Communicative activities Straight to First

9 A slave to routine

Board game

Which How would you

What
(decide) is more describe the What do you like
START

(advise) would you

difficult: moving to a (behave) doing in the CHALLENGE
give to someone
new place or looking of young people in (high) of summer?
moving to your city?
for a new job? Why? your country?

‘My Do you think

Have you ever (believe) is that it’s important What are your
advertised anything a good university for students/ (think) on
CHALLENGE
for (sell) education gives you professionals to have how to plan revision
online? What was it? a good career.’ Do a (net) of for exams?
you agree? contacts?

What is the longest

What is the best or When did you last What (prove)
(fly) you have
worst (speak) burst into CHALLENGE of identity do you
experienced? Where
you have ever heard? (laugh)? Why? carry with you?
were you going?

What is the best Have you Would you make a How good is your
Who are your
(give) you experienced the (complain) in (know)
favourite
have received (lose) of a a café if something of your country’s
(write)? Why?
or given? special possession? was wrong? history?

Which
Can you describe a Do you follow a
(choose) would be
time when you felt What (see) (time) for
FINISH
more difficult for you
a (weigh) CHALLENGE can you see from the studying/working?
to make: booking a
had been lifted from window? How does it
holiday or buying a
your shoulders? help you?
new car? Why?

Talk about how easy/difficult it is for Talk about the type(s) of music
CHALLENGE people to learn your language. you like.

Explain how you remember lists/things Compare going to a live concert and Talk about your views on
you have to do. watching/listening to it at home. video games.

Explain why you think your memory is Talk about something you have Talk about a book you read/film
good/bad. discovered recently. you saw recently.

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