EssayTopicsforPTE

1.Educationisacriticalelementtotheprosperityofanynation.Themoreeducatedthepeopleina
countryare,themoresuccessfultheirnationbecomes.
Discusstheextenttowhichyouagreeordisagreewiththisstatement.
2.Tobacco,mainlyintheformofcigarettesisoneofthemostwidelyuseddrugsintheworld.Overa
billionadultslegallysmoketobaccoeveryday.Thelongtermhealthcostsarehighforsmokers
themselves,andforthewidercommunityintermsofhealthcarecostsandlostproductivity.
Dogovernmentshavealegitimateroletolegislatetoprotectcitizensfromtheharmfuleffectsoftheir
owndecisionstosmoke,oraresuchdecisionsuptotheindividual?
3.Asaresultofadvancesinmedicalcare,averagelifeexpectancyisincreasingformenandwomen.
Doyouthinkmostpeoplewillseethisasapositivedevelopment?Whatarethedisadvantagesofan
ageingpopulationforindividualsandsociety?
4.Schoolsshouldpreparestudentsforuniversity,ratherthanforwork.
Howfardoyouagreewiththisstatement?
5.Studentsshouldberequiredtostayinschooluntiltheageofeighteen
Towhatextentdoyouagreewiththisstatement?
6.Environmentalproblemsaretoogreattobemanagedbyindividualssorealchangecanonlybe
achievedatagovernmentlevel.
Towhatextentdoyouagreewiththisstatement?
7.Sometypesofemploymentaremoresuitableformenandothertypesofemploymentaremore
appropriateforwomen.
Towhatextentdoyouagreewiththisstatement?
8.Nowadaysmanyyoungpeopleleavehomeatanearlyagetoeitherstudyorworkinanothercity.
Doyouthinkthishasmoreadvantagesordisadvantagesforyoungpeople?
9.Computertechnologyhashadmoreofanegativethanapositiveimpactonsociety.
Howfardoyouagreewiththisstatement?
10.Somesaythatenvironmentalproblemsaremainlycausedbyourmodernconsumeristlifestyleand
thatthishastochangeiftheseproblemsaretobesolved.Otherssaythatradicallychangingour
lifestylewillcausemoreproblemsthanitwillsolve.
Whatisyourpositiononthistopic?
11.Animalsareusedfortestingarangeofitemsforusebyhumans,fromcosmeticstomedicine.
Discusstheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofanimaltestinganddrawyourownconclusion.

12.Highrisebuildingsdestroythecharacterofacity.Notonlyshouldnewonesbebanned,but
existingonesshouldbedemolishedandreplacedwithsmallerbuildings.
Doyouagreeordisagreewiththisstatement?
13.Whereverhumansgo,theycausedamage.Thus,humanexplorationofthelastuninhabitedplaces,
suchasAntarctica,shouldberestrictedtoimportantscientificresearchonly,andactivitiessuchas
tourisminthoseregionsshouldbebanned.
Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?
15.Childrenshouldlearnasecondlanguagefromasearlyanageaspossible.
Howfardoyouagreewiththisstatement?
16.Volunteeringtohelpthelessfortunateshouldbeanimportantpartofschooleducation
Doyouagreeordisagreewiththisstatement?
17.DuetorevolutionsintechnologysuchastheadventoftheInternetandtheproliferationofsocial
networkingsites,thewayhumanbeingscommunicatehaschangedsignificantlyoverthelast20years.
Discussthepositiveandnegativeimpactsofthischange.