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  • People work better if they are paid more.
  • Doctors and nurses should be paid more
  • Only healthy food should be sold in schools.
  • Shops should be kept open as normal on Sundays.
  • Public transport should be provided for free.
  • Adverts for fast food and sweets shouldn’t be shown to children.
  • Supermarkets should be encouraged to donate food they don’t sell to charity.
  • Making mistakes in English is OK as long as people understand you.
  • Multinational global corporations are to blame for most problems in the world today.
  • Sporting personalities earn too much money
  • Social networks have rapidly become communication tools for many companies.
  • In the future most companies will be online companies.
  • Small companies can adapt more quickly to changes in the market place than large corporations.
  • More time is wasted during meetings than during any other business activity. 
  • It is impossible for young people to find a (good) job today without help from someone.

 

People work better if they are paid more. Doctors and...

homework:

read the text above:

What is the text about? Waht did you find out?

Choose six new words/ expressions and note down their meaning.

 
 

remember: you don't have to check every word you don't understand. Check only the words that make it difficult to uderstand what the text is about. 

homework: read the text above: What is the text about?...

• You can’t have a happy family life and a successful career at the same time

• Marriage is outdated

• The death penalty is acceptable in some cases

• Celebrities earn too much money

• Military service should be obligatory

• Torture can be acceptable in some cases

• We are becoming too dependent on computers

• Smoking should be banned worldwide

• Homework is useless

• A woman’s place is in the home

• Soft drugs should be legalized.

• You will be happier if you stay unmarried

• Software piracy is not really a crime

• Video games contribute to youth violence

• Drinking age should be lowered

• Steroids should be accepted in sports

• Cloning has a lot of benefits

• Prenuptial agreements make families stronger

 • Corporal punishment should be allowed in schools.

• You can’t have a happy family life and a successful...

prepare to talk about the first 3 topics

prepare to talk about the first 3 topics
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