1. 新闻与媒体
母题：News media is more influential nowadays. Some people think it is a negative development. To what extent do you agree or disagree? (090822)
1报纸
好：
准确、习惯、专注
Advantages: Accurate, habits, and focus
坏：不方便、缓慢、不环保
Disadvantages: Inconvenient, slow, and not environmental-friendly
2 电视
TV
好：信息量大且丰富多彩、习惯、快速
Contains colorful and rich information, habits, rapid
坏：不能选择内容、有广告、只能在家看
Can not select the contents, advertising, confined at home
3 网络
Internet
好：信息量大非富多彩、不受地域限制、快速、有广告可以跳过
contains colorful and rich information, without geographic restrictions, fast, ads can be skipped
坏：不准确、被不良信息影响、影响健康
Inaccurate, the impact of adverse information, the impact on health
子题：报纸要比其它媒体更有影响力，你同意吗?网上的信息不准确，你同意吗?我们是否应该相信记者，一个合格的记者应当具备什么样的品质?
2. 媒体审查制度
母题：Nowadays, films and computer games containing violence are popular. Some people think those films and games have negative effects on society and should be banned, while others think they are just harmless relaxation. Discuss both views and give your opinion. (111029)
提示：这道题目正好概括了媒体审查制度赞成者和反对者的观点。

好处
避免青少年的模仿
To avoid the young people’s imitation
降低社会暴力
Reduce social violence
坏处
破坏了影片的娱乐性
Damage the films' entertainment
审查则侵犯了人们的知情权和媒体的言论自由。

The Censorship of film (专有名词) violates people's rights to know the facts and the freedom of speech in the press.
子题：政府应该控制电影和电视中的暴力来降低社会中的犯罪，你同意吗?要不要严格控制媒体对于犯罪细节的报道?电视节目向公众展现灾难性的画面对个人和社会有何影响?
3. 广告
母题：We are surrounded by all kinds of advertising, which significantly influence our lives. Do the positive effects of advertising outweigh its negative effects? (041016, 110625)
提示：这道题目是广告类话题中最经典的，因为这道题目的范围最广。

好处
给消费者提供信息
Provide information to consumers
促进经济发展，带动就业
Promote economic development
Promote employment
坏处
欺骗误导消费者
Deceive and mislead consumers
误导儿童模仿
Mislead the children to imitate
扰乱信息获得的过程
Disrupt the process in obtaining information
子题：广告是否会扼杀个性，使人们看起来都一样?针对儿童的广告有何利弊?针对儿童的广告是否应当被禁止?广告应当被禁止，因为它只有坏处没有好处，你是否同意?。