NI - PRUEBA DE CERTIFICACIN TOPIC BANK (BASED ON ORAL CARDS FROM 2010 2013)

ORGANISED ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF TIMES THEY HAVE APPEARED NOW IT IS UP TO YOU TO PREPARE WHAT YOU WOULD SAY IF YOU HAD TO TALK ABOUT THESE SUBJECTS RECOMMENDATION: CHOOSE 3 or 4 QUESTIONS FROM EACH TOPIC AND PREPARE WHAT YOU WOULD SAY.
(REMEMBER: THE TOPIC CARD USUALLY ASKS YOU TO CHOOSE ONE OR MORE QUESTIONS AND TALK ABOUT THEM FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES. YOU ARE ALLOWED TO INTRODUCE OTHER QUESTIONS WHICH ARE NOT ON THE CARD SO IF YOU HAVE PREPARED 3 or 4 QUESTIONS THE PROBABILITY OF BEING ABLE TO FULFILL THE TASK IS VERY HIGH!"

HEALTHY LIVING / LIFESTYLES / EATING HABITS 5

The importance you give to hat you eat Eating ha!it" / Young peop#e$" eating ha!it" %ou#& you ever con"i&er !ecoming vegetarian' %hy' Eating out The "trange"t thing you$ve ever eaten Foo& you ou#&n$t eat a" a chi#& that you eat no Your o n country$" (oo& v" other") *hange" in Spain+" eating ha!it") The hea#thie"t per"on in your (ami#y an& the #ea"t The #a"t time you ere i##) Ta#, a!out it Hea#thy an& unhea#thy ha!it" -!e"ity in your country %hat &o you thin, a!out #i(e"ty#e" at pre"ent' .o e #ive hea#thi#y' %hy' %hy not' .o you &o enough e/erci"e' %ou#& you change anything a!out your #i(e"ty#e' %hat' Are you a hea#thy per"on' %hy' %hy not'

TV AN. 0E.IA 5

%hat ,in& o( me&ia &o you pre(er1 TV2 the internet2 ne "paper2 ra&io3)' Ne " aroun& the or#&1 Ho &o you ,eep in(orme&' -n #ine TV1 %hy i" it !ecoming "o popu#ar' .o peop#e !uy a" many ne "paper" a" !e(ore' Are the me&ia too po er(u#' Are they o!4ective2 re#ia!#e2 "en"ationa#i"t ' Your (avourite TV programme"1 No an& hen you ere a chi#&) The programme" you hate/&i"#i,e) %hy') Favourite TV pre"enter) %hy') 5ea#ity "ho " an& go""ip programme" v" &ocumentarie" an& e&ucationa# programme") Vio#ence i" rea##y common on TV the"e &ay") Your opinion o( the programme" on Spani"h TV/ra&io' %ou#& you change anything a!out them' %hat') For or again"t a&verti"ing on TV) Shou#& there !e more government contro# o( it' Genera##y1 peop#e/chi#&ren a"te a #ot o( time in (ront o( the TV)

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8rivate or "tate "choo#"' %hy' Your e/perience at "choo#/co##ege/univer"ity) Favourite "u!4ect") %hat ou#& you change a!out your e&ucation' Your country+" e&ucation "y"tem) %hat ou#& you change a!out your country+" e&ucation "y"tem' 8a"t an& pre"ent e&ucation1 &i((erence") E&ucation in the (uture1 i## ne techno#ogie" ta,e over' Teacher"1 goo& an& !a&) Stu&ying a!roa&) Your 9o!' A typica# &ay)re"pon"a!i#itie"2 or,ing hour" 2"a#ary) -verpai& 4o!"2 hy' Your &ream 9o!) %or,ing a!roa&1 Have you ever or,e& a!roa&' %ou#& you #i,e to' %hich 4o!" ou#& you never &o' %hy I( you ha& enough money33 ou#& you "top or,ing' %hy' %hy not' %hat &o you thin, i" the i&ea# age to retire 2%hy'

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.5IVING / *A5S / Spani"h peop#e1 goo& or !a& &river"' %hy' %hy not' 5-A. SAFETY Ta#, a!out (ine") 7 %ou#& you chnge a!out Spani"h roa& "a(ety' Stuc, in a tra((ic 4am) *ar" in city centre"' 0o!i#e phone"2 a#coho# an& &riving A&vantage" an& &i"a&vantage" o( having/&riving a car I" &riving &angerou"' .o you #i,e it' *ar anec&ote" Tra((ic "ign" an& regu#ation") .o you a# ay" (o##o them' .riving your o n car'/ 6"ing pu!#ic tran"port' Buying a "econ&:han& car' A trip !y car you ou#& #i,e to go on H-LI.AYS 7 Summer ho#i&ay" v") %inter ho#i&ay" The !e"t / or"t trip" you have ever gone on) .i((icu#t "ituation"/pro!#em" hi#e trave##ing Trave##ing ith (rien&" v") Trave##ing ith (ami#y Your ho#i&ay ha!it"1 (re;uency2 pre(erre& p#ace"2 type o( ho#i&ay2 etc) %here ou#& you go on a &ream ho#i&ay' %hy' %ho ith' Your opinion a!out the ne type" o( ho#i&ay1 "pecia# intere"te& ho#i&ay"2 or, camp"2 environment touri"m2 vo#untari"m2 etc)' The #a"t time you trave##e&) Goo& an& !a& thing" o( trave##ing Going to a trave# agency / organi"ing thing" on your o n) .o you #i,e going to touri"ty p#ace"' %hat ,in& o( activitie" &o you en4oy &oing hen you go on ho#i&ay <vi"it monument" an& mu"eum"2 re#a/ing2 &oing "port"3=' Form" o( trave# <car2 p#ane2 train)))=

NE% TE*HN-L-GIES 7

The in(#uence o( the internet on our #ive") %or, an&/or #ei"ure' *ommunicating ith your (rien&" e#ectronica##y or (ace to (ace) .anger" o( "ocia# net or," (or teenager") Buying the ne "paper / rea&ing it on#ine) High:tech mo!i#e phone" are very common &evice" no a&ay") %hat &o you thin, a!out them' %hat &o you u"e them (or' .o you u"e mp7" or i:po&"' Have they change& your #i(e in any ay' Vi&eo:game" i"o#ate chi#&ren) .o you agree' The internet ha" meant a revo#ution in current "ociety) %hat are the a&vantage" an& &i"a&vantage" o( thi" too#' .o you u"e it o(ten' %hat (or' A&vantage" an& &i"a&vantage" o( ne techno#ogie"1 mo!i#e phone"2 8*"2 i:po&"2 e:!oo,"2 mp>2 mp72 etc) .e"cri!e your i&ea# man/ oman Importance o( phy"ica# apperarance) Beauty an& "ucce"" in #i(e) .o attractive peop#e have a higher chance o( getting a 4o!' Attractivene"" or inte##igence'%hy' Ne (ren&"1tattoo"2 piercing")etc) 8eop#e?" o!"e""ion ith #oo,ing goo& 9u&ging other" !y the ay they #oo, Your opinion on p#a"tic/co"metic "urgery) 8ro" an& con") In(#uence o( a&verti"ing 0oney ma,e" the or#& go roun&) *omment) %hat &o you "pen& money on' %hat thing" &o you con"i&er to !e too e/pen"ive no a&ay"' Giving money to charitie") Are money an& happine"" connecte&' *an money !uy #ove2 etc' %hat ou#& you &o i( you on the #ottery' %hy &o "ome peop#e "pen& more than they can a((or&' Shopping a" entertainment) Someone you ,no that you rea##y a&mire) %hy' Famou" per"on you a&mire) %hy' *e#e!rity i&o#" you have / u"e& to have) The appea# o( (amou" peop#e+" #ive") Go""ip) %hy &o you thin, go""ip programme" are "o popu#ar' The u"e (i#m "tar"2 "port" peop#e2 etc) ma,e o( their (ame) +Heroe" an& heroine" are rea##y norma# peop#e+) .o you agree ith thi" "entence' 8ro" an& con" o( !eing (amou") No a&ay"2 a #ot o( peop#e ant to !ecome (amou"1@Big Brother$2 @-peraciAn Triun(o$3peop#e participate to !ecome ce#e!ritie" an& to get a #ot o( money2 !ut they &on$t %-5B2 they &on$t ma,e any e((ort) %hat$" your opinion a!out thi"' Being (amou" i" a po"itive va#ue in our current "ociety) %hat &o you a&mire mo"t a!out your"e#('

BEA6TY AN. A88EA5AN*E >

0-NEY >

A.0I5ATI-N / FA0E / I.-LS >

ENVI5-N0ENT / 5ecyc#ing an& po##ution1 pro!#em" an& mea"ure")<i)e) c#imate change an& g#o!a# arming2 #o"" o( 5E*Y*LING !io&iver"ity2 &e"truction o( rain(ore"t"= > Thing" you can &o to ma,e the or#& a !etter p#ace/"ave our environment ) *aring (or the environment1 in&ivi&ua# peop#e2 NG-" or the government+" re"pon"i!i#ity' %hat e can &o at home to "ave energy) *ampaign" in your country to protect the environment) Environmenta# e&ucation at "choo#) *INE0A / 0-VIES %here &o you u"ua##y atch (i#m"' / THE Cth A5T .u!!e& (i#m"/"u!tit#e"/origina# ver"ion"1 pro" an& con" o( each) > Bin&" o( (i#m" you &i"#i,e) %hy' The #a " again"t internet piracy).o n#oa&ing Your (avourite (i#m) %hat ma,e" it "pecia#' Your (avourite actor / actre"") I( you ha& the opportunity to intervie a (amou" actor/actre""2 ho ou#& it !e' %hat ou#& you a", him/her' .e"cri!e the #a"t (i#m you "a or a (i#m you have hear& o( an& ou#& #i,e to atch) 0ovie a&aptation" o( !oo,"1 #ove them or hate them' S8-5T AN. FITNESS > .o you &o any "port' %hich one"' Ho o(ten' Sport" you are goo&/!a& at Bene(it" o( "port Sport" you #i,e atching #ive/on TV) %hy' E/treme "port"1 ever trie& any' ou#& you #i,e to' %hat &o you thin, a!out "port" hich ma,e a #ot o( money' hat &o you thin, a!out "port"peop#e ho appear in a&vert"' Have you ever practi"e& any ri", "port' %hich one' .i& you en4oy it' DHigh #eve# "port" are &angerou" an& unhea#thy (or the peop#e ho practi"e themE .o you agree ith thi" "tatement' %hat$" the mo"t popu#ar "port in your country An& in other part" o( the or#&' Be"t memory o( your (ami#y &oing "omething together Thing" you ou#& #i,e to &o ith your (ami#y/(rien&" Frien&"1 ;ua#itie" they "hou#& have *hi#&hoo& (rien&"hip *hange" in the tra&itiona# (ami#y mo&e#) Ne type" o( (ami#ie" I" (ami#y important to you' %hy' Your concept o( the i&ea# (ami#y *hi#&ren are too "poi#t) They get too much attention an& too many toy"E) .o you agree' %hat ou#& you change a!out (ami#ie"' %or, F (ami#y 8arent" "hou#& !e "trict a!out hat time their chi#&ren come home Every chi#& nee&" at #ea"t one !rother or "i"ter *hi#&ren #earn more (rom their parent" than they &o at "choo# Every!o&y in the (ami#y "hou#& cooperate ith the hou"e or, *hi#&ren "hou#& or, in their "choo# ho#i&ay" an& earn money *hi#&ren "hou#& #eave the (ami#y hou"e !e(ore G5

5ELATI-NSHI8S >

*ITY LIFE / A&vantage" an& &i"a&vantage" o( #iving in the city / in the country"i&e) *-6NT5Y LIFE G %ou#& you pre(er a !ig hou"e in the country or a "ma## (#at in the centre o( a !ig city' The p#ace in the or#& here you ou#& #ive i( you cou#&) %hy' Bringing up chi#&ren1 city centre or country"i&e' The area here you #ive)

Y-6 G

%hat ere you #i,e hen you ere a chi#&' Ho have you change& phy"ica##y an& (or in character' %hat ou#& you change a!out your pa"t' %hat ou#& you change a!out your per"ona#ity' Ho &o you "ee your"e#( in ten year"$ time' %ou#& you pre(er to !e a mem!er o( the oppo"ite "e/' %hy <not= ' Ho ou#& you &e"cri!e your character' %hat$" your "en"e o( humour #i,e' Ho much attention &o you pay to appearance' %hat are your i&ea#" in #i(e' .o you have any am!ition"' %ho are the mo"t important peop#e in your #i(e' %hy' %hich are the mo"t important &eci"ion" you have ma&e in your #i(e'

H-6SING G

Hou"ing Hou"e/(#at pre(erence" The area here you #ive Your &ream hou"e 5enting a hou"e) A&vantage" an& &i"a&vantage") I" hou"ing in your country a((or&a!#e (or everyone' A hou"e ith a gar&en/ a (#at in the centre) Buying/5enting) ta#, a!out your pre(erence") Home " eet home) .e"cri!e it %hat ,in& o( mu"ic &o you #i,e' %hat?" your (avourite !an& or "inger' %hy' Bin& o( mu"ic you #i"ten in &i((erent "ituation" hen you are "a&/happy/ ant to re#a// ant to have (un .o you p#ay any mu"ica# in"trument' *an you "ing' .o you #i,e ,arao,e' %hat ,in& o( !oo," &o you #i,e' .o you u"ua##y rea& nove#"/e""ay"/poetry' I" rea&ing a goo& ha!it' %hy' %hy not' Ho can e encourage chi#&ren to rea&' %hat?" your (avourite !oo,' %hy' %hat !oo, &i&n?t you #i,e at a##' %hy' %hat &o you thin, a!out the !oo," hich are ma&e into (i#m"' .o you remem!er anything' .o you have pet"' 8eop#e a!an&on their pet") 8eop#e ,eep e/otic an& i#& anima#" a" pet" in apartment") 6"ing anima#" (or the co"metic in&u"try) <(ur coat"2 ivory &ecorative (urniture= Beeping anima#" in captivity (or our entertainment1 Ioo"2 circu"))).o e nee& thi"' Therapie" ith anima#")

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B--BS H

ANI0ALS H

ST5ESS H

Are you "tre""e&' hat cau"e" thi" (ee#ing' %hat are the con"e;uence" (or you' Ho &o you re#a/' .o you thin, "tre"" i" a pro!#em in a current "ociety'Ho &oe" it a((ect our #ive"' Ho can e avoi& or re#ieve "tre""' ta#, a!out &i((erent metho&" you can thin, o() H Smo,ing "hou#& !e !anne& in a## pu!#ic p#ace") 8eop#e ho thro #itter in the "treet "hou#& !e "evere#y (ine&) There "hou#& !e more pe&e"trian area" in to n") .rin,ing a#coho# in the "treet i" a pro!#ematic i""ue) Noi"e i" a ,in& o( po##ution in to n" an& citie") Are there any typica# characteri"tic" hich you thin, &e"cri!e the peop#e (rom your country' %hich one"' Are peop#e (rom &i((erent area" o( your country "imi#ar/&i((erent in any ay' .o (oreign peop#e have an "tereotype" a!out peop#e (rom your country' %hich one"' .o you thin, they are right' %hat are the "tereotypica# i&ea" you have a!out peop#e (rom other countrie" < 6)B)2 6)S)A)2 France2 Ita#y2 *hina3))=' Are they rea#i"tic' Thin, a!out thi" "entence an& comment on it D8eop#e (rom &i((erent countrie" are not very &i((erent (rom each otherE) .o you agree ith it' %hy' %hy not' The thing" that "care you) *ommon pho!ia"1 "pea,ing in pu!#ic2 getting "tuc, in a #i(t2 "pi&er"3) Are you a(rai& o( any o( the"e thing"') .o you ,on anyone ho i"') Scary eather con&ition") .o you con"i&er your"e#( a (ear(u# per"on') Ho to get over your (ear") .o you u"ua##y remem!er appointment" or !irth&ay"' Are you a (orget(u# per"on or you a!#e to remem!er "ma## &etai#"' Have you u"e& a mnemonic techni;ue" <"trategie" to remem!er thing"=' %hich one"' .i& they or,' %hat i" the o#&e"t memory that you have' .o you have any "pecia# memorie" (rom your chi#&hoo& <goo& or !a&=' .i& your parent" te## you any memorie" (rom the time" hen they ere chi#&ren' %hat &i& they te## you' .o you thin, remem!ering thing" (rom the pa"t i" goo&/!a&'

0ANNE5S

STE5E-TY8ES H

FEA5S H

0E0-5IES H

S68E5STITI-NS H Luc,y peop#e) .o you con"i&er your"e#( a #uc,y per"on' Super"tition") .o you ,no any' Are you "uper"titiou"' The horo"cope 8eop#e ho can pre&ict the (uture S0-BING H The ne regu#ation" !anning "mo,ing in pu!#ic p#ace") pro" an& con") *on"e;uence" (or !ar" an& re"taurant" E((ect" on "mo,er" an& non:"mo,er" .o you have any anec&ote"'

FAV-65ITE -B9E*T H T5A.ITI-NS H

.o you have a (avourite o!4ect' .i& you have one a" a chi#&' .e"cri!e it) %hy a" it "pecia#' Ta#, a!out "ome!o&y e#"e+" (avourite o!4ect) A va#ua!#e o!4ect you have #o"t) %hat tra&ition" (rom your country &o you (in& intere"ting' Give &etai#" I" there any tra&ition you ou#& #i,e to !ring !ac,' e/p#ain Importe& tra&ition"1 (or or again"t <e)g Ha##o een2 Santa *#au"= Loca# ce#e!ration"2(ami#y ce#e!ration") Bu##(ighting1pro" an& con") Treatment o#& peop#e receive (rom "ociety) 8ro!#em" o( o#& age <#one#ine""2 i##ne""2 etc)= Goo& point") Ho to "pen& retirement time1 (ee#ing u"e(u# in "ociety) Home" (or the e#&er#y) Ho &o you imagine your #i(e a" an e#&er#y per"on' Eng#i"h : your #earning proce"" an& e/perience") -ther (oreign #anguage") %or,ing/Living in a (oreign country ith a &i((erent #anguage) I" #earning another #anguage a nece""ity or p#ea"ure'

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