Topic 1: NOURISHMENT

PART 1

Describe your favorite brain food.

You should say:
o what the brain food is
o what is it made of
o what you love about it
and explain why it is your favorite brain food.

PART 2

1. What do you need to do to feed your brain?

2. Whose responsibility is it that children eat healthy brain food?
3. What impact do food or good deeds have on intellect or health?

Topic 2: COMMUNITY
PART 1

Describe a time when you did voluntary work.

You should say:
o when you did it
o what you did
o who benefited from it

and explain how you felt after doing it.

PART 2

1. What are some of the ways people can help others in the community? Which is the most
important?
2. Is it important to feel that you are a part of the community? Why? / Why not?
3. Who is responsible for building strong communities?
 Topic 3: SPACE
PART 1

Describe a city you would like to live in.

You should say:
o where this city in
o what the city is famous for
o what part of the city you would like to live in
and explain why you would like to live there.

PART 2

1. What advantages and disadvantages are there to urban sprawl?

2. Work and living spaces change over time. What predictions can you make about how we
will work and live in the future?

Topic 4: SCALE
PART 1

Describe a big university that you know.

You should say:
o What the university’s name is
o What it educates or trains
o How successful it is

and explain why you want to talk about that university.

PART 2

1. In your opinion, is it the best to study in big universities? Why? Why not?
2. What should be advantages for students to study in small university?
3. As the automobile manufacturing has become the biggest business in the world, in your
opinion, will this fact change in the next 10 years? Why? Why not?
 Topic 5: SUCCESS
PART 1

Describe a time when you succeeded in doing something.

You should say:
o When it was
o What you accomplished
o How you felt
And the lessons that you learned from your success.

PART 2

1. Do you agree that people in all kinds of jobs are equally successful if they are doing what
they planned to do? Why or why not?
2. Do you think that working hard is the only factor leading to success? Why? Why not?
3. Is going to universities the only way to success? Why? Why not?

Topic 6: PRESSURE
PART 1

Describe a disaster that your country has to experience very often

You should say:
o What disaster it is
o What damage it can bring
o Why it happens so often in your country

And what people should do to prepare themselves from that kind of disaster.

PART 2

1. In your opinion, what kind of disasters is the most dangerous? Explain.

2. Do you think it is extremely important for students to learn well? Explain.
3. Do you think your teachers in the university are giving too much homework? Explain.
 Topic 7: FEAR
PART 1

Describe a fear that you or someone you know has. You should say:

o What the fear is

o Why you had such a fear
o How it has influenced your life

And explain how important it is to overcome such a fear.

PART 2

1. If you were scared of heights, what would be useful to do?

2. What could you do to help someone with a fear of animals?
3. What are some problems that a phobia can cause to some one?

Topic 8: STORIES
PART 1

Describe your last vacation. You should say:

o Where you went on vacation
o How you travelled and what weather it was during your vacation
o Who you went with

And explain why you enjoyed or did not enjoy the vacation

PART 2

1. Have you ever experienced a bad/ a good trip? When? How did you feel?
2. What are some challenges of telling an interesting story?