Lesson 1 Does Television Play a Positive or Negative Role in the Modern Society？ 1
Contents 3
前言 3
写给教师们的话 5
Oral Functions Bank 15
Lesson 2 Are Pets Good for Mankind？ 17
Lesson 3 Should the Brain Drain be Stopped by Restrictions？ 36
Lesson 4 Does Criticism Do More Harm Than Good to People？ 51
Lesson 5 Is It Good for Students to Have Part-time Jobs？ 64
Lesson 6 Is Euthanasia Humane？ 79
Lesson 7 Do Examinations Do More Harm Than Good？ 95
Lesson 8 Should We Diet in Order to Keep Fit？ 109
Lesson 9 Is It a Good Idea to Control Population Growth in the World？ 123
Lesson 10 Should Students Only Learn from Books？ 140
Lesson 11 Does Parental Permissiveness Affect Children’s Development？ 156
Lesson 12 Is It Necessary to Develop Tourism？ 180
Lesson 13 Work to Live or Live to Work？ 200
Lesson 14 Does the Younger Generation Know Best？ 218
Lesson 15 Should Smoking be Prohibited？ 236
Lesson 16 Is Money the Most Important Thing in Life？ 255
Lesson 17 Is Romantic Love the Most Important Condition for Marriage？ 271
Lesson 18 Should Women be Treated the Same as Men？ 293
Lesson 19 Is It Good to Live in a Large Modern City？ 313
Lesson 20 Is Housing Reform Necessary？ 331
Lesson 21 Should People be Promoted According to Ability？ 344
Lesson 22 Should Capital Punishment Be a Major Deterrent to Crime？ 359
Lesson 23 Is It Necessary to Keep the“Iron Rice Bowl”？ 379
Lesson 24 Does Fashion Contribute Anything to Society？ 396
Lesson 25 Do Advertisements Play a Positive or Negative Role in Our Society？ 416
Lesson 26 Does Divorce Represent Social Progress？ 438
Lesson 27 Is the Prospect of Growing Old a Bleak One？ 454
Lesson 28 Are Cars Doing More Harm Than Good？ 469