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1. University education should be free to everyone, regardless of income.To what extent do you agree
or disagree?
Model Answer 1:
Education is an important part of everyone's life and it plays a very important role in the growth of an
individual. Making education free for everyone and managing all by the government will be a very big
step towards the rapid growth of a society. All parents want to make their children educated by sending
them to school, colleges but sometimes due to the lack of resources, they have to deprive their children
even from the basic education. By making education free of all will ensure that nobody will miss
education just because they can’t afford to pay.
A government's step of making the education free will set an example in our society. It will show that if
you have a strong will and determination to study and prosper, not having any money or resource will not
stop you from making a paradigm shift.
Education with no fees will identify all those talents which can be at top given education and guidance but
get lost because their parents can’t afford to pay for schools. Everyone will stand equal chance to succeed.
It will increase the literacy rate of that country and will improve the growth of that country as well. It was
seen in the past that countries having higher literacy rates have been more successful. By making
education free, a majority of people will be educated, making overall a positive environment in our society.
There will be fewer crimes in society. Educating people will be making them more responsible.
Governments should put more emphasis on education by making it free. Just like food and shelter
education should also be a basic right and free for everyone.
Model Answer 2:
The opinion that every citizen should have the right to study at school or university for free is very
controversial one. Those, who disagree, refer to enormous expenditures of government in case of
establishing such laws. Although, I hold the viewpoint that not charging people for education could
become very beneficial for a country and its economy.
First, young people from poor families could be very smart. Looking back to history and biographies of
distinguished people, raised in poverty can illustrate this best. Making schooling available only for
fortunate is not fair. Moreover, the state well-being could also be affected, because there would be a lack

people between 16 and 18 who have many temptations

and benefit from the organised framework that school provides. Young people who stay in school until the
age of 18 tend to be more responsible and help build a stronger society.
There are, however, equally strong arguments against making school compulsory until the age of 18. One
such argument is that not everyone is academic and that some people benefit more from vocational
training. For instance, someone who wants to become a car mechanic may find better training and more
satisfaction in an apprentice scheme. Another related argument is that, in today’s world, young people are
maturing ever more quickly and are able to make their own life decisions by the age of 16.
To my mind, everyone should be encouraged to stay in school until 18 both for social and career reasons.
However, I believe it would be a mistake to make this compulsory bearing in mind that different people
have different needs and abilities and the possibilities of other forms of vocational training.
3. Subjects such as Art, Sport and Music are being dropped from the school curriculum for subjects


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such as Information Technology. Many people children suffer as a result of these changes. To what
extent would you support or reject the idea of moving these subjects from school curriculum?
In recent times there has been much debate about which subjects should be included on the school
curriculum. One particular issue is whether the introduction of more modern subjects such as IT for more
traditional subjects such as art and music disadvantages the pupils. I believe that this is a difficult question
and different solutions need to be found for primary and secondary schools.
There is one major argument in favour of replacing art, music and sport on the curriculum with subjects
like IT. This is that the purpose of school is to prepare children for their working life after school, so the
subjects on the curriculum should be relevant to their potential careers. From this point of view, IT is
much relevant to schoolchildren as they need to be computer literate if they want to survive in the
workplace. For example, it is easy to see that word processing and programming skills will impress
employers more than the ability to run fast or draw well.
There are also, however, strong arguments for retaining the more traditional subjects as part of the
curriculum. One significant counter-argument is that the purpose of education is not just to prepare

because it enables modern forms of education such as distance learning courses. This is balanced, however,
by the fact that it can be too impersonal for some and disadvantages others for their lack of technological
skills.
5. Some people believe that exams are an inappropriate way of measuring students’ performance
and should be replaced by continuous assessment. Do you agree or disagree with this view? Sample
essay with detailed advice on improving your paragraph structure.
Sample Answer 1:
Exams have always been used as a way to measure students’ ability. However, I contend that it is not an
appropriate way to determine one’s performance and it should be substituted by continuous assessment.
The reasons for my contention are as follows.
Nowadays cheating on exams is a commonplace and therefore it is not uncommon for students who don’t
do well in the class to score high on the exams. Thus, when the circumstance occurs, there’s no way for
authorities to confirm whether or not the answers on the exams are really from the students and not the
results of unfair play. Try as teachers might to forestall cheating from taking place, be it by strict
invigilating or by the threat to fail the students who don’t abide by the rules, there’s still no way to
ascertain that every student will comply with the rules, hence the ineffectiveness of utilizing exams as a
way of measuring the ability of each student.
Furthermore, students have the tendency to memorize for exams without putting any effort in trying to
thoroughly understand the materials taught. They will strive to obtain the highest score possible by this
means. Memorizing is surely a quick way to obtain a good score in a short time; however it is not an
effective way to study if one wants to deeply understand the materials. Consequently, exams are not
appropriate when used to measure the ability of the students who memorize.
In conclusion, I believe that the best way to determine a student’s ability is to continuously assess their
performance in the classroom. By doing that, fair judgment of each student’s ability will be ensured and
students will also be fairly scored based on how well they do inside the class.


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6. Some people argue that universities should provide students with more practical training for their
future career. Should university education be more vocational or academic. Discuss.

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respecting authority. This results in many young people not listening to their teachers, being rude and
actively rebelling against rules and regulations. For example, a recent study by Cambridge University
found that 1 in 3 teenagers would refuse to comply with a rule if they didn’t agree with it, compared to just
1 in 8 in a similar study in 1990.
The most practical solution to this problem is a government sponsored awareness campaign. An effective
advertising campaign could warn of the dangers of misbehaviour and hopefully raise awareness amongst
the public.

For example, the United Kingdom recently lobbied their citizens to teach their children about

the importance of respecting teachers and this resulted in a dramatic improvement.
In summary, widespread negative behaviour in the classroom has been caused by caregivers not instilling
the values of deference and civility in their offspring; however this can be tackled through a public
education programme that promotes these values. It is also recommended that people should attend
parenting classes before their child starts kindergarten.
8. Many universities charge higher fees for foreign students. Why do they do this? Do you believe
that it is fair?
Model Answer 1:
Universities are the best place students always choose after their tertiary schooling. Most of the students
prefer to study in a good university. In my point of view, universities take a large amount of money from
foreign students because they have to keep their standard and I think it is fair to take more money from the
foreign students.
Firstly, universities carry out a particular standard and reputation. When students choose a selected
university to study, it increases their productivity as well as overall development. The university charges
huge fees for outside students so that they can have qualified and experienced lecturers to teach and mould
them. There will be many facilities for the students to access like library, laboratories, multi-purpose halls

than fresh college graduates. In the auto industry, for instance, skilled technicians make two or three times
more than their college educated counterparts who make the average salaries in other companies. And it is
widely accepted that people's income is determined more by talent, hard work, and willingness to take
risks than solely by certain qualifications such as college education. Otherwise, the unemployment rate of
college graduates would not be increasing every year and the rule of supply and demand will lose much of
power in controlling the labor market. Admittedly in some knowledge extensive field such as research,
teaching, and practice of law the labor force are primarily consists of highly educated professionals. But
such people make up only a fraction of the labor market and are thus unrepresentative of the whole
employment in general.
Considering the goal of education, we find that it is even more problematic for the country to throw all the
responsibility of financing college education to college students. The goal of higher education of a nation
is to improve and strengthen the general level of intellectual and professional capacity of its labor force,
thereby increasing the competency of the nation in the global economy. As tax payers, parents all
contributes to the education system and country in various ways. It is only reasonable and necessary that
the country gives some forms of financially assistance to students to ease the burden of rising education
costs. Such help should go to not only students from needy or impoverished families but also outstanding


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students from affluent backgrounds. Doing so can significantly boost the motivation of children from
millions of families to engage in higher level of study. It is understandable that the general quality of
people in a country will improve and its economy will benefit both now and in years to follow.
If the burden of supporting children's higher education is dumped on parents and students, thousands of
brilliant students will be deprived of chances to pursue their academic inspiration. Among those who
suffer would definitely be future great scientists, business managers, artists and statesmen. The loss will be
disastrous and irreversible.
In conclusion, the idea that students should also pay the full cost of their study is wrong and harmful
because it is wrong to assume that higher education necessarily equalize high income. Moreover, it is in
the best interest of a nation to take responsibility in financing college education so that the goal of higher
education will be better met.