SUGGESTED TOPICS

Topic ONE : The costs of medical health care are increasing all the time. Governments are finding it difficult to balance the health care budget.

Should citizens be totally responsible for their own health costs and take out private health insurance, or is it better to have a comprehensive health care system which provides free health services for all? Discuss. 

Topic TWO:Some people prefer to eat at food stands or restaurants.
Other people prefer to prepare and eat food at home.
Which do you prefer? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. 

Topic Three:Nowadays we are producing more and more rubbish.
Why do you think this is happening?
What can governments do to help reduce the amount of rubbish produced?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Topic FOUR:  In some countries, marriages are arranged by the parents but in other cases, people choose their own marriage partner.
Discuss both systems.

Topic FIVE:  Some people believe that computers are more a hindrance than a help in today"s world. Others feel that they are such indispensable tools that they would not be able to live or work without them.

• In what ways are computers a hindrance?
• What is your opinion?

Topic SIX:Compare the advantages and disadvantages of three of the following as media for communicating information. State which you consider to be the most effective.

• comics
• books
• radio
• television
• film
• theatre

Topic SEVEN:  Research indicates that the characteristics we are born with have much more influence on our personality and development than any experiences we may have in our life.
Which do you consider to be the major influence? 

Topic Eight:  As the world becomes technologically advanced, computers are replacing more and more jobs.

Describe some job positions that may be lost because of computers, and discuss at least one problem that may result. 

Topic NINE: Traffic and housing problems in major cities could be solved by moving large companies and factories and their employees to the countryside.

To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

Topic TEN:It is widely believed that children of different levels of intelligence should be taught together, while others think that more intelligent children should be taught separately.
 

Discuss and present your own opinion.