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Some parents buy their children a large number of toys to play with. What are the 
advantages and disadvantages of this? 
At present, many families provide their children with a broad range of toys, from electronic 
devices to simple dolls.
From my personal perspective, this practice is likely to create some 
health problems, as well as clear benefi
ts. 
as this practice usually leads to the lack of physical activity.
This is because 
most of modern toys, such as electronic gadgets and computer games, are designed for 
indoors, which means children tend to spend long hours sitting and playing sedentary games 
when they are provided lots of toys.
Consequently, this is likely to lead children to gain more 
weight and become obese from their early years.
Nevertheless, another group believe this practice is of great importance in raising a child
because it can equip children with a broad cluster of real-life skills. 
For example, when a 

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child plays with lots of toys and organise some interesting stories in his/her mind, they are 
highly likely to develop their organisation skill, as well as problem solving ability.
On top of 
that, participating in this type of exposure with a group of their friends might allow children 
to learn how to cooperate, thus building their team spirit and collaboration skills.
 
Some people think secondary school students should study international news as one of 
their subjects. Other people say this is a waste of valuable school time. Discuss both views 
and give your opinion. 
 
Today, learning about the news from different parts of the world is important to many people,
 
and it has been suggested that international news should become a high school subject, while 
others disagree.
 
Although this practice might be very beneficial, I think students’ timetable is 
already full of more important subjects.
 
Some educationalists argue that reviewing global news is vital for high school students
as it 
would definitely improve their general knowledge in areas like geography.
This is because 
the news come from around the world and often present significant details about different 
regions and their features,
which means students would possibly gain a better undestanding 
of the world.
SECOND WAY OF GIVING A TOPIC SENTENCE 
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2]Explanation 
3]Second idea 
4]Explanation 
5]Body conclusion