Part 1- Introduction & Interview

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3 Your
hometown

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C. A
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2 your
brothers &
sisters

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Where it is located
When you first went
there
Why you like it there

Your boss
or
teacher
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Your
educational
background
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Your
English
Study 13

The Best
study method
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Hobbies &
Interests 15
Your favorite
sport or game
17
Music you
enjoy
listening 18

F. Your school

E. A Movie
Talk about the movie
youve seen recently.
Include:

Describe a school you

attend now or attended in
the past

Where and why you saw

that particular movie
Who is acting in that
movie
What happens in the
movie
And you like or dislike
that movie

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An occupation
u might enjoy

Talk about a favorite book

that you have read.
Include:
Where and when you read
it
Some brief information
about the book, the story
and the characters
Why you read that
particular book
And how much you
enjoyed reading

A description of the
product
When and where you
buy that product
What you do with it
And why you buy that
particular product

You should talk about:

Where the school is and
what it looks like
The other people in the
school
The subjects you studied or
are studying
And how the school has
affected your life

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A job that
you have
now or had

E. . A Book

B. A Product
Talk about a product you
buy regularly
Include:

Topic Talk A
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7 Your
friends

Talk about a particular

classmate that you
admire in some way. You
should speak about :
Who that person is and
where he or she comes
from
When you first met each
other
What you have done
together
And why you admire
that person

Describe a favorite
place that you like to
visit.
You
should
include:

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6 The area
you now
live

D. A Class mate

How (see key)

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5 Your
present
home

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You like
to read
19
TV program
you have
seen 20
What you do
on spare
time 21
Countries
you have
visited 22
Your best
friend 24
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the role of movies in society today

the role of advertising in modern culture
how important tourism is in your country these days
the importance of role models for the youth of today
whether you think books are too expensive to buy
what you think makes a good school

Compare movies made in your country with the movies made in America
Compare products made in your country with those made overseas
Compare travel in the past, say a hundred years ago, with travel today
Compare the differences between students in your own country and those
from overseas
Compare the differences between reading a book in your own language
and in English
Compare the education system in your own country with that of your host
country

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How often and where do you go to the movies? Describe the cinema you
usually go to.
How do products made these days compare to those made in the past
How might the tourist industry in your country change in the future?
How can students improve their performance at school?
How useful are books translated in English or from other languages into
your languages?
How have schools changed in the last hundred years?

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B
C
D
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What advantages of being a movie star or director?

What are some of the advantages of advertising?
What are some of the advantages of travel?
Are there any advantages of being popular at school?
What are the advantages of a book compared with a movie version of the
book?
What are some of the advantages of doing well at school?

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B
C
D
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What are the disadvantages of being a movie star or director?

Are there any disadvantages of seeing advertisements everywhere?
What are the disadvantages of increased popularity in tourism?
What are the disadvantages of being unpopular in school?
What are the disadvantages of making books out of paper? Are there any
alternative?
In what ways does a bad teacher disadvantage the students?

A
B
C
D
E
F

Do you think TV has helped to make the world a place to live in?
Do you think banning advertisements on alcohol and smoking worthwhile?
Why?
What do you think is the best way to plan a holiday? Why?
Do you think it is harder to study when you are young or when you are
older? Why?
In what ways do you think being a writer might be an interesting job?
What sort of equipment do you think is useful in a language school? Why?

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Explain what you think movies might be like in a hundred years from now.
Explain some of the differences between a consumer society and a
primitive society
Explain what we can do to protect nature in the future
Explain the most effective method of punishment for the bad students
Explain why you cannot learn English only from the book
Explain how schools might look in the future

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