Task 2 — Essay
Opinion — Agree or Disagree
One position, defended twice, never abandoned.
- 1Technology
Some people believe that smartphones should be banned in secondary schools. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Practise this question - 2Environment
Individuals can do nothing to improve the environment; only governments and large companies can make a difference. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Practise this question - 3Work
Some people think that employers should not care about the way their employees dress, but rather about the quality of their work. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Practise this question - 4Education
Children should begin learning a foreign language as soon as they start school. Do you agree or disagree?
Practise this question - 5Society
Museums and art galleries should be free for everyone to enter. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Practise this question - 6Health
Governments should tax unhealthy food in the same way they tax tobacco. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Practise this question - 7Urban life
Private cars should be banned from city centres. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this proposal?
Practise this question - 8Media
Some people believe that news organisations should report only positive stories. Do you agree or disagree?
Practise this question - 9Education
Some people think that computers and the internet are more important for a child’s education than going to school. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Practise this question - 10Society & Government
The increasing global spread of restaurants, films and fashion from a small number of countries is damaging cultural diversity. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Practise this question - 11Environment
Some people believe that individuals can do little to protect the environment, and that only governments and large companies can make a real difference. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Practise this question - 12Education
Some people argue that primary schools focus too much on formal learning. To what extent do you agree with this opinion, and how important is it for children to play as well as learn in the primary school classroom?
Practise this question - 13Health
Some people believe that governments should spend more money on preventing illness than on treating people who are already ill. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Practise this question - 14Education
Some people believe that reducing the number of students in each class is the best way to improve education. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
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