Task-2:

　　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.

　　Task-2:

　　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?

　　Task-2:

　　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?

　　Task-2:

　　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?