Speaking B2

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  • TALKING TO STRANGERS -Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of talking to strangers. Do you ever talk to strangers, when and why? Is talking to a stranger a risk or a huge benefit?
  • LIFE LESSONS- Think of an important life lesson and experience that taught you that life lesson. Should we always ask other people for advice and follow it? Is it worth making your own mistakes and learning from them?
  • PERSONALITY TRAITS-Give examples of different important personality traits. Do you agree that appearance reflects our personality? Do you agree that people can change their personality? How? Why? Why not? What kind of people would you like to work with and why?
  • HEALTHY LIFESTYLE.-What does it mean to you? Compare your definitions. Discuss what factors make a healthy lifestyle easier and what factors might make it more difficult. Do you agree that there are a number of positive and negative aspects that have a strong impact on our lifestyle?
  • A ROLE OR A DREAM JOB / A JOB OF YOUR CHOICE-Discuss the positive and negative aspects of a social media job. What is the future of social media jobs? Have you noticed any changes in this area over the last few years? Have you been following someone for a long time? Share your comments and reflections. Do you have similar observations?
  • SCHOOLS-Do you agree that some action needs to be taken to solve problems Polish schools and the education system in Poland face nowadays? Give examples of changes that should be introduced to improve the system and the process of learning/teaching. Compare your personal experience. Was there anything about your school experience that you particularly liked/disliked?
  • TYPICAL/COMMON COMPLAINTS-Discuss the top complaints that people make. Decide together if it is worth making a complaint. Why? Why not? What do people usually feel while making a complaint? What are the strategies that might prove useful to respond to a complaint? Give an example.
  • A CHILDHOOD MEMORY-Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of having a perfect memory? Think of a childhood memory and discuss how many details you can recall. Compare your results with your partner. How good is your memory? What do you remember better – people or places, things/activities or sounds, etc.?
  • RIVALRY / FAMOUS PEOPLE -Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of being famous. Do you agree that rivalry between people is the only key to success and the only motivation to achieve more? Give examples of famous rivals, inventors, actors, sports stars or business people, etc. Do you compare yourself to other people? Why? Why not? How?
  • CLASH / ARGUMENT WITH SOMEONE-Do you agree that life is too short to argue with other people? What are the typical groups of people you have an argument with and what about? How do you feel when you clash with other people? What do you do to find a compromise? Does it always work?
  • POSSESSIONS
  • Describe a precious possession to your partner. Discuss the necessity to possess things by people. Why are certain objects so important to us? Why is it so easy to throw away some things and impossible to destroy others? Give examples.
  • JOB SKILLS / REQUIREMENTS OF A JOB
  • Discuss the requirements of a job/jobs, such as training, qualifications, skills and personal qualities. What are the top 21st century skills necessary to get a job of your choice? What character traits or training/qualifications are required for the job?POSSESSIONS
  • Describe a precious possession to your partner. Discuss the necessity to possess things by people. Why are certain objects so important to us? Why is it so easy to throw away some things and impossible to destroy others? Give examples.
  • JOB SKILLS / REQUIREMENTS OF A JOB-Discuss the requirements of a job/jobs, such as training, qualifications, skills and personal qualities. What are the top 21st century skills necessary to get a job of your choice? What character traits or training/qualifications are required for the job?
  • UNWRITTEN RULES FOR SOCIAL MEDIA USE-Discuss the unwritten rules of using social media and mobile phones in private and public places. What impact do mobile phones/social media have on people’s lives? How does one’s virtual life differ from their real life? Give examples.
  • MONEY MANAGEMENT-Discuss your money habits and money management strategies. Are you a saver or a spender? Discuss the concept of a false economy. Why do some people waste their money on non-essentials? Is it a good idea to set aside some money for emergencies and why? How would you invest your money to make more money?
  • CRIME STORY-Discuss a situation when people committed a crime, say what happened. Why did the people do it? Did they think about consequences? What should be done with people who commit serious crimes?
  • DEALING WITH AND RESOLVING CONFLICTS-Discuss what you (young people) usually have disagreements about and who with. Is it easy to resolve conflicts? Why? Why not? How should we deal with conflicts? Do you have a strategy or follow any specific steps to resolve conflicts? Give examples.
  • LOVE IT OR LOATHE IT?-Talk about things you like and loathe, compare your choices and explain them. Decide together what helps you focus on the positive aspects in life and why. Suggest any ways to express kindness, gratitude or give positive feedback or how to appreciate achievements.
  • NEGOTIATING-Think about the last time you had to negotiate with someone. Decide together how to negotiate to succeed and why we sometimes fail. Would you be a good crisis negotiator? Why? Why not?
  • TRICKY CONVERSATIONS-Think of a difficult/tricky conversation you have had with someone. What happened? Decide together what to do in such difficult, tricky or awkward situations. What should you do if someone behaves unreasonably?
  • SOCIAL ISSUES-Discuss what will happen in the future in terms of social issues such as unemployment, living standards, energy efficiency, homelessness, life expectancy, healthcare costs, poverty, inequality, intolerance. Can you agree on the possible outcome of their positive or negative changes?
  • BUSINESS PLAN-Do you agree that you need some specific personal qualities to start a business? What business would you like to start? Discuss which of these are important to create a good business plan (goal, priorities, money, resources, name and strapline, target customers, marketing, possible costs and expected problems).
  • CROSS-CULTURAL MISUNDERSTANDINGS-Define cultural awareness and discuss the importance of it in your life and work. Have you experienced any cross-cultural misunderstandings? Give examples. Is it important to check cultural aspects before you visit a foreign country and why?
  • FILMS OR TV SERIES-Decide what makes films or TV series so predictable. Talk about your favourite films or TV series, plots, actors or heroes. What would you do if you were in the hero’s/heroine’s situation? If you had to choose the best film of all time, what film would you choose?
  • DIFFICULT LIFE DECISION-Decide together why people might want to disappear. If you had to make this difficult life decision, what would you do? What would have happened if you had made a different decision? What other difficult decisions can you think of?
  • AN UNSOLVED MYSTERY-Discuss why people want to speculate about what happened and sometimes create strange theories. Have you read or heard about an unsolved mystery? Have you watched a film/documentary about a strange theory or an unsolved mystery? Speculate about what must/can’t/might/could have happened to the people in the stories.
  • BEING A CELEBRITY-Discuss the pros and cons of being a celebrity. Have you ever met a celebrity? Who and what happened? Who would you like to meet and why? How do people become celebrities?
  • MAKING A COMPLAINT-Discuss a situation when you had to make a phone call to complain about a product or a service. What happened? Were you satisfied with the outcome? Share experience.