一级重点 学校教育类话题/政府类话题/家庭教育类话题 学校教育类1. Team activities can teach children more life skills than activities that are done alone. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 学校教育类2. Some people think that primary school students should be responsible for their own behaviour, while others believe that their parents should take responsibility for their behaviour. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. 学校教育类3. Some people believe that secondary school children should study international news as one of their school subjects, while others think that it is a waste of valuable school time. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. 学校教育类4. Some people think that the government should decide the subject for students to study in university, while others believe that students should be allowed to apply for the subject they prefer. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. 学校教育类5. 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 these views and give your own opinion. 政府类1. Some governments today think that economic progress is their most important goal. Others, however, believe that other types of progress are equally important for their country. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. 政府类2. Governments should pay for people’s education and health care. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 政府类3. Some people think that governments should try to preserve languages that are in danger of extinction. Others, however, believe that would be a waste of public money. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. 政府类4. Some people believe that governments should make investments in building public libraries in every town, while others think it is a waste of money because we have access to information via the Internet. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. 政府类5. Some people think developing countries should invite foreign companies to open branches, offices and factories to promote their economies. Others, however, say that they should keep the foreign companies out and depend more on their own local companies. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. 家庭教育类1. Some people think that teachers have a greater influence on children than their parents. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 家庭教育类2. Some people think parents should read or tell stories to their children, while others say it is not important and can be replaced by watching television and movies instead. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. 家庭教育类3. Some people think that reading for pleasure is more useful in developing children's language skills and imagination than watching TV and surfing the Internet. Do you agree or disagree? 家庭教育类4. Many parents choose to teach their children at home rather than sending their children to school. Do you think the benefits of home schooling outweigh its drawbacks? 家庭教育类5. Some working parents believe that children centers can provide best care for children, while others think family members like grandparents can do it better. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. 二级重点 全球化类话题/环保类话题/媒体类话题 全球化类1. Some people think that multinational companies can create jobs in developing countries. Others, however, believe that they cause many local people to lose their jobs. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. 全球化类2. Some people think that main benefit of international cooperation is in protection of the environment, while others think that the main benefit is in the world business. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. 全球化类3. When students study a foreign language, they should also study the culture and lifestyles of the people who speak the language. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 环保类1. The environmental problems facing the world today are so serious that there is little ordinary people can do to improve the situation. Only the government and large companies can reduce the damage being done to the environment. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 环保类2. Some people think that the time and money spent on the protection of wild animals should be spent on humans instead. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 环保类3. Air travel is cheap these days, allowing ordinary people to travel further. Some people say that airfare should be increased because this leads to environmental problems. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. 环保类4. Some countries and individuals try to deal with the problem of animal extinction. Others think it is more important to deal with problems of human beings. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. 媒体类1. Some people believe that video games are harmless fun. Others, however, think that video games have a negative effect on their players. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. 媒体类2. Some people think that parents have a great influence on their children, while others believe that the media is a bigger influence. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. 媒体类3. Nowadays, there is a trend that reports of media focus on problems and emergencies rather than positive developments. Some people think it is harmful to individuals and to society. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 媒体类4. Advertising encourages consumers to buy in quantity rather than in quality. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 媒体类5. Some people think that news has no connection to their life, so it is a waste of time to read the news on the newspaper and watch television news programs. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 三级重点 文化类话题/生活类话题/社会类话题/犯罪类话题 文化类1. Some visitors are interested in other countries’ cultures and traditions. How do they learn other cultures and traditions? Why is this interesting to some vistors but not to others? 文化类2. In multi-cultural societies, people of different cultural backgrounds live and work together. Do you think the advantages of multi-cultural societies outweigh the disadvantages? 文化类3. Many old buildings are protected by the law because they are part of the nation’s history. However, some people think that they should be knocked down to make way for new ones. Do you agree or disagree? 生活类1. Some people say that the best way to improve public health is by increasing the number of sports facilities. Others, however, say that this would have little effect on public health and other measures are required. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. 生活类2. Some people think personal happiness is directly related to economic success, while others believe that this depends on other factors. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. 生活类3. Nowadays air transport is used to export a wide variety of food to countries where the food is out of season. Some people think this is a positive development. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 生活类4. Some people think that extreme sports such as bungee jumping and rock climbing should be banned. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 社会类1. Today, fewer elderly people live with their children than in the past. Do you think this is a positive or a negative development? 社会类2. Some people think it is necessary to use animals for testing medicines intended for human use. Others, however, think it is cruel to do that. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. 社会类3. Some people think that women should have the same right as men to choose their profession. Others, however, believe that women are less able than men to do certain jobs. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. 社会类4. Many countries are trying to improve the standard of living of their people through economic development. However, some people think that traditional values are lost as a result of this. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? 社会类5. Today, more and more parents depend on their children's grandparents for childcare. Do you think this is a positive or negative trend? 社会类6. Some people think that governments should provide care and financial support for elderly people. Others, however, believe that it is the responsibility of each person to prepare for retirement. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. 犯罪类1. Some people think that the best way to reduce crime is to give criminals longer prison sentences. Others, however, think there are better ways to reduce crime. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. 犯罪类2. Some people think that the only purpose of prison is to punish criminals. Others, however, argue that it has other purposes as well. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. 犯罪类3. The number of traffic accidents is rising in many countries. Some people think that strict punishments for driving offences are the only way to reduce traffic accidents. Do you agree or disagree? 犯罪类4. The rate of youth crime is increasing in many countries. What are the causes of this trend? Suggest some solutions. 犯罪类5. Today, crime is one of the main subjects of many news programmes. Do you think the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?