1. Cell Phone:
- Cell phones are a waste of time
- Sending a text message to someone you don’t know is a good idea
- People shouldn’t use their cell phones on trains or buses
- You should send text messages to people you don’t know
- We use cell phones too much so we should put them away
- Cell phones are taking over our lives.
 A cell phone could save your life
 People waste money on cell phones they
 Cell phones keep you from getting don’t need. bored
 Some people talk too loudly on their cell
 Text messages are a good way to flirt phones. with people
 Some people send text messages to people
 Cell phones are a good way to meet they don’t know. people
 Cell phones reduce the need for face-to-face
 Cell phones are useful in emergencies communication or learning tool
 People have become too dependent on cell
 Cell phones keep us associated or allow phones.
parents and children to stay in touch.
 People lose their privacy/ personal
 Cell phones are best for financial and information. banking transactions. 2. Marriage
- Marriage is becoming unpopular / People all around the world have stopped getting marriage
- It’s better to get married and have children when you are young
- People should get married earlier.
 Older women leave themselves less
 You can enjoy a good lifestyle while you are
time to have children than younger single and help the economy. women.
 Women don’t want to give up their career
 You may wait too long and not find the
and independence to marry and have perfect partner. children.
 Marrying earlier and having children
 Most married women do most of the
will help increase the population
housework and childcare so marrying and
 It’s better to have children when you
having children creates even more work for are younger the woman.
 Older women have more fertility
 You can make a better choice of partner if problems than younger women
you marry later as you are more mature.
 Older women have a higher chance of
 Many couple who live together are having miscarriage than younger women children and then separating.
 Married couples are less likely to
 Many women don’t want to juggle career
separate than couples who live together. and family yet
 You’ll spend more quality time with
 It’s better to have a successful career before each other.
you get married as you will then have more
flexibility when you have chuldren
 Young marriage increase chances of divorce 3. Smoking and Drinking
- We should do more to stop people smoking and drinking
- Smoking/ Drinking too much is extremely bad for your health
- Drinking and smoking age should be lowered to 16
 We should try to look after people’s
 Research recently found that there was no health
link between passive smoking and increased  Many drinkers are underage lung cancer and heart disease.
 Too much alcohol can kill you
 Smokers’ civil rights are being eroded
 Smoking and drinking cause problems
 We should ban tobacco and alcohol in society
advertising, not smoking and drinking
 In France, 25 % of people are in
 If we educate children about the dangers of
hospitals because of alcohol-related
smoking and drinking, they will be able to illnesses make sensible choices
 Smoking and Drinking cause millions
 Smokers are discriminated against of Deaths Worldwide
 The entertainment industry will suffer due to
 Nearly half of all the men in Russia
bans on smoking in public places. have a drinking problem.
 Smoking and drinking are unhealthy
 People should make their own choices. 4. English
- The earlier you start learning English, the better you are at it
- There is no need for everyone to learn English/ Everyone shouldn’t have to learn English
- Everyone should learn English
- English is the easiest language to learn
 English is the official language in more  It’s easier to use translation devices than than sixty countries. learn English
 Learning English leads to more career
 English is a difficult language to learn and education choices.
 By 2050, there will be an equal number of
 It’s important for people to learn and
Spanish, Arabic and English speakers.
use English for countries to be
 English can lead to your language extinction  competitive.
 Learning English demands a considerable
 English is used in countries that have
amount of your time and complete
hundreds of different languages. dedication
 People want to communicate with each  Twice as many people speak Chinese as other, not with machines. speak English.
 Not everyone will be able to afford
 Some language disappear because people translation devices. speak English instead.
 English is the language of science,
 It’s not fair that everyone has to learn media, internet and tourism. English.
 Learning English makes it much easier to travel anywhere you want 5. Exercise
- Exercise should not be a compulsory part of everyone’s life
- Exercise is good for everyone
- We should force children to exercise
 Exercise can be fun and social. It gives  Compulsory exercise stops people enjoying
you a chance to unwind, enjoy the exercise
outdoors or simply engage in activities
 Exercising too much can leave you feeling in a fun social setting. weak, tired and dehydrated.
 People who exercise regularly can
 Exercise is sometimes used as a punishment
reduce the risk of various types of
 Some people become so obsessed with
cancer, heart disease, high blood
having the perfect body so they seriously pressure. damage their health
 Being physically active can help you
 Exercise is addictive so reducing or stopping
lead healthier and happier life.
exercise suddenly or even missing one single
 Exercise benefits every part of the
workout can result in depression, stress and
body, including the mind; therefore it anxiety
can improve brain health and learning.
 Some people over-exercise and this can lead
 Exercise is powerful medicine. It can
to injuries, exhaustion, depression, and
prevent health problems, builds suicide
strength, boost energy, help you reduce
 Some people exercise for the wrong reasons stress and sleep well.
(e.g: stay thin, not keep fit, impress
someone, lose weight too quickly,..) 6. Cars
- We should try to limit traffic in city centers
- People should be forced to use public transport
- No more people should be allowed to buy cars
 Traffic congestion is getting worse and  Solar powered transport can reduce the worse negative impact on environment
 It will improve the quality of life for
 Commuters worry about getting seats,
people who live in, work in or travel to
comfort, as also safety and security. the city center.
Therefore, public transport should be more
 Some people overuse cars. They convenient.
choose to drive when their destination is  Banning cars would make it much more only a block away
difficult for a lot of people to commute to
 Car-free cities can improve the work environment
 Public transport should be more efficient,
 Toxic substances from cars cause comfortable and cheap cancer and other diseases.
 Public transport is unreliable, dirty and
 Too much carbon dioxide adds to expensive. global warming
 Rush-hour commuting by public transport
 Cars and motorbikes burn fossil fuels, can take a long time
which creates air pollution – silent
 You can’t force people to leave their cars at killer. home 7. Tourism
- The tourist trade contributes absolutely nothing to increasing understanding between nations
- The tourist industry does more harm than good
- The benefits of tourism outweigh the problems it creates.
 Potentially higher incedences of crimes  Tourism promotes international connections
and anti-social activities increase (e.g:
which can increase business opportunities.
pickpoketing, mugging, sex-related
 Tourists could draw attention of investors to crimes,…)
the area to built roads, rail networks, new
 Tourism jobs are quite commonly
hotels, malls, restaurants and so on. This can
seasonal and insecure, with no extra
improve local services, like schools and
benefits such as pensions, sick pay, or hospitals. healthcare.
 Tourism promotes communication between
 Visitor could destroy the environment
different nations, encourages mutual
by harming the habitat of animals and
understanding between the peoples of the plants.
world and their cultures and provides
 Many travelers can easily present huge
cultural exchange between hosts and guests.
challenges for many destinations like
 It provides jobs in hotels, bars, transport,
transporting, providing places to stay,
activities, shops, and restaurants. Tourism
feeding, entertaining, policing, and
can provide much-needed employment for clean up. people.
 Environmental pollution and vandalism  People will have great opportunities to
are the teacious problems as the
broaden their culture and social horizons
historical sites are full of unware
when they are on a trip to new locations. visitors
 Tourists bring money with them to a region
 The country may become dependent on
so this can improve the economy of the area
tourists’ dollars and risk loss and
 It “puts a place on the map”. Tourism gives damage as a result.
the locality a chance to show itself off and
 Money can end up being spent only on
raise its profile in the world.
touristic areas while other places and industries suffer
 The government may pay a large
money to mend their loss due to the visitors’ invasion. 8. Computer
- Computers have already taken over the world
- We should continue to develop computer technology
- We already depend on computers too much
 There are many medical uses for
 Computers are harmful to the youth and the
computers (e.g hospital information
development of young children (e.g being
systems, data analysis in medicine, care
isolated, doing less physical activities
of critically ill patients, computer
causing brain and eyes problems, falling to assisted therapy,…)
develop normal communication skills such
 People use computers for performing as conversational skills.
surgery and educating people, doing
 In industry, computer technology has
research, organizing tasks, writing,
invented robots to assemble products in a
communicating for personal or business
short amount of time, leading to
matters and even looking up stock unemployment as manual labour. updates.
 We are too dependent on computers causing
 Computers are used to rescue people
computer obsession, laziness, obesity,
from dangerous situations (e.g be a strained eyes…
useful tool for parental control in
 One day computers could take over the
emergency situations, predict natural
world. Computers could become more disasters,…) intelligent than humans.
 Computers can do jobs that humans
 Computer Technology has a massive impact
don’t want to do (e.g hazardous mining
on our private and public lives. Many people
jobs, unsafe radiation areas, low wage
can be tracked through the location on their
farm work, dull and repetitive jobs,…)
phone and this can be very dangerous
 62 %of workers use computers at work  You can be addicted to computers and waste
and over half of the working force uses
time on unnecessary things (r.g playing
computers in some way at their
online games, chatting online, watching workplace. movies…)
 We’ll need computers even more in the  With the speed that computers and other
future (r.g used n DNA technology,
electronics get replaced, all of the old
banking, military, hospitals, schools,
devices thrown away have a big impact on homes, industry…) the environment.
 Computers can help increase IQ levels
for children, enhance learning, problem- solving skills…
 Computer Technology helps to keep in
contact with our family and re-connect
with old friends or make new friends
 People can have a healthier lifestyle as
many programs are issued online, such as diet and exercise programs. 9. T elevision :
- Parents should take more responsibility for what children watch on TV
- Television is a good form of entertainment for children
- Television is doing more harm than good to our youth
 Television companies just show what
 Reducing the amout of violence on TV
people want to watch. Parents are the would be good for everyone
only people who can control what
 TV companies should help parents by children watch.
making it more difficult for children to watch
 Parents know when a child is watching unsuitable programs.
too much and it’s their responsibility to
 TV companies shouldn’t put on shows
make sure that doesn’t happen.
which are frightening and they should put on
 Many children are not getting enough
more programmes for children that are
sleep because they are staying up late educational or informative watching TV.
 Parents don’t always have time to watch TV
 TV programs have changed a lot. with their children
Parents should find out what their
 Parents cannot always control what their
children are watching and only let them children watch on TV watch suitable programs.
 Some TV programs, even cartoons for
 Parents can turn the TV off or remove it
children are becoming more violent
 Watching TV can be addictive, even for  Parents rely on TV as a good form of
adults. Not only should parents strictly entertainment for children
limit their children’s ‘ screen time, they
 Sometimes insuitable clips/images are also need to be role models.
shown when kids are watching cartoons.
 Parents can take action with computers  Television companies should provide
by using parental controls to limit the
enough programs that are suitable for
number of hours a week a child can children watch TV 10. Time management
- Time management is important for school and work
- Time management is essential for success
- Time management is the most important skill in our life.
 Time management is really life
 Time management won’t solve all of your
management (e.g it minimizes stress and
problems. It is not a solution – it’s actually
improves the overall quality of your life, part of the problem …)
 Time management won’t save you. It is
 With the right time-management skills,
turning us into stressed-out and unproductive
life becomes easier. You get more things zombies.
done in less time, or even while under
 Time management won’t solve your time
time constraints. This is the secret of
problems. Time management is actually a successful people. waste of time
 People who cannot manage their time
 Time management often increases the stress
properly produce low-quality work and
we face instead of reducing it as we become
are often more stressed, as they’re
more efficient, we make room for even more constantly under pressure
tasks and feel even more pressure
 Good time management leads to greater  Time management isn’t interchangeable
productivity and efficiency, a better
with productivity. Productivity is more about
professional reputation, less stress,
mind-managemnet than time-managemnt
increased opportunities and greater
 Time management is the trap. It is like career goals.
gidding a hole at the beach: the bigger the
 Good time management can bring with
hole, the more water that rushes in to fill it
it increased relaxation, less stress, more
 There are essential life skills that are more
satisfaction and greater accomplishment
important than time management (e.g
 Time if life and more time means more
communication and interpersonal skills, life
decision-making and problem-solving.
 Remember “If you fail to plan, you
Creative thinking and critical thinking…)
plan to fail”. Therefore, if you know
 Time management is inhumance. It can
how to manage your time well, you will
drain our energy so it may be a great system succeed. for a machine.
 Learning to manage your time involves
using and improving a variety of life skills together 11. Men and Women
- We should treat men and women differently
- Men not women should be the breadwinner of the family
- Men and women should have equal opportunities
 Men and women should be supported
 It’s the man’s job to look after the family so
in achieving what they want to achieve
he should be the main breadwinner.
 Men and women may be different but
 It’s better for the whole family if the woman they are equal.
stays at home and looks after the family
 Women need the same opportunities as  Men and women have different men
characteristics so they are only suited to
 Women can do different things now different types of jobs.
 Gender stereotyping can make life
 Traditionally men and women have always
more difficult for men and women been treated differently
 Not all men and women want to behave  Women have the children so it’s natural that as society expects. they should look after them
 Most women aren’t interested in becoming career women. 12. Cloning
- We should stop doing research into human cloning
- We should continue to develop human cloning technology
 Human cloning will be controlled
 Coling animals isn’t even safe
 Therapeutic cloning can be used to cure  Cloning confuses family relationships. diseases and disabilities
 Only 5% of cloned human embryos survive
 Cloning could allow us to produce the
 We could clone dangerous people such as
perfect human race – one which would Adolf Hitler
be hardy enough to withstand all
 Human clones could have health problems. diseases.
 Not only does the cloning process have a
 Scientists believe they can clone new
low success rate, the viable clone suffers
cells to help people in wheelchairs walk
increased risk of serious genetic again
malformation, cancer or shortened lifespan.
 The same technology could be used to
 Clones may age very quickly
clone endangered species such as the
 Human cloning is “playing Good” giant panda.
 Human clones could be treared differently
 Scientists could also clone livestock to from other humans.
allow farmers to produce more meat and milk
 Reproductive cloning can be used to
help couples who cannot have children
or families who have lost a beloved relative
 The only way to find out more about
human cloning is to continue with the research
 We could increase the population in certain countries