather than small shops and local markets. Why has this happened? Do you think it is a positive or negative development? 120804142. People today feel pressures. How does life pressure affect family life?143. In many countries, students must leave school because of their poor behaviours. Some people think it is a good idea, while others argue that there are other ways to solve this problem. Discuss both views and give your opinion. 120901144. Some people think the advertisement on TV are useless while others think they are valuable. Discuss both views and give your opinion. 120922145. Because of the increase of population, more homes need to be built. Is it better to build new homes in existing cities or in new towns in countryside? 121013146. People can live longer nowadays. As a result, there are more old people than young people. Will this bring benefits or drawbacks? 121027 147. It is better for children to grow up in the countryside instead of cities. Do you agree or disagree? 121103148. Public celebrations will cost a lot of money. Some people think governments should spend money on other useful things. Do you agree or disagree? 121117149. Some think that people will live better in the next 100 years. Others disagree. What's your opinion? 121201150. How important is to speak well in public? Do you agree or disagree with the idea of teaching students this skill in school? 1212082014151. Some people are making new friends by using socializing network websites and internet chat rooms. Some people say that this is a good thing. Other people say that people should make new friends by face-to-face chat. Discuss both views and give your own opinion. 2014.01.09152. Parents should control children's behaviour at their early stage. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 2014.01.11153. Some people think cars should be banned in city centers, especially in large cities. Do you agree or disagree? 2014.01.18The argument about competitive sports. It is valuable for that it get people from different cultures together ，on the other hand，it lead to conflict between different nationalities. Discuss both views and give your own opinion. 2014.04.05154. Some people do the same type of work in their lives, but others prefer to change many types of work. Discuss both and give your opinion. 2014.04.12150110Nowadays we are producing more and more rubbish. Why do you think this is happening? What can governments do to help reduce the amount of rubbish produced?150129青少年教育有些国家给小孩子很多作业，有些人认为这样不对，会影响小孩学习其他技能的时间。