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1 Advertisement Consumers are faced with increasing numbers of advertisements from
competing companies.
To what extent do you think consumers are influenced by advertisements?
What measures can be taken to protect them?
2 Bicycle In many cities, cars are causing many problems. However, the use of bicycle
is decreasing.
Why do you think bicycle use is decreasing?
What measures would be most efficient to encourage bicycle use in cities?
3 Health In many countries, people have health problems because they choose to live
in an unhealthy way.
Why do you think that people choose to live in an unhealthy way?
What can be done about this problem?
4 “Throwaway In many countries today, people are living in a “throwaway society” where
society” things are used for a short time and the thrown away.
What do you think are the causes of this and what problems may it lead to?
5 Jobs for old Nowadays, more and more older people who need employment compete
people with the younger people for the same jobs.
What problems this causes?
What are solutions?
6 Have children Nowadays, more and more people decide to have children later in their life.
latter What are the reasons?
What are the effects on society and family life?
7 International Many people believe that international tourism is a bad thing for their
tourism country.
What are the reasons?
What are the solutions to change these negative attitudes?
9 Safety People today do not feel safe either at home or when they are out.
What are the causes?
What are the solutions?
10 Natural The world natural resources are consumed at an ever-increased rate. What
resources are the dangers of this situation?
What should we do?
11 International International travel can make people prejudiced rather than broad minded.
tourism Why people fail to benefit when they travel?
What we can do to improve their understanding of the countries they visit?
12 Walking Fewer and fewer people walk on a daily basis.
What are the reasons and how to encourage them to spend their time
walking?
13 Animal More and more animal species are becoming extinct as a result of human
extinction activities on land and at sea.
Why is it happening?
What can be done to solve the problem?
14 Health and In some countries the average weight of people is increasing and their levels
weight of health and fitness are decreasing.
What do you think are the causes of these problems and what measures
could be taken to solve them?
15 Rubbish Dropping rubbish in the street and in the countryside has become common
in many places.
What are the reasons?
What can be done to solve the problem?
16 Work-life Many people aim to achieve the balance between their work and the other
balance parts of their lives. But few achieve it.
What are the problems in trying to achieve this balance?
How can these problems be overcome?
