Topics (Easier)
- The future is frightening rather than exciting.
- Politicians are mainly interested in advancing their own careers.
- It is better to take any job than be unemployed.
- English is a fairly easy language to learn.
- Today's pop music is not as good as it used to be.
- Living in the city is better than living in the country.
- There are no such things as ghosts, flying saucers etc.
- There is too much money in sport nowadays.
- It is better to stay single than get married.
- There are certain jobs that are not really suitable for women.
- When you speak a foreign language, it doesn't really matter if you make mistakes as long as people understand you.
- You can tell a lot about a person from the clothes he / she wears.
- Murderers should always be executed rather than be given life imprisonment.
- Marriages work best when couples are from the same background, race and religion.
- People who follow fashion are fools and probably have more money than sense.
- The most important thing about a job is the money.
- Marriage is an outdated institution.
- The most important thing about a job is the money.
- Dogs make the best pets.
- Money doesn't make you happy.
- Food that tastes good is usually bad for you.
- Italian food is the best food in the world.
- Dogs are better than cats.
- Computers have improved our lives a lot.
- Food is the best pleasure in life.
- Green is the most beautiful colour in the world.
- Computers are bad for society.
- It is better to live in the countryside than the city.
- Married people are happier than unmarried people.
- Men take sport too seriously.
- Mobile phones have many disadvantages.
- People should live together before they get married.
- Summer is the best season.
- Trains are the best way to travel.
- Watching TV is a waste of time.
- Women are better drivers than men.
- Women are better parents than men.
- Zoos are cruel to animals and should be banned.
- All drugs should be legalised.
- All experimentation on animals should be banned.
- Books are dead. Long live the e-book.
- Celebrities do not have a right to privacy.
- Children are more trouble than they're worth.
- Dieting is harmful and a waste of time.
- Eating meat is murder.
- Famous people and public figures (e.g. politicians) have a right to keep their personal and family life private.
- Guns should be illegal.
- Hollywood movies have a bad influence on the world.
- Individual countries do not have a right to interfere in the affairs of other companies.
- It is natural that some people should be a million times wealthier than other people.
- It’s important to follow fashion.
- Life was better when technology was simpler.
- Love means never saying you're sorry.
- Men and woman can never really be equal.
- Mothers should stay at home to look after their children.
- People care too much about what they wear.
- People should not be allowed to talk on mobile phones in public places like restaurants and trains and buses.
- Pets are more trouble than they are worth.
- Prostitution should be legalised.
- Rich countries have an obligation to help poor countries.
- Smoking should be banned completely.
- Technology is bringing us closer together.
- The aim of education is to prepare children for work.
- The benefits of studying abroad outweigh the difficulties.
- The best way to buy things is over the Internet.
- The government should filter (censor) the Internet.
- The Internet is more dangerous than useful.
- The Internet is the most important invention in the last 50 years.
- The rich countries have a duty to help the poor ones.
- There has never been a better time to live as now.
- There is life on other planets.
- There is too much advertising in society.
- Top sports people are paid too much money.
- Travel is the best way to learn about the world.
- Voting in elections should be compulsory.
- We should always obey the law.
- With new fertilization techniques, woman should be allowed to have babies at any age, even in their fifties or sixties.
- Woman should be promoted to top management positions in preference to men.
- Small is beautiful.
Topics (Advanced)
- Conservation of the environment should be a higher priority than economic growth.
- Beauty is only a matter of taste.
- Censorship is necessary in modern society.
- Genetic engineering is dangerous and harmful and we should stop it.
- Genetically modified foods are too dangerous to develop.
- Global warming is the biggest problem facing today’s world.
- It is important to preserve the environment no matter what the cost.
- Monarchs all over the world are an outdated concept and should be abolished.
- Peace depends on fear.
- Progress is hindered by tradition.
- Social sites like Facebook are replacing face to face contact and communication with computer screens. We are poorer for it.
- Youth is wasted on the young.
- Being the nation with the most powerful military, it is right that The United States act as "the world's policeman".
Serious Topics (Controversial)
- Abortion should be illegal.
- Capital punishment prevents crime.
- Children should be taught sex education at an early age.
- Gay couples should be allowed to adopt children.
- Gay marriage should be allowed.
