1. In the past, people spent their entire lives doing one job. But nowadays, they change their jobs frequently. Please give the reasons and your suggestions. 2. What are the main tasks of universities: to offer students knowledge and skills essential for their future career, or to provide students with access to knowledge itself?. What do you think university education should contain?3. Should government pay for medical care and education? Why?4. What is it in the mass media that has negative effects on teenagers and what measures should governments take to solve this problem?5. Nowadays computers are widely used in education. As a result, some people think teachers no longer play important roles in classrooms. To what extend do you agree or disagree?6. Universities should accept equal numbers of male and female students in every subject. Do you agree or disagree?7. Some people think that children should learn to compete, but others think that children should be taught to co-operate so that they could become more useful adults. State some reasons for both views and give your opinion. 8. The culture of different countries are becoming increasingly similar, so there is no point for people to go traveling abroad for they could have the same experience at home. Do you agree or disagree?9. Some people think that people will forget their own tradition and history because they no longer wear their traditional costumes. Do you agree or disagree?10. Traditional food is undergoing great changes and being replaced by new diets. What do you think are the reasons and what do you think about this phenomenon?11. Some people think the Olympic Games will no longer play an important role in the 21st century, and the 2004 game should be the last one. Do you agree or disagree?12. In most parts of the world, the volume of traffic is growing at an alarming rate. Discuss the main traffic problems in your country, their causes and possible solutions. 13. The world of work is changing rapidly. People today no longer take one job for life. Discuss the causes of these changes. What suggestions would you make for young people to prepare themselves for the work in future?……
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