ENGLISH DEBATES

1. Kids should not get mobile phones until secondary school

 Waste of time, effects your school performance, academic achievement
 Could lead to addiction
 Feel isolated, lack of social interaction
 Internet fraud
 Being exposed to cyber bullying
 Too many distractions
 Availability
 Maturity, sense of responsibility
 Socialization
 Helps you study
 Location, whereabouts
 Sense of security

2. Camping is the best form of a holiday

 Affordable, cheap
 Adventurous
 Bonfire
 Anywhere
 Close to nature
 More environment friendly
 Invite/ have company
 Depending on the weather
 Waterproof tent, costs an arm and a leg
 We are used high level hygiene
 Communal bathroomsff
 Wide animal-› danger, no sense of security
 Lack of food choices
 Exposed to danger

3. Everybody should become a vegetarian

 Plant based, meat-free diet is healthier, contains all the nutrients we need
 Protect animals, more humane
 Meat is heavy for the stomach, it is better if we consume fluid
 Meat is hard to digest
 No animal cruelty
 Can’t get enough vitamin
 Protein is vital for every child
 Food supplements are expensive
 Vegetarian diet can be boring, hard to make it diverse
 Easily ruin one’s immune system
 Even if its better for the environment we can’t choose to like sg if our immune
system rejects

4. graffiti is a form of art

 Adds special colour to the city

 Young artist can easily express their feelings, emotions
 New form of art, change, modern, diverse
 Funny memes
 Improve appearance
 Damages the building
 Negative appearance
 Offensive content
 Illegal
 Others property-›vandalism

5. All students should spend one year abroad

 Experience
 Language learning
 New connection (friends)
 Different educational system
 Independence
 Money
 Homesickness
 You are on your own
 If you are introverted is hard to get to know people
 Saying goodbye
 Different expectations

6. competitive sport is harmful

 No free time
 Can't keep up with school
 You are always on your way
 Barely see your friends/ family
 Exhaustion
 Sleep deprivation
 Can't work towards your goals
 Fit
 Travelling
 Be w your friends

7. sometimes it is useful to cheat in exams

 It is the only one occasion, we have to take the circumstances into consideration
 Improve some special, improvising skills,
 Have to be on alert, good reaction is vital
 Learn how to act normal during, survive under pressure
 You are learning while writing the cheat sheet
 Self-deceit
 After a while you realize you didn’t achieve it on your own, disappointment, false
image of your knowledge
 Unfair towards other students, candidates
 When you become an adult you can’t escapes these situations

8. alternative treatment is the future, unhealthy lifestyle

 Traditional medicines can have side effects you may not want to cope with
 It cures the root of the illness
 It has a placebo effect: you start to believe that you are healthy again
 Examples: herbal tea, osteopathy, aromatherapy, reflexology, acupuncture,
 If you happen to drink too much tea, it wont affect you in a negative way, because
you can never drink too much of it -› it wont lead to even more serious problems
 It isn’t proved scientifically that it is healthy
 Alternative remedies can cost an arm and a leg

9. keeping a pet has a good impact on one’s life

 Learn how to take care of sy

 Feel committed
 Learn how to be responsible
 Love substitute
 Sedentary lifestyle is not an option, you have to take the dog for a walk
 Provides home security
 Time consuming
 Full time commitment
 Have to go for a walk even if it is raining
 Lot of work, distracts your attention
 Vet costs an arm and a leg
 Toys, clothing, food

10. School uniforms should be obligatory

 Equality
 No one stands out, can’t be bullied
 Less time consuming for girls, don’t have to waste your time on deciding what to
wear
 Keeps the students’ appearance together
 People can’t show off their personalities through clothing
 Extra purchase
 You don’t have enough pieces, always have to wash them
 dull
11. Doing the housework is the best form of punishment for children

 They'll know what and how to do when they’ll be living alone

 Not too time consuming, still useful
 Help out parents
 Punishment, but not corporal or verbal which could effect their mental health
 Talk to them, that can be more efficient
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12. Marrying a foreigner is a bad idea
 Commute between countries during holidays
 Not seeing someone’s family for a long time
 Speaking 2 languages
 Brings more culture into the family
 Children can pass on their knowledge