Topics for group discussion or debate:
Money invested in space travel should be better invested in helping the poor and needy
Experimenting on animals in laboratories is cruel
Genetic engineering is nothing but a violation of the laws of nature
Cloning could have disastrous consequences for mankind in the future
The energy crisis is 'necessary' to maintain the world balance in power
Man is his own worst enemy
There is always a price to pay in protecting the environment
In the 21st century mankind will regress to primitive levels of existence
Animals should not be kept in captivity
It is right to meddle with Nature
Too much knowledge is a dangerous thing
We hope 'teaching machines' will replace teachers
Man descended from apes
Time is relative
Any method is justifiable if the aim is to preserve life
Women are worse drivers than men
In pairs, discuss the topics below:
space travel is a complete waste of money
the Internet is making face-to-face communication obsolete
there should be a 50km speed limit on ALL roads
English is a very easy language to master
all motorists should be obliged to wear seatbelts
putting wild animals in cages in zoos is cruel