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Inthefirstplace,moststudentsinnon-English-speakingcountrieslearnEnglishathighschool,andsometimesatuniversitynowadays.AlthoughtheirspokenEnglishdoesnotusuallyreachaveryhighlevel,theirknowledgeofgrammarisoftenquiteadvanced.Thisiscertainlyusefulwhenthestudentsfurtherimprovetheircomprehensiveproficiency.
Secondly,studyingthebasicsofEnglishatsecondaryschoolislessstressfulthanlearningthelanguageinforeigncountries.Thisisbecausestudentslivingathomedonothaveworriesaboutproblemssuchasfindingaccommodation,payingfortheirstudyandlivingcosts,andtryingtosurviveinaforeigncountrywheredaytodaylivingcausesmuchstress.
However,thereareobviousadvantagestolearningEnglishinEnglish-speakingcountries.Everydaythereareopportunitiestopracticelisteningandspeaking.Also,studentscanexperiencetheculturefirsthand,whichisagreathelpwhentryingtounderstandthelanguage.Thisisespeciallytrueiftheychoosetolivewithnatives,aspartofhome-stayfamily,forexample.Furthermore,ifstudents’speakingandlisteningskillsimprove,attentioncanbegiventodevelopingreadingandwritingskillaswell.
Ingeneral,eventhoughitispreferabletostudyEnglishinanEnglish-speakingcountry,areasonablelevelofEnglishcanstillbeachievedinone’sowncountry,ifastudentisgiftedanddedicatedtostudy.
Sample2
Theworldisexperiencingadramaticincreaseinnucleartechnology.Thisiscausingproblemsnotonlyforthepoor,underdevelopedcountries,butalsofortheindustrializedanddevelopingnations.
Thesedays,peopleareafraidofnucleartechnologybecauseofthedangersassociatedwithitsuse.Inmyopinion,itistruethatnuclearweaponsposethegreatestthreattolife,eventhoughtheuseofnucleartechnologyforpeacefulpurposesalsocarriessomeseriousrisks.
Nuclearpowerstationsprovideanimportantsourceofcheappowerformanyindustrializednationsandsomedevelopingcountries.However,thereisalwaysthedangerofradiationleakingfromtheseplants.Eventhoughsafetyprecautionsaretaken,therehavebeennumerousdisasters;
forinstance,theexplosionofanuclearplantinRussiaoccurrednotlongago.
Nucleartechnologyisevenusedtohelpcuresomefataldiseasessuchascancer.Radiationcanbeappliedtothebodytoburnawaycancerouscells,eventhoughthisisadangerousprocedure,andtheapplicationofradiationisalmostalwayspainfulandnotalwayssuccessful.
Themostworryingaspectofnucleartechnology,though,isitsuseformilitarypurposes.Enoughatomicbombshavealreadybeenbuilttocompletelydestroytheplanet,andtherealdangeristhatonedaysomecountrywillstillstartawarwiththeseweapons.Toomanycountriesnowhavetherequiredtechnologytomakesuchbombs,whichcurrentlyresultsinmuchdebateabouthowtocontrolthesituation.
Inconclusion,nucleartechnologycertainlyhaspositiveuses,butis,nonetheless,dangerous.Therefore,itwouldhavebeenbetterifithadneverbeenusedtocreatenuclearweapons.Iflifeonearthistocontinue,allthenuclearnationsoftheworldshouldagreetodisarmassoonaspossible.
Sample3
Arecomputersanessentialfeatureofmoderneducation?
Whatsubjectscanbebettertaughtusingcomputers?
Arethereaspectsofagoodeducationthatcannotbetaughtusingcomputers?
Computersarenowessentialinmanyareasoflife----modernbanking,retailandinformationexchangeamongothers.However,thisisnottrueforeducation.Atasimplelevelsomesubjectsmaybebettertaughtusingcomputers,buttoexplainimportantconceptsahumanteacherisstillindispensable.
Therearesomesubjectsinwhichacomputercanbeusedsuccessfullytoteach.Elementarymathematics,elementarylanguagelearning,anyareawhichrequiresastudenttomemorizebasicfactsthroughrepetitioniswellsuitedtocomputerlearning.Thecomputercanbeprogrammedtoprovideanendlessnumberofsimplequestions,andasthestudentanswersthesequestions,thefactsarelearnedandreinforced.
However,inthelearningandpracticeofmorecomplexideas,thecomputerisnotadequate.Acomputercanevaluateananswerasrightorwrong,butitcannotdeterminewhy.Acomputercandetectanerror,butitcannotfindoutwhyastudentismakingmistakes,nottomentionrepresentingimportantconceptsinadifferentwaysothestudentwillunderstand.Acomputercanonlyindicatethatthefinalansweriswrong,butitcannotdetermineatwhatstageinmathematicsproblemthestudenthasmadeanerror.Inaddition,tasksinvolvingreasoningcannotbetaughtbycomputers,astherearetoomanyvariablesforacomputertodealwithsuccessfully.
Thus,whilecomputersmaybeusefulasatoolforpracticingsimpleskills,theyarenotanessentialfeatureofmoderneducation,becausetheycanneithermonitorastudent’sgraspofconcepts,norevaluateastudent’sreasoning,stillnortoanalyzethecausesforanerror.Untilfurtherdevelopmentsincomputersaremade,thehumanteacherwillremainindispensable.
Sample4
CountriessuchasChina,IndiaandJapanhaveunsustainablepopulationgrowths.Infactmanyexpertsareoftheopinionthatthepopulationexplosion,whichisnowaveryworryingconcern,isthemostseriousthreattolifeonthisplanet,givesomesuggestionstoaddressthisproblem.
Itistruethatthepopulation“explosion”,whichhastakenplaceoverthelastcentury,isaveryseriousproblem.Oneofthemainreasonsforthisunacceptablepopulationgrowthisalackofunderstandingabouttheenvironment.Over-populationisthemajorreasonforwater,soilandairpollution.Itisalsooftenthecauseofstarvationandevenwars.Expertshaveputforwardmanysuggestionstoaddressthisproblem.Thefollowingarejustafewofthese.
Themostimportantweaponwehavetofightpopulationgrowthiseducation.Thisshouldstartataveryearlyagei.e.beforechildrenevengotoschool.TVcartoonandchildren’sprogramscanbeusedtoeducatetheveryyoung.Inhighschool,studentscanbetaughtabouttheproblem,moredirectly.Atuniversity,scholarshipsshouldbemadeavailabletostudentswhowishtostudyfurtherinthisfield.Internationalexchangegroupsmayalsohelptoincreaseawareness.
Anotherimportantmeansofcontrollingpopulationgrowthistodisadvantagepeoplewhohavemorethanoneortwochildren.ThiscanbedoneinChinaorIndia,bymeansofahighertax.Althoughitiscontroversial,personswhocomeforwardtobesterilizedcouldbegivenasumofmoney.Itmayalsobepossibletomakeitadvantageousforpeopletohaveonlyonechildbygivingsuchcouplesaspecialtaxdeduction.
Thisproblemisaverydifficultonetoaddressbutweshouldmakeeveryefforttodoso.Therearemanyotherproblems,whicharerelatedtoover-populationsuchasincreasingcrime,illiteracyandpollution,whichcanbecurbedbyproperpopulationcontrol.
Sample5
Theworldofworkischangingrapidly.Workingconditionstodayarenotthesameasbeforeandpeoplenolongerrelyontakingonejobforlife.Discussthepossiblecausesofthesechangesandgiveyoursuggestionsonhowpeopleshouldprepareforworkinthefuture.
Theworldischangingrapidly,soistheworldofwork,whereworkingconditionshaveimprovedalot.Itisnotrarethatapersonchangeshisjobfromtimetotime,quittingwhatheperceivestobethelessrewardingjobforanewone.This,asfarasIamconcerned,canbeascribedtothefollowingcauses.
Firstofall,theshiftofthetraditionalconceptofworkisresponsibleforone’sfrequentchangeofjobs.Inthepast,peoplewereimbuedwiththeideathatoneshouldtakeasinglejoballhislifeandtheyveryoftendidso.Thistraditionalnotion,however,israpidlyevaporating.Peoplegiveprioritytothepayandthelong-termrewardofthework,thusrenderingitanormalpracticetoquitajobwhentheyfinditunsatisfactoryfinanciallyorotherwise.
Anotherfactorleadingtothefactthatonenolongerreliesonasinglejobforlifeiscompetitioninmodernsociety.Today,theworldofworkisonerepletewithcompetition,which,asweallknow,produceswinnersandlosers.Whenapersonisdefeatedinthiskindofcompetition,heissackedandhastohuntforanewjob.
Infaceoftheintensecompetition,onehastobewell-prepared,psychologicallyandtechnologically,forworkinthefuture.Asisknown,changingone’sjobis,andwillbe,acommonpractice.
Sample6
Somepeoplebelievethatgrowingupinalargefamily,withseveralsistersandbrothers,offersmoreadvantagesthandisadvantages.Otherpeoplethinkthatbeinganonlychildismoreadvantageous.Writeashortessayinwhichyoudiscusstheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofeachposition.
Manypeoplewhoareconcernedwiththenumberofchildrenafamilyshouldhavearediscussingtheadvantagesanddisadvantagesfromthepointofviewofchildren.Somebelievethatgrowingupinalargefamily,withseveralsistersandbrothersoffersmoreadvantagesthandisadvantageswhileothersthinkthatbeinganonlychildismoreadvantageous.Thisisaninterestingtopicworthdiscussing.
Inabigfamily,childrenlive,playandstudytogether.Consequently,theyneverfeellonelyandtheirlifeisusuallyfullofjoy