英语口语辩论话题及材料

Arguments for or against sending aged parents to nursing homes For: Parents can achieve more care it save time for young couples who go to work all day without energy to look after their parents it proves unemployed man to go to work as caregivers. What our parents need is not to have a comfortable environment. They just want to have a chat with you; they just want to exchange ideas with you; they just want to be with you…No matter how hard the life is! Since it is a society with a high speed, we may have so much time to take care of parents well enough. So it is a good choice to send our parents there to have the worker look after them. They may feel comforted to help relieve their children’s stress. And we should show respect for their choice. The family is becoming smaller and smaller, which means the couple should take care of four parents and a child, and that is a big burden for the young generations. At the nursing home, the old may find a lot of things in common with the people there, and they can share their feelings. And it doesn’t mean that we desert them, we can often visit them and comfort them Aged parents will fell lonely if they stay at home by themselves. However, at the nursing homes, they will have many companions to talk with and to play with.. Some aged parents are in bad health, but their children are busy with their work.. On this condition, it’s a good idea to send them to nursing homes to get better care. For children, if they send their aged parents to nursing homes, they will worry less about their parents, so that they will wok much better. Against: 1. Cause our parents have done a lot for us when we were still young, and now when we are grown up and have the ability to earn some money , we should try our best to do something for them and let them to live as they like ,enjoy some happy moments before their deaths. 2. I think most aged people don't like the nursing home ,what they need at this time is not good food ,good nursing ,but love and care from their sons and daughters who they put their whole hopes on. We should give them love and look after them, as they did to us when we were young. What’s more, China is a country respect aged parents, we should follow the society's virtue. Young people leave elders alone in nursing homes elderly may have the feeling of being abandoned. I think it is totally wrong to send our parents to the nursing home. Our parents spared no efforts to bring us up, now when they become old; it is our duty to care for them, instead of sending them away. 3. We should not only provide our parents with economic resources, but also we 1 should give them spiritual comfort. And this is the most important since elder people are very much afraid of loneliness. 4. Now the environment of the nursing home is not that satisfactory. It may be very dirty, noisy and unorderly in the old people’s house. And the food there might be very bad, not to mention having balanced diets. 5. In the nursing home, there are nearly no young people. Even the workers there are a little old. There is no vigor at all. 6. The ability to adapt to the strange environment is weak. Maybe they have adapted to the familiar family and neighborhood. And they are not willing to change. 7. Influenced by our traditional culture, it is rooted in our mind that it is the happiest thing to have a large family and have their sons and daughters and grandsons and granddaughters around. If we send them to the nursing home they may feel deserted. 8. It is a regular law that the older we become, the more we feel the need to get together with our family. 9. You may argue that we may have no time and energy to take care of our parents. But I believe as well as we spare no effort, we are sure to find time to accompany our parents and in turn we are relieved to have a wonderful time with them. And this is a perfect way to relax. 10. since we are not so independent as the young in the West, our parents may become used to living with us, so we had better keep our parents with us. Have you remember the song sung in the Spring Festival Evening Show 常回家看 看。What our parents need is not to have a comfortable environment. They just want to have a chat with you; they just want to exchange ideas with you; they just want to be with you…No matter how hard the life is! 11. Some children just send their aged parents to nursing homes, and later care little about their parents ,which makes their parents very sad. 12. For some aged parents, they want to stay with their children every day, then they will fell very happy and satisfied. Therefore, it’s against their will to send them to nursing homes. 13. Some nursing homes are far from satisfactory, and they are not able to bring aged parents happiness Arguments for or against asking pocket money from our parents Arguments for or against asking pocket money from our parents With the development of our modern society, peoples living conditions become much more comfortable. But along with intense competition, parents have less time to consider children needs in all-round. One method to solve this contradiction is to give children some pocket money. Pocket money is useful to children. But whether the children are considerable enough to make correct use of these money. For: Someone believe that giving children pocket money really has many advantages. With pocket money, children can buy their daily necessities such as pencils, little toys, and snack food they like. It will give children a certain freedom to select what they want, make them aware rules of the equivalent exchange. 2 Since time to parents is very precious, giving pocket money to children help them to save time spent in shopping, but used in busy working and earning money. It can enable children to gain the ability to manage money earlier, which is good for their development. Children will be happy if they often get pocket money, and they can buy what they love, which contributes to a happy childhood. We can guide children to use their pocket money properly to make good use of it. Sometimes, children will be happy to do something if they can get pocket money. To them , it’s a good encouragement. We are too young to support ourselves on our own. It is very convenient outside home if we have some packet money with us. It can enable children to gain the ability to manage money earlier, which is good for their development. Children will be happy if they often get pocket money, and they can buy what they love, which contributes to a happy childhood. We can guide children to use their pocket money properly to make good use of it. Sometimes, children will be happy to do something if they can get pocket money. To them ,it’s a good encouragement. Against: Young children do not know how to use pocket money appropriately, they possibly consume all the money to buy expensive merchandise that they like, and then ask for extra money from their parents. Some parents cosset(溺爱) their children, and always give them a large amount of pocket money. Such conditions will make children become more and more prodigal. Since adults do not supervise the procedure of shopping, children could probably buy something that is not suitable for their age, such as adult magazines. Our parents make money by working day and night, we should help them to support the family and not just want to ask money for our parents. If we can always get money from our parents , it is easy to develop the bad habit of spending money randomly. We are old enough to support ourselves by getting a part-time job. We should have a proper conception of money. 1,Children are too youny to know how to spend their pocket money. Often, they use the money wrongly, which leads to a big waste. 2 Some children develop a bad habit of comparing themselves with others concerning pocket money, and that’s harmful to them. 3.Some children do a lot of harmful things with pocket money ,such as playing computer games, drinking and so on, which is bad. Arguments for or against requiring high school students to wear school uniforms For:(1)The school uniform is a symbol of students. Dressing uniform will help to 3 shape the school's overall image.what’s more, it can enhance the students’ identity of the school. (2) It is important that students pay more attention to their school work than to their clothes. Caring too much about how they dress shouldn't be a big concern for students. If they wear uniforms, they don't have to worry about what they wear. (3) School uniforms helps to eliminate socio-economical barriers. Many students come from diverse backgrounds; however, inside the walls of the school, economic advantages and disadvantages are no longer obvious. (4) If students wear uniforms, they will remember that they are students and they will always be reminded of what students should or shouldn't do. (5) One of the chief benefits of school uniforms is their ability to make schools safer. Studies have shown that they help to reduce gang influences. Against: (1)School uniforms inhibit students?? individuality. Young people often express their feelings through the clothing that they wear. Uniforms will take away this form of expression. Why should school districts try to make everyone look the same? (2) . A school uniform policy inhibits a student's freedom of choice. Schools teach students that our country is a free one. But when school boards make students wear what they tell them too-- it curtails the students' freedom. )There is the issue of cost. Many parents shop for their children's clothes at used (3 and discount stores. Uniforms can cost more money than these families might be able to afford. Also, these students would need to buy additional clothing to wear after school and on the weekends. That's double the amount of money a family would spend than they would without the uniforms. (4)The another reason I do not enjoy the thought of school uniforms is comfort. Students enjoy wearing comfortable clothing to school. Uniforms are not necessarily comfortable. Also, wearing a uniform might make the student uncomfortable around people outside the school who don't have to wear a uniform. (5)Students should wear the uniforms for almost a week.It’s easy for the uniform to get dirty and not conducive to personal hygiene. Arguments for or against the view that one’s fate is a decisive factor in one’s life : Reasons for “Yes” Unfortunate fate decides unfortunate life . Such as disabled people , whose starting line is lower than others , may suffer discrimination everywhere . If two persons of the same level apply for one position , it’s no doubt that most bosses prefer the abled person. Poverty is of vital importance to one’s fate which can decide one’s life . For example , if one doesn’t have money to go to school , how can he change his life by 4 knowledge ? Where you are born can decide what life you will own . Students of Beijing and Shanghai can be admitted to famous universities by a lower score while students from Shandong must have a very very high score if you want to go to a key college . People always say that college entrance examination is equal , but from the minute you are born , it has been decided unequal . In ancient times , the children of royalty and high-class officials have higher social positions than average men’s kids . They can escape from the hard life from their birth . In addition ,some people can become millionaires because of a lottery ticket (彩票) ， while some people can suffer from a traffic accident . Aren’t these fates? Reasons for “No” The disabled can also master their fate , such as Zhang Haidi , Tai Lihua , Sang Lan . As long as one decides to challenge the present situation , he can create a beautiful life . Many wealthy men aren’t bound to have a brilliant background when they were children . However , they create wealth using there own hands . Even though you aren’t born in Beijing or Shanghai , you aren’t admitted to Peking or Tinghua University , you can study hard to earn a better life . Not every person who has a great life is graduated from Peking and Tinghua University , many of them even haven’t gone to college . As the old saying goes: Every road leads to Rome . Not every dynasty could exist for a long time . The farmer can rise up to reverse the government , such as Zhu Yuanzhang . From a monk to a king , is it determined by fate ? It’s created by his own effort . Lottery tickets aren’t only decided by fate , it also need your own knowledge , such as football lottery tickets . On the other hand , how many big prizes are got by only one try but not memberous failures ? Arguments for or against requiring high school students to wear school uniforms FOR *Time saving. I didn't have to THINK about what I was going to wear to school. This took the fashion element out of my experience, yes, but it also made the morning less hectic. It completely eliminates fights between children and parents over clothing choices. More importantly, it puts clothing in perspective. It shouldn't be the most important decision a child or teen has to make in the morning. *Money Saving Parents have a lot of financial decision to make. One of them shouldn't be about how much money they are willing to spend to keep their child up to date with what others are wearing. There's a place for fashion clothing, but is it important to make a fashion statement every day at school? Having a uniform allows children to keep their best clothes for going out, making them appreciate them more; and it allows parents to save money for things that are more important to their child's 5 life. *Equality. Clothing is just one of the many areas in which students are harshly judged by their peers. I was already last to be chosen in gym because of my size. I can't imagine how bad it would be if I was also judged because my parents couldn't afford to buy me designer jeans. Uniforms even the playing field, at least in one aspect of school life. *Focus. I didn't wear my uniform anywhere else but school, so putting it on put my mind in the frame of school. You know how different you feel when you dress up. You sit differently at home when you are in your grungy clothes than when you are wearing your work clothes. You associate different activities with clothes. I remember the first time I saw a parent buying "school clothes" for her child. I couldn't tell the difference between "school clothes" and "play clothes", since the parent was buying a variety of shorts and T-shirts. If I couldn't tell the difference, I'm sure the child couldn't. While children should have fun in school, uniforms provide a subtle reminder that there is something different happening at school than at home or at the park. *Setting Priorities. What do we tell our children when we start them in Kindergarten with designer clothes and shoes? I know that all parents don't fall into the "label" trap, but many do. And, as I've mentioned previously, those who can't afford the "labels" are harshly judged by those who can't. When wearing a "label" becomes a priority, it sets priorities out of whack. What's more important making a fashion statement or getting a good education? I'm not saying that wearing fashion clothing eliminates the possibility of a good education. I'm just saying that putting more time and money into fashion clothing tells children that it is more important than education. What surprises me most with this issue is the number of people who are against uniforms. There is nothing about them that will harm a student - yet students and parents have a lot to gain from them if they only take a moment to consider the benefits. AGAINST I don't believe that public school students should be required to wear uniforms. There are many problems with enforcing a uniform in public schools, but for the sake of not turning this into a book, I will only name a few. 1. Individuality- With most schools cutting most arts out of their budgets and writing assignments being mostly research papers and reports, how else do students have to express themselves but with their clothing and hair styles? Most school uniforms require students to only wear certain colors, styles, and some even limit hair styles! How is a student supposed to show his or her uniqueness? 2. Concentration- I have found that students required to wear uniforms are more focused on what they can or can't wear that they start "slipping up" when it comes to academic work. Most students come to think negatively about the school and even begin to hate attending classes. 3. Safety- Most schools are enforcing a uniform because they are worried about gangs, other violence, popularity negatively affecting their students. I believe that they fail to realize that students will adjust and learn to "represent" their "status" regardless of 6 what they are required to wear. Popularity will still be an issue surrounding students no matter what any school tries to do. It is just a fact of life. Some people are more popular to others and there are always gong to be cruel people in existence. 4.School uniforms have placed on extra burden on lower-middle class parents, and there are many discrimination among the different uniforms in different school. Schools need to seriously attempt to enforce their current dress codes before instating a uniform policy. At my old high school, there was a dress code, but they adopted a uniform because, "...a majority of students aren't adhering to the dress code. Therefore, we believe a uniform is the best action to take..." Students weren't adhering to the dress code because there was NO punishment for it. Teachers were supposed to write two warnings and after that, they were to suspend the student. The teachers felt that it took too much of their time to write the warnings and depended on the administrators to issue them. Schools need to consider their students and the negative and positive outcomes of having a uniform. Nine times out of ten, the negatives far out weigh the positives Arguments for or against volunteering for the 2009 National Games to be held in Jinan Opinions for Yes 1. It is a good chance for one to develop his socialization and application skills. 2. The volunteers can make more friends from different provinces and expand his knowledge. 3. The volunteers can put into practice what they have learned in the college and deeply understand it. 4. They can learn some special knowledge such as Social poise and Grace(社交礼 仪)，knowledge for rescue, and some other common sense. 5. It can add to their social practice experience which can help them find jobs 6. The volunteer can make some practical contribution to the 2009 National Games. 7. Their enthusiastic service can help to build the perfect image for Jinan, and the development of the Jinan city. 8. It can also show the romeo (风采) of modern college students. Opinions for No 1. It will take two months to work at the gymnasium and you have to cut school(旷 课)。 2(The course that the volunteers miss will be hard to fill. 3. The volunteers have to pay some money and energy to it. 4. The college students are not so professional as the professionals and they have to take lots of pressure. 5. One can also make friends, learn new knowledge and make contribution to the 2009 National Games even though he is not a volunteer. Arguments for or against gun control in America For: 1、Peace is still the theme of our world nowadays, including the USA . The majority of Americans hold the belief of peace, instead of war. But, too mange guns in society may bring a great challenge to our stable and harmonious society. 2、Gun control can decrease the rate of crime remarkably . Because people who own 7 guns is more likely to do illegal behaviors. 3、Gun control can make a great contribution to our stable society , which , in turn can promote the development of our country . Against: 1、If people can own his own gun , he can easily defend himself and his poverty when confronted with criminals . 2、As we all know , the USA is a free continent . In the land, owning guns is considered as a basic right for everyone. So, we should take reasonable measures to satisfy their demands of traditional custom. 3、Allowing owning guns can contribute to the development of munitions (军火) trade ,which can do good to the recovery of the economic recession at present . 4、Besides , it can decrease the rate of crime in another way . When people can easily own guns, the criminals will face a lot of difficulties. It can not be that easy for them to make it. Topic:if we can get married in college or not For: The people we meet in the future always set interests in the first place, which means they want to marry with you only because of your wealth. To some extent we can pursue the true love and enjoy a more harmonious family life if we get married in the college. This kind of marriage cultivates your sense of responsibility for your family .And it is of grate significance to your career, so you can benefit a lot from your marriage in the college. Sometimes marriage means regulation. So if we get married as a student ,our daily life will be more regular. It does good to our health. Although we still depend on our parents about money because we can not earn money by ourselves as a student, we can improve our ability to manage the money well, and it is good for our future life. If we get married in the college ,we can help each other and overcome the obstacles. Against the opinion Most importantly , it may have us pay much attention and energy on it. So our subject on some degree can be influenced if we can’t regulate them well. There will be a mess of matters which may bring us many cares and problems .that’s why a large number of couples feel tired of their family life after marriage. Sense our marriage in college may be somewhat emotional but not rational ，so this kind of marriage might break down easily. That’s really a problem which will depress each finally. As for society , it’s not good for respecting basic state policy on family planning. Because our ability can’t enable us earn enough money at present, our marriage is just a heavy burden on our parents. Above all , we think getting married in college is not reasonable and suitable(appropriate). Arguments for or against the view that it’s of great necessity for college students to go on pursuing a higher degree nowadays 8 It can be seen from the report that there are more and more students attending the postgraduate entrance examination year by year. Compared with before, the rate of the student taking part in the postgraduate entrance examination becomes higher and higher. In the meanwhile, the admittance rate is also rising. What are the reasons for this and the possible consequences? On the one hand, there are three reasons for this. First, the job market becomes more and more competitive. As a result, most people want to find or exchange for a better job by obtaining a high degree. Second, most college students want to pursue their study after their graduation from the undergraduate. Third, with the development the science and technology, what has been learned at college is not enough to meet the need of the society. On the other hand, there are some possible consequences of this. For one thing, most people will be force to pay more attention to the examination than to the improvement of their true ability. For another, it will have a negative effect not only on the individual but also on the society in the long run. Now here’s our arguments for or against the view that it’s of great necessity for college students to go on pursuing a higher degree nowadays 反方立论:As the financial crisis approaches to us nearer and nearer , it appears more important what way the colledge graduates should choose in their future. Our side hold the view that it’s not of great neccessity to go on pursuing a higher degree. The reasons are listed as the following. 1 First , in most cases , nowadays , most people with high ability are very successful in their field without a high degree. 2 Second, an able person will spend more time on their career instead of pursuing further education. 3Third, the true ability will result in the ultimate success while a high degree may not. . The ability play a decisive role in the final success of your career but a high degree may not. We should pay a lot of attention to the development of ability for an individual overall development instead of only getting a high degree. .therefore, It’s no doubt that there’s no necessity for college students to go on pursuing a higher degree nowadays.we should put our limited time to boundless carrer. That’s all !thank you ! 正方立论:With the development of the society, there is a tendency that some people want to attain a high degree in their education so as to prove that they are more competent in their ability. For one thing, in the competitive job market, a person with high degree will have more chances to find a good job than those who don’t have a high degree. For another , people often think that an able person should have a high degree in their education. if You are good at all your courses these years and you do like to spend another two or three years on campus, you should stick to it. In today's society, the achievement and status you can get and the devotion you can make are no doubt in proportion to your educational background and degrees, coupled with the efforts you put in them. If you want to stride to your destinations more smoothly and easily, why not head for the further study courageously? At last , I will reiterate our viewpoint that it’s of necessity for college students to 9 go on pursuing a higher degree nowadays That’s all!thank you ! 辩论环节: For: 1.People often think that an able person should have a high degree in their education. fierce competition cause employee section are prone to the job seekers with higher degree, so it is! with the graduation of a large number of college students, competition for jobs becomes more and more fierce. One way to gain some advantage over others is to have a higher degree. 2. We all recognize that the more education you have, the more likely you are to succeed. Compared with those without a master degree, masters will enjoy more preferential treatment, for example, better salaries, more opportunities for promotion and training. People plan to get higher degree for better competition and better jobs, as it is known to all that nowadays higher degree means more opportunity to get a better job. A post-graduate degree can guarantee a more promising career.And college students secure a higher degree with a view to adding some weight to their future occupation competition. 提升素质: 1.Whatever purposes people have, taking up graduate studies is beneficial in every sense. Higher education provides individuals more opportunities in society, and helps to enhance the quality of the entire population. 时代需求: 1.it is the demand of the time. In an age of knowledge updating and information explosion, what you have learned in college can hardly meet the demand of society. Talents of high quality who are equipped with the latest knowledge and skill will be needed more than ever. That is why many students will further their studies. Against: the professional you specialize in is related slightly to your future caree. The job you choose requires capacity ,such as deligence and persistence , not the paper of your diploma. We don’t deny that sometimes we need a higher education . but nowadays ,when the Millennium financial crisis attackes us ,it appears more important to obtain a job after graduating from university. It can save more time and one can apply it to creating more values to the society. Going on pursuing a higher degree needs more money and time. Using these time and money ,one can find a better job and do more goods to the human beings. It is an unreasonable allocation of resources that the students pursue a higher degree. 反方:1. With the development of the society, knowledge and skill in a high level ,which we can get from a higher degree , are needed more than before . 2. It can prove that those having a higher degree are more competent in their ability, 3. they have more chances to find a good job in the fierce competition 4. A higher degree means better salaries, more opportunities for promotion and training about jobs. :Thank you ～There’s no doubt that it’s important for us to pay more attention to the improvement of our abilities than to the examinations.The opponent says that pursing a higher degree nowadays can make you an opportunity to get a better job.But you may be disappoint,because everything changes rapidly day by day. 10 Acccourding to the statistic ,the reason of a low rate of the employment for the college students is mostly that the college students aim too high. They pursue too high goals and are too particular about such factors as working conditions, salary, and so on.But if we don’t pursue too high goals most of the graduates will find their jobs.There’s no necessity for a higher degree because we already have the ability, the chance . First , in most cases , nowadays , most people with high ability are very successful in their field without a high degree. Second, an able person will spend more time on their career instead of pursuing further education. Third, the true ability will result in the ultimate success while a high degree may not. In fact , the high degree doesn’t necessarily equal to high ability. The ability play a decisive role in the final success of your career but a high degree may not. We should pay a lot of attention to the development of ability for an individual overall development instead of only getting a high degree. As we all know that many students are already tiring of study, in addition to gaining more experience.if they don’t pursue a higher degree, they can earn money to support their family, afford to the tuition for further study and pay back the money borrowed from the bank. they can be independent. What’s more ,they will have more time to experience the society and improve their ability fastly.Above all,they can come to the college and learn better after they have some experiences of work, At last , I will reiterate our viewpoint that it’s not of necessity for college students to go on pursuing a higher degree nowadays That’s all .thank you! 正方总结:Now it's time to summrize our points. And let you all believe that it's of great necessity for college students to go on pursuing a higher degree nowadays! In today's society, the achievement and status you can get and the devotion you can make are no doubt in proportion to your educational background and degrees, coupled with the efforts you put in them. If you want to stride to your destinations more smoothly and easily, why not head for the further study courageously? Argument for or against requiring high school students to wear school uniforms Advantages The time students spend in choosing clothes will be less, then they will have more time to devote to their studies. Avoid students comparing with each other in clothing and cultivate the plain(朴素的) habit. Form school spirit and provide a quiet environment to study, which can attract more intelligent students to attend this school. The students can save more money to buy some books they are interested in and broaden their view. The students will not have chances to wear clothes that are too attracting or special. It’s a rule that students must obey, which makes it easy to manage. Disadvantages In different seasons, most of the students dress in the same uniforms and they may feel hot in summer and cold in winter. Students may feel this uniform very ugly, which can have a bad influence on their 11 moods and distract their attentions on studies. This uniform may be monotonous(单调的), which can prevent the development of students’ personalities. The school uniforms are too similar and we have some difficulties to recognize the right person. ) the economic burden(经济负担) on the students whose It may aggravate(加重 families are poor. 12