Nowadays, more and more people from different cities are spending more time away from their families.

What are the possible reasons and the effects on the people themselves and their families?

Some people believe that children have the freedom to make mistakes, while others argue that adults should prevent them from doing so.

Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

While the Internet brings it with clear advantages, the problems in terms of control and security of information outweighs the advantages.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Some people claim that students should focus on the subjects that they are interested in or in are best at, while others believe that they should learn all school subjects.

Discuss both sides of this argument and give your own opinion.

More and more parents are deciding to educate their children at home rather than sending them to schools.

What are the causes of this phenomenon? Do you think it is a positive or negative development?

Some people believe it is beneficial for children to attend graduate school, while others argue that children should be given the freedom to choose their own.

Share your opinion.

Social Media marketing can influence what consumers buy.

Why it's happening?

The best way to solve the world’s environmental problem is to increase the cost of fuel.

Do you agree or disagree?

The government should reduce the amount of money spent on local environmental problems, and instead increase funding into urgent and more threatening issues such as global warming.

To what extent do you agree?

People nowadays tend to have children at older ages. 

Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?

Today foods travel thousands of miles from the farm to the consumers.

Why is this? Is it a positive or negative trend?

Schools should stop using books for teaching and instead use films, TV, and computers.

Do you agree or disagree with this statement?

One of the consequences of improved medical care is that people are living longer and life expectancy is increasing.

Do you think advantages outweigh disadvantages?

Some people believe that only governments should deal with medical care.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Should students be allowed to choose which classes they take, or should they be required to take the same classes as everyone else?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of each approach to education? 

Some people think that all young people should receive full-time education until 18.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Some people say 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 these views and give your own opinion.

Some people believe that international free-car days are effective ways to reduce air pollution. However, others argue that there are several other ways that are more effective.

Discuss both views & give your own opinion.

Surveillance cameras in banks, offices, shops, and streets have been very successful in reducing crime in the workplace and in public, but they are also a tool for their users to spy on people's privacy.

What problems does the use of Surveillance cameras create? Is there any solution? 

Some people think that hosting an international sports event is good for a country, while some think it is bad.

Discuss both views and give your opinion

People are never satisfied and always want more.

In what ways is this a good thing and in what ways is this a bad thing? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Some people think that governments need to invest money in cosmic research.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Some people think that young people should go to university to further their education while others think that they should be encouraged to work as car mechanics or builders etc to serve society.

Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

The best way to resolve the international environmental problems is to increase the cost of fuel.

Do you agree or disagree?

Some people think that parents should limit their children’s time to watch TV and play computer games and encourage them to read books.

Do you agree or disagree?

Media should include only positive news.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Today foods travel thousands of miles from the farm to the consumers.

Why is this? Is it a positive or negative trend?

Some people say that the main aim of advertising is to improve the sales of products that people do not really need.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Some feel that schools should be mixed with both girls and boys attending while others feel the genders ought to be separated.

Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Large companies use sports events to promote their products. Some people think this has a negative impact on sports.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

The education of young people is highly prioritized in many countries. However, educating adults who cannot write or read is even more important and governments should spend more money on this.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

It is a natural process for animal species to become extinct (e.g. dinosaurs, dodos, etc.). There is no reason why people should try to prevent this from happening.

Do you agree or disagree?

Some people think the government should establish free libraries in each town. Others believe that it is a waste of money since people can access the Internet to obtain information.

Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Some people think that sports play an important role in society. Others think they are nothing more than a leisure activity.

Discuss both views and give your opinion.

In both education and employment, some people work much harder than others.

What makes people work harder than others? Is it always a good thing to work hard?

More and more people are seriously overweight. Some people suggest the solution to this problem is to increase the price of fattening foods.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Some people believe that university education should focus on the skills of employment for the future. Others think they should focus on academic study only.

Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Some people believe that individuals over 65 should not be allowed to continue working. Others think that people should be allowed to work for as long as they choose.

Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Large companies should pay higher salaries to CEOs and executives compared to other workers.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Traditional ideas from older people about the way to live and behave are not helpful to young people and their futures.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Some people today prefer to get advice for medical problems and do not want to visit a doctor.

Why is this? Is this a positive or negative development?

Some people say advertising has positive economic effects. Others think it has negative social effects because it will make people dissatisfied with who they are and what they have.

Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Nowadays in many countries, the proportion of the older population is higher than that of younger people.

Is it a positive or negative development?

Some countries have introduced laws to limit working hours for employees.

Why are these laws introduced? Do you think they are a positive or negative development?

Some claim that studying abroad has great benefits for a student’s home country.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Many believe that living in a city offers greater benefits compared to life in the countryside.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Some feel governments should invest in preserving minority languages, while others feel this is not a good use of resources.

Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

In recent times, economic growth has helped many become richer, both in developed and developing countries. However, those in developed countries are not as happy as they were in the past.

Why is this? What can be learned from this?

Many museums and historical sites are mainly visited by tourists, not local people.

Why is this the case? What can be done to attract local people?

Many people think that the best way to learn a culture is to learn the language.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

It is impossible to help all people around the world in need so governments should focus on people from their own country.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Nowadays the differences between countries are becoming less evident because people follow the same media.

Do the advantage of this trend outweigh the disadvantages?

Competition for university study is becoming increasingly strong.

Why are universities becoming more competitive? Is this a positive or negative development?

If a product is good and meets customer needs, then people will buy it and advertising is unnecessary.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

People should look after their health as a duty to the society where they live, rather than their own benefits.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?