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Practice Questions
- The food travels thousands of miles from farm to consumer. Some people think it would be better for our environment and economy if people only ate locally produced food. To what extent do you think the advantages of people consuming local food outweigh the disadvantages? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
- Nowadays, people live in a society where consumer goods are cheaper to buy. Do you think its advantages outweigh the disadvantages? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
- Memorization of information by frequent repetition, namely rote learning, plays a role in many education systems. To what extent do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
- Because of the global economy, many goods including what we use as daily basics produced by other countries have to be transported long distances. To what extent do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
- More and more students choose to go to another country for their higher education. Do you think the benefits outweigh the problems associated with it? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
- The government should encourage industries and businesses to move out of big cities and into regional areas. To what extent do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
- Some people say patriotism causes problems and is negative overall. Others feel that it is beneficial for society at large. Do the merits of patriotism outweigh its demerits? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.