Model Topics for Speaking

Section B

Make a presentation starting from the following topics:

9th grade (B1 level)

1. Poetry is an unnecessary burden for teachers and students.
2. Netiquette (etiquette norms on the web) should be included in the school curriculum.
3. Violent computer games should be banned.
4. Homework should be limited to just two nights a week.

10h grade (B2 level)

1. Emotional dependence on the opinions of others is bad for personal development.
2. Music containing lyrics that glorify violent and criminal lifestyles should be banned.
3. Reality television has become very popular over the past decade.
4. English is widely regarded to be one of the most difficult languages to master.

11th grade (B2 – C1 level)

1. News writers should never distort the truth to astonish audiences.

2. Empathy should be taught at school.
3. To be on a quest is nothing more or less than to become an asker of questions.
4. Western museums should repatriate artifacts to the countries of their origin.

12th grade (C1 level)

1. Slavery was an important stage in the global economic development.

2. Journalism ethics reflects the level of democracy in different countries.
3. The desecration and destruction of high-value sites and property of cultural heritage should
be considered a crime against humanity.
4. Ultimate freedom has nothing to do with your life circumstances. It is the freedom that is
born through one's absolute trust in life.

Arhip Camelia Elena – Colegiul Naţional „Mihai Eminescu”, Iaşi

Bordea Constanţa – Colegiul Naţional „Andrei Şaguna”, Braşov