第八届全国大学生英语辩论赛辩题
Topics for the 2007 National English Debate Contest for College Students
For Side: We should celebrate western festivals.
Against Side: We should not celebrate western festivals.
For Side: The government should control rising house prices.
Against Side: The government should not control rising house prices.
For Side: The generation gap can be bridged.
Against Side: The generation gap cannot be bridged.
For Side: National identity is important in the age of globalization.
Against Side: National identity is not important in the age of globalization.
For Side: Work experience is more important than education.
Against Side: Education is more important than work experience.
For Side: Following fashion is necessary for young people.
Against Side: Following fashion is unnecessary for young people.
For Side: Sending children to famous schools is essential.
Against Side: Sending children to famous schools is not essential.
For Side: People are happier living in cities than in the countryside. Against Side: People are happier living in the countryside than in cities.
For Side: The car industry should be further developed in China. Against Side: The car industry should not be further developed in China.
For Side: College students should be allowed to live off campus. Against Side: College students should not be allowed to live off campus.
For Side: Men contribute more to society than women.
Against Side: Women contribute more to society than men.
For Side: The college entrance examinations should be abolished. Against Side: The college entrance examinations should not be abolished.
For Side: It's good for college students to have a part-time job.
Against Side: It's not good for college students to have a part-time job.
For Side: It's better for a college graduate to find a job than to undertake postgraduate study.
Against Side: It's better for a college graduate to undertake postgraduate study than to find a job.
For Side: Students should choose their majors to meet their personal needs and interests.
Against Side: Students should choose their majors to meet the needs of society.
For Side: Learning oral English is more important than learning written English. Against Side: Learning written English is more important than learning oral English.
For Side: E-books will eventually replace printed books.
Against Side: E-books will never replace printed books.
For Side: The Chinese men's football team is hopeful.
Against Side: The Chinese men's football team is hopeless.
For Side: The “golden week” holidays should be abolished.
Against Side: The “golden week” holidays should not be abolished.
For Side: Non-native English speaking teachers are better than native English speaking teachers.
Against Side: Native English speaking teachers are better than non-native English speaking teachers.
第十三届“外研社杯”全国英语辩论赛辩题
（round 0-8,semifianls and grandfinal）
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0. Campus Life
a. China abolish English as a compulsory subject in postgraduate entrance examinations.
b. China make military training compulsory for all college students.
c. All major corporations operating in China should be required to offer student internships.
1. Culture
a. THW require study of the traditional style Chinese writing.
b. TH opposes the private ownership of artifacts deemed to be national treasures.
c. THBT Shanzhai culture is bad for China.
2. Education
a. THW base teachers‘s pay on their students‘s performance.
b. THW make community service compulsory for all college students.
c. THBT Chinese compulsory education should be extended to 12 years
3. Economy
a. TH supports a new international trading currency.
