Professional Documents
Culture Documents
GEP 6
SET 1
Part 1: You will have to talk about the topic for 1 minute. You can make some notes to help you
if you wish.
Part 2: Take your side. Discuss this topic with your partner in 2 minutes.
To have a successful conversation, it is important that the two speakers share the same
opinions on what they are discussing. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give
reasons and examples to support your view.
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SET 2
Part 1: You will have to talk about the topic for 1 minute. You can make some notes to help you
if you wish.
Part 2: Take your side. Discuss this topic with your partner in 2 minutes.
When people succeed, it is entirely because of hard work. Luck has nothing to do with their
success. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the statement? Give reasons and
examples to support your view.
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SET 3
Part 1: You will have to talk about the topic for 1 minute. You can make some notes to help you
if you wish.
Part 2: Take your side. Discuss this topic with your partner in 2 minutes.
Some people claim that prevention is better than cure. To what extent do you agree or
disagree with this claim? Give reasons and examples to support your view.
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SET 4
Part 1: You will have to talk about the topic for 1 minute. You can make some notes to help you
if you wish.
Part 2: Take your side. Discuss this topic with your partner in 2 minutes.
Nowadays, young people often send their aging parents to nursing homes. Do you think this
is a positive or negative trend? Give examples to support your view.
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SET 5
Part 1: You will have to talk about the topic for 1 minute. You can make some notes to help you
if you wish.
Part 2: Take your side. Discuss this topic with your partner in 2 minutes.
Recently, while young people often consider backpacking as a thrilling way to travel,
parents only see dangers out of this trend. Do you think the advantages of backpacking
outweigh the disadvantages? Give examples to support your view.
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SET 6
Part 1: You will have to talk about the topic for 1 minute. You can make some notes to help you
if you wish.
Part 2: Take your side. Discuss this topic with your partner in 2 minutes.
Plastic bags should be banned completely to help protect the environment. To what extent
do you agree or disagree? Give examples to support your view.
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SET 7
Part 1: You will have to talk about the topic for 1 minute. You can make some notes to help you
if you wish.
Part 2: Take your side. Discuss this topic with your partner in 2 minutes.
Some people think that working out at the gym is more effective than working out at home.
To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give examples to support your view.
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SET 8
Part 1: You will have to talk about the topic for 1 minute. You can make some notes to help you
if you wish.
Part 2: Take your side. Discuss this topic with your partner in 2- 3 minutes.
Subjects like art and music should be made compulsory in schools. To what extent do you
agree or disagree? Give examples to support your view.
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SET 9
Part 1: You will have to talk about the topic for 1 minute. You can make some notes to help you
if you wish.
Part 2: Take your side. Discuss this topic with your partner in 2 minutes.
People think that foreign cultures threaten the identity of the nation. To what extent do you
agree or disagree? Give examples to support your view.
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SET 10
Part 1: You will have to talk about the topic for 1 minute. You can make some notes to help you
if you wish.
Describe a project you had to do on your own (or with classmates) as part of your studies.
You should say:
● what the project was about
● what you (and your classmates) needed to do
● how successful the project was
and say what you learned or enjoyed when working on the project.
Part 2: Take your side. Discuss this topic with your partner in 2- 3 minutes.
Are social skills more important than education when looking for a job? Give examples to
support your view.
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