1 Task 2 In countries where there is high unemployment, most pupils should be offered only primary education There is no point in offering secondary education to those who will have no hope of finding.
1 Task 2: In countries where there is high unemployment, most pupils should be offered only primary education There is no point in offering secondary education to those who will have no hope of finding a job To what extent do you agree or disagree? 2 Task 2: Some studies suggest criminals have a low level of education For this reason, the best way to reduce crime levels is to educate people in prisons so that they can get a job after they are released from prisons To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? 3 Task 2: Some people believe that young people should spend more of their time with their families and less on entertainment outside the home Others disagree 4 Task 2: Earlier technological developments offered more benefits to ordinary people than the current ones ever will To what extent do you agree or disagree? 5 Task 2: It is important to give children the opportunity to make decisions from an early age To what extent do you agree or disagree? 6 Task 2: We are now living in a "throwaway" culture, using things for a short time and then throwing them away instead of fixing What are the cause of this? What problems does it lead to? 7 Task 2: Nowadays shops tend to stay open longer hours every day of week Is this a positive or negative development? 8 Task 2: Some people say children's activities should be supervised by parents and teachers while others believe children should choose these activities on their own Discuss both views and give your opinion 9 Task 2: Directors and leaders of organizations are often older people Some people say that it is better to have young people as leaders To what extend do you agree disagree? Old people: - have a big amount of experience + leaders need to put their personal emotion and benefit away from business + experience in coping with difficult situations and some enormous problems, have the ability to calm in order to find a flexible solutions - the time they spend with their colleagues + understand their colleagues better and achieve colleague’s trust -> they are easily to have support from other people in the organisation and this is a pivotal key for a leader’s success 10.Task 2: Some believe that arts, such as painting or music, do not directly improve the quality of life, so the government money should be spent on other things Do you agree or disagree? - arts will contribute to the society in their own way + Music: an effective treatment for those who suffer from social issues such as isolation, depresstion and so on + in a world which have high pressure, arts is an crucial thing for the public: workers might find very stressful -> they will need some form of recreational things to balance their emotion, relieve stress -> they might find to music, drawing - spending money on arts is also a good way to enhance country’s economic + governments can earn huge profit by organise some art events -> Not only boost the entertainment industry, but also have enough money to develop other sectors 11.Task 2: Cultural and historical education gained through museums and can also be gained through the Internet Museums should be closed to give way to the Internet - visiting museums can provide us the feeling that internet can not + online images and information might fail to bring us the excitement that an actual trip usually provide strong impact to their mind, and so they can remember it all their life time + the information on internet might have a chance of incorrect -> museums are an reliable sources of information which has been proved by many professors - museums can benefit a country economic + provide an enormous number of jobs for community such as researchers, conservators and so on -> tackle unemployment issue + a good sources of income for state budget: it can earn a huge amount of profits from entrance ticket and some activities such as exhibitions 12.Task 2: Many people say that universities should only be offered to young students with high marks, others say that they should accept people of all ages, even if they did not do well Discuss both views and give your own opinion - I agree that universities should be offered to young students with high marks - + Some professions, doctor and lawyer for example, are very important to every countries -> enhance the inhabitant’s living standard, they are also a good source of income for state budget - + The great explosion of technology, an increasing number of IT staffs is required by many companies -> They are willing to pay a huge amount of salary in order to attract highly qualified IT Well-educated students not only benefit themselve, their familes, but also their nation economy - I believe this opportunity should also be provided to other people as well - + The low academic scores do not prove that they are lazy or not interes in studying, but because of some hard situations that they can not handle - + Restricting school recruitment will have some detrimental effects because many talented people would be lost the opportunity to improve their knowledge and skills 13.Task 2 The media should include more stories which report more good news To what extent do you agree or disagree? 14.Task 2 Lectures were used as a main method of teaching for the greater number of students in the past With the existing technology, there is no longer any justification for that method To what extent do you agree or disagree? - I agree that technology might bring some enhancements to our education + it will allow learners to have a flexible schedule to learn: They can study whenever or wherever they like and more importantly, they can still have enough knowledge without attending any lectures + with technology, education can be easily accessed by the public despite their background, their age and so on: Everyone can have the opportunity to enhance their knowledge, their skills in order to have a better life - I still make my stand about the benedfit of attending lectures + attending lectures will give learners the opportunity to have face-toface conversation with their tutors and peers -> might perform better in academic results than those study online + attending lectures might bring the sense of competition between learns and they will try their best to pass their peers -> academic scores might be improve 15.Task 2: In the modern world, it is possible to shop, communicate, work on the Internet without a face-to-face conversation To what extent it is a positive or negative development? - there are various adventages that this great development brings to our life + it allows us to have a flexible schedule to do every things: employees can work in wherever they like and feel comfortable, this might have some enormous positive impacts on their outcome of the work + it is also a safe way to help the national economic continues to grow while there is some unexpected situations occur such as a world epidemic: buy essential things for daily life demand, attend some online classes or continue to do their works - this great development of technology may also bring some detrimental effects on our society + it can not be denied that technology is discouraged face-to-face conversations which might effect our ecomomic and education grow: there are some professions which not suitable for online working, onilne learning can not bring the same outcome as attending lectures + some information on the internet might not be accurated: buying some things online, might have to face with fake and low quality goods 16.Task 2 Some people think that children should start formal education at schools as early as possible, others feel that children should go to schools when they are at least seven years old Discuss both views and give your own opinion 17.Task 2: In many countries, people like to eat a wider variety of food than can be grown in the local area As a result, much of the food today we eat has to come from other regions.Do the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages? - I believe the popular of foreign food in our sociey might have an enormous positive impacts, especially in some regions + Middle Eastern countries: the weather is not suitable for growing crops -> food is an alarming problem in here But in contrary, those countries are the main producer of crude oil in the world -> they can use to earn money -> import food from other countries -> As the same like those, many countries are also using their local products to exchange for some foreign foods - we can not deny the detrimental side of this trend + transport food to another country which is very far -> , this product is frequent be tranported by planes, the most fuel-comsumer mean of transport -> discharge a lagre amount of emission into the atmosphere, preserve food -> use chemicals which might bring negative impact on our health 18.Task 2 Money should be spent to create new public buildings such as museum and town halls rather than renovating existing ones To what extent do you agree or disagree? - building a new structure like museum in a place which is accessable by everyone would be more convenient and profitable + existing museum wich might be located at outskirt of the city or town -> building new one at a place that reachable by the public is not only benefit for individual but also the government at the same time + building new structure might bring enormous benefits to governments: The architecture of new building will be much more atractive than existing one -> this will attract a huge number of visitors -> an enormous profits -> this can be a reliable source of income for the -> have enough money ti invest in other sector such as public facilities - it can be denied that renovating existing ones would bring some benefits to our society + they have existing for a long time, probably more than a thounsand years, so as a result, they are representing the worth of our ancestors + as being represent for a nation, those old ones would attract an enormous number of tourists both in foreign and local who want to discover about a nation’s history and culture 19.TASK 2: Some people think that people are responsible for their happiness Others feel that happiness depends on other factors in their life Discuss both views and give your own opinion 20.TASK 2: Some people say governments rather than commercial organizations should fund scientific researches To what extent do you agree or disagree? 21.TASK 2: In some countries, celebrities can now earn more salaries than senior politicians can Why would this be the case? Do you think it is a positive or negative development? - there are several reasons for the common of this phenomenon + there is a fact that the public are likely to put their interest on some entertainment programs such as movies, sport matches rather than political + it can not be denied that people are easily influenced by star people and they will try to follow them -> many big companies and multinational organisations always use famous people to promote their products - I completely believe this trend will bring enormous benefits to our society + some wealthy celebrities usually do charity to share with the poor -> celebrities has contribute to the effort of raising people’s living standard + as being interested by the public, celebrities can also help to enhance the nation economic: there is a conce or a sports match, their fans are willing to pay their money to buy ticket in order to see their idol directly 22.Task 2: As well as making money, businesses have social responsibilities Do you agree or disagree? 23.Task 2: Online shopping is replacing the conventional shopping stores Do you think this is a positive or negative development? 24.Task 2: It was observed that in some countries not enough students are choosing to study science subjects at university What are the causes ? What effects does this have on society ? 25.Task 2: Some people think that too much attention and resources are devoted to the protection of wild animals and birds Do you agree or disagree? 26.Task 2 : Many people are afraid to leave their home because of their fear of crime Some people believe that more action should be taken to prevent crime, but others feel that little can be done Discuss both views and give your own opinion 27.Task 2 : Some people think that in order to solve transport problems, governments should provide adult citizens with free bicycles To what extent do you agree or disagree? 28.Task 2 : Some people think that Olympic games are exciting event that brings other nations together Others say Olympics expensive waste of money that would be better spent on other things Discuss both these points of view and give your own opinion 29.Task 2 : Some people think that cultural traditions are destroyed when they are used as money-making attractions aimed at tourists Others believe that this is the only way to save such traditions in the world today Discuss both these views and give your own opinion 30.Task 2 : Some people say that products should be designed to last as long as possible Others say that it is more important for products to be as cheap as possible Discuss both these views and give your own opinion 31.Task 2 : Some people believe it is good teamwork that makes companies successful Others say that it is more important for companies to have good leaders Discuss both views and give your opinion 32.Task 2 : Some people believe that personal happiness is directly related to economic success, while others argue that happiness depends on other factors Discuss both viewpoints and state your point of view 33.Task 2 : Some people think city planners should create more green space and plant trees Others believe that they should focus on building new houses Discuss both views and give your opinion 34.Task 2 : Some countries, young people are not only richer but also safer and healthier than ever before However, they are less happy What do you think are the causes of this? What solutions can you suggest? 35.Task 2: The government and individuals are spending too much money on national celebrations like new year or festivals Do you agree or disagree? 36.Task 2: Some people think that Olympic games are exciting event that brings other nations together Others say Olympics expensive waste of money that would be better spent on other things Discuss both these points of view and give your own opinion 37.Task 2: Some people think that in order to solve transport problems, governments should provide adult citizens with free bicycles To what extent do you agree or disagree? 38.Task 2: Many people are afraid to leave their home because of their fear of crime Some people believe that more action should be taken to prevent crime, but others feel that little can be done Discuss both views and give your own opinion 39.Task 2: International travel is becoming coming cheaper and countries are opening their doors to more and more tourist Do the advantage of increased tourists outweigh disadvantages 40.Task 2: Scientists predict in the near future cars will be driven by computers, not people Do you think this is positive development and negative development 41.Task 2: Many developing countries are currently expanding their tourist industries Why is this the case? Is it a positive development? 42.Task 2: Some people think that it is better to leave their home country for improving their work and living opportunities Others believe that it is better to stay in their home country Discuss both views and give your own opinion 43.Task 2: Some people believe that air travel should be restricted because it causes serious pollution and uses up the world's fuel resources To what extent do you agree or disagree? 44.Task 2: With growing population in cities, more and more people live in a home with small or no outdoor areas Is it a positive or negative development? 45.Task 2: In many countries good schools and medical facilities only available in cities Some people believe that new teachers and doctors should work in rural area for few years, but some think everyone should be free to choose where they work, Discuss both of these views and give your opinion 46.Task 2: Due to Science and Technology, people all over the world are having the same lifestyles Do you think it is a positive or negative development? 47.Task 2: In many countries, modern buildings are changing the character and appearance of towns and cities Some people believe that countries should protect their cultural identity by insisting that all new building are built in a traditional style To what extend do you agree or disagree? 48.Task 2: Some people think that it's important to spend a lot of money on family celebrations (e.g weddings, birthdays) But some people say that expensive celebrations are a waste of money Discuss both sides and give your opinion 49.Task 2: Some people say that school children should be mainly taught about the literature (e.g fiction and poetry) of their own country because it is more important than that of other countries To what extent do you agree? 50.Task 2: If people have a chance to choose between living their life without work and spending most of their time on work, most of them could choose not to work To what extent do you agree or disagree? 51.Task 2: Some people think that punishment is the best way of teaching children to behave well Others believe that it is better to reward children for good behaviour Discuss both views and give your own opinion 52.Task 2: As countries develop, more and more people buy and use their own cars Do the advantages of this trend for individuals outweigh the disadvantages for the environment? 53.Task 2: Everyone should stay at school until 18 To what extent do you agree or disagree? 54.Task 2: Differences between countries become less evident each year Nowadays all over the world, people share the same fashions, advertising, brands, eating habits, TV channels Do the advantages of this trend outweigh the disadvantages? 55.Task 2: Differences between countries become less evident each year Nowadays all over the world, people share the same fashions, advertising, brands, eating habits, TV channels Do the advantages of this trend outweigh the disadvantages? 56.Task 2: Some people think that books should be stopped in school and that videos films and computers should be used instead To what extent do you agree? 57.Task 2: In some countries it is now illegal to reject someone applying for a job because of his or her age Do you think this is a positive or negative development? ... ticket in order to see their idol directly 22 .Task 2: As well as making money, businesses have social responsibilities Do you agree or disagree? 23 .Task 2: Online shopping is replacing the conventional... development? 24 .Task 2: It was observed that in some countries not enough students are choosing to study science subjects at university What are the causes ? 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