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1C1 ONLINE

ONLINE–SPEAKING CARDS
MODULE 1A (1ST WEEK)

UNIT 1A · Introduce yourself (briefly) to the other candidate/s.


SUCCESS · Talk for about 3.30-4 minutes.
· Choose at least 3 of the ideas below.
· You can add your own ideas if you want.
TASK 1
· Make sure you use the advanced vocabulary and grammar
MONOLOGUE
studied so far + ideas from the “Extra Material” folder.

· Do you consider yourself a successful person? Why?


· How important is success to you? Is it more important
than friends and family?
· What qualities are important in order to be successful
in your job? (try to use vocabulary from page 10)
Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 Alpha · And to be successful in life?
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· In an exam, this conversation should last about 66-7 min.


(2 candidates) / 9-10.30
10.30 min. (3 candidates), but here you
can talk until the time of the video conference is up or your
UNIT 1A
teacher tells you to stop.
SUCCESS
· Avoid “yes/no” answers, react to your mates’ comments,
TASK 2 ask questions, listen to your partner/s and express yo
your
DIALOGUE own views to keep the conversation going.

· Make sure you use advanced vocabulary and grammar +


ideas from the introductory video (section A).
A)

SUCCESS

You and your colleagues at work have just attended a motivational talk about
“success”, “personal goals”, “being successful”… and then watched the video “How
would you define success?” ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulShj4keKNw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulShj4keKNw).
Comment it with them and discuss the following ideas:

· Which definition of “success” and “successful” in the


video do you most agree with? Why?
· How important are the factors in ex 2a, page 7, in
becoming successful?
· What do successful people seem to have in common?
(try to use expressions from pages 8 and 9)
· “You
You can’t have a successful career and a happy family
life. You have to choose one or the other.” Do you
agree?
· In your view, are celebrities “successful” or just
“famous”?

Sara Vergel, María Añón, Inés García & Silvia Carchano

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