Unit 1

Do you have any brothers or sisters? advantages or disadvantages of being an only child
What do you think about social networking? Do you enjoy it? Why? / Why not?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of social networking?
Do you have an online profile picture? What’s it like? What picture would you choose if you did
have one? What does it say about you?
How old are your youngest and oldest friends? What do they look like?What are they like?
Do you think it’s a good idea for people to have friends of different ages? Why? / Why not?
Does your family get together regularly? What do you do?
Describe your family. Who are you the most / least similar to and why?
Who do you take after the most?
Describe a person who is important to you.
Which would be the best place to meet new people?
Which kind of social occasions do you prefer?

Unit 2
What did you do yesterday evening?
Talk about your weekend.
What do you do in your free time?
Do you know about any strange or extreme hobbies?
How much time do you spend doing your favourite hobbies? Do you think this is below average,
about average or above average? Do you know anyone who ‘went too far’ with a hobby? What
happened?
Would you like to be a YouTube star? Why? / Why not? What would you like to be famous for?
What was the last online video you saw? What did you think of it?

1 Do you think people spend too much time playing computer games?
2 In your opinion, what are the most entertaining programmes on television at the moment?
3 In your view, should art galleries and museums be free to enter?
1 Do you think people spend too much time watching television?
2 What hobby do you think would be the most interesting to take up? Why?
3 Do you think there are enough leisure facilities for young people in your town?

Unit 3
Which subject do you think is the most difficult?
Do you prefer studying scientific or artistic subjects?
Do you agree that students should pay fees to study at university? Why? / Why not?
My friend has a problem… what should they do?
Would you prefer to study a traditional subject, like history or maths, or a vocational
subject, like business, law or journalism? Why?

Do you agree or disagree?

1 Education should be free. There should be no private schools.
2 Academic success depends mostly on whether you have a good teacher.
3 Single-sex schools are better than mixed schools.
4 Education should be compulsory until the age of 18.