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UnderBritishandAustralianlawsajuryinacriminalcasehasnoaccesstoinformationaboutthedefendant’spastcriminalrecords.Thisprotectsthepersonwhoisbeingaccusedofthecrime.
Somelawyershavesuggestedthatthispracticeshouldbechangedandthatajuryshouldbegivenallthepastfactsbeforetheyreachtheirdecisionaboutthecase.
Doyouagreeordisagree?
Givereasonsforyouranswer.
Someemployersrewardmembersofstafffortheirexceptionalcontributiontothecompanybygivingthemextramoney.Thispracticecanactasanincentiveforsomebutmayalsohaveanegativeimpactonothers.
Towhatextentisthisstyleofmanagementeffective?
Aretherebetterwaysofencouragingemployeestoworkhard?
Inthepast,sportingchampionsusedtobemotivatedprimarilybythedesiretowinamatchortobreakworldrecords.Thesedays,theyaremorelikelytobemotivatedbyprizemoneyandtheopportunitytobefamous.
Whatmessagedoesthissendtoyoungpeopleandhowdoesthisattitudetosportaffectthesportsthemselves?
Givereasonsforyouranswers.
“Failureisproofthatthedesirewasn’tstrongenough.”
Towhatextenddoyouagreewiththisstatement?
Givereasonsforyouranswer.
Tobelabeleda“workofArt”,apainting,sculptureorotherartformshoulddisplaycertainqualitiesthatareunique.However,overthepastcenturytherehasbeenadeclineinthequalityofprize-winingartworkanditisnowpossibleforquiteordinarypiecesofarttobelabeled‘masterpieces’whilsttrueworksofartassunnoticed.
Doyouagreeordisagree?
Givereasonsforyouranswer.
Popularhobbiesandinterestschangeovertimeandaremoreareflectionoftrendsandfashionsthananindicationofwhatindividualsreallywanttodointheirsparetime.Towhatextentdoyouagreewiththisstatement?
Givereasonsforyouranswer.
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Itisgenerallybelievedthatsomepeoplearebornwithcertaintalents,forinstanceforsportormusic,andothersarenot.However,itissometimesclaimedthatanychildcanbetaughttobecomeagoodsportspersonormusician.
Discussboththeseviewsandgiveyourownopinion.
Somepeoplebelievethatthereshouldbefixedpunishmentsforeachtypeofcrime.Others,however,arguethatthecircumstancesofanindividualcrime,andthemotivationforcommittingit,shouldalwaysbetakenintoaccountwhendecidingonthepunishment.
Discussboththeseviewsandgiveyourownopinion.
Asmostpeoplespendamajorpartoftheiradultlifeatwork,jobsatisfactionisanimportantelementofindividualwellbeing.
Whatfactorscontributetojobsatisfaction?
Howrealisticistheexpectationofjobsatisfactionforallworkers?
Somepeoplethinkthatuniversitiesshouldprovegraduateswiththeknowledgeandskillsneededintheworkplace.Othersthinkthatthetruefunctionofauniversityshouldbetogiveaccesstoknowledgeforitsownsake,regardlessofwhetherthecourseisusefultoanemployer.
What,inyouropinion,shouldbethemainfunctionofauniversity?
Somepeopleprefertoliveinahouse,whileothersfeelthattherearemoreadvantagestolivinginanapartment.
Aretheremoreadvantagesthandisadvantagesoflivinginahousecomparedwithlivinginanapartment?
Somepeoplefeelthatentertainers(e.g.filmstars,popmusiciansorsportsstars)arepaidtoomuchmoney.
Doyouagreeordisagree?
Whichothertypesofjobshouldbehighlypaid?
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Somepeoplebelievethatvisitorstoothercountriesshouldfollowlocalcustomsandbehavior.Othersdisagreeandthinkthatthehostcountryshouldwelcomeculturaldifferences.
Discussboththeseviewsandgiveyourownopinion.
Somepeopleprefertospendtheirlivesdoingthesamethingsandavoidingchange.Others,however,thinkthatchangeisalwaysagoodthing.
Discussboththeseviewsandgiveyourownopinion.
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Universitiesshouldacceptequalnumbersofmaleandfemalestudentsineverysubject.
Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?
Insomecountriesyoungpeopleareencouragedtoworkortravelforayearbetweenfinishinghighschoolandstartinguniversitystudies.
Discusstheadvantagesanddisadvantagesforyoungpeoplewhodecidetodothis.
Somepeoplethinkthatasenseofcompetitioninchildrenshouldbeencouraged.Othersbelievethatchildrenwhoaretaughttoco-operateratherthancompetebecomemoreusefuladults.
Discussboththeseviewsandgiveyourownopinion.
Researchindicatesthatthecharacteristicswearebornwithhavemuchmoreinfluenceonourpersonalityanddevelopmentthananyexperienceswemayhaveinourlife.
Whichdoyouconsidertobethemajorinfluence?
Somepeoplebelievethatchildrenaregiventoomuchfreetime.Theyfeelthatthistimeshouldbeusedtodomoreschoolwork.
Howdoyouthinkchildrenshouldspendtheirfreetime?
Nowadaysweareproducingmoreandmorerubbish.
Whydoyouthinkthisishappening?
Whatcangovernmentdotohelpreducetheamountofrubbishproduced?
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Comparetheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthreeofthefollowingasmediaforcommunicatinginformation.Statewhichyouconsidertobethemosteffective.
Comicsbooksradiotelevisionfilmtheatre
Happinessisconsideredveryimportantinlife.
Whyisitdifficulttodefine?
Whatfactorsareimportantinachievinghappiness?
Creativeartistsshouldalwaysbegiventhefreedomtoexpresstheirownideas(inwords,pictures,musicorfilm)inwhicheverwaytheywish.Thereshouldbenogovernmentrestrictionsonwhattheydo.
Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagreewiththisopinion?
Inmanycountriesschoolshavesevereproblemswithstudentbehavior.Whatdoyouthinkarethecausesofthis?
Whatsolutionscanyousuggest?
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PopulareventslikethefootballWorldCupandotherinternationalsportingoccasionsareessentialineasinginternationaltensionsandreleasingpatrioticemotionsinasafeway.
Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagreewiththisopinion?
Whenacountrydevelopsitstechnology,thetraditionalskillsandwaysoflifedieout.Itispointlesstotryandkeepthemalive.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagreewiththisopinion?
Inmanycountrieschildrenareengagedinsomekindofpaidwork.Somepeopleregardthisascompletelywrong.Othersconsideritasvaluableworkexperience,importantforlearningandtakingresponsibility.
Whatareyouropinionsonthis?
Improvementsinhealth,educationandtradeareessentialforthedevelopmentofpoorernations.However,thegovernmentsofrichernationsshouldtakemoreresponsibilityforhelpingthepoorernationsinsuchareas.
Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagreewiththisopinion?
Somepeoplebelievethatchildren’sleisureactivitiesmustbeeducational,otherwisetheyareacompletewasteoftime.
Doyouagreeordisagree?
Itisgenerallyacceptedthatfamiliesarenotascloseastheyusedtobe.Givesomereasonswhythischangehashappenedandsuggesthowfamiliescouldbebroughtclosertogether.
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‘Fatherhoodoughttobeemphasizedasmuchasmotherhood.Theideathatwomenaresolelyresponsiblefordecidingwhetherornottohavebabiesleadsontotheideathattheyarealsoresponsibleforbringingthechildrenup.’
Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?
‘Preventionisbetterthancure.’
Outofacountry’shealthbudget,alargeproportionshouldbedivertedfromtreatmenttospendingonhealtheducationandpreventativemeasures.
Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagreewiththisstatement?
Withoutcapitalpunishment(thedeathpenalty)ourlivesarelesssecureandcrimesofviolenceincrease.Capitalpunishmentisessentialtcontrolviolenceinsociety.
Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagreewiththisopinion?
Topositionofwomeninsocietyhaschangedmarkedlyinthelasttwentyyears.Manyoftheproblemsyoungpeoplenowexperience,suchasjuveniledelinquency,arisefromthefactthatmanymarriedwomennowworkandarenotathometocarefortheirchildren.
Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagreewiththisopinion?
Somegovernmentssayhowmanychildrenafamilycanhaveintheircountry.Theymaycontrolthenumberofchildrensomeonehasthroughtaxes.
Itissometimesnecessaryandrightforagovernmenttocontrolthepopulationinthisway.
Doyouagreeordisagree?
Givereasonsforyouranswer.
MillionsofpeopleeveryyearmovetoEnglish-speakingcountriessuchasAustralia,BritainorAmerica,inordertostudyatschool,collegeoruniversity.
WhydosomanypeoplewanttostudyinEnglish?
WhyisEnglishsuchanimportantinternationallanguage?
Givereasonsforyouranswer.
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Therearemanydifferenttypesofmusicintheworldtoday.Whydoweneedmusic?
IstheretraditionalmusicofacountrymoreimportantthantheInternationalmusicthatisheardeverywherenowadays?
Shouldwealthynationsberequiredtosharetheirwealthamongpoorernationsbyprovidingsuchthingsasfoodandeducation?
Orisittheresponsibilityofthegovernmentsofpoorernationstolookaftertheircitizensthemselves?
Newseditorsdecidewhattobroadcastontelevisionandwhattoprintinnewspapers.Whatfactorsdoyouthinkinfluencethesedecisions?
Dowebecomeusedtobadnews?
Woulditbebetterifmoregoodnewswasreported?
Presentawrittenargumentorcasetoaneducatedreaderwithnospecialistknowledgeofthefollowingtopic:
Theideaofhavingasinglecareerisbecominganoldfashionedone.Thenewfashionmilbetohaveseveralcareersorwayofearningmoneyandfurthereducationwillbesomethingthatcontinuesthroughoutlife.
Wearebecomingincreasinglydependentoncomputers.Theyareusedi