-09-12(大陆),-04-14(亚太),-07-16(大陆),-01-21(大陆)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 the arts tell us about life that science and technology cannot?
-08-20(大陆),-08-02(大陆)：Demand for food is increasing worldwide. Why has it happened? What measures could the international community take to improve the situation?
-08-16(大陆),-06-22(大陆),-11-18(大陆)It is believed that secondary school children should study international news as one of their school subjects. Others think that this is a waste of valuable school time. Discuss both views and give your opinions.
-07-31(大陆),-02-25(亚太)Today, more and more full time university students focus on other activities rather than spend a lot of time studying. Some people think it is essential for university students to be involved in other activities. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
-07-19(大陆),-05-04(亚太),-03-31(大陆)：Children spend a lot of time playing computer games rather than playing sport. Why has this happened? Do you think it is a positive or negative development?
-07-19(大陆),-11-14(亚太),-07-28(大陆)：In schools and universities, girls tend to choose arts subjects, while boys choose science subjects. What is the reason? Should the trend be changed?
-01-18(大陆),-11-03(亚太)：Some people think children nowadays have too much freedom. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
-12-14(亚太),-08-25(大陆),-12-14(亚太),-03-10(大陆)：Some think that children should start school as early as possible, while others believe that they should start schools at the age of seven. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
-11-23(大陆),-07-11(亚太)Some people say that it is unnecessary to teach children handwriting at school. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
-11-23(亚太),-12-13(大陆)：Young people today know more about international pop and movie stars than famous people in the history of their country. Why is it? What can be done to increase young people’s interest in the famous people in the history of their country?
-11-16(大陆)：A family has a great influence on childrens development, but the outside of home plays a bigger part in childrens life. Do you agree or disagree?
-10-26(大陆),-07-11(大陆)：Some people think that companies and individuals, rather than the government, should pay for cleaning up pollution. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
-10-10(大陆),-09-30(亚太)：The best way to reduce youth crime is to educate parents about good parenting skills. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
-09-28(大陆)：Differences in ages between parents and children are greater than in the past. Do you think the advantages of the development outweigh the disadvantages？
-09-12(大陆),-10-08(大陆),-07-07(大陆)：In some countries, secondary schools aim to provide a general education across a range of subjects. In others, children focus on a narrow range of subjects related to a particular career. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
-08-17(大陆)：More and more parents are allowing their children to play on computers and tablets as they think that children should learn technology skills. Do the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?
-08-01(大陆),-05-18(大陆)Some people think learning history in school is important. Some others think learning subjects more relevant to life is important. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
-07-27(大陆),-05-25(亚太)：Many parents today give anything their children like and allow children to do whatever they like. What are the positive or negative effects on children’s future development?
-06-29(大陆),-09-26(大陆)：Some people claim that many things children learn at school have actually wasted their time. Other people argue that everything taught at school is useful in the future. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
-05-11(亚太),-07-21(大陆)：Many businesses think that the new employees who graduate from schools lack basic interpersonal skills, such as working with colleagues as a team. What has caused this and what are solutions to the problems?
-02-16(大陆)：Nowadays, children spend too much time watching TV and playing computer games. Some people believe this has negative effects on childrens mental abilities. To what extent do you agree or disagree？
-01-19(亚太)：Some people argue that the best way to have a successful life is to attend college, but other people do not think so. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
-12-15(亚太),-11-07(亚太),-05-14(大陆)：Some school leavers travel or work for a period of time instead of going directly to university. What are the advantages and disadvantages for their studies?
-12-08(大陆),-03-03(大陆),-12-04(大陆)：Some people think that schools should select pupils according to their academic abilities, while others believe that it is better to have pupils with different abilities study together. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
-12-01(亚太),-08-30(大陆),-01-15(大陆)：Some teachers think it is effective for students to study in group while others think it is better to study alone. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
-11-17(大陆),-09-03(大陆)：Some people think the qualities a person needs to become successful in todays world cannot be learned at a university or similar academic institutions. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
-10-11(大陆),-09-27(亚太):Students from poor backgrounds such as rural areas often find it difficult to gain access to university education, so people think universities should make it especially easy for them to study at. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
-08-25(大陆),-11-07(大陆),-09-06(大陆)：Once children start school, teachers have more influence than parents on their intellectual and social development. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
-08-18(大陆)：Some people think that schools should stop teaching students by using books, because students find reading boring and that children can learn from films, TV programmes, video games and computers instead. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
-07-21(亚太),-04-30(亚太)：In some countries, students studying in university live with their family, whereas in other countries, students choose to study in another city. Do you think the advantages of living away from homes while studying outweigh the disadvantages?
-07-19(亚太)：Education for adults who cannot read and write is much more important to society than providing children with education. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
-05-05(亚太)Studying history wastes time and money, so it is more important to research recent issues in the world.To what extent do you agree and disagree?
-05-05(亚太)Some people think history has nothing or little to tell us, but others think that studying the past history can help us better understand the present. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
-04-26(大陆),-02-13(大陆)：In some countries, there has been an increase In the number of parents who educate their children themselves at home instead of sending them to school. Do the advantages of home education outweigh disadvantages?
-03-15(亚太)Some people think that it’s more important for schoolchildren to learn literature of their own country rather than the literature of other countries. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
-02-24(亚太),-10-13(亚太)：Some employers think that formal academic qualifications are more important than life experiences and personal qualities when they look for an employee. Why is it the case? Is it a positive or negative development?
-01-18(亚太),-07-14(大陆)：In the past, lectures were used as a way of teaching large numbers of students, but now with the development of technology for education, many people think there is no justification for attending lectures. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
-10-14(大陆)：Some people think that education should help students to be useful to the whole society, while other people think that education should provide students with opportunities to achieve personal ambitions. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
-09-16(亚太)：Most parents believe that it is a good idea to teach children about money. Why is it important for children to learn about money? Whats the best way for parents to teach their children about money?
-08-19(大陆),-04-02(大陆)：Pressure on the school and university students is increasing and students are pushed to work hard when they are young. Do you think it is a positive or negative development?
-07-20(亚太)：Some people argue that leaders are born, not made. Do you agree or disagree?
-07-15(亚太)：Some people say that it is important for parents to read and tell stories to their children, while others argue that with other sources of stories such as books, TV and movies,parents do not need to read stories. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
-06-17(大陆),-06-16(大陆),-12-13(大陆)：Some people believe that a country benefits greatly with a high percentage of young people going to university, while others argue that it only leads to graduate unemployment. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
-04-29(亚太)：Some people think what children watch on television influences their behaviour, while some people think the time children spend watching TV can influence their behaviour. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
-04-29(大陆),-01-18(大陆)：Children find it difficult to concentrate on or pay attention to school. What are the reasons? How can we solve this problem?
-01-12(亚太)：It is neither possible nor useful for a country to provide university places for a large proportion of young people. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
-01-07(大陆)：some people think painting and drawing are as important as other subjects, and they should be compulsory in high school education. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
-11-03(亚太),-06-20(大陆)Some people think that all school students should learn a foreign language. Others think that a student should not be required to learn a foreign language if he or she does not have talent for it. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
-07-30(大陆),-09-16(大陆)：Some people think that the government should decide which subjects students should study at the university, while others think that students should be allowed to apply for the subject they prefer. Discuss the two views and give your opinion.
-07-14(大陆)People still value artists in the age of advanced science and technology. Why do you think this is the case? Are the arts as important as science and technology?
-06-18(大陆)：It is the responsibility of schools to teach good behaviors in addition to providing formal education. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
-06-04(大陆)：Many schoolchildren and students are taught to push themselves and try hard to be better than their classmates , rather than work for everyone s benefits. Do you think disadvantages of being trained to be competitive outweigh advantages?
-05-28(大陆)：New parents should attend parenting courses to learn how to bring up their children well. To what extent you agree or disagree?
-05-19(亚太),-02-23(大陆)Not enough students choose science subjects in university in many countries. What are the reasons for this problem? What are the effects on society?
-05-07(大陆),-03-03(大陆),-02-21(大陆)：Some people think that teaching children of different abilities together can benefit everybody, while others think that intelligent children should be taught separately and given special treatment. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
-01-09(亚太)It is more important for school children to learn about their local history than the world history. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
-12-03(大陆)：Some people think that the interview is an unreliable way for a company to recruit new staff, and there are better selection methods. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
-11-21(亚太)：Too much emphasis has been put on going to university for academic study. We should encourage more people to receive vocational training because of the needs for tradespeople like plumbers and electricians. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
-11-21(亚太)：Parents of children who break the law should be punished. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
-11-19(大陆)：The government should spend money in promoting sport and the arts at school, rather than sponsoring professional sports and arts events in communities. to what extent do you agree or disagree?
-11-14(大陆)：The best way to teach children to co-operate is though team sports at school. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
