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1.Itisimportantforchildrentolearnthedifferencebetweenrightandwrongatanearlyage.Punishmentisnecessarytohelpthemlearnthisdistinction.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagreewiththisopinion?

Whatsortofpunishmentshouldparentsandteachersbeallowedtousetoteachgoodbehaviourtochildren?

（C10T1）

Oneimportantstageinachild’sgrowthiscertainlythedevelopmentofaconscience,whichislinkedtotheabilitytotellrightfromwrong.Thisskillcomeswithtimeandgoodparenting,andmyfirmconvictionisthatpunishmentdoesnothavemuchofaroletoplayinthis.ThereforeIhavetodisagreealmostentirelywiththegivenpunishment.

Tosomeextentthequestiondependsontheageofthechild.Topunishaveryyoungchildisbothwrongandfoolish,asaninfantwillnotunderstandwhatishappeningorwhyheorsheisbeingpunished.Oncetheageofreasonisreached,however,achildcanberewardedforgoodbehaviouranddiscouragedfrombad.Thiskindbutfirmapproachwillachievemorethanharshpunishments,whichmightentailmanynegativeconsequencesunintendedbytheparents.

Tohelpachildlearnthedifferencebetweenrightandwrong,teachersandparentsshouldfirstlyprovidegoodrolemodelingintheirownbehaviour.Afterthat,ifsanctionsareneeded,thepunishmentshouldnotbeofaphysicalnature,asthatmerelysendsthemessagethatitisacceptableforlargerpeopletohitsmallerones–anoutcomewhichmaywellresultinthechildstartingtobullyothers.Norshouldthepunishmentbeinanywaycruel.

Rather,teachersandparentscanuseavarietyofmethodstodisciplinetheiryoungcharges,suchasdetention,withdrawalofprivileges,andtime-out.Makingthepunishmentfitthecrimeisausefulnotion,whichwouldseechildrenbeingmadetopickuprubbishtheyhavedropped,cleanupgraffititheyhavedrawn,orapologisetosomeonetheyhavehurt.Inthesewaysresponsibilityisdevelopedinthechild,whichleadstomuchbetterfuturebehaviourthandoespunishment.

2.

Countriesarebecomingmoreandmoresimilarbecausepeopleareabletobuythesameproductsanywhereintheworld.Doyouthinkthisisapositiveornegativedevelopment?

（C10T3）

Itissaidthatcountriesarebecomingsimilartoeachotherbecauseoftheglobalspreadofthesameproducts,whicharenowavailableforpurchasealmostanywhere.Istronglybelievethatthismoderndevelopmentislargelydetrimentaltocultureandtraditionsworldwide.

Acountry’shistory,languageandethosareallinextricablyboundupinitsmanufacturedartefacts.Iftherelentlessadvanceofinternationalbrandsintoeverycorneroftheworldcontinues,theseblandpackagesmightonedaycompletelyoustthetraditionalobjectsofanation,whichwouldbealossofrichnessanddiversityintheworld,aswellasthesaddisappearanceofthemanifestationsofaplace’scharacter.WhatwouldaJapaneseteaceremonybewithoutitsspeciallycraftedteapot,oraFijiankavaritualwithoutitsbowlmadefromacertaintypeoftreebark?

Letusnotforgeteitherthattraditionalproducts,whetherthesebemedicines,cosmetics,toys,clothes,utensilsorfood,provideemploymentforlocalpeople.Thespreadofmultinationalproductscanoftenbringinitswakealossofjobs,aspeopleturntobuyingthenewbrand,perhapsthinkingitmoreglamorousthantheonetheyareusedto.Thiseventuallyputsold-schoolcraftspeopleoutofwork.

Finally,tourismnumbersmayalsobeaffected,astravellersbecomedisillusionedwithfindingeveryplacejustthesameastheonetheyvisitedpreviously.Toseethesameproductsinshopstheworldoverisboring,anddoesnotimpelvisitorstoopentheirwalletsinthesamewaythattrinketsorsouvenirsuniquetotheparticularareado.

Somemayarguethatallpeopleareentitledtohaveaccesstothesameproducts,butIsaythatlocalobjectssuitlocalconditionsbest,andthatfacelessuniformityworldwideisanunwelcomeanddrearyprospect.

3.Someexpertsbelievethatitisbetterforchildrentobeginlearningaforeignlanguageatprimaryschoolratherthansecondaryschool.Dotheadvantagesofthisoutweighthedisadvantages?

（C9T1）

Traditionally,childrenhavebegunstudyingforeignlanguagesatsecondaryschool,butintroducingthemearlierisrecommendedbysomeeducationalists.Thispolicyhasbeenadoptedbysomeeducationalauthoritiesorindividualschools,withbothpositiveandnegativeoutcomes.

Theobviousargumentinitsfavouristhatyoungchildrenpickuplanguagesmuchmoreeasilythanteenagers.Theirbrainsarestillprogrammedtoacquiretheirmothertongue,whichfacilitateslearninganotherlanguage,andunlikeadolescents,theyarenotinhibitedbyself-consciousness.

Thegreaterflexibilityoftheprimarytimetableallowsformorefrequent,shortersessionsandforaplay-centredapproach,thusmaintaininglearners’enthusiasmandprogress.Theircommandofthelanguageinlaterlifewillbenefitfromthisearlyexposure,whilelearningotherlanguagessubsequentlywillbeeasierforthem.Theymayalsogainabetterunderstandingofothercultures.

Thereare,however,somedisadvantages.Primaryschoolteachersaregeneralists,andmaynothavethenecessarylanguageskillsthemselves.Ifspecialistshavetobebroughtintodeliverthesesessions,theflexibilityreferredtoaboveisdiminished.Ifprimarylanguageteachingisnotstandardised,secondaryschoolscouldbefacedwithagreatvarietyoflevelsindifferentlanguageswithintheirintake,resultinginaclassroomexperiencewhichundoestheearliergains.Thereisnoadvantageifenthusiasticprimarypupilsbecomedemotivatedassoonastheychangeschools.However,theseissuescanbeaddressedstrategicallywithinthepolicyadopted.

Anythingwhichencourageslanguagelearningbenefitssocietyculturallyandeconomically,andearlyexposuretolanguagelearningcontributestothis.Youngchildren’sinnateabilitiesshouldbeharnessedtomakethesebenefitsmoreachievable.

4.Somepeoplesaythatthebestwaytoimprovepublichealthisbyincreasingthenumberofsportsfacilities.Others,however,saythatthiswouldhavelittleeffectonpublichealthandthatothermeasuresarerequired.Discussbothviewsandgiveyourownopinion.（C9T3）

Aproblemofmodernsocietiesisthedeclininglevelofhealthinthegeneralpopulation,withconflictingviewsonhowtotacklethisworryingtrend.Onepossiblesolutionistoprovidemoresportsfacilitiestoencourageamoreactivelifestyle.

Advocatesofthisbelievethattoday’ssedentarylifestyleandstressfulworkingconditionsmeanthatphysicalactivityisnolongerpartofeitherourworkorourleisuretime.Iftherewereeasy-to-reachlocalsportscentres,wewouldbemorelikelytomakeexercisearegularpartofourlives,ratherthanjustcollapsinginfrontofascreeneveryevening.Thevarietyofsportsthatcouldbeofferedwouldcaterforallages,levelsoffitnessandinterests:

thosewithpainfulmemoriesofPEatschoolmightbehappierintheswimmingpoolthanonthefootballpitch.

However,theremaybebetterwaysoftacklingthisproblem.Interestinsportisnotuniversal,andadditionalfacilitiesmightsimplyattractthealreadyfit,notthosewhomostneedthem.Physicalactivitycouldbeencouragedrelativelycheaply,forexamplebyinstallingexerciseequipmentinparks,asmylocalcouncilhaddone.Thishastheaddedbenefitthatparentsandchildrenoftenusethemtogetherjustforfun,whichdevelopsapositiveattitudetoexerciseatanearlyage.

Aswellasphysicalactivity,hightaxpenaltiescouldbeimposedonhigh-fatfoodproducts,tobaccoandalcohol,asexcessiveconsumptionofanyofthesecontributestopoorhealth.Evenimprovingpublictransportwouldhelp:

ittakeslongertowalktothebusstopthantothecar.

Inmyopinion,focusingonsportsfacilitiesistoonarrowanapproachandwouldnothavethedesiredresults.Peopleshouldbeencouragednotonlytobemorephysicallyactivebutalsotoadoptahealthierlifestyleingeneral.

5.Somepeoplethinkthatparentsshouldteachchildrenhowtobegoodmembersofsociety.Others,however,believethatschoolistheplacetolearnthis.Discussboththeseviewsandgiveyourownopinion.（C8T1）

Achild’seducationhasneverbeenaboutlearninginformationandbasicskillsonly.Ithasalwaysincludedteachingthenextgenerationhowtobegoodmembersofsociety.Therefore,thiscannotbetheresponsibilityoftheparentsalone.

Inordertobeagoodmemberofanysocietytheindividualmustrespectandobeytherulesoftheircommunityandsharetheirvalues.Educatingchildrentounderstandtheneedtoobeyrulesandrespectothersalwaysbeginsinthehomeandiswidelythoughttobetheresponsibilityofparents.Theywillcertainlybethefirsttohelpchildrenlearnwhatisimportantinlife,howtheyareexpectedtobehaveandwhatroletheywillplayintheirworld.

However,learningtounderstandandsharethevaluesystemofawholesocietycannotbeachievedjustinthehome.Onceachildgoestoschool,theyareenteringawidercommunitywhereteachersandpeerswillhavejustasmuchinfluenceastheirparentsdoathome.Atschool,childrenwillexperienceworkingandlivingwithpeoplefromawholevarietyofbackgroundsfromthewidersociety.Thisexperienceshouldteachthemhowtoco-operatewitheachotherandhowtocontributetothelifeoftheircommunity.

Buttobeavaluablememberofanycommunityisnotlikelearningasimpleskill.Itissomethingthatanindividualgoesonlearningthroughoutlifeanditistheresponsibilityofeverymemberofasocietytotakeresponsibilityforhelpingtheyoungergenerationtobecome