40>Today, advanced science and technology have made great changes to people's life, but artists such as musicians, painters and writers are still highly valued. What can arts tell us about life that science and technology cannot?
39>Today, food travels thousands of miles from farms to the consumers. Why is this? Is it a positive or negative trend?
38>Some think that children should start school as early as possible, while others believe that they should start school at the age of seven.
37>Some people think that teachers should be responsible for teaching students to judge what is right and wrong so that they can behave well. Others say that teachers only teach students academic subjects.
36>In schools and universities, girls tend to choose arts subjects, while boys choose science subjects. What is the reason? Should the trend be changed?
35>Some people think that the main purpose of schools is to turn children into good citizens and workers, rather than to benefit them as individuals.
34>Higher education can be funded in several ways, including the following three: 1. All costs are paid by the government. 2. All costs are paid by the students. 3. All costs are paid by the students using loans from the government that must be repaid after graduation. Discuss the benefits of each option. Which is the best one?
33>Some people think that the qualities a person needs to become successful in today's world cannot be learned at a university or similar academic institution.
32>Some children find some subjects such as mathematics and philosophy too difficult to learn, so some people argue that those subjects should be optional rather than compulsory.
31>The best way for a country to prepare for the future is to invest more resources in its young people. How true do you think of it? What is the best way to invest resources?
30>The government should control the amount of violence in films and on television in order to decrease the violent crimes in society.
29>Nowadays, we rely on news for our knowledge, but we are uncertain about the truth of these news. Should we believe journalists? What qualities should should a good journalist or correspondent have?
28>We are surrounded by all kinds of advertising which is having an increasing influence on our lives. Do the positive effects of advertising outweigh its negative effects?
27>Anyone can post information on the Internet. Some people say that most of what this is inaccurate.
26>Nowadays, a growing number of advertising aims at children. Some think that this will have negative effects on children and should be banned.
25>Nowadays, films and computer games containing violence are popular. Some people think that those films and games have negative effects on society and should be banned, while others think that they are just harmless relaxation.
24>Some people think newspaper is the most effective way to get the latest information because it has more influence than other forms of media.
23>Many people think cheap air travel should be encouraged because it gives ordinary people freedom to travel further. However, others think this leads to environmental problems, so air travel should be more expensive in order to discourage people from traveling.
22>Many people think it is very important to protect the environment but they make no effect to do it themselves. Why do you think it is the case? What actions can be done to suggest that individuals protect the environment?
21>Environmental problems are too big for individual countries and individual persons to address. In other words, we have reached the stage where the only way to protect the environment at an international level.
