COMMUNICATIVE REVISION

Food and cooking

1 2 Family and friends
Talk for one minute about what and where you eat. Describe a member of your family.
• Do you think you have a healthy diet? Why (not)? • What does he / she look like?
• Are you trying to cut down on anything at the • What is he / she like? (Give two positive and two
moment? negative characteristics.)
• Do you prefer eating out or eating at home? Why? • In what ways are you similar or different?
• What’s your favourite dish when you eat out? • How well do you get on with this person?

Money
3 4 Transport
Tell your partner about your attitude to money. Talk to your partner about transport in your town.
• Are you careful with money? How? • What’s your favourite form of transport? Why?
• Do you usually leave tips in bars, taxis, or • What’s the best and worst way to get around your
restaurants? Why (not)? town / city?
• Is there anything you don’t like spending money on? • How do you get to the place where you work / study?
Why (not?) • If you could change one thing about transport in your
• Do you think credit cards are a good thing? Why (not?) town, what would it be?

Sport
5 6 Relationships
Tell your partner about… Tell your partner about a good friend of yours.
• a sport you really like watching or doing. • How long have you known each other?
• a sport you used to do and why you stopped. • How and where did you meet?
• a team you support. How long have you been • Why do you get on well together?
supporting them? Do you go and see them play? • Have you ever had a serious argument?
• the sporting event you most remember. • How often do you see each other?

The cinema
7 8 Your education
Think of a film (but don’t say the name). Describe it for Tell your partner about your secondary school (or
your partner to guess. primary school if you are still at school).
• Where is it set? • Did you use to wear a uniform?
• Is it based on a book? • What subjects were you good at / bad at?
• Who is it directed by? • Did you use to have a favourite teacher?
• Who is in it? • Were there any teachers you didn’t like? Why (not)?
• What is it about?

Your home
9 10 Work
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Talk about your home. Think of a friend or family member who has a job. Tell
• Where do you live? your partner about the good and bad side of his / her
• How long have you lived there? job. Talk about…

• What kind of house or flat is it? Can you describe it? • the salary.
• What do you like about it and the area where you live? • the hours.
What don’t you like? • the holidays.
• the best and worst thing about the job.

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