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社会类

1. Ascountries develop, their populations tend to live individually or in smallfamily units. In your opinion, what is this cause and what are the effects onsociety?

2. Whyare young people leaving their homes from rural areas to study or work in thecities? Do advantages of this development outweigh its disadvantages?

3. Whendesigning a building, the most important thing to take into account is theintended use of the building rather than its outward appearance. To what extentdo you agree or disagree?

4. Olderpeople who need employment have to compete with younger people. What are theproblems will this cause? And what solutions can be recommended?

5. Interviewis the basic form of selecting procedure for most large companies. Some peoplethink it is unreliable and there are some other better methods. Discuss bothviews and give your own opinion.

6. Somepeople think that it is acceptable to use animals in medical research for thebenefit of human beings, while other people argue that it is wrong. Discussboth views and give your opinion.

7. Somepeople think young people should be free to choose their jobs，but other people think youngpeople should be realistic and think more about their future. Discuss bothviews and give your own opinion.

8. Someworking parents believe childcare centers can provide best care for children,others think other family members like grandparents can do this job. Discussboth views and give your own opinion.

9. Scientistsadvise people to lead a healthy lifestyle, but most people continue withunhealthy activities. Why do you think it is and what can do with it?

10. With the economicgrowth, more people are richer than before. In developing countries, people arehappier than before, however in developed countries, people are no happier thanthey used to be. Why people are happier or less happy than before?

Task-2:

科技类

1. Somepeople say that playing computer games is bad for children in every way. Otherssay that playing computer games can have positive effects on the way childrendevelop. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

2. Withcomputer technology becoming cheaper and more accessible, more adults work fromhome and more children study from home. Do you think it is a positive ornegative development?

3. Somepeople think that robots are very important for humans' future development.Others, however, think that robots are a dangerous invention that could havenegative effects on society. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

4. Somepeople think that the increasing use of computers and mobile phones forcommunication has had a negative effect on young people's reading and writingskills. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

5. Somepeople think that it is necessary to travel abroad to learn about othercountries, but other people think that it is not necessary to travel abroadbecause all the information can be seen at TV and the internet. Discuss bothopinions and give your own opinion.

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政府类

1. Manypeople think that arts (painting and music) do not directly improve people'slife, so the government should spend money on other important areas. Do youagree or disagree?

2. Manypeople believe that scientific research should be carried out and controlled bythe government rather than private companies. To what extent do you agree ordisagree?

3.  Somepeople think that the government should offer financial support and care to oldpeople, while others think that people should save money for their future life.Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

4. Somepeople say government should give the health care the first priority, someothers believe there are more important priorities to spend the tax payers’money. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

5. Insome countries, students pay their college or university fees, while in someothers, government pays for them. Do you think the advantages that governmentpays the money outweigh the disadvantages?

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教育类

1. Studentsin school or university learn more from classes and teachers than otherresources (e.g. Internet or TV). Do you agree or disagree?

2. Somepeople believe that studying in a college or university is the best way forstudents to prepare for their future career. Others think they should leaveschool as soon as possible to develop their career through work experience.Discuss both sides and give your own opinion.

3. Insome countries, secondary schools provide a general education of a range ofsubjects. In others, children have a narrow range of subjects related to aparticular career. Which do you think is more appropriate for modern world?

4. Notenough students choose science subjects in universities in many countries. Whatare the reasons and what are the effects to the society?

5. Aspart of education, students should spend a period of time studying and livingin a different country to learn language and culture. To what extent do youagree or disagree

6. Somepeople think only best students should be rewarded; others think we shouldreward students who show improvement. Discuss both views and give your ownopinion.

7. Somepeople think that older school children should learn a wide range ofsubjects and develop knowledge; other people think that they should only learna small number of subjects in details.

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媒体类

1.  Advertisingdiscourages people from being different individual by making them look thesame. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

2. Somepeople think news has no connection to people's lives, so it is a waste of timeto read news in the newspaper and watch news programs in television. To whatextent do you agree or disagree?

3. Researchshows that overeating can be just as harmful as smoking. Thus, the advertisingof certain food products should be banned, as cigarette is banned in manycountries. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

4. Nowadaysadvertising aimed at children is on the rise. Some people think this hasnegative effects and should be controlled. To what extent do you agree ordisagree?

5. Thereis a tendency that news reports in the media focus on problems and emergenciesrather than positive developments. It is harmful to the individual and to thesociety. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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环境资源类

1. Nuclearenergy is a better sources of energy to meet the increasing demand of energy. Doyou agree or disagree?

2. Theworld natural resources are consumed at an ever increased rate. What are thedangers of this situation? What should we do?

3. Somepeople think that the amount of noise people make should be controlledstrictly, while other say that people are free to make as much noise as theywish. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

4. Inmany countries, there is no enough recycling of waste materials (e.g. paper,glass, cans). What are the reasons? What could be done to encourage recycling?

5. Withthe increasing demand for energy sources of oil and gas, people should look forsources of oil and gas in remote and untouched places. Do the advantagesoutweigh the disadvantages of damaging such areas? 

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犯罪类

1. Thereis a large proportion of crime committed by teenagers, what are the causes? Andhow to reduce the crime rate?

2. Manypeople are afraid to leave their homes because of their fear of crime. Somebelieve that more action should be taken to prevent crime, but others feel thatlittle can be done. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

3. Somethink most crime is the result of circumstances e.g. poverty and other socialproblems. Others believe that most crime is caused by people who are bad bynature. Discuss both viewsand give your ownopinion.

4. Somepeople believe that young people who commit serious crimes should be punishedin the same way as adults. To what extent do you agree or disagree?