Part One: Speaking
Discuss the questions below, making sure you discuss three sub-topics each time, including the two given and one more of your own choice.
Some people say that violent computer games have a bad effect on people’s lives. Do you agree?
Notes
Speak about:
- violence in real life
- younger and older people
- (your own idea)
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Some people say that using the internet has become the best way to watch movies. Do you agree?
Notes
Speak about:
- convenience
- the experience
- … (your own idea)
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Should people continue studying an instrument until they are an adult before they decide if they want to give it up?
Notes
Speak about:
- the best age to learn
- regretting it later
- … (your own idea)
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Which is more important to young people – movies or computer games?
Notes
Speak about:
- topics of conversation
- time spent
- (your own idea)
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Computer games are becoming more and more popular but they mean people don’t move their bodies. Do you think this problem can be solved?
Notes
Speak about:
- changes in technology
- what schools can do
- (your own idea)
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Is it better to give students comic versions of classic stories, or to make them read the original books?
Notes
Speak about:
- motivation
- future reading
- (your own idea)
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Some people say that it is impossible to get young people interested in classic literature. Do you agree?
Notes
Speak about:
- attention spans
- different ways of getting people interested
- (your own idea)
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We should concentrate on science and maths more than arts in schools. Do you agree?
Notes
Speak about:
- the economy
- personal development
- (your own idea)
Part Two: Writing
Plan a couple of the tasks above, including deciding what overall structure (= topic of each paragraph in the main body of your essay) you will use.
Decide on the introduction for one of those tasks.
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