1. Village life is
better than city life.
Views
- Villages have much lesser
pollution and more greenery, hence cooler climate.
- Village life is slow,
monotonous and non - trendy.
- Better medical facilities
and educational facilities are being offered in villages.
- Villages offer man the sight
of natural landscapes and sceneries.
- Villages remain
stagnant(stable) over a period of time.
Counterviews
- City life is a fast changing
life, adaptable and trendy.
- City life offers a person
more opportunities for growth and development.
- Man can make rapid progress in
a city.
- Social life and
entertainment is better and wider.
- In a city there are better
medical and educational facilities.
2. We should ban
computers for two days. Express your views and counterviews.
Views
- Facilitate personal
interaction with people.
- Use strategies used in the
days when computers did not exist.
- Leads of personal
networking.
- Loss to sedentary (Sitting
continuously in front of Computer/TV) lifestyle.
Counterviews
- Work will get affected.
- There will be economic loss.
- There will be no
connectivity.
- Emergencies will suffer.
3. Debate on ‘Old
persons are burden to the society”.
Proposition
- Old persons have already
formed a pattern of life and are unwilling to change or modify or adjust.
- They have fixed ideas and
are not ready to accept any new ideas that does not fit into their
mindset.
- Their experience cannot be
applied to present day situations.
- They lack knowledge of the
changing lifestyle.
Opposition
- Old people have rich and
rewarding experience of life.
- They teach us values
- They guide us to solve
problems.
- They offer us support and
encouragement.
- They shower us with love and
affection.
4. The present education system is a burden on the student.
Views
- The syllabus is too vast and
varied.
- The difficulty level is too
high.
- The quantum of evaluation
and assessment is too much.
- There is no scope for
personality grooming.
- The system focuses mainly on
the rote (memorization technique) learning.
Counterviews
- The units per lesson are
shorter and simpler to understand.
- Assessment and evaluation is
done in a phased(gradual) manner.
- Oral testing and evaluation
has been provided.
- Fear of rigorous (Severe,
strict, hard) examinations is eliminated.
