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44 TOPIC IDEAS FOR
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CONTENT
WORK
The Benefits of Staying in the Same Job for Life ....................................................................................................
The Benefits of not Staying in the Same Job .............................................................................................................
Self-Employment ...........................................................................................................................................................................
Unemployment ................................................................................................................................................................................
Unemployment Benefits: Positives ...................................................................................................................................
Unemployment Benefits: Negatives .................................................................................................................................
Work/Life Balance .........................................................................................................................................................................
Technology and Work ..................................................................................................................................................................
Child Labor .........................................................................................................................................................................................
WATER
Importance of Clean Water .....................................................................................................................................................
Water Supply ....................................................................................................................................................................................
Water and Politics .........................................................................................................................................................................
Argument: Water should be Free ................................................................................................................................ .......
Argument: Water should not be Free ...............................................................................................................................
Bottled Water: Opinions ............................................................................................................................................................
TRANSPORT
Traffic Problems ..............................................................................................................................................................................
Traffic Solutions .............................................................................................................................................................................
Positives of Public Transport ................................................................................................................................................
Negatives of Public Transport ..............................................................................................................................................
Road Safety .......................................................................................................................................................................................
TRADITIONAL AND MORDEN
Losing Traditional Skills ............................................................................................................................................................
Traditional Customs .....................................................................................................................................................................
TOURISM
Positives of Tourism ...................................................................................................................................................................
Negative Effects of Tourism ...................................................................................................................................................
The Future of Tourism .................................................................................................................................................................
TELEVISION, INTERNET, PHONES
Positives of Television ...............................................................................................................................................................
Negatives of Television .............................................................................................................................................................
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Opinions about Television .......................................................................................................................................................
Positives of the Internet ............................................................................................................................................................
Negatives of the internet ..........................................................................................................................................................
Internet Compared to Newspaper and Books .............................................................................................................
Positives of Mobile/Cellular Phones ................................................................................................................................
Negatives of Mobile Phones ..................................................................................................................................................
Opinions about Mobile Phones ............................................................................................................................................
SPORT AND LEISURE
Arguments against Professional or Competitive Sport .....................................................................................
Arguments for Professional Sport .....................................................................................................................................
Arguments for Competitive Sport ......................................................................................................................................
Opinion: Professional Sport Salaries are too high ..................................................................................................
Opinion: Professional Sport Salaries are fair .............................................................................................................
Sports and Politics ........................................................................................................................................................................
PERSONALITY
Happiness ..........................................................................................................................................................................................
Success ...............................................................................................................................................................................................
Nature or Nurture ...........................................................................................................................................................................
MONEY
Money and Society .......................................................................................................................................................................
Positives of Consumeris ..........................................................................................................................................................
Negatives of Consumerism ....................................................................................................................................................
LANGUAGE
English as an International Language ............................................................................................................................
Negative of English as an International Language ..................................................................................................
HOUSING AND ARCHITECTURE
State or Council Housing ..........................................................................................................................................................
Old Buildings ....................................................................................................................................................................................
Modern or Green Buildings .....................................................................................................................................................
HEALTH
Diet ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................
Exercise ................................................................................................................................................................................................
Government’s Role ........................................................................................................................................................................
State Health System: Advantages .....................................................................................................................................
Private Healthcare: Advantages .........................................................................................................................................
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Alternative Medicine: Positives ...........................................................................................................................................
Alternative Medicine: Negatives .........................................................................................................................................
Stress ....................................................................................................................................................................................................
How to Reduce Stress .................................................................................................................................................................
GUNS AND WEAPONS
Why Guns should be Legal ......................................................................................................................................................
Why Gun Ownership should be illegal .............................................................................................................................
Why the Police should Use Guns .........................................................................................................................................
Why the Police should not Carry Guns ............................................................................................................................
Arm Trade: Positives ...................................................................................................................................................................
Arms Trade: Negatives ..............................................................................................................................................................
Nuclear Weapons ...........................................................................................................................................................................
Nuclear Weapons: Opinion .....................................................................................................................................................
Armed Forces: Positives ...........................................................................................................................................................
Armed Forces: Negatives ........................................................................................................................................................
GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY
What Governments Can Do .....................................................................................................................................................
Public Services ...............................................................................................................................................................................
Censorship: Opinion ....................................................................................................................................................................
Video Cameras in Public Places ..........................................................................................................................................
Smart Cards: Positives ..............................................................................................................................................................
Smart Cards: Negatives ............................................................................................................................................................
People with Disabilities ............................................................................................................................................................
GLOBAL ISSUES
Problems in Developing Countries ....................................................................................................................................
How to Help Developing Countries ....................................................................................................................................
Immigration .......................................................................................................................................................................................
Positives of Immigration and Multi-cultural Societies ........................................................................................
Negatives of Immigration ........................................................................................................................................................
Opinions about Immigration ..................................................................................................................................................
Positives of Globalization ........................................................................................................................................................
Negatives of Globalization ......................................................................................................................................................
The Future of Globalization ....................................................................................................................................................
GENETIC ENGINEERING
Positives of Genetic Engineering ........................................................................................................................................
Negatives of Genetic Engineering ......................................................................................................................................
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Genetically-Modified (GM) Foods: Advantages .......................................................................................................
Genetically-Modified (GM) Foods: Disadvantages .................................................................................................
GENDER
Gender and Education .................................................................................................................................................................
Gender and Work ............................................................................................................................................................................
Women’s and Men’s Roles in the Family .........................................................................................................................
FAMILY
Family size .........................................................................................................................................................................................
Negative Effects on Children .................................................................................................................................................
Divorce .................................................................................................................................................................................................
Care for Old people ....................................................................................... ...............................................................................
Care for Old People: Opinion .................................................................................................................................................
ENVIRONMENT
Global Warming ...............................................................................................................................................................................
Effects of Global Warming .......................................................................................................................................................
Impacts of Humans on the Environment .......................................................................................................................
Solutions to Environment Problems .................................................................................................................................
Waste/Rubbish ................................................................................................................................................................................
Litter .......................................................................................................................................................................................................
Recycling and other Solutions ..............................................................................................................................................
Nuclear Power: Positives .........................................................................................................................................................
Nuclear Power: Negatives .......................................................................................................................................................
Benefits of Education ..................................................................................................................................................................
EDUCATION
Benefits of Studying Abroad ................................................................................................................................................
Technology in Education: Advantages ............................................................................................................................
Technology in Education: Disadvantages .....................................................................................................................
Technology in Education: Opinion ......................................................................................................................................
Education in Developing Countries: Problems ...........................................................................................................
Education in Developing Countries: Solutions ..........................................................................................................
Higher Education: Advantages (also see ‘Benefits of Education’) ...............................................................
Higher Education: Disadvantages ......................................................................................................................................
Advantage of Home-schooling ............................................................................................................................................
Disadvantages of home-schooling ....................................................................................................................................
Bad Behavior in Schools: Causes .......................................................................................................................................
Bad Behavior in Schools: Solution .....................................................................................................................................
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