Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Common Essay Topics and Sub
Common Essay Topics and Sub
Art
Prisons vs rehabilitation
Capital punishment vs other types of punishment
Criminals-what makes a criminal a criminal
Major vs minor crime
Crime and technology
Teenagers and crime
Role of the police
Men and women in law enforcement
Economics
Education
Environment
Animals
Protection of endangered species
Zoos
Environmental problems
Saving the environment and solving problems
Government vs individual roles
Family roles
Family size
The generation gap
Discipline
Role models
Family and education
Food
Health diets
Education about diet
Traditional vs modern diets
Fast foods
Children and diet
Health
Prevention vs cure
Funding
Health and education
Poor countries and rich countries
Health aid
Dealing with global epidemics
Hospitals and treatments
Obesity
Exercise and health
Language
Space Exploration
Water and oceans
Change or moving vs stability and constancy
Reading
Technology
Transport
Development of infrastructure
Comparing forms of transport
Problems with modern forms of transport
Environmental issues
Travel
Society
Overpopulation
Poverty
Homeless people
Crime on the streets
Modern life styles
Budget and spending
Public services
Sport
Professionals vs amateurs
Salary
Equipment
Sport and learning
Sport as a school subject
Men vs women in sport
Types of sport
Work
Shift work
Women in work
Types of jobs (blue collar/ white collar)
Children and exploitation
Part time work
Work and technology
employment
salary
equality
1. Some people think that the government is wasting money on the arts and this money could be
better spent elsewhere.
3. Some people think that art is an essential subject for children at school while others think it is a
waste of time.
Discuss both sides and give your opinion.
4. Artists need a certain amount of freedom to develop their creativity. Some people think that
artists should have total freedom to express and thoughts and ideas.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
5. Most artists earn low salaries and should therefore receive funding from the government in
order for them to continue with their work.
To what extent do you agree?
1. In some countries, a few people earn extremely high salaries. Some people think that this is
good for a country, while others believe the government should control salaries and limit the
amount people can earn. Discuss both views
2. Companies should provide sports and social facilities for local communities. To what extent…
3. Large businesses have big budgets for marketing and promotion, and as a result, people
gravitate towards buying their products. What problems does this cause? What could be done
to encourage people to buy local products?
4. The performance of staff can have a significant impact on the success of a company. What can
companies do to increase staff productivity.