Speaking 3rd Term

1. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

2. PRONOUNCE THE FOLLOWING WORDS. (Those highlighted in each unit - see summary of units)

TOPICS

HEALTH IN THE XXI CENTURY

0. Could you write the definition of “healthy lifestyle”? (In your opinion)

1. What do you need to do to look after yourself? Think of:

DIET     PHYSICAL EXERCISE        SLEEP           MENTAL HEALTH

Useful phrases:

“I try (not) to……...” “I make sure……………...” “I avoid (+ ...ing)”

“ I do my best to…..” “”I…...whenever I can” “I……………., or at least I try”

2. Are we healthier now than 50 years ago?

3. Do we lead a sedentary lifestyle? Why?

4. What consequences does a sedentary lifestyle have?

5. What is “fast food”? Why do people eat so much fast food?

6. What is the slow food movement?

7. Is stress one of the most important problems in our society? Where are people more stressed?

8. Who are more stressed, in your opinion, parents or teenagers?

9. Why are people so stressed nowadays?

10. Are we too obsessed with our appearance? What causes this obsession?

11. What eating disorders do you know? Who suffer more from eating disorders, in your opinion, boys or girls? Why?

12. Do you do any sports? What sports do you do?

13. Do you prefer team sports or to work out at the gym?

FRIENDSHIP

1. Why do people need friends? What can happen if a person has no friends?

2. Is it easy for you to make new friends? Do you prefer to have many friends or just a few that you are close to? Why?

3. What is the best way to make new friends? Are social media a good way to make friends? Why? / Why not?

4 . At which stages of life is it easier to make friends? Why?

5. Are friends sometimes more important than family?

6. What kind of qualities do you look for in a friend?

7. How did you meet your best friend? Describe your him/her.

8. What’s the nicest thing you have ever done for a friend?

9. And the nicest thing a friend has ever done for you?

10. What’s the most valuable thing you have to offer as a friend?

11. Do friends always have to see eye to eye?

12. Have you ever fallen out with a friend? Why? Did you try to talk to your friend later on?

13. Do you always keep a friend’s secret? Would you keep a friend’s secret even if you knew that you could help your friend better if you revealed his/her secret?

CHILDREN IN POVERTY

-Where are these children? How old are they?

-What are they doing there, in your opinion?

-Why are they there?

-Is it safe to be here? Why?

What do they do with what they find there?

Where are their parents?

Do you think these children go to school?

What would you advise their parents?

What should the government do to prevent this situation?

Imagine you are one of these children. Describe a normal day in your life. What dreams would you have for your future.

LET’S TALK ABOUT SHOPPING

1. Do you usually spend much money on expensive designer labels?

If you had lots of money, would you spend lots of money on designer labels?

How much money a month do you spend on clothes? Where do you get the money from?

How important is it to you to wear the latest fashion?

Do you buy new clothes every year, even though the clothes you bought last year are still new?

Would you mind wearing second-hand clothes? Why? Why not? What are the advantages of second-hand clothes? And the disadvantages?

2. Do you buy lots of junk that you only use once or twice?

Why do we need to buy so many things, in your opinion?

What do you do with the things you don’t want any more? Do you sell them for example on Wallapop? Have you ever sold anything on an online auction site?

3. Do you like going shopping or do you prefer to shop online?

What is your favorite ecommerce site? Why? What type of things do you buy online? What are the advantages and disadvantages of shopping online?

What’s your favorite shop? Why? Do you prefer going shopping alone or with friends?

What are the advantages to shopping in stores? How do you feel about sales people following you and helping you when you shop?

Do you go to the sales? What are the advantages and disadvantages of shopping in the sales?

4. What are your priorities when you buy something?

price; environmentally-friendly products; quality; working conditions; brands; my style; something different from the rest; ………...

What do you think of unethical companies that employ children or whose employees have to work for long hours for very little money? Is there anything we can do?

5. Do you think advertising influences you? Do you usually buy products that are advertised? or that are cheaper?

6. Do you think that material possessions make people happy?

LET'S TALK ABOUT MOVIES

How often do you go to the cinema?
Who do you go with?
What kind of movies do you like?
What's the last film you have seen? What type of film is it? What is it about? What is the setting? Is the cast good? What's your favourite scene? Has it got special effects?
What's the best movie you have ever seen? What is it about? Why is it your favourite movie?
Do you like horror movies? Why? Why not? What's the best horror film ever, in your opinion? What is it about?
Do you ever watch films in English? What are the benefits of watching films in English?
Do you ever download pirated movies? Why? Why not?

STRANGE OCCURRENCES
Imagine you once had a strange occurrence. Answer the questions from SB p. 39. Give as many details as possible.

TALKING ABOUT YOURSELF
How would you describe yourself?
What's the most exciting thing you have ever done?
How have you changed in the last few years?
What are you passionate about?
Who do you admire and why?
What are you going to do next year?
Do you want to go to university when you finish school?
What's your ideal job?
Would you prefer a job that you like, even though you might not earn much money or a well paid job that you don't really enjoy? (think of the advantages and disadvantages of both options)

THE ENVIRONMENT

Are you concerned about the environment? What problems are we causing to the environment?
(Think about air pollution, plastic, endangered species, global warming, climate change...)
Do you think that the governments are taking enough measures to improve the situation? If not, why is this happening?/If so, what are they doing?
What do you do to help the environment?

OUR TOWN

Do you like the town you live in?
Would you prefer to live in a town like Cordoba or in a big city like Barcelona, for example. Think about the pros and cons of both options.