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CUE CARD

Contents
PICTURES ................................................................................................................................. 2
FLOWERS ................................................................................................................................. 2
POSTCARD ............................................................................................................................... 2
KEEP FIT .................................................................................................................................. 2
CAR ............................................................................................................................................ 2
COLOR ...................................................................................................................................... 2
BIRTHDAY ............................................................................................................................... 3
NAMING .................................................................................................................................... 3
WEATHER ................................................................................................................................ 3
SEASON ..................................................................................................................................... 3
ENTERTAINMENT ................................................................................................................. 3
BAG ............................................................................................................................................ 3
PRIMARY.................................................................................................................................. 4
WEDDING ................................................................................................................................. 4
FRIENDS ................................................................................................................................... 4
DIETING.................................................................................................................................... 4
WALKING................................................................................................................................. 4
RELAXING ............................................................................................................................... 4
CHILDHOOD............................................................................................................................ 4
MEAL ......................................................................................................................................... 5
DRAWING................................................................................................................................. 5
READING .................................................................................................................................. 5
TV WACHING .......................................................................................................................... 5
LEARNING ENGLISH ............................................................................................................ 5
BRANDING ............................................................................................................................... 5
MOBILE .................................................................................................................................... 6
IMPORTANT CUE CARDS .................................................................................................... 6

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PICTURES
Do you like to take pictures?

What was the last picture you look?

Do you think nowadays people take too many pictures?

Is there a special family portrait that you like a lot?

FLOWERS
What do you think about flowers?

Do you like natural or plastic flower?


Do you like giving flowers to someone? Why?

POSTCARD
Do you like to send postcards?
When did you send your first postcard?

Will you send a postcard instead of an email?

Why do you like to send postcards?

When was the last time you received a postcard?

KEEP FIT
Do you have your own health tips?
What tips do you follow to keep yourself fit?

CAR
Do you use a car?
What type of car do you want to buy?

What do you think about traveling by car?

COLOR
Which color is your favorite?

Was it your favorite in your childhood?

Which color you wouldn’t use to paint your home?

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BIRTHDAY
What birthday did you enjoy the most? Why?

How do you celebrate your birthday these days?

Is it any different from the past?

NAMING
Is there anyone else in your family with same name as yours?

Does your name have a meaning?

What is it?

WEATHER
What is the weather like in your country?
How many different seasons are there?
Do you prefer a cold or hot season? Why?

SEASON
What do you prefer: winter or summer?

What are the temperatures of the each of four seasons in your country?

Do you think your country is now hotter than before? Why?

ENTERTAINMENT
Do you have some entertainment facilities in your town?

Is there any facility you would like to see in your town?

Where do you people prefer to spend their leisure time?


Are weekends important for people?

Should people work on weekends?

Should they be paid for this?

BAG
Do you always take a bag with you when you go out?

Do you always take the same bag even to different occasions?

What is important to you when you choose a bag?

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PRIMARY
Tell me about the elementary school you went to.

Did you visit your school recently?

What do miss from your school days?

WEDDING
What do you think about weddings in your country?

What do you think about weddings in the past?

What do you think about the wedding at the present?


Who do you invite to the wedding?

FRIENDS
Do you think it is necessary to have a lot of friends?
Who is your dose friend?

What type of qualities friend haves?

DIETING
What do you think about dieting?

What do you think about healthy food as opposed to fast food?

Is there a difference between healthy foods in the past and now?

WALKING
Let’s talk about walking.

Do you like walking?


Did you go for walks in your native country?

RELAXING
Do you like relaxing?
How do you relax?

Do you think people today can relax as often as in the past?

CHILDHOOD
Where did you grow up?

Do you like this place?


What don’t you like about this place?

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MEAL
What is your favorite meal? Why?

How important is breakfast?

What is better, a small or a big meal? Why?

Which meal do you like the most, lunch or dinner? Why?

DRAWING
Have you done any drawing before?

Do you like a process?


Is it hard to draw?

READING
Describe the technique used to teach people to read in your home town.
Is it necessary for adults to read?

Why is reading important?

Why do people go to library/

Describe various libraries found in your country.

TV WACHING
Do you watch TV offer?
What do you usually watch?

Normally when do people watch TV in your country?

LEARNING ENGLISH
When did you start learning English?

Did you find it difficult?

Is it good to know this language?

How easy is it for anyone to learn English?

BRANDING
Is branding popular in your country?

How do people feel about branding in your country?


Has it changed the way people buy products in your country?

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MOBILE
Are people in your country using mobile phones often?

When did you get your first mobile phone?

Do you prefer to call or to message your friends? Why?

Do you prefer to call or to message your friends? Why?


Do you think people should turn their cell phones on silent in public places?
Why?

IMPORTANT CUE CARDS


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Talk about something that made you laugh. Please say


Where was it?

Who was there with you?

Why did it stick in your memory?


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Describe a river (or any other body of water) that you used to visit. Please say:

Where was it?

Who was there with you?

How did you feel there?


Discussion

Do you like water sports?

Do you think transportation by river is a good idea?


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Describe an event from your childhood that you remember. Please say

What was the event?


How old were you then

Why do you steel remember it?


Discussion

What sports of music do you like? Why?

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What would you buy if you had a lot of money? Please say:

Why would you buy it?


What would you do with it?

How would that make you feel?


Discussion

Aside from houses and cars what do you think people would buy if they had lots
of money?

What can you say about the people who waste money?
What do you think are the benefits of living in a wealthy country?
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Talk about a situation where you had to be polite please say:

Where was it?


Who was there with you?

What did you feel about this situation?


Discussion

Do you think being polite is very important in our lives?

In your culture in which situation do people need to be more polite?


Do you think that sometimes people are too polite?

Is there an age from which children should be required to be polite?

Are being friendly and polite different or do they have the same features?
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Talk about a singer or a group famous in your country. Please say

What kind of music do they play?

What audience is it for?


Why do people like it?

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Discussion

What sort of music do you like and why?


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Talk about a real event or a movie which you have seen recently. Please say
What was it about?

Why did you see it?

Why would you recommend it to others?


Discussion

I was asked to discuss celebrities.


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Talk about a vehicle that you would like to have in the future. Please say

What car would it be?

Where would you drive it?


How you get it?
Discussion

What do you think about vehicle or transportation these days?

Are you satisfied with vehicles as they are at present?


What are the benefits of vehicles?

Do you think it is the government responsibility to pay for people’s


transportation?

Are you or against new infrastructure development?

How do you people to choose public transportation over cars?

How can the public transportation be improved?


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Describe a piece of equipment (not a computer) that you use a lot and that you
find convenient.
Discussion

Is design taught in schools?

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Should it be taught in schools in your opinion? Why?

Do you think this will change in the future?


Do you think the government should do more to encourage innovation?

Do you think there should be a lot of testing?


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Talk about a product you have purchased recently that you are not satisfied
with. Please say

What was it?


What did you buy it for?
What is wrong with it?
Discussion

Do you shop online?

Do you think people prefer shopping online or in real shops?


What items do people prefer to buy online? Why?

What are the effects of online shopping on the society or local communities?

What is the difference in prices of items online and in shops?

Is cost an important factor in buying things online?


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Describe a situation that made you laugh. Please say

When did it happen?

What exactly made you laugh?

Who were you with?


Discussion

How often do you laugh?

Who is laughing more: men or women?

What do you think about funny commercials?


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Describe a teenager that you know. Please Say

Who is he/she?
How do you know him/her?

Why do you like him/her?


Discussion

Question regarding h8ealth, children, schools and education.


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Talk about a song that influenced your life. Please Say


What was the song?

Why do you like the song?

In what way did that song influence your life?


Discussion

What kind of music is popular with young people nowadays?

What are the benefits of playing music?

Can playing music be learned?

Does music have a positive effect on human life or not?


How about the music that sends a horrible message?
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Describe a plan that that you want to fulfill (unrelated to work or studies in your
life) please Say

What is the plan?

How will you achieve it?


What have you already done to achieve it?
Discussion

How would you feel after reach it?

Are they allowed to choose their field themselves?

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What are the changes as of now in the mentality of the parents involving their
child’s education and career?

Why do you think people in your country have this particular attitude?

Do you think there will be any changes in their attitude in the future?
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Describe a job that you would like to do in the future. Please say

What type of job is it?

Where would you like to work?


What are the skills required for this particular job?
Discussion

What do you think about changing jobs?

What are the advantage or disadvantage of changing jobs?

Do you think there should be balance between work, family and social life?
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Talk about a place of natural beauty that you would like to visit. Please say

What and where is it?

How can you get there?

Where did you hear about it?


Why do you like it?
Discussion

Is tourism damaging places of natural beauty?

How can natural beauty be brought to the city areas?


Should the exploitation of natural resources be stopped?

Does getting close to nature help to be happy?


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Talk about a team work / project you have participated in. Please Say
What was the project about?

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Did it help you on a personal level?

Whom did you participate with?


Discussion

Do you like teamwork? Why?

How does teamwork help?

Do you think children must develop the skill of teamwork?

Does having leadership skills qualify a person to be a team leader?


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Talk about a way of communication that you usually use. Please say

What way is it?

How often do you use it?

What are its advantages or disadvantages?


Discussion

Some people like to write a letter better than an email. Why do you think it is so?

Do you think letters will be completely replaced emails in the future?


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Describe a subject in the secondary school or high school impudence your life.
Please say
What kind of subject was it?

When and where did you hear about it firstly?

Do you like this subject?


Discussion

Who uses this subject more: men or women? Why?


Does this subject contribute something special to our life? In what way?
Cue Card 21

Talk about a street in your city. Please Say


Where is it?

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How does it look?

What kind of people lives there?


Discussion

Why do old people like to live in a village?

Do large cities offer more benefits than villages?

Why do young people go to large cities?


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Talk about your best friend. Please say


How did you meet her/him?

When was the last time you got together?


Discussion

What do you think of meeting people on the internet?


Do you think it is wise to meet people over the internet?

Is technology a good thing for people at the present age?

Have you tried getting in touch with your lost friends?


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Describe a sporting event that you saw either in person at the stadium or on TV,
Please say
What was the event?

When was it?

How was it?


Discussion

What changes will happen in sports in the future, in your opinion?


Do you think TV stations will make any changes in broadcasting of different
sports in the future?
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Describe an interesting old person that you have met recently. Please say
Who is he/she?

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Why is he/she interesting?

How did you meet him/her?


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Describe a garden that you have visited and would like to return to. Please say

Where is it?

What do people do there?

Why do you want to go there again?


Discussion

Do you like parks and gardens?

Should the government help to develop and maintain parks?

What do people do in parks in your country?

What are your favorite sports?


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Talk about a situation when you were very relaxed. Please say

Where was it?

When was it?


Who were you with?
Discussion

Do you think that people can relax while they are at home?

How do people relax nowadays?

Is there any similar way for people of all countries?


Do you believe that in the future people will have enough time to rest?

Do you think that health industry is becoming profitable?

Do you think people will have more or less leisure time in the future?
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Describe a lesson or a training session you had. Please say


What was it?

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Who was the teacher?

What did you like the most?


Discussion

What are the main characteristics of a good teacher?

Is communication important for children? Why?

What do you think about home schooling?

Are exams important?


Is it necessary for children to like the subjects they study?
Cue Card 28

Talk about a book you read recently and would suggest others to read. Please
say

What is the name of the book?

What is this book about?


What part of the book influenced you the most?

What did you learn from it?


Discussion

Do you enjoy reading?

Is the reading practiced in school these days?


How do you think reading skills of children can be improved these days?

In what ways can teachers help students to improve their skills?

Do you think reading is more important than other modules like writing,
speaking and listening? Why?
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Talk about a city that you have visited. Please say

What city is it?

Where did you go in the city?

What did you see?


Explain why have chosen to visit this city.

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Discussion

What is the relationship between tourist and economy?

Discuss the advantage and disadvantage of traveling abroad.


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Talk about a holiday you spent by a lake, river or near the ocean. Please say

Where was it?

What did you do?

When did it take place?


Discussion

What type of water sports is played there?

Do you think boats are still useful as transport nowadays?


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Talk about a book you have read and would like to read again. Please say
What book is it?

What is it about?

What did you learn from it?

Explain why would you like to read it again?


Discussion

Do you think that men and women like to read the same type of books?

Do you think that reading a book is more challenging than watching a movie
based on the book?

Why do you think some books become internationally popular?

Do you think it is easy to create a movie based on a book?


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Describe the journey you were on as a child. Please say

Where did you go?


Who was there with you?

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How was that journey?

Why do you still remember that journey?


Discussion

What benefits can a person get when they travel?

What are the ways of travelling in your country?

Do you think travel will change in the next 50 years?


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Talk about my historical event. Please say


What was the event?

Where did it take place?

When did it occur?


Discussion

How does the history affect us?

Have you ever been to a museum?

What did you learn from it?

Should museums be free for everyone?


What should people send to a museum in the future?
Cue Card 34

Describe a beautiful place of nature that you want to visit. Please say

Where is it?

When are you going with?


What can you see there?
Discussion

How can we preserve places of natural beauty?

How can we protect of natural beauty?


Do you agree that mining should be prohibited in these areas?
How can we stop people from destroying these place?

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How can we add more natural beauty to the city?


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Describe your favorite TV show that you enjoy watching regularly. Please say
What is it about?

\when is it shown?

\why do you like it?


Discussion

Is TV losing its popularity to online broadcasting? Why?


Are there any advantages of TV FOR LONELY PEOPLE?

ARE THERE ANY DANGERS OF TV FOR LONELY PEOPLE?

DO YOU THINK PEOPLE WILL WATCH LESS TV IN THE FUTURE?


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Talk about the most difficult thing that you have done recently. please say

What was it?

What skills did you need to do it?

Why was important to you to finish this task?


Discussion

Why do you like to do it?


How did you feel after completing it?

What response did you get from friends and colleagues?


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Talk about a famous person in your country. Please say

Who is he/she?

What is he/she doing?

Why is he/she so famous?


Discussion

How do you think people become famous?

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What are the problems they face?

Why do they went to be famous?


Which people can be famous?

What do you think about the children of the famous people?

What problems do they face?


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Describe a birthday party that you or your friend threw. Please say
When was the party?

Who was invited the party?

What did you enjoy at the party the most?

What was so interesting there?


Discussion

How do children celebrate their birthdays?

How do young people celebrate their birthdays?

Do you think that with age the attitude of people changes towards birthday
parties?

What sort of national holidays are celebrated in your country?


Is people’s attitude changing over time towards these national events?
Cue Card 39

Describe a happily married couple that you know. Please say

Who are they?

How did you meet them?


Why do you think they are so happy?
Discussion

What is best age for people to marry?

Do people spend much money on weddings in your country?


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What means of transportation would you choose for yourself: a car, a


motorcycle or a bicycle?

Explain why you prefer this particular option.


Discussion

How bad is the traffic in your city?

How do you find the road system and driving habits of people in your country?
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Describe your first day in college, university or anew job.


Discussion

How do students get jobs after their graduation?


What is an effective way to get a job/

Is it better to use online portals or newspapers?

Do parents still support their children after get job?

Does it have a negative effect on them?


Should the government support disadvantage students?
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Talk about your leisure time. Please say

Where do you spend it?


Whom do you spend it with?

Do you enjoy spending it this way?


Discussion

Are young and older generations using their leisure time differently?

How will people use their leisure time in the next 10 years?
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Describe what kind of exercise people do in your country.

What exactly do they do?


Where do they usually do it?

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Why do they do these particular exercises?


Discussion

I was asked questions on health.


What is the difference between the types of exercise that young and old people
do?
Cue Card 44

Talk about a holiday or vacation you spent in a group of other people. Please say

How was it?

Where was it?


What was so nice about it?

Discussion

Many companies work together through global trading, what do you think about
it?
Why do you think do they do it?

Is it a positive or a negative trend?


Cue Card 45

Talk about your favorite movie. Please say

What movie is that?


What is it about?
Why do you like it?

How does it make you feel?


Discussion

Who do you think likes to watch movies more, is it the old or the young
generation? Why?
Do you prefer to watch movies in the cinema or at home? Why?

What would be a good way to explain a concept to a person: through a movie or


by reading a book on the topic?
Why?

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Describe an item you would buy if you received a large amount of money. Please
say

What is it?
Why would you buy it?

How would you feel about buying this item?


Discussion

Is it easy to get rich nowadays?

What do you need to get rich: luck or hard work?


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Describe a sporting event that you enjoyed watching. Please say

What was the event?

Where did you watch it?

Whom did you watch it with?


Why did you enjoy watching it?
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Describe a present you have given to someone recently. Please say

What was it?


Why did you choose it?

How did the person feel about it?


Discussion

How have today’s economy affected the tradition of giving gifts?

What are the most popular presents that people give nowadays?
What is the future trend of this tradition?
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Talk about science subjects that you learned in high school. Please say
What subjects did you learn?

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Did you like any these subjects?

Describe your teachers.


Discussion

What do you think about children’s view of science these days?

Do you think nowadays schools do not give proper science education?

What steps for improvement would you consider?

What is the adult’s view of science, do you think?


Who is interested more in current developments in science-businessmen or
regular people?
What steps are needed to draw regular people’s attention to science/
Cue Card 49

Talk about a happy event in your childhood. Please say

What was it?


Where did it happen?

Who were there with you?


Discussion

Do you like music?

Is music important in your life?


Do you like to keep your childhood keepsakes?

Why do people keep them?

Do you think old photographs important as a memory?

How has advancement in technology affected our children?


Do you think it is important to have advancement in technology?

How are young people coping with technology development?

What can we do to assist them?


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Describe a job that you would like to do. Please say

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What job is it?

What skills d you need to do it?


Why would you like to do this job?

Why this is it important to you?

Discussion

What are the consequence of globalization for employees?


Did employees become more culturally sensitive?

What career would you like to have?

Is it important for people to like their jobs?

How could the person know that he/she would like the job?
What do you think about aptitude tests?

What are the advantages of working in a team?

Some team members want to share the responsibilities but not the rewards.
When do you think this happens?
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Describe a business that you would like to start. Please say


Why do you want to do it?

Where should it be located?

Who would be your customers, mostly?


Discussion

What motivates employees the most in their work place?


Are there any benefits to working in a team or a group?
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Talk about an old person by whom you are influenced. Please say

Who is he/she?
When did you r him/her?
Why were you inspired by him/her?

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Discussion

What is the normal age for being consider old in your country?

What is the normal age for retirement?


Why don’t old people respect young people?

Do old people just think they don’t get respect or do young people g
disrespect them?
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Talk about a famous person you are interested in.

Describe this person.


Howe did you come to know about him/her?

What have you learned from him/her?


Discussion

What do you know about celebrities?

Do you think money can make a person a celebrity?


Do you think celebrities have the right to lead a private life?

Do you think celebrities are faking their image?

What does motivate people to become well-known?

Do you think celebrities have the talents to become famous?


Do you think technology is promoting more celebrities than necessary?

Do you think technology can help people become well known?


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Talk about some family news that you have heard recently. Please say
What news you heard?

Who gave you the news?

How you felt after hearing the news?

Why you remembered the news?


What was your favorite subject?

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Describe a situation where you were close to a wild animal. Please say

When and where was it?


What animal was it?

What was the animal doing?

Why do you remember that day?|

How did you feel about it?


Discussion

Tell me about people’s attitude towards animals in your country.

Why do people keep pets in their homes?

What is the difference between keeping a fish and a dog?

What do you think about people who don’t like to keep dogs in their homes?
What is the role of the zoos in the society?

Why are they important in educating people?


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Talk about a present that you received. Please say


What was it?

Who was it from?

Why did you like it?

What was people’s reaction to this present?


Discussion

What do people expect to receive as a present usually?

What do you think about the cost of presents?

Do people like cheap presents?

Why aren’t cheap items a problem for some people?


Do all people like flowers?
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Describe a situation where you would have a lot of money. Please say

What would you do with the money?


What would you buy?

Why would you buy it?

How would that make you feel?


Discussion

Do you think rich people became wealthy through hard work or making
sacrifices?
Who do you think is more honest, men or women?
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Describe a person that helped you a lot. Please say

Who was it?

What did he/she do for you?


How did you feel about it?

What did that happen?


Discussion

How can a help of a parent be different from a help of a friend?

In what ways can countries help each other?


What are the negative positive sides of this help?

How can countries benefit from this help?


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Talk about something difficult that you did very well. Please say
What was it?

When did it happen?

How much preparation did you do to make it a success?


Discussion

Are people more ambitious in your country?

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What type of profession do they choose?

Is it good that people are ambitious in their lives? Give you opinion
Cue Card 60

Talk about an important building in your country. Please say

Where is it located?

Who does visit the place?

Why is it important?
Discussion

Are young people today recognizing the importance of the national monuments?

Is government supporting the maintenance of these national monuments?


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Talk about a famous person you are interested in. please say
Describe this person

How did you come to know about him/her?

Why he/she become famous?

What have you learned from him/her?


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Describe the happiest person you have ever met. Please say
Who is this person?|

How do you know this person?

What does make this person so happy?


Discussion

What can make a person happy?

Why is it important to be happy?

How can somebody achieve happiness?


Does it affect our society?
Why aren’t people happy?

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What should the government do about it?

What policies should be adopted by the government to make people happier?


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Talk about someone who had shown you kindness. Please say

Who was it?

Where did it happen?

What did he/she do for you?


Discussion`

Why is it necessary to show kindness to people?

Is it good to show kindness to strangers?

Where do you think kindness can be found?

Do you think children should be taught kindness?


What voluntary services do you know about?

Who are the people involved in voluntary services?


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Talk about a book that you have recently read. Please say
When did you read it?

Why did you read it?

What is the book all about?

Would you recommend this book to others? Why?


Discussion

What types of libraries are there in your country?

Which has better quality public or private libraries?

Seldom see people reading newspaper these days. What could be the reason?

Are people in your country fond of reading books?


Why is having a high literacy rate important for a country?
Do you think that people would read more or less in the future?

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Describe a birthday party that you were invited to. Please say

Whose birthday was it?


Would you rather do something else instead of going to the party?

Why was it special?


Discussion

Do you think people should celebrate their birthdays?

Why is it important to have social gatherings?


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Describe the happiest person you have ever met. Please say

Who is this person?

How do you know this person?


What does make this person so happy?
Discussion

What can make a person happy?

Why is it important to be happy?

How can somebody achieve happiness?


Does it affect our society?
Why aren’t people happy?

What should the government do about it?

What policies should be adopted by the government to make people happier?


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Describe an advertisement you have seen or heard recently that impressed you.
You should say

What was the advertisement about?

What did you like about the advertisement?


What made it stand out?

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Discussion

Did you the service or the product advertised?

Do you trust advertisements?


How do wrongly advertised products/services affect you buying decision?
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Describe your favorite part of the day. Please say

Why do you like it?

What do you usually do during that time?


Whom do you spend it with?
Discussion

How do people plan their routines?

What are the advantages of planning your time?


What are the disadvantages of routines?
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Describe an occasion or event when you were congratulated. Please say

What was the occasion?

When was it?


Who was congratulating you?
How did this make you feel?
Discussion

Do you think people need to be recognized for their achievements?


Do awards and encouragement help people?

What is the role of talent in an individual’s achievement?

Do you think talent is important?

Do countries contribute towards development of talented people?


In your opinion is individual achievement more important than collective effort?
Where do you think collective effort is important?

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Talk about a hand-made useful tool that created. Please say

What was it?


How did you do it?

Why is it useful in everyday life?


Discussion

Do you agree that the government should support handcrafts arts? Why?

Tell me about one of the famous handcrafted products in your country that
attracts tourists?
Do you think the handcrafted products are still in demand? Why?

In the modern world we have computers replacing?


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Talk about a famous musician in your country. Please say

Why was he popular?


What is the reason you like him the most?
Discussion

Have you had a music class in the past?

Why did you give up music?


What is good about music classes?

Should music be made mandatory I n schools?

Does music give identity to a nation?

Do you think music can induce in a person?


At what age should music be introduced to kids?
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Describe a small business that you would like to start. You should say

What business is it?


Where would you like to start it?

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What would it require to make a start?

Why have you chose this particular business?


Discussion

What are the skills required to start a business?

Do you think a university degree is more important than getting experience?

Should academic programs be modified to include an internship?

If so what percentage of the academic program should include practical


training?
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Describe a lake or a sea that you visited. Please say

What is its name?

Where is it?

When did you go there?


What do people do there?
Discussion

What was the most memorable part of that visit?

Would you recommend that place to other people?

What other water sports are there to enjoy?


How should the government support these types of places?

What do you think about people that used to travel by water in the past?

Is travelling by water more time consuming?

Can you compare water and air travel?


How important is sea travel in your home country?

What do you think about water travel in the future?

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Talk about thinks that can make you a big angry. Please say

What are they?


When and where are they happening usually?

Why do they make you angry?


Discussion

When you think about it, do you still feel angry?

Is it good to express emotions?


What are the disadvantage of hiding emotions|?
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Describe a film based on a real life event or a real person. Please say

When did you see it?


Did you like it or not? Why?

What did you learn from the movie?


Discussion

In your country what kind of real people are filmed in movies?

What do you think is better to read a book or to see a movie based on a book?
What are the most important things to make a movie successful?
Do you think the star acting in the movie influences the success of the movie?
Why?
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Describe a house that you have visited recently. Please say

What was so interesting about it?


When and why did you visit it?

Where is it located?

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Discussion
Did people enjoy visiting it too?
Is it better to build houses in the city or in countryside?
What can people do to save energy in their house and to help the environment?
Who designed you house?
Why do people decide to design their own houses?

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