SET 1blog.educastur.es/anacarmen/files/2020/06/monologuesb2.pdf · 2020-06-06 · SET 3 TASK 1:...

SET 1

TASK 1: MONOLOGUE

Preparation time: 2 minutes

Speaking time: 3 minutes

EATING HABITS

Talk about the topic.

You must include:

• How eating habits have changed in the last few decades

• What could be done to promote healthy eating habits, above all among young people

• Overweight and sedentarism

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HEALTHY LIVING


You must include:

• Ways someone might stay physically active

• Problems with unhealthy eating in Spain

• How apps can help with weight loss or to get adequate sleep

SET 3

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FIGHTING FIT


You must include:

• Whether technology is having a positive or a negative impact on our health

• How beneficial an app that measures your heart rate can be

• The rise of health holidays

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HEALTH AND FITNESS


You must include:

• Whether you think stress and pressure at work are affecting our health

• Increasing rates of obesity and diabetes in our society

• Should people be encouraged to do more physical exercise?

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HEALTH ISSUES


You must include:

• Our fast-paced lifestyles are ruining our health. Is it true?

• Whether you think technology can help us maintain a healthy lifestyle

• Strict diets to lose weight

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KEEPING FIT


You must include:

• The importance of having a balanced diet

• Our fast-paced lifestyles are affecting our sleep

• Do you think some people become too focused on healthy eating or physical exercise?

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HEALTHY LIFESTYLES


You must include:

• No age, no limit. Is it true?

• Ways someone might stay mentally active

• Junk food and processed food

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KEEPING IN TOUCH


You must include:

• Can social media strengthen relationships with the people we know and see?

• Differences between socialising face-to-face and online

• Real friendships take time to build

SET 9

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SOCIAL MEDIA AND FRIENDSHIP


You must include:

• How technology has changed the way we manage our relationships

• Whether you think it is possible to maintain meaningful relationships online with a lot of people

• Why some people play a character online

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RELATIONSHIPS


You must include:

• What makes a “good friend”

• If you are still friends with people you met at school and how you keep in touch

• A person you look to for answers when you have a problem

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FAMILY ISSUES


You must include:

• A family member you are very similar to. In what ways?

• What you enjoy and dislike about family gatherings

• If social media has influenced your relationship with your family

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LIVING MADE EASY


You must include:

• Learning languages online

• Virtual travelling

• Driverless cars

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY


You must include:

• The most important scientific discovery of the last 30 years in your opinion

• 3D printing

• A gadget you cannot do without

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THE WEATHER


You must include:

• The best thing and the worst thing about the weather where you live

• Does the weather influence your mood?

• Extreme weather conditions. Are they more severe nowadays?

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THE ENVIRONMENT


You must include:

• Global warming: is it a fact?

• Effects of deforestation

• Waste disposal and recycling

SET 16

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ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES


You must include:

• Toxic waste: what can be done?

• Possible ways to reduce the carbon footprint

• Renewable energies

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS


You must include:

• How citizens could become more aware of environmental problems

• Plastic and littering

• Means of transport and pollution

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PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT


You must include:

• Noise pollution

• Soil and groundwater contamination

• Are governments doing enough about environmental problems?

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THE MEDIA


You must include:

• The most reliable means of communication in your opinion

• Will TV the way we know it disappear in a near future?

• Online newspapers and traditional printed newspapers. Advantages and disadvantages

SET 20

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THE MEDIA TODAY AND TOMORROW


You must include:

• The impact of the internet on communication

• Why people still read printed newspapers

• How people will keep updated in a near future

SET 21

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CRIME


You must include:

• The best punishment for young offenders

• If you think parents should be held responsible for their children’s behaviour

• Graffiti: art or a crime?

SET 22

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EDUCATION


You must include:

• How education has changed in the past 50 years

• Are school uniforms a good or a bad idea?

• Your opinion about homework. Is it necessary?

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TALKING ABOUT EDUCATION


You must include:

• Compare education now and when you were a child

• The use of new technologies at school

• Pros and cons of out-of-school activities

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EDUCATION NOW AND THEN


You must include:

• Distance learning versus traditional classroom education

• Did you use to/ Do you usually cram for exams?

• A subject you used to pass with flying colours at school/university

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PLACES WHERE TO LIVE


You must include:

• A city or town you would love to live in and why

• The best thing about the house or flat where you live

• Pros and cons of sharing a house or flat with mates

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CITY LIFE AND COUNTRY LIFE


You must include:

• Advantages and disadvantages of living in the countryside

• What makes a city livable

• What you would miss if you had to go and live in a different place

SET 27

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TRAVELLING AND TOURISM


You must include:

• Why today people need to go on holiday

• Your dream destination for a holiday

• Tourism in the country you come from

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TRAVELLERS AND TOURISTS


You must include:

• If you consider yourself a tourist or a traveller

• What you dislike or hate about travelling

• The negative aspects of tourism and how they could be prevented

SET 29

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WORK


You must include:

• The importance of work-life balance

• Running your own business. Have you ever done it? Would you like to? Why/ Why not?

• Advantages and disadvantages of part-time jobs

SET 30

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JOBS


You must include:

• Is there such a thing as the perfect job?

• The importance of a good working environment

• The more dangerous a job is, the better paid it should be. Do you agree?

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TALKING ABOUT WORK


You must include:

• Are language skills important nowadays when trying to find a job?

• Do you think you are an easy person to work with?

• Summer jobs. Are they a good option for students? Have you ever had one?

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SHOPPING


You must include:

• How have our shopping habits changed recently?

• How can shopping be made more environmentally friendly?

• Are you a saver or a spender?

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SHOPPING AND CONSUMERISM


You must include:

• The effect of the coronavirus crisis on shopping

• Shopping in big cities and its influence on city life

• Tips for saving money when you go shopping

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GENDER EQUALITY


You must include:

• The roles of men and women in the family. How have they changed in the past few decades?

• Job opportunities for men and women. Are they the same?

• Does advertising address genders differently?

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GENDERS


You must include:

• Are boys and girls still brought up differently?

• Do advertisements still use stereotypes in the way men and women are portrayed?

• Is there such a thing as ‘a woman's job' or ‘a man's job'?

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BUSINESS


You must include:

• Who are the most successful entrepreneurs in your country?

• What traits should a good entrepreneur have?

• Internet companies. Are they the businesses of the future?

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DOING BUSINESS


You must include:

• The importance of the internet when setting up a company

• Would you say that in Spain there is a lack of entrepreneurial culture?

• Would you make a good entrepreneur or businessman/woman? Why/ Why not?

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