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Cue cards January – April 2019


1. Describe a person you have seen (met) who is beautiful or
handsome
 When and where you saw or met this person
 Talk about the personality
 Why do you think this person is handsome or beautiful

Follow Up Questions:
 Is it too easy become beautiful?
 Does someone face lot of pressure if they are beautiful?
 Has the way people consider as beautiful changed compared with past?
 Do you think outer beauty affects one’s success?
 What do you think the connection is between beauty and fashion?
 How do the beauty and fashion industries impact society?
 Should clothes selling companies hire beautiful models? Why?
 Do you think people are focusing more on physical appearance today? Why?
 How has the growing influence of celebrity cosmetic surgery influenced young people’s
opinions about beauty in your country?

2. An intelligent person that you know


 Who is the person?
 What does he do?
 Why do you think he is smart?

Follow Up Questions:
O Are most intelligent people happy? Why?
O Do you think people with high IQ tend to be selfish?
O Do you think computers can improve one's intelligence?
O What can parents and teachers do to develop children's intelligence respectively?
O How can we help children realize their talents?
O How can one achieve the balance between success in business and happiness in
personal life?
O Does the government provide enough support to education in your country? Why?
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3. Describe a time when you were cheated/ when someone lied to you /
someone did not tell you the complete truth

 What was the occasion


 Who was the person
 What did he hide about
 Why do you think he did not tell the whole truth

Follow Up Questions:
O Do you think telling White lies is acceptable sometimes?
O Do you think honesty is the only important quality that should be in a person?
O Do you think children should be taught honesty in young age?
O Do you think being completely honest all times can be not good?
O Why sometimes witnesses of the events do not agree in front of judiciary?
O How can modern technology help to find the truth?

4. Talk about an interesting old person you met

 Who is this person?


 How you met him?
 Why you found him interesting?

Follow Up Questions:
O Do you still in touch with him/hers?
O Do you think old people and young people can share the same interest?
O What skills can the old teach the young?
O Are there any common likes and dislikes in young and old people? If yes, what are
they?
O Do you think it happens sometimes that youngsters don’t get agree with the old
people’s decision or view?
O What average age is normal for retirement in your opinion?
O How does the government in your country treat the retired people?
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5. Talk about a time when you travelled with an old person


 When and Where?
 What was the conversation you had?
 How you felt about it?

Follow Up Questions:
O Do you still in touch with him/hers?
O What type of person do you like to talk to- an introvert or an extrovert?
O How do you initiate conversions when you meet strangers?
O How safe is it in your country to talk to strangers in public transport?
O Do you think we should give contact details to someone we meet while travelling?
O Is it safe to share our food or snacks with co-passengers in public transport?
O Does the government provide any security in public transport vehicles?

6. Describe one of your grandparent’s jobs


 What was it
 When
 Where

Follow Up Questions:
O What do you think is the most difficult job?
O What are other difficult jobs?
O Do difficult jobs deserve high salary?
O What people do when they don’t have their jobs?
O Do you think having patience is helpful at workplace?
O What average age is normal for retirement in your opinion?
O How does the government in your country treat the retired people?
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7. Describe a kind of food people eat during a special event in your


country.
 what it was
 what event people usually eat it
 how it is cooked/made

Follow Up Questions:
O How healthy is your country’s food?
O What do you think that more and more young people like to eat fast-food now?
O How are the eating habits now in your country different from eating habits in the
past?
O On what occasions do you eat special foods?
O Why do people in your country celebrate with food?
O Do you think people in your country still like to eat dinner together as a family?
Why?
O Why some people prefer planting food themselves?
O Will there be more and more people planting food in future?

8. Describe a special date in your country’s history


 What was it?
 What people did on that day?
 Why is it special?

Follow Up Questions:
O What do you think we can learn by studying the events of the past?
O What important events do you think might take place in the future?
O Do you think internet is a good place to learn about history?
O How can we motivate children to learn about historical events?
O What should government do to protect such places from pollution?
O Should government develop the infrastructure of historical places, or should be
maintained as they are?
O Should government sell parts of historical monuments to private companies?
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9. Good news that you heard/received/read on the internet


 What was it about
 When did you hear it
 Why do you think it was good

Follow Up Questions:
O Is it important to keep reading up to date news?
O How important is it to know the world news?
O Are young people and old people interested in same kind of news?
O Do you think people will use the internet to read news online
O Do you think the information on the internet is reliable?
O How do you think people will get their news in the future?
O How has the social media changed the way we share the news with other people?
O In terms of news, do you think there is much difference between newspapers and
news channels?
O Do you think negative information in the news will have negative influence?

10. A subject you did not like when you were at school but now you
find interesting:
 What was the subject
 Why you did not like it then
 Why do you find it interesting now

Follow Up Questions:
O Is that subject compulsory in your school?
O Do men learn that subject faster than women?
O Is a good education more important to a boy or a girl? Why?
O How well do you think schools should prepare young people for working life?
O How are education priorities today different from those in the past?
O What school subjects do you think are most important in primary or high school?
O What subject or subjects do you think will be the most important in the future?
O Should the government provide free education?
O What are the advantages of studying computing in high school?
O In the west, (upper) high school students are allowed to choose many of the subjects
they study. Do you think it would be a good idea in India?
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11. Describe a time when you showed or taught a young person how
to do a thing:
 Who was the young person
 What did you teach him/her
 How did you feel after teaching
 Do you think the young person was benefited

Follow Up Questions:
O Do people of your age learn such skills in your country?
O Why should we learn from others?
O What skills should the younger generation learn in order to grow well in the society?
O What is more important for children- group activities or unilateral activities? Why?
O Do you think children should develop skills for teamwork?
O Why do people give up their hobbies?
O Do you think governments should pay for old people to learn some skills?

12. A person you would like to study or work with

 Who is that person?


 Why would you like to study with him/her?
 What will you study?

Follow Up Questions:
O Do you believe in teamwork? Why?
O Do you think children should develop skills for teamwork?
O How can we inculcate co-operation skills in children?
O What is more important for a child to learn – competitive or cooperative skills?
O Does having leadership skills qualify a person to be a team leader?

O What can employees learn from working in a team?


O Do you think women tend to help women more or men tend to help men more?
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13. Something you bought but did not use much


 What was the thing
 When did you buy it
 Why did you not use it

Follow Up Questions:
O Do you still have that thing?
O Do people in India like to hoards things?
O Why do you think many people like to accumulate material objects?
O Why do some people go shopping alone?
O What is the difference in the shopping habits of men and women?
O How is shopping today different to several decades ago?
O Why are supermarkets gaining more popularity nowadays?
O Will smaller shops survive in the current business system?
O In what ways do you think globalization is changing shopping trend?
O What would be the trend of shopping malls in future?

14. Talk about a public facility that improves/influence local life


quality:

 What the facility is?


 What is your reaction?
 How people feel about it?

Follow Up Questions:
O Do changes always lead to a positive result?
O How has your hometown changed over the past years?
O Why it is difficult for some people to make a change in their lives?
O Do you think governments should spend more money in making a city beautiful?
O What is the role of the government in promoting healthcare?
O How can individuals take more responsibility for their own health?
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15. A book you want to write

 When you had this idea


 What kind of book do you want to write
 Is it difficult or easy
 And explain why you want to write this kind of book

Follow Up Questions:

O Who inspired you to write this book?


O Who will you dedicate the book to?
O How will this impact the readers?
O Do you think that people’s taste of reading has been changed over few past years?
O If you could influence or had the power to change the world with your writings what
would you want to change?
O Why do some people prefer tablets to traditional books?
O Do you think that traditional books will be completely replaced by tablet reading in
the future?

16. Talk about a friend or person who recently got success

 Who was the person


 How you felt
 Why you think it is important

Follow Up Questions:

O Can you remember a famous person who failed spectacularly at something?


O Do you think there is a right time to give up or stop trying or you think one should
never give up?
O Have there been any failures that made you better in your life?
O Do you think parents should put any pressure on children to be successful?
O Why do you think money is the most common way of seeing success?

O What kinds of possessions give status to people in your country?


O Has it been easy to become successful today as compared to past?
O Do you think people focus too much on appearing to be successful?
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17. Describe a person you wanted to be similar to when you were


growing up

 Who is this person?


 Where and under what circumstances did you meet him/her?
 What quality about him / her inspired you?
 How was the attitude of this person towards you and towards others

Follow Up Questions:

O Do you think the way kids growing up is different in today than in the past?
O How do you think about famous people?
O Why do people want to be famous?
O Is it important for children to have role models?
O Are all famous people good examples for children?
O What happens when young people lack good role models?
O Some say that you should never meet your heroes. Do you agree?
O Do you think that companies should use celebrities to advertise for their products?

18. Describe a situation when you did not have enough time

 What were you trying to do when you didn’t have enough time
 Why was this task important to you
 What circumstances led to you not having sufficient time

Follow Up Questions:

O Do you normally give enough time to your family?


O How can we set priorities for each task?
O How does technology help to manage time?
O Why do some people find it hard to follow their plans?
O Why do you think some people pay to learn time management?
O How would you teach your children time management?
O Do old people and young people manage time in a similar way?
O Do you think we should prepare in advance to face the bad times in life?
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19. Historical period you want to know more about

 What period do you want to know about


 Why do you want to know about it
 How do you think you can know about it

Follow Up Questions:

O Do you think nowadays children are learning too much about history?
O Do you think history can be learned in museums?
O Many children these days don’t like museums. Why is that?
O Do you think museums should be free of cost to enter?
O How do you think the museums of the future might portray the 21st century?
O How can people get reliable historical information?
O How do you think famous historical figures can serve as models for young people
today?
O Some people tend to go against the idea of learning from past experiences, what
about you?
O Do you think local people and tourists should pay the same amount to enter a
museum?
O How does technology play role in learning history?

20. Describe a time when you found something that someone lost

 What did you find


 When did you find
 Where you found it
 How you returned it back to its owner

Follow Up Questions:

O What are the things that people always lose?


O Why some people are able to find things easily?
O Should parents teach children on what to do when they find lost things?
O Why are historical items important for a country?
O Should we preserve the item there itself?
O Why do people vandalize historical things?
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21. Describe your idea of a perfect home or dream house


 What it would look like
 Where it would be located
 What facilities this would have

Follow Up Questions:

O Have you shared this plan with your family?


O How would you make a house secure?
O How easy to find a place to live in your country?
O Do young people in your country like to live with their parents or by themselves?
O Do you agree that there is a right age for young adults to stop living with their
parents?
O Do you think it is better to rent or to buy a place to live in?
O How is modern home design in your country different to that of the past?
O Give some reasons why people become homeless?

22. Describe a place such as a park or sports ground which has


developed in your city for the betterment of people

 Where is the place


 How did you come to know about it
 What difference has it made to the people

Follow Up Questions:

O How do people react to them?


O Do you think people should spend more time keeping fit?
O Do you think the government should build recreational places for all ages? Why?
O Which facilities should the government make available for people?
O Should people know about everything the government is planning?
O Should a government consider local people's opinion when deciding on changes in
the city?
O Why do old people not accept changes in their lives?
O Do you think companies should spend money on fitness facilities for the benefit of
their employees?
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23. Things you usually do well (or do regularly) for your job or
study
 What are the things
 Where do you do
 When do you do

Follow Up Questions:

O What kinds of jobs need patience?


O Do you think people need to be patient in their free time?
O Do you think Indian parents should allow their children to do whatever they want to
do in free time?
O What jobs do you think are most valuable for society?
O What skills do you think are needed to get a good job these days?
O Do you think job satisfaction is more important than salary when choosing a job?
O Do you think companies should let the employees gather together for socializing in
order to be successful?

24. Describe a good law in your country


 What is the law
 How you came to know about this law
 Whom does it affect
 Why is it good

Follow Up Questions:

O Do you think this law is acceptable to the people?


O Is there any situation wherein people may disobey the law?
O Should people be penalised when they use mobile phones while driving?
O Do people like being a police officer in your country?
O Is kindness the most important quality of a police officer?
O Do you think the police officers are paid too much?
O Why do you think international laws are important?
O Why do some people prefer to be lawyer?
O What can be done to motivate people so that they abide by the rules and law?
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25. Describe something you made yourself for your friend


 What it was
 When did you make it
 Who you gave it to
 How did you and your friend feel about it

Follow Up Questions:

O Have you received anything that was handmade by the person who gave it to you?
O Do you prefer something that is self-made, or something bought in stores as a gift?
O Which is better, self-made food or food that you buy?
O Are art classes important in schools?
O What skills are required in making crafts?
O Do you agree that government should support handcrafts art?
O Do you think handcrafted products are still in demands?
O Why do you think the handicraft industry is facing survival problems?
O According to you what is the difference between art gallery and a museum?
O What can we do to make young people pay more attention to traditional art?

26. Talk about a skill that takes long time to learn

 What is the skill


 Why does it take a long time to learn
 Where/How can you learn it

Follow Up Questions:

O What type of other skills may take a long time to learn?


O Why are some people unwilling to learn new skills?
O What skills should the younger generation learn, in order to grow well in the society?
O Why do some people give up their hobbies?
O Do you think government should pay for old people to learn some skills?
O What are the difficulties that people may have to face in their pursuit of continued
education courses?
O What do you think of online learning?
O Do you think learning material available on the internet is reliable?
O Do you think we should have only one language in this world?
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27. Describe a beautiful city of your country


 Where it is
 How do you know it
 What is it famous for
 Why do you think it is a beautiful city

Follow Up Questions:

O Would you like to live in the city you spoke about?


O Why do people go to modern cities?
O What are the negative aspects of crowded cities?
O Why do you think that architectural design of a city is important?
O What can authorities do to reduce the traffic congestion in a city?
O What facilities should the government provide to people who live in small towns or
villages?

28. Describe a family business

 What is the business


 What type of customers
 How you know it
 What product it sells

Follow Up Questions:

O Is it important to be part of a family business?


O Why do some people try to avoid family businesses?
O What qualities does a small business owner need to have?
O Do you think governments should regulate exports?
O Do you think globalization is a positive development?
O What challenges and difficulties people face when they have to have a successful
small business?
O What should be the government’s role in how small businesses are run?
O How can businesses benefit the community in which they are located?
O Should big companies donate more to charities?
O Should big companies be punished more seriously if they break the law?
O What do you think will happen if multi-national company exit the country?
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29. Describe a time when you searched/looked for information from


the internet
 When was it
 What information were you looking for
 Where you were searching on the internet
 How did it help you

Follow Up Questions:

O What other things did you learn from the internet?


O Can you always trust the source of information on the internet?
O Do you think that society depends on the use of internet nowadays?
O What are some other ways of searching information except internet?
O What are the differences between getting information from library and getting
information from newspaper?
O What kind of information do people trust more?
O What should be done to critically analyze the information people get from internet?
O Does the extensive use of the internet have any positive effect on business structure?
O How do social networking sites affect our society today?

30. Describe when someone gave you something you really wanted

 Who gave it to you


 What was the thing
 Why you needed it?

Follow Up Questions:

O What are the things young people like to buy?


O Should one has to ask for choice to give a present to someone?
O How your friends influence your shopping choice?
O Is consumption important to a country?
O What is the relationship between shopping and economy of your country?
O What should parents do when their children ask for things their friends have?
O Why do people buy things that are not necessary?
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31. Talk about an equipment that was broken and you got repaired

 What the equipment was


 What was the problem
 When and how you got it repaired

Follow Up Questions:

O What do you like generally repairing equipment or rather buy a new one?
O What sorts of equipment/device are easy to break?
O Do you think advanced technology is making people lazy?
O Is it important to teach children to repair stuff?
O What causes equipment to get broke?
O What can people do to protect their equipment from technical problems?
O Do you think manufacturers are responsible for equipment when it got broke early?

32. Describe about a faraway place that you would like to visit
 What place is it
 Where is it located
 How would you go there

Follow Up Questions:

O How do you like to spend your holidays?


O Which places are commonly chosen by the people in your country to visit?
O Which place do you prefer more- a place rich in natural beauty or manmade
construction?
O Why do people sometimes prefer to spend the holiday at home?
O Do you think young people will benefit from having one year to travel before work
and after school?
O Why do some young people afraid of travelling for a foreign country?
O Why should young people prepare themselves well before travelling?
O What are the benefits of tourism in your country?
O What environmental effects are caused by tourism?
O What are the reasons behind the rise in international tourism?
O Do you think international tourism is harmful for the existing culture in the places of
attractions?
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33. Talk about a foreign language you want to learn (other than
English)
 What language would you like to learn
 Why you want to learn this language
 How will you learn this language

Follow Up Questions:

O Is it popular to learn foreign language in your country?


O What are the difficulties to learning a new language?
O Why can some people learn language fast, while others learn slowly?
O Does age affect a person’s language learning abilities?
O What is your on the need for children to learn a foreign language?
O Why is it important to have an international language?
O Do you think we should have only one language in this world?
O What could be the disadvantages of having an international language?
O What is the impact of having international language on business development?
O According to you, which language (apart from English) should be an international
language?

34. An important decision you made with help of someone


 What was the decision
 Who helped you
 How he helped you

Follow Up Questions:

O Do you always ask for help when making decisions?


O Why some can make quick decisions and some cannot?
O What are some important decisions teenagers might have to take?
O Do you agree that parents should make important decisions for their children?
O Why do some people feel more difficult to make decisions regarding private life?
O Should decisions be taken quickly or with time?
O What are some important decisions national leaders would have to take?
O What should national leaders consider when they make decisions?
O Would there be a situation where national leaders would have to take decisions that
might disappoint a set of people?
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35. Talk about a time when you received money as a gift


 Who gave it to you
 Why they gave money
 How did you feel about it

Follow Up Questions:

O In your country, do parents give children money for doing housework?


O Is it important for children to have a right attitude towards money?
O Do parents in your country think it’s important for their children to save money?
O What do you think of the saying : Love of money is the root of all evil?
O Is it important to teach children how to manage their pocket money?
O What kind of occasions requires people to send money as gifts?
O Could human beings live without money?
O In your opinion, why do many people derive pleasure from spending money?
O Which do you think is better for the economy of a country or area, people saving
money or people spending money?
O How can young people learn to manage their financial affairs?

36. Talk about a thing you complained about something ( but finally
got a good result)
 What did you complain about
 Who you complained to
 What was the result and why you were satisfied with the result?

Follow Up Questions:

O Would you buy things in the shops in which you have made complaints before?
O When do people usually complain?
O Can complaining help solve problems?
O What other measures you should take to solve problems rather than complain?
O Do you usually get angry?
O Do you think customers’ complaints will improve product or services?
O Is it necessary for companies to set up customer service?
O Are there any disadvantages to set up customer service?
O What product or services do people in your country like to complain about?
O Why do you think employees sometimes don't provide good customer service?
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37. Talk about a place where you like to study (indoors/outdoors) or


where it is easy for you to study
 Where do you study
 What you study there
 Why do you like to study in this place

Follow Up Questions:

O Do you like to learn on your own or with others?


O What’s the difference between leaning face to face with teachers and learning by
yourself?
O How does a study room help a student?
O Why is library important?
O What facilities do you expect from a library?
O Who likes to read more- young people or old people?
O Why do some people dislike reading books these days?
O What kinds of books should children read?
O Do you think the internet is more useful than a library?

38. Describe a teenager you know

 How you know this teenager?


 What this teenager likes to do?
 How you feel about this teenager?

Follow Up Questions:

O What is the difference between teenagers and children?


O Why do you think this difference can classify teenagers and children?
O What is the attitude of teenagers towards old people in India?
O Do you think teenagers today are better than those 30 years ago?
O Do parents in your country generally have lots of rules for their teenage children?
O What effects can watching television have on teenagers?
O How can teenagers be encouraged to be responsible?
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39. Interesting part of your country or A place that is interesting in


your country
 How you got to know about it
 What is it famous for?
 Explain why you think it is interesting

Follow Up Questions:

O Do you think cities worth visiting is also suitable to live in?


O What is the difference between the people living in the city and people living in the
countryside?
O What kinds of tourists are likely to visit your country in the future?
O What is the difference between north and south part of your country?

O What makes one country different from the other?

O Why do people visit historical places?


O Do you think reading about a historical place has any advantages over actually
visiting it?
O How do you promote historical places in your country?
O Do you think urban planning is important?
O How business can influence on urban planning?

40. Talk about an interesting talk or a lecture


 When did you hear
 What was it about?
 Explain why you think it was interesting

Follow Up Questions:

O What kinds of people are invited to give a speech?


O What is required to be a good orator?
O What makes a speech interesting?
O Are visual aids helpful in delivering a speech?
O Which is more useful – a discussion, or listening to a speech?
O On what occasion, one has to be a good listener?
O Is listening to speeches important for children?
O Do Indian people feel nervous when it comes to public speaking?
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41. Talk about something that you borrowed from your friend

 What was it
 Whom you borrowed it from
 Why you borrowed it

Follow Up Questions:

O Why do some people borrow things instead of buying them?


O What would you do if people don’t return the money the borrowed from you?
O What do you do if you don’t want to lend something to someone?
O Why are people embarrassed when they borrow money from others?
O What things you usually borrow from your neighbours?
O How you like when some people borrow money from others?
O What kinds of problems are associated with borrowing things?
O What is your opinion about the phenomenon of borrowing in society?

42. Talk about a game or sport you enjoyed when you were young

 What was the game


 When did you play it
 Who did you play with

Follow Up Questions:

O What kinds of games do children play these days?


O Why do people play different kind of games when they grow up?
O Do you think winning is the most important goal for playing games?
O Do parents in your country encourage children to play games?
O What kind of games do children play at school?
O Is there any violence at sporting events in your country?

O What benefits do international sporting events bring?

O Is it important for a country to win lots of medals?


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43. Describe a person whom you have never met but heard a lot about
him and would like to meet
 Who this person is?
 What this person does
 Why you think this person is interesting

Follow Up Questions:

O In what ways can we meet new people?


O Do you think can we get some information from person’s dress?
O Do you think our guess about a person is always right?
O Do you think people with similar qualities attract each other?
O How does technology help in relationship between people?
O What are the advantages & disadvantages of being a famous personality?
O Why are people interested in the personal lives of famous personalities?
O What type of questions do people ask when they meet celebrities in person?
O Why do some people show photographs of their meetings with celebrities in their homes
or offices?

44. Talk about a TV Program that made you laugh a lot


 What is the program
 When and with whom you watched it
 What are the characters
 Why did it make you laugh

Follow Up Questions:

O Is comedy very popular in your country?


O What makes people laugh in your country?
O What do you think are the differences between seeing comedy on TV and reading
funny materials in a book?
O Is comedy used much in ads in your country? Why?
O Do you think funny ads on TV are effective?
O What do you think are the benefits of laughter?
O Do you think there are differences between what males and females think as
humorous?
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45. Describe a plant in your country that you think is important


 What it is
 Where it is grown
 Why is it important to your country

Follow Up Questions:

O Is it common for people to have gardens where you live?


O Are plants helpful for the environment?
O What plants are important to the economy in your country?
O Is farming important for your country?
O Do you think future generations will be interested in farming?
O Is there any threat to plant vegetation on earth in this modern era?
O What measures should we take to protect our nature?
O How can people be encouraged to grow their own food?

46. A talkative person

 Who is he/she?
 How do you know him/her
 Do you like him/her?

Follow Up Questions:

O Are you talkative?


O Are most Indian people talkative?
O What communication skills are important?
O What jobs need employees to be talkative?
O Should children be encouraged to talk more?
O What are some of the difference between formal and informal discussions?
O How important is it to learn good communication skills at school?
O Why do people need to have good communication and presentation skills?
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47. An animal you like the most (Strange/ seen for the first time)

 What the animal looks like


 Where and when you get to see it
 What you like about it

Follow Up Questions:

O Do you think schools should teach students about animals?


O Do you agree with rare animals being raised in the zoos?
O Should we tame animals or not?
O What should we do to protect endangered animals?
O Do you think wild TV animal programs are beneficial?
O Why and how are these beneficial?
O Do you support experiment on animals?
O Why do some people refuse to eat animals?
O What would happen if some species disappear from earth?
O What is the role of animals in maintaining the environment?

48. Design of a building you visited and liked / Talk about a building

 Where is the building


 Why you liked
 Where did you hear about it?

Follow Up Questions:

O Is it important to conserve old buildings?


O Do you think it’s worth the money to preserve old buildings?
O Do many people in your country live in old buildings?
O Why people like to visit historical buildings?
O How do old buildings affect the appearance of a place?
O How does living in high-rise apartments affect the people who live there?
O How does the environment of a place affect the design of the buildings in that place?
O What factors are important when designing a building?
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49. A Street market in your city where you did shopping

 Where is it
 What can you buy there
 How you felt about it

Follow Up Questions:

O Do you like shopping online or going out for shopping?


O What is the difference between shopping with friends and shopping alone?
O What do you think are the differences between a street market and a supermarket?
O What are the disadvantages of shopping in a big mall?
O In your opinion are big discounts real or just an advertisement?
O Do you think young people feel the same about shopping at markets as older people?
O What do you think are the advantages of buying things from shops rather than markets?
O Why do people like to buy branded products?
O Why people like shopping for clothes online?
O What risks would take when shopping online? Why?

50. Describe an outdoor sport that you haven’t done yet and would
like to do in the future.
 What activity is it?
 When and where would you like to do it?
 What special skills or equipment would you need?

Follow Up Questions:

O Why do old people like to watch sports on TV?


O Are there many sports programs on TV?
O Should children spend more time playing sports?
O Do you think that playing computer games has an advantage for children? Why?
O Do you think it helps them to be less violent? Why?
O Do you think that group sports are more useful than individual sports?
O What do you think about extreme loyalty in sports?
O How extreme loyalty could benefit for a sport to become popular?
O Are sports facilities for watching located in nearby or far from your home?
O Why many sports-stars did became successful in business?
O How do you think many sports-stars appear in commercial advertising?
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51. Describe a time when you had to change your plan / you changed
your mind

 What was the plan


 Why you had to change it
 How you felt

Follow Up Questions:

O Do young people like to change plans?


O What are the common reasons when people need to change plans?
O How would you tell your friends when you must change your plan?
O Do you think there should be second plan if first one doesn’t work?
O What kinds of plans are practical?
O Are there logical or emotional reasons for any change?
O Do people prefer a sudden or gradual change?
O How can technology these days affect in our plans?

52. Describe an exciting book you have read

 When you read it


 What type of book is it
 Why did you find it exciting

Follow Up Questions:

O If a movie is based on a book, would you prefer to read the book or to watch the film?
O What do you think is the difference between reading novels and watching movies?
O What is the benefit of reading?
O What can you do to influence others to read more?
O Do you think people read less nowadays? Why?
O What are the differences between past and now in reading?
O What kinds of books do children read these days?
O What can parents do to encourage children to read?
O On what occasions people have to read fast?
O How do technologies involve in reading?
O Why men and women prefer different books?
O Do you think electronic books will eventually replace paper books?
O What is the difference between the books sold in the past and the books sold nowadays?
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53. A website which helped you to do something / website you visit


often/ use regularly
 Which site is it
 How did you know about it
 How it helped

Follow Up Questions:

O Will the internet replace the teacher?


O Will downloading music or movies for free cause a problem?
O What are the reasons why people use the internet?
O Some people say that different age groups have different tastes on the internet
content. What do you think?
O Is using the internet a social or solitary activity?
O How has the internet changed social behaviour?
O Should companies check job applicants’ online profiles?
O What will be the next big development online?
O What kind of people don't use the internet and what are the disadvantages that those
people suffer because they don't use the internet?

54. Describe a famous person that you are interested in

 Who this person is


 How you know about this person
 And explain why you like this person

Follow Up Questions:

O Do you think a person who is famous is well liked? Why?


O Do you think celebrities are different in different countries?
O Why do you think politicians and movie stars are popular around the world?
O How would you compare the famous people today with the famous people of the past?
O What kinds of people do you think will be famous in the future?
O Will people who are more worthy of fame, like scientists and writers, become famous in
the future?
O How are famous people used in advertising?
O Do you think that people really do that – that they will buy something because a famous
person advertises it?
O What does motivate people to become well known?
O Do you think technology can help people interested in it, to become well known?
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55. Describe a quiet place


 Where it is
 What you do there
 Why you like to visit there

Follow Up Questions:

O Do you know other quiet places?


O Why do people sometimes prefer to be alone?
O Do you need a quiet place when you are working?
O Is there much noise around your home?
O Does this noise affect you in any way?
O Why do some people not like quiet places?
O What is the reason that some people like to meet others at a place with loud music?
O How do you think noise in cities could be reduced?
O In your opinion, will the level of noise increase in the future?

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