Modules 5-8 - Speaking practice

Do you prefer to live in a house or in a flat?
Benefits of living in the countryside
Describe the place where you live

Do you prefer paper books or electronic books?
Benefits of reading
Tell us about a book you liked

Do you prefer to read a book or watch a film?
The best things about going to the cinema
The last time you went to the cinema

Do you prefer to travel by train or by plane?
Benefits of the car
The last time you went on holiday

Do you prefer to go on holidya to the beach or a city?
Describe some problems you can have when you travel
The last time you went on holiday

Do you prefer a desktop computer or a laptop?
Benefits of the internet
A gadget you can't live without

Do you prefer to eat out or eat at home?
Benefits of traditional food
The last time you ate out

Do you prefer to go to class or study online?
Benefits of private lessons
Your experience learning English

Do you think it is better to study at a private school or a state school?
Benefits of extracurricular activities
Speak about your education

Do you prefer swimming or running?
Benefits of doing exercise
Describe the physical activity you do

Do you prefer to do a sport or go to the cinema?
Benefits of doing sport
Explain how you keep healthy

Do you prefer to buy online or in a real shop?
Benefits of shopping centres
The last time you bought something

Do you prefer to do the shopping weekly or monthly?
Benefits of buying local products
The next time you will do the shopping

Do you prefer to work alone or in a team?
Benefits of working from home
Describe your ideal job

Do you prefer to work in a office or outdoors?
Benefits of flexible timetables
Describe a job you wouldn't like to have

Do you prefer to watch the news on TV or read them online?
Newspapers in the future
The last time you read a newspaper

Do you think it is better to have a lot of siblings or be an only child?
Speak about taking care of old people
Describe your family

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS – Modules 5-6

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS – Modules 5-6

A global world

Have you ever been to a foreign country? What surprised you most? What do foreigners find surprising about Spain? Why do people go to live in other countries? What difficulties can people find living abroad? What influences from other countries have you noticed in Spain in recent years? Where is your town and what’s special about it? Where do people usually live and work? What do people do in their free time? How multicultural is your city?

Technology

How has technology changed in your life since you were young? Which inventions have changed ordinary people’s lives in the last fi fty years? What gadgets do you use for work or study? What appliances are useful at home? What do you think of mobile phones? What is better a tablet or a computer?

The future

What will homes be like in the future? How will we communicate? How will we travel? Where will we work? What will we do in our free time? How long will we live? How will we study? How can you be green at home, using transport, doing the shopping?

Sport

What are the benefits of doing sport? What are the disadvantages of team sports? Describe the sport facilities of Lugo Compare two sports What sports do children usually do? And old people? Have you ever gone skiing? What sports are popular in Galicia?

Holidays

Which has been your best/worst holiday? Where would you like to travel to? What kind of accommodation do you prefer? What kind of accommodation do you dislike? What do you do when you go on holiday?

Food

Describe Galician diet. Is it healthy/unhealthy? What do you need to have a healthy diet? Do you pay attention to the fat, salt and sugar content of what you eat? How much of your diet consists of prepackaged, processed foods? Were there any foods you particularly loved or hated as a child? Why are fast food and ready-made food (or processed food or convenience food) so popular these days? Where do people usually have lunch in Galicia?

Education

What kind of school did you attend? What did you like most? What were some of the rules in your school? Who was your best/worst teacher at school? How have schools changed? How will the change in the future?

Health

What do you have to do be healthy? When was the last time you had a cold? What can you do to reduce stress? Which sports are good for your health? What unhealthy habits do you have? What do you think of alternative therapies?

Home

How many homes have you had? Describe your current home and the area What would you like to change in it? Have you ever had any problems? Compare living in a flat and living a house

Books

What kind of books do you read? What is your favourite book? What’s it about? Do you think people read more or less nowadays? Why? What do you think of ebooks? Do you like films based on books? What books did you use to read when you were a child?