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• This is becoming a great problem of modern society.
• Depression is a well-known psychological problem of modern society.
• There is no direct link between ...(mass media) and ...(antisocial behaviour).
• People are conscious creatures and they can choose the way to spend their free time that they prefer.
• ...(The life style of the individual) determines ...(the role of television in his or her free time), but not vice versa.
• People have the right ... (to be informed about the World they live in and its problems).
• The proper principle to apply, however, is that ...
• It is justifiable to ....(allow animal suffering).
• Past experience has shown
• There are indeed new issues raised by the advent of ...(genetic engineering and 'transgenic' animals).
• The fact that there are new issues here does not mean that there should ... (never be any experiments on animals).
• What is often overlooked in this debate is the subject of ...(veterinary medicine).
• (The application of this principle means that animals should never be experimented upon whatever) ... the potential gain for humanity.
• Furthermore, there are alternatives to ...(many tests that are currently done on animals - e.g. growing tissue or cell cultures from human cells in the laboratory).
• The advent of ...(genetic technologies) has made possible ...(all sorts of new and horrific acts of animal exploitation, from cloning sheep to creating mutant and hybrid creatures with no dignity or quality of life at all).
• It is only acceptable to ...(test human medicines on human beings if they give their consent).

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• We are becoming increasingly dependent on...(computers, TV, the Internet).
• The prospects for this are...(quite alarming, wonderful, amazing).
• Countries can be faced with...(a problem of..., overpopulation, pollution).
• For that reason, it would seem that the best approach would be...(to work, to get, to provide something).
• This is the preferred way.
• It maybe necessary to consider ... (other measures, ways, solutions).
• ...(something, that way) can crate as many problems as it solves.
• Today, ...(something) has become a priority for ...(someone).
• It is important to remember that...
• Finally, I think it is also important ... (to remember, to make, to have).
• The reason why we have ...(so much packaging, pollution, so many troubles) is that... (we consume, we don't care, we smoke)
• ...(something - e.g. convenience) is also very important in modern life.
• I, think, therefore, that governments need to raise this awareness in general public.
• Certainly nobody wants ....(to see our planet poisoned by waste).
• People also say that ... (pets are dirty).
• To sum up, there are more advantages than disadvantages ... (to keeping a pet)
• In my opinion, something (television) is the most important (amazing, wonderful) technological development.
• Nowadays almost everyone in the world has access to ...(TV).
• ....(something) has caused significant changes in ...(something) and ...(something).
• Some of these changes have been positive while others have been negative.
• Also, the fact is that ... (people waste a lot of time watching poor quality programs)
• To sum up, I feel that, overall, there are...(strong positive effects)
• I feel that is very difficult to ...(stop teenagers experimenting with illegal drugs).
• It would be better if ... (anti-drugs campaigns were designed by...)
• Another thing which is supposed to ...(deter young drug-users) it the...(threat of long prison sentences)
• So, I only conclude that ...(no current methods from campaigns to jail sentences are effective).
• I think governments need to work harder ...(to find a realistic solution).
• It seems that...(salaries often do not relate to skill).
• In my opinion this is wrong, and I feel changes should be made to...(ensure that people such as pop stars do not earn such huge amounts of money).
• If we take the example of ... (a pop star such as Madonna, it is hard to see in what way she benefits society).
• Therefore, there is no justification for ...(her receiving so much money).
• However, even if we accept this idea, the problem of ...(how we could make salaries fairer) remains.
• Perhaps the only solution is ...(through much higher taxes for people who earn excessively high salaries.
• I think the main solution ...(to children's lack of exercise) has come from... (their parents).

Controlling the number of children

Some governments say how many children a family can have in their country. They may control the number of children someone has through taxes.

It is sometimes necessary and right for a government to control the population in this way.

Do you agree or disagree?

Give reasons for your answer.


Nowadays a bad demographic situation arises in many countries. Some countries suffer from overpopulation and others vice versa need more people. This explains why some governments introduce specific demographic policies. I partially support controlling the number of children trough taxes and let me explain my opinion below.

Obviously, some benefits and tax reductions are very important and welcomed for people. For example, many European countries have special benefits for mothers who give birth to a child and governments increase these benefits for the second, the third and following children. Also some tax reduction exist for families that have many children. Old Europe needs more people, so EU policies are aimed at solving the problem of under-population throw tax regulations. So, I think that some extra money for people who comply with the policy is not superfluous. Everybody likes to get some support from their government.

On the other hand, a lot of fines and tax increase exist for citizens who break official recommendations about the quantity of children in a family. In some parts of the world, like in China, we can see the overpopulation. They have strict laws to reduce the birth rate. Chinese government impose some fines to people who decide to have more than one or two children. I find it unfair. There are so many reasons for having or not having children. Only mother and father can decide how many children they want. So, I strongly disagree with any punishments in this field. Government should not solve demographic problems in such a way.

To conclude, I’d like to say that population regulations measures such as controlling the number of children someone can have through taxes are acceptable and reasonable for modern societies. However, governments should only support and encourage families, but not to punish and overtax people who have more or fewer children than a regime urges.

Spending money on pets

In Western countries people spend a lot of money on their pets. They buy special food for their cats and dogs, buy them toys and often pay high fees for medical treatment. Some people think this a waste of time, and argue that pets are dirty and dangerous.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a pet? Do people spend too much money on pets?
Give reasons for your answer.

In many Western homes people keep a dog or cat or some other kind of pet. While this does involves some expense in terms of good food and medical treatment, there are still many advantages to keeping a pet.

First of all, pets are good companions. This is especially important for people who live alone and for older people who do not go out much. Some pets can also help to protect the house from thieves.
Secondly, dogs and cats like to play and can give hours of amusement to children and adults. Taking care of an animal also helps children to develop responsible attitudes and to learn about nature.
Finally, I think that the actual expense of keeping an animal is not that high, and they can eat the leftovers of family meals.

However, some people claim pets are dirty. I don't think this is altogether true. Responsible pet owners keep their pets clean and healthy so they do not smell bad. People also say that certain pets, like large dogs, can be dangerous. There have been cases of dogs attacking and seriously injuring small children. Nevertheless, these cases are uncommon and are the result of bad owners. These people either don't train their dogs properly or actually encourage them to be aggressive. So, the problems of pets being unclean or dangerous are in fact the problems of the owners, not the pets themselves.

The sum up, there are more advantages than disadvantages to keeping a pet, especially for lonely people and children. In most cases, therefore, the cost is justified.