Interview

- Do you study or work? (I said I was a student)

- What course are you studying and why did you choose this course?
- Who does the cooking in your home?
- Can you cook?
- Do you think it’s necessary to learn how to cook at school?
- What do you do when you hang out with friends?
- Do you hang out with 1 or 2 friends or with a large group of friends?
- When was your last time of going out?
Cue Card
If you could take another course when you finish your current one, what would you choose? You should say:
- What kind of course it would be
- What do you want to learn from it
- Why would you choose it
Discussion
- Do you think university should only offer courses related to the employment/job or courses on other topics as
well?
I said on other topics as well and the examiners said “Good” then asked me
- Which do you think employer should pay more attention to, the qualifications or the experience.
Cue Card
Describe how you would organize a surprise party for your friend. Please say
- Where would you do it?
- How would you do it?
- What arrangements would need to be done for the party?
Do you have festivals in your home country?
- Tell me about a local celebration in your town.
- Do Indians have many celebrations?
- What is the relevance of international festivals or celebrations to the world’s community? Interview
- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- Why did you choose this subject to study?
- Are there many rainy days in your country?
- When do you have the most of rain fall in your country?
- Do you think that rain causes any problems?
- Has the weather changed for the past ten years in your country?
Cue Card
Talk about an occasion when you met a friend that you did not see for a long time. Please say
- Where and when did it happen?
- What did you do together?
- How did you feel about it?

Discussion
- What do you think about old friends’ gatherings?
- Why do some people choose not to participate these gatherings?
- What do you think friends are for?
- What is the difference between meeting former friends in person or online?
Cue Card 1
Talk about an ancient piece kept in your home. Please say
- What is it?
- Who bought it?
- Why is it important?
Discussion 1
- Do people come to your home to see it?
- Should every ancient piece be kept at home or not? Why?
- Is there a famous museum in your country?
- Do you think historical buildings should be preserved or not?
Cue Card 2
Talk about your favourite wild animal. Please say:
- What animal is it?
- Describe the animal.
- Why is this animal your favourite?
Discussion 2
- Is it important for kids to see animals?
Tell me about a positive teenage experience you had.
- Do you think young people should spend more time with older people?
- What do you think will help them to communicate better?
Interview
- What is your full name?
- Can I see your ID?
- Where are you from?
- Do you work or study?
- What is interesting about your city?
- Let’s discuss politeness.
- Who taught you to be polite when you were a child?
- Do you need to show politeness and to whom?
- Why do you need to be polite with older people?
Cue Card
Talk about a subject that you didn’t like at school. Please say
- What subject was it?
- How long did you study it?
- Why didn’t you like it so much?
Discussion
- Who helped you with the subject you didn’t like?
- Do you think subjects should be forced on students?
- What subjects are unnecessary in school in your opinion?
Cue Card 1
Talk about a letter that you received. Please say
- Who was it from?
- Why was it important to you?
- When and where did you receive it?
Discussion 1
- What is an important aspect of business communication?
- What kind of letters are historians interested in?
Cue Card 2
Talk about your favorite sport that you like to watch or play. Please say
- What is your favorite sport?
- Where and when does it take place?
- Who plays it?
Discussion 2
- Do you think that sport is important in school?
- Why do you think it is important?
- Do you like team or individual sports? Why?
Talk about a statue or a sculpture that you have seen. Please say
- What statue/sculpture is it?
- Where is it located?
- When did you see it for the first time?
Discussion
- Why do people go to museums?
- Why do some people pay lots of money for paintings?
- Do you think artists are paid enough?
- Should governments pay the artists?
- What factor can make even a piece of paper valuable?
Where do you live at the moment?
- What don’t you like about living there?
- How often do you use a dictionary? Why?
- Would you like to write a dictionary? Why?
- How would you react to receiving a dictionary as a gift?
- Do you prefer a normal or electronic dictionary? Why?
- Do you like shopping?
- Where do you go for shopping? Why?
Cue Card
Talk about an event that changed your life. Please say
- Where and when did it happen?
- Why did it change your life?
- How do you feel about it now?
Do you like changes?
- Why do you think people move to different countries or study abroad?
- What do they like about countries they live in?
- What are the disadvantages of living in a different country?
Tell me about yourself.
- Where do you live?
- What don’t you like about living there?
- Do you wish to continue living there?
- How long do teenagers and adults live together in your culture?
- What kind of misunderstandings happen between them?
- How does the society look upon teenagers?
- Are teenagers being given more lenience?
Cue card
Talk about the most positive moment in your teenage life, please say:
- What happened?
- When did it happen?
- Who was there with you?
- How did you feel about that moment?
Discussion
- Do you like wearing special clothes for special occasions? Why?
- How often do you change your clothes?
- Is it true that your generation spends more money on clothes? Explain.
Talk about a park that you have visited and remember well. Please say.
- What park is it?
- Where is it located?
- Did you enjoy it? Why?
Discussion
- Lets talk about flowers.
- Why do you think people celebrate certain occasions with flowers?
- Is it common in your country to celebrate something with flowers?
- Do you like gardens in general?
- Why do people do gardening?
- What are the benefits of herbs?
What was your favorite activity when you were a child?
- What do you think children prefer: outdoor or indoor activities? Why?
- How have kids’ activities change since you were a child?
- What is politeness in your opinion?
- When you were child who taught you to be polite?
- Why is it important to be polite to people?
- Do you think people became more or less polite in your country compared to when you were a child?
Cue Card 1
Describe a successful family business which you have seen before. Please say
- What and where was the business?
- Who were the customers?
- Why were you interested in it?
Discussion 1
- Do you think people should start a small or a big business?
- Have small businesses failed in your country? Why?
- What are the disadvantages of exporting?
- Should governments be involved in it? Why?
Cue Card 2
Talk about your favourite meal. Please say
- What is it exactly?
- Where do you like to have that meal?
- Whom do you usually have it with?
Cue Card
Talk about your favorite story as a child.
Discussion
- How did the above story affect you?
- What are the differences between a person in a story/film and in real life?
- What are the characters of actors/actresses in movies that people in your country like?
- What could people learn after watching a film / reading a book?
Cue Card
Describe an advertisement that convinced you to buy a product.You should say:
- Was it on TV, newspaper or in the Internet
- What the advertisement was about
- What was good about it
Discussion
- What is your opinion about advertising?
- In what ways advertisements are used in your country?
What subject are you studying?
- Are you interested in this subject?
- Will you stay in touch with your uni friends in the future?
- Let’s talk about children’s activities.
- Which activity was your favorite as a child ? Why?
- What is the difference between children’s activities today and in the past?
- Lets talk about birthdays.
- What do you do on your birthday? Why?
- What did you do on your birthday when you were a child?
Talk about a subject you did not like while studying in secondary school. Please say
- What was the subject ?
- How much time did you spend learning it?
- Explain why you didn’t like it.
Discussion
- What makes a subject interesting in your opinion?
- What can be done for students who find their subjects difficult?
- How can students be encouraged to study with more interest?
- Which subjects students usually find easy?
- Why are these subjects easy and popular?
- Can you expect a bright career with these subjects?
- What do you think which subjects should not be included in the syllabus?
What do you like about your home town?
- When you were a child what activities did you enjoy more?
- What did you like to do the most?
- What type of games have you played?
- Did you play more indoor or outdoor games?
- Were there any changes in children’s games?
- Do you think there is a difference between a child growing alone or with other kids?
- Do you like plants in your home? Why?
- How important are the plants to you?
Talk about something that you cannot live without on a daily basis (except mobile phone or computer). Please say
- How did it become so important?
- When did you buy it?
- Why do you like it?
Discussion
- Do your friends feel the same about it?
- Do you like giving it to someone?
- Nowadays young people pay more attention to new technology launches, is it true?
- How do you feel about it, is it important to you?
- Why are young people giving so much importance to the latest mobiles and computers’ releases?
- Why do children keep things or toys with them?
- Why do they give such importance to them?
Cue Card
Topic: Talk about your dream vehicle.
Discussion

re the disadvantages of Public Transport? What do you dislike the most?

Talk about a time when you helped someone (I’m sure I’ve seen it somewhere, either online or in some book).
Discussion
- Do you like helping people out? Why?
- Do you think people help each other more now or before?
- Is it normal in your country to see people helping others, even strangers?
- Does your government help poor people, or people in need? How?
- Do you think it had to provide more help before than it has to provide now?
Talk about a letter you received recently. Please say
- what it was about,
- who sent it,
- why it was important to you.
Discussion
- Are letters important historical material?
- Will things change for historians when people stop writing letters?
- Now people are mainly using email and other digital communication means, will they replace handwritten
letters?
Describe a cafe or a restaurant you enjoy the most. Please say
- where it is
- what kind of food they serve
- why you like this cafe/restaurant
Discussion
- What kind of cafe/restaurants are there in your country?
- Talk about the social benefits of eating in a restaurant.
- What kind of factors can improve restaurants?

Ist Part
1.Do you like what you study?
2.Do you like going to parties?
3.Do you prefer going to family gathering or to parties of your friends?
4.Do you like photography?
5.What king of photographs you take and on which occasions you take?

Speaking - Describe a thing without which you can't live?It shouldn't be computer or mobile phone.

7.Why it is difficult for some people to throw away one particular old item?
8.Why some people buy latest gadgets even if they don't need, as the one which they presently posses is sufficient
for them?
9.Do you think nowadays the communication between family members has changed in any way?

talk about friend that you haven't seen a long time

The TV program you want to see again

-why
-when was watched
-what you liked and disliked about it

3. What programs we watch the most in our country

Do preferences differ for elder people?
Do you think if there are too much advertising on TV?
Should government cut some of them and why?
What people think about advertising?

Describe a situation when you forgot about an important meeting. Please say

- What meeting was it?

- When was it?
- What did you do about it?
- How did you feel later?
Discussion
- Is human memory important nowadays?
- Can electronic devices such as smart phones replace human memory?
Do you like sunny days?
- What activities can’t you do on a sunny day?
- Would you go on a holiday to a place that doesn’t have any sunny days?
- Do you like to take photographs?
- What kind of photographs do you like to keep?
- Do you think being a photographer is an interesting career?
Cue Card
Talk about special clothes that you wore. Please say
- When did you wear the clothes?
- Where did you buy that outfit?
- What did people say about it?

Discussion

- What do you look for when buying new clothes?

- Why do we need uniform?
- What are the disadvantages of having to wear a uniform?
- What is your opinion about workplaces that don’t have uniform?
- Do you think people nowadays are wearing the same styles of clothing as before?
- Do you think it’s something to do with globalisation?
- Do you think clothing manufacturers are pushing this trend?
- Is it a good thing that people no longer wear their traditional costumes?

Which do you prefer: working in the morning or in the afternoon?

- What kind of clothes do you wear for work?
- What do you think about people’s habit of buying clothes nowadays?
- Can you compare it to the past?

Talk about your trip far away from home. Please say

- When and where was it?

- Whom did you go with?
- Did you like this trip? Why?

Discussion 1

- Is it important for young people to travel?

- Is there a difference between how old and young people travel?
- Do you keep pets at home?
- What kind of pets do you have at home?
- Are there wild animals that you like?

Talk about a tourist attraction that you have visited recently. Please say

- What was it?

- When and where was it?
- How did you feel after the visit?

Discussion 2
- What are the famous tourist attractions in your country?
- What activities did you and your friends do as kids?
- What activities do children like to do nowadays?
Writing task 1 (a letter)
Write a letter to an English teacher whom you know and ask to borrow a few English books to help a child of your
friends to study. Please say
- Give details of the child.
- When and where do you plan to teach him/her?
- What books do you want to borrow?

You have some repairs to do at home, but there is a restaurant next to your house. Write a letter to the restaurant
manager and say:
- What repairs are you going to do?
- How will it affect the restaurant?
- Provide a solution for the inconvenience.

Write a letter to a recruiting agency about a company of interest. In your letter

- Explain why you’re interested in that company
- Why you are choosing an international location

Write a letter to colleagues, asking for help with your presentation.

- Explain when and where the presentation will take place.
- What is the content of the presentation?
- What kind of help is needed?

You and your friend recently went on a holiday together. You have a problem with your photos taken during the
holiday. Write a letter to ask your friend for a particular photo and say
- What is a problem with your photographs?
- Which photo would you like from him/her?
- Why do you need this photo?

As one of your colleague is leaving the job, your manager has asked you to arrange a leaving party for him.
- Suggest a suitable day and time for the party
- Recommend a venue/place
- Dicsuss about the food and entertainment options available

Write a complaint letter to the owner of the apartment that you have rented for a week about the poor service
you received. Please include
- an explanation of the problems you have faced
- what you want the owner to do about them
- a suggestion how the situation can be improved

Imagine you are going to an English speaking country to live. Write a letter to a rental agency. In your letter say
- what type of a house you need.
- what the house size should be
- in what area should it be located

Your friend will be staying at your home, but you can’t be there. Write a letter and explain:
- How the keys will get to him/her
- How to use the electrical appliances
- Recommend some interesting places to visit
You are unable to attend to your friend’s wedding in Britain. In this letter
- Tell her what you think about her wedding plan
- Apologize for not attending
- Suggest a date for future meeting

Write a letter to a financial organization that gives money to students who would like to take a part-time course.
Mention
- your qualifications and work experience
- details about the course
- how this course will help you

You are in an English speaking country, write a letter to the head of a voluntary organization to apply for some
voluntary work. In your letter
- explain what you can offer the organization
- how the job would benefit you and
- why you are applying for the job

Write a letter to the local newspaper editor, to inform him that an article about city/town you know very well that
contains some incorrect information. In your letter
- write how you know that city
- what incorrect information the article contains
- what they should do about it

You are going to do a computer course at your local college. Write a letter to the college and mention:
- Why do you want to do this course?
- Have you got any educational background and computer skills?
- Ask some questions about the course.

Write a letter to an employment agency about your interest in working in another country. Please
mention

- What kind of job would you like to have?

- In what industry do you want to work? Why?
- Why do you want to work in another country?

Writing Task 2 (an essay)

Many parents think it is necessary to teach children about money. Do you agree or disagree? Include
your own reasons and share your experience and knowledge.

Writing Task 2
Private cars now are banned from the city centres. Does this have more advantages than disadvantages for
individuals and businesses? What is your opinion?
Living in the city is uncomfortable, why? What are the reasons and problems? What can be done to solve these
problems?

In some countries, people nowadays move from the countryside to live in the city, while in other countries, people
move from cities to the countryside. Explain what is happening in your country and why? What is your opinion
about this trend?

Some people say subjects like arts, music, drama and creative writing are more beneficial to children, and
therefore they need more of these subjects to be included in the school program. Do you agree or disagree?
Express your opinion about how modernism can affect our health. What can the government do to overcome such
circumstances? Discuss.

Some people say that there should be a single official international language. Others oppose to this idea. Discuss
both views and give your own opinion.

Should charity organizations provide aid to countries where it is needed, or should they only help their own
country?

Unhealthy lifestyle leads to many health problems. Why do people still live an unhealthy lifestyle? What could be a
solution for this problem?

Many people think that money brings happiness, but others think that having too much money is a problem.
Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Some people say success can be achieved through hard work and determination, others argue it is reached by
using money and personal appearance. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Some people think young people should be required to continue education until they are 18 years old. To what
extent do you agree or disagree?

Some say old people should continue to work, if their condition allows them to do so. To what extent do you agree
or disagree?

Some say it is important for parents to teach their children about the importance of money. Why and how should
they do it? Include examples from your own experience.

Some say that cars should be banned from city centres. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Some parents believe that watching TV and playing computer games should be limited and substituted by reading
books. Do you agree or disagree? Give your opinion.

In order to learn a new language well one should get to know the culture and the lifestyle of the country where it is
spoken. To what extent do you agree with this idea?

1. Some people think that hard working and determination are the key factors for being successful in the life, other
people feel that other factors are important. Discuss both sides, what is your opinion?

2. Some children start school when they are seven years old, while others start at the age of four. What could be
the advantages and disadvantages of starting early (age four)?

Some people believe that travelling alone really benefits in learning a country's culture and experience, while
others believe it is better to travel with someone you know.
Discuss both these views and share your opinion.

Some people say that the government should pay the tuition fees for the university students, do you agree or
disagree?

schools should stop using books for teaching children, they find them boring, and use film, Tv and computer
instead
To what extant do agree whit this?
Nowadays it is easy to apply for and be given a credit card. However, this may cause some problems, people may
not be able to pay their debts back. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?

Many young people always change their job. What are the reasons for this? Are the advantages outweigh the
disadvantages?

Many children today find it difficult to concentrate or pay attention at school.

What could you think are the main causes? What are the possible solutions ?