WRITING for Exams (Sınavlar için Yazma)

Topics 

1. Parkinson’s Law suggests that work expands to fill the time available. Do you agree?
2. Murphy’s Law states that whatever can go wrong, will go wrong. Do you agree and disagree. Please support your argument with example from your own life.
3. A proverb says when life throws you lemons, make lemonade. Do you agree with this logic?
4. Do you believe in superstitions? Should one believe in them?
5. Recently there has been a surge in the number of courses online. Many universities now publish their courses online for free and there have been a couple of successful massive online course experiments. Do you think online courses can replace a traditional university education?
6. Many people use PowerPoint presentations to structure their talks and guide themselves. However using PowerPoint can at times be boring. What do you think the advantages and disadvantages of using PowerPoint for a presentation.
7. What do you think the characteristics of a true leader are?
8. Do you think lying is acceptable? If so under what conditions?
9. Which one do you like more: summer or winter? Explain why you like one more than the other.
10. Which one do you think is more productive: working from home or working at an office?
11. What are the advantages and disadvantages of cramming for an exam?
12. What are the positive consequences of technology on our lives?
13. What are the negative consequences of technology on our life?
14. What are the advantages of living in a big city?
15. What are the advantages of living in a small city?
16. What can be done to improve bicycle adoption in Turkey?
17. What do you think true love entails?
18. How can people build trust?
19. How can you get rid of laziness? Is that possible?
20. When do you feel like a grown up? What makes you feel mature?
21. What are the traits of a good parent?
22. Is beauty more important than intelligence in social life? Why or why not?
23. Should all citizens be required to vote by law?
24. Every student should learn a foreign language
25. Higher taxes should be imposed on tobacco and alcohol to promote a healthier life
26. People should no legally be allowed to carry weapons. Do you agree or disagree?
27. What are the benefits of watching TV?
28. What do you think about the electric cars? Do you think they will replace oil-powered cars or are they doomed?
29. Some cities tackle with traffic congestion by imposing toll zones and collecting mandatory fees from drivers who drive in these zones. Do you support or oppose such a measure?

1. 12-year primary education should be compulsory
2. Alcoholic beverages should be banned
3. All kinds of weapons should be destroyed in the world
4. Alternative medicine
5. American films will continue to attract a larger audience than Turkish films
6. Banning the sale of tobacco products
7. Being a student / an employee
8. Being an extrovert / introvert
9. Being forever young is wonderful
10. Being single
11. Being young vs being old
12. Blind dates
13. Can computers replace teachers?
14. Committing crimes
15. Compulsory military service
16. Computers are a mixed blessing
17. Conventional and nuclear weapons
18. Culture shock
19. Dangerous sports
20. Death penalty
21. Developments in science & technology
22. Diet is most important for health
23. Discipline in the family
24. Divorce and children
25. Enjoy the moment, don’t think about tomorrow
26. Euthanasia should be legalized
27. Every job has its difficulties
28. Everybody has a tendency to break the law
29. Expensive mobile phones are an unnecessary luxury
30. Failure / Success
31. Fashion is everything
32. Female and male teachers
33. Finding the right partner to marry is very difficult
34. Football / basketball
35. Footballers earn too much money
36. Formal examinations at universities should be banned
37. Friends have more influence on young people than families
38. Full-time / Part-time jobs
39. Getting married at an early age
40. Having a part-time job
41. Having a university degree is a must nowadays
42. Human strengths and weaknesses
43. Improving the quality of education at universities
44. Internet and learning
45. İstanbul hosting the 2012 Olympic Games
46. It is necessary for children to attend kindergarten
47. It’s wrong to keep animals in captivity
48. Keeping fit
49. Language skills, speaking and writing
50. Learning a language in Turkey or abroad
51. Life now and life in the next century
52. Lifestyles are improving in Turkey
53. Living in a foreign country
54. Living in an apartment and a house with a garden
55. Living in the country/living in a city
56. Living until 140
57. Living with your family / living away from your family
58. Making new friends is more difficult than it seems
59. Money is everything
60. Nobody needs any further high-tech development
61. Nuclear disasters
62. One cannot be successful in life without goals
63. Owning a car in a large city
64. Parents attitudes towards their sons and daughters are different
65. People waste too much of their time talking about unimportant subjects
66. Physical appearance and its effect on people
67. Plastic surgery
68. Pollution
69. Popularity
70. Population explosion
71. Population growth
72. Preventing crimes
73. Private vs state universities
74. Problems between parents and their children
75. Racial discrimination
76. Reading books and watching movies
77. Should parents allow their children to have education in a different country/ city?
78. Should parents allow their children to stay out very late?
79. Should talk shows be banned?
80. Should young people start working when they are still at school / university?
81. Smoking should be banned in public places
82. Some people like adventures while others dislike them
83. Space Travel
84. Stress
85. Summer and winter holidays
86. Superstitions
87. Television
88. The role of the media
89. The world would be a better place if people listened more than they talked
90. There must be stricter driving regulations in Turkey
91. Tolerance is an important virtue
92. Traditions and their effects on people
93. Traffic accidents
94. Transportation in big cities
95. Travelling all over the world
96. Travelling by bicycle is advantageous
97. Turkish and American films
98. Turkish men and women
99. Unemployment
100. University & high school life
101. Use of technology at home
102. Violence on TV
103. Wars
104. We are all egoists
105. Women and careers
106. Women are more difficult to understand than men
107. Women should join the army
108. Working for the private sector is better than the state sector
109. Working hard is not the only key to success
110. Working in the private sector
111. Working mothers
112. Young people care too much about their appearance
113. Your friends say a lot about who you are