1.People attend college or university for many different reasons (for example, new experiences, career preparation, increased knowledge).Why do you think people attend college or university? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
2.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Parents are the best teachers.Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
4.It has been said, \"Not everything that is learned is contained in books.\" Compare and contrast knowledge gained from experience with knowledge gained from books.In your opinion, which source is more important? Why?
8.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Television has destroyed communication among friends and family.Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.
9.Some people prefer to live in a small town.Others prefer to live in a big city.Which place would you prefer to live in? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.
12.Many people visit museums when they travel to new places.Why do you think people visit museums? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
14.Some people believe that university students should be required to attend claes.Others believe that going to claes should be optional for students.Which point of view do you agree with? Use specific reasons and details to explain your answer.
16.It has recently been announced that a new restaurant may be built in your neighborhood.Do you support or oppose this plan? Why? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.
18.What are some important qualities of a good supervisor (bo)? Use specific details and examples to explain why these qualities are important.
19.Should governments spend more money on improving roads and highways, or should governments spend more money on improving public transportation (buses, trains, subways)? Why? Use specific reasons and details to develop your eay.
20.It is better for children to grow up in the countryside than in a big city.Do you agree or disagree? Use specific reasons and examples to develop your eay.
21.In general, people are living longer now.Discu the causes of this phenomenon.Use specific reasons and details to develop your eay.
22.We all work or will work in our jobs with many different kinds of people.In your opinion, what are some important characteristics of a co- worker (someone you work closely with)? Use reasons and specific examples to explain why these characteristics are important.
23.In some countries, teenagers have jobs while they are still students.Do you think this is a good idea? Support your opinion by using specific reasons and details.
24.A person you know is planning to move to your town or city.What do you think this person would like and dislike about living in your town or city? Why? Use specific reasons and details to develop your eay.26.It has recently been announced that a new movie theater may be built in your neighborhood.Do you support or oppose this plan? Why? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.
27.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People should sometimes do things that they do not enjoy doing.Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
28.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Television, newspapers, magazines, and other media pay too much attention to the personal lives of famous people such as public figures and celebrities.Use specific reasons and details to explain your opinion.
29.Some people believe that the Earth is being harmed (damaged) by human activity.Others feel that human activity makes the Earth a better place to live.What is your opinion? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
30.It has recently been announced that a new high school may be built in your community.Do you support or oppose this plan? Why? Use specific reasons and details in your answer.
31.Some people spend their entire lives in one place.Others move a number of times throughout their lives, looking for a better job, house, community, or even climate.Which do you prefer: staying in one place or moving in search of another place? Use reasons and specific examples to support your opinion.
32.Is it better to enjoy your money when you earn it or is it better to save your money for some time in the future? Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.
33.You have received a gift of money.The money is enough to buy either a piece of jewelry you like or tickets to a concert you want to attend.Which would you buy? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.34.Businees should hire employees for their entire lives.Do you agree or disagree? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
35.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Attending a live performance (for example, a play, concert, or sporting event) is more enjoyable than watching the same event on television.Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.36.Choose one of the following transportation vehicles and explain why you think it has changed people\'s lives.automobiles bicycles airplanes Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
37.Do you agree or disagree that progre is always good? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
38.Learning about the past has no value for those of us living in the present.Do you agree or disagree? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
39.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? With the help of technology, students nowadays can learn more information and learn it more quickly.Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.40.The expreion \"Never, never give up\" means to keep trying and never stop working for your goals.Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
41.Some people think that human needs for farmland, housing, and industry are more important than saving land for endangered animals.Do you agree or disagree with this point of view? Why or why not? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.42.What is a very important skill a person should learn insgroupsto be succeful in the world today? Choose one skill and use specific reasons and examples to support your choice.
43.Why do you think some people are attracted to dangerous sports or other dangerous activities? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
44.Some people like to travel with a companion.Other people prefer to travel alone.Which do you prefer? Use specific reasons and examples to support your choice.
45.Some people prefer to get up early in the morning and start the day\'s work.Others prefer to get up later in the day and work until late at night.Which do you prefer? Use specific reasons and examples to support your choice.
46.What are the important qualities of a good son or daughter? Have these qualities changed or remained the same over time in your culture? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
47.Some people prefer to work for a large company.Others prefer to work for a small company.Which would you prefer? Use specific reasons and details to support your choice.
48.People work because they need money to live.What are some other reasons that people work? Discu one or more of these reasons.Use specific examples and details to support your answer.
49.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Face-to-face communication is better than other types of communication, such as letters, email, or telephone calls.Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.
50.Some people like to do only what they already do well.Other people prefer to try new things and take risks.Which do you prefer? Use specific reasons and examples to support your choice.51.Some people believe that succe in life comes from taking risks or chances.Others believe that succe results from careful planning.In your opinion, what does succe come from? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.52.What change would make your hometown more appealing to people your age? Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.53.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The most important aspect of a job is the money a person earns.Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.54.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? One should never judge a person by external appearances.Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.55.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? A person should never make an important decision alone.Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.56.A company is going to give some money either to support the arts or to protect the environment.Which do you think the company should choose? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.57.Some movies are serious, designed to make the audience think.Other movies are designed primarily to amuse and entertain.Which type of movie do you prefer? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.58.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Businees should do anything they can to make a profit.Use specific reasons and examples to support your position.59.Some people are always in a hurry to go places and get things done.Other people prefer to take their time and live life at a slower pace.Which do you prefer? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.60.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Games are as important for adults as they are for children.Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.61.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Parents or other adult relatives should make important decisions for their older (15 to 18 year-old) teenage children.Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.62.What do you want most in a friendplanning or not planning for your leisure time? Use specific reasons and examples to explain your choice.116.People learn in different ways.Some people learn by doing things; other people learn by reading about things; others learn by listening to people talk about things.Which of these methods of learning is best for you? Use specific examples to support your choice.118.Some people enjoy change, and they look forward to new experiences.Others like their lives to stay the same, and they do not change their usual habits.Compare these two approaches to life.Which approach do you prefer? Explain why.119.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People behave differently when they wear different clothes.Do you agree that different clothes influence the way people behave? Use specific examples to support your answer.120.Decisions can be made quickly, or they can be made after careful thought.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The decisions that people make quickly are always wrong.Use reasons and specific examples to support your opinion.123.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People should read only those books that are about real events, real people, and established facts.Use specific reasons and details to support your opinion.124.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is more important for students to study history and literature than it is for them to study science and mathematics.Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.125.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? All students should be required to study art and music in secondary school.Use specific reasons to support your answer.126.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? There is nothing that young people can teach older people.Use specific reasons and examples to support your position.127.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Reading fiction (such as novels and short stories) is more enjoyable than watching movies.Use specific reasons and examples to explain your position.129.A university plans to develop a new research center in your country.Some people want a center for busine research.Other people want a center for research in agriculture (farming).Which of these two kinds of research centers do you recommend for your country? Use specific reasons in your recommendation.130.Some young children spend a great amount of their time practicing sports.Discu the advantages and disadvantages of this.Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.131.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Only people who earn a lot of money are succeful.Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.133.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? A person\'s childhood years (the time from birth to twelve years of age) are the most important years of a person\'s life.Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.134.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Children should be required to help with household tasks as soon as they are able to do so.Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.135.Some high schools require all students to wear school uniforms.Other high schools permit students to decide what to wear to school.Which of these two school policies do you think is better? Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.137.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? High schools should allow students to study the courses that students want to study.Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.138.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is better to be a member of asgroupsthan to be the leader of a group.Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.139.What do you consider to be the most important room in a house? Why is this room more important to you than any other room? Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.140.Some items (such as clothes or furniture) can be made by hand or by machine.Which do you prefer - items made by hand or items made by machine? Use reasons and specific examples to explain your choice.141.If you could make one important change in a school that you attended, what change would you make? Use reasons and specific examples to support your answer.142.A gift (such as a camera, a soccer ball, or an animal) can contribute to a child\'s development.What gift would you give to help a child develop? Why? Use reasons and specific examples to support your choice.144.Would you prefer to live in a traditional house or in a modern apartment building? Use specific reasons and details to support your choice.145.Some people say that advertising encourages us to buy things we really do not need.Others say that advertisements tell us about new products that may improve our lives.Which viewpoint do you agree with? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.146.Some people prefer to spend their free time outdoors.Other people prefer to spend their leisure time indoors.Would you prefer to be outside or would you prefer to be inside for your leisure activities? Use specific reasons and examples to explain your choice.147.Your school has received a gift of money.What do you think is the best way for your school to spend this money? Use specific reasons and details to support your choice.149.Imagine that you have received some land to use as you wish.How would you use this land? Use specific details to explain your answer.150.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Watching television is bad for children.Use specific details and examples to support your answer 151.What is the most important animal in your country? Why is the animal important? Use reasons and specific details to explain your answer. 152.Many parts of the world are losing important natural resources, such as forests, animals, or clean water.Choose one resource that is disappearing and explain why it needs to be saved.Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.
153.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? A zoo has no useful purpose.Use specific reasons and examples to explain your answer. 154.In some countries, people are no longer allowed to smoke in many public places and office buildings.Do you think this is a good rule or a bad rule? Use specific reasons and details to support your position. 155.Plants can provide food, shelter, clothing, or medicine.What is one kind of plant that is important to you or the people in your country? Use specific reasons and details to explain your choice. 158.When famous people such as actors, athletes and rock stars give their opinions, many people listen.Do you think we should pay attention to these opinions? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. 160.When people need to complain about a product or poor service, some prefer to complain in writing and others prefer to complain in person.Which way do you prefer? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer 162.Some famous athletes and entertainers earn millions of dollars every year.Do you think these people deserve such high salaries? Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion. 164.People do many different things to stay healthy.What do you do for good health? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. 165.You have decided to give several hours of your time each month to improve the communityswheresyou live.What is one thing you will do to improve your community? Why? Use specific reasons and details to explain your choice. 169.People listen to music for different reasons and at different times.Why is music important to many people? Use specific reasons and examples to support your choice. 172.When students move to a new school, they sometimes face problems.How can schools help these students with their problems? Use specific reasons and examples to explain your answer. 174.Every generation of people is different in important ways.How is your generation different from your parents\' generation? Use specific reasons and examples to explain your answer. 175.Some students like claewheresteachers lecture (do all of the talking) in cla.Other students prefer claewheresthe students do some of the talking.Which type of cla do you prefer? Give specific reasons and details to support your choice. 176.Holidays honor people or events.If you could create a new holiday, what person or event would it honor and how would you want people to celebrate it? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer. 178.The 21st century has begun.What changes do you think this new century will bring? Use examples and details in your answer. 179.What are some of the qualities of a good parent? Use specific details and examples to explain your answer. 180.Movies are popular all over the world.Explain why movies are so popular.Use reasons and specific examples to support your answer. 181.In your country, is there more need for land to be left in its natural condition or is there more need for land to be developed for housing and industry? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. 182.Many people have a close relationship with their pets.These people treat their birds, cats, or other animals as members of their family.In your opinion, are such relationships good? Why or why not? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. 183.Films can tell us a lot about the countryswheresthey were made.What have you learned about a country from watching its movies? Use specific examples and details to support your response. 185.You have enough money to purchase either a house or a busine.Which would you choose to buy? Give specific reasons to explain your choice.
