TOPICS FOR ORAL EXAM

UNIT 9

Giving suggestions (with modal verbs, with gerunds, with negative questions, with infinitives)

What can I do to keep up with my homework?

What can I do to stay in shape?

How can I stop spending money on unnecessary things?

What can I do to stop eating junk food?

UINIT 10

Predicting the future (will, future continuous, future perfect)

How do you predict life will be in the future? (technology, environment, people, etc)

UNIT 11

Describe a milestone in your life

Is there something that you regret? (express regret or hypothetical situations using the grammar
learned in part 8 pg. 75)

UNIT 12

What kind of business would you like to have? (use the grammar from part 4 pg 79, to describe
purpose)

UNIT 13

Think of a complicated situation and give suggestions or judgement using the grammar from unit
13.

Ex. I lent my brother some money two months ago, and he never paid it back

My wife got a new haircut, but I hated it. I told her it looked great.

UNIT 14

Describe any process using the passive. You can describe a movie, preparing a school party,
traveling abroad, planning a wedding, writing a book. (is/are + past participle, modal + be + past
participle)

UNIT 15
Give recommendations and opinions about the following topics using the passive modal structure
with should, ought to, must, have to. Topics: Healthcare, Homelessness, Stray animals, Crime,
Pollution.

UNIT 16

Describe your goals and possible future accomplishments using the “future perfect” (will have +
past participle) or the structure” would like to have + past participle”

What would you like to have achieved in ten years? / What do you hope you will have achieved?
TOPICS FOR ORAL EXAM

UNIT 9

Giving suggestions (with modal verbs, with gerunds, with negative questions, with infinitives)
Maybe you could / What about joining / why don’t you / one option is../ it might be a good idea
to

What can I do to keep up with my homework?

What can I do to stay in shape?

How can I stop spending money on unnecessary things?

What can I do to stop eating junk food?

UINIT 10

Predicting the future (will, future continuous, future perfect) (we will be living / we will have
built)

How do you predict life will be in the future? (technology, environment, people, etc)

UNIT 11 (I should have / shouldn’t have …/ If had listened …I would have…)

Describe a milestone in your life

Is there something that you regret? (express regret or hypothetical situations using the grammar
learned in part 8 pg. 75)

UNIT 12 (to attract … / in order to… / For a business to be )

What kind of business would you like to have? (use the grammar from part 4 pg 79, to describe
purpose)

UNIT 13 (must have…/may or might have…./ could have / would have)

Think of a complicated situation and give suggestions or judgement using the grammar from unit
13.

Ex. I lent my brother some money two months ago, and he never paid it back

My wife got a new haircut, but I hated it. I told her it looked great.

1.      Last night my neighbors were playing loud music until 4am. I told them to shut
up!!                              
2.      I went grocery shopping and I was overcharged at the supermarket. I called the manager
of the store and yelled at him.    
3.      Last weekend, I went to a fancy restaurant and the waiter brought me cold soup. I
refused to pay for it.      
4.      I found a purse on the beach with $1000 and it had an address. I took it home with me
because I needed the money.                    
5.      I forgot my best friend's birthday last month. I told him I was sick with coronavirus and I
was in the hospital.

UNIT 14 ( is / are chosen…/ have to be chosen)

Describe any process using the passive. You can describe a movie, preparing a school party,
traveling abroad, planning a wedding, writing a book. (is/are + past participle, modal + be + past
participle)

UNIT 15 (should be required / ought to be allowed / must be required / have to be passed )

Give recommendations and opinions about the following topics using the passive modal structure
with should, ought to, must, have to. Topics: Healthcare, Homelessness, Stray animals, Crime,
Pollution.

UNIT 16 ( I will have achieved …./ I would like to have achieved )

Describe your goals and possible future accomplishments using the “future perfect” (will have +
past participle) or the structure” would like to have + past participle”

What would you like to have achieved in ten years? / What do you hope you will have achieved?