Speaking Topics_01_2 A&B_4 A&B_5 A&B
Tarjetas 2.A&B: Pressing social issues
Tarjetas 4.A&B: School fundraising
Tarjetas 5.A&B: Reducing costs
BEFORE EACH TOPIC, PLEASE CONSIDER:
Structure -> linking words, sentence structure
Points -> tenses, sentence structure
Example, explanation or experience in each points -> vocabulary, phrases, sentence structure\
Tarjetas 2.A&B: Pressing social issues
You are going to discuss together some social problems and challenges. Think of at least 2 measures that could be taken to address each of the following social issues:
(1) The increase in the cost of living (food, electricity, petrol, etc.).
(2) Gender inequality (discrimination based on gender). \
(1) The increase in the cost of living (food, electricity, petrol, etc.).
What’s your structure of this speaking topic?
Points of the topic and Tenses may be used in this topic\
What are the problems and challenges -> Present simple tense, Present perfect simple tense, present perfect continuous tense
Comparison to before -> Past tense, Present perfect simple tense, present perfect continuous tense
Reasons/Sources of the problems and challenges -> Present simple tense, Past tense, Present perfect simple tense, present perfect continuous tense
What to do? (Maybe not necessary) -> future tense
Vocabulary & phrases:
Cost, expenses, daily expenses, higher cost, lower cost
Rental, transportation, grocery costs, housing, taxes, healthcare,
Consumer price index (CPI)
Inflation, economic downturn
Sustain a certain standard of living
Affordable, pricey, expensive, cheap
Increase, decrease, reduce
Employment, salary, mortgage, saving
Government, charity, NGO, politician, society, company, manufacturer
(2) Gender inequality (discrimination based on gender).
What’s your structure of this speaking topic?
Points of the topic and Tenses may be used in this topic\
What is gender inequality -> Present simple tense
The problems and challenge -> Present simple tense, Present perfect simple tense, present perfect continuous tense
Reasons/Sources of the problems and challenges -> Present simple tense, Past tense, Present perfect simple tense, present perfect continuous tense
What to do? (Maybe not necessary) -> future tense\
Vocabulary & phrases:
Equally, unequally, equality, inequality, fairly, unfairly, disadvantageous, discrimination, based on gender, gender justice, women’s rights
Treatment, opportunity,
Education, violence, employment, workplace, business, leadership, political representation, lack of legal protections, poverty, stereotype, sexual harassment
Speak up, me too events
Government, charity, NGO, politician, society,
Tarjetas 4.A&B: School fundraising
You and your partner are meeting to discuss what activities you could organise at your language school to raise funds for local charities. Consider the following in your discussion:
- Different types of activities and how much money you could raise with them\
- How everyone at school would be involved\
- Agree on which 3 activities you will be doing\
What’s your structure of this speaking topic?
Points of the topic and Tenses may be used in this topic
Different types of activities and how much money you could raise with them -> Present simple tense, future tense, conditional, passive voice
How everyone at school would be involved -> Present simple tense, future tense
Agree on which 3 activities you will be doing -> future tense\
Vocabulary & phrases:
Charity, NGO, representatives, teachers, students, principal, head teachers, coordinator
Events, promotion, fundraising, gathering, manage
Schedule, arrange, budgeting
Corporate, coordinate, participate, initiate
Interactive, have fun, theme
Tarjetas 5.A&B: Reducing costs
You and your partner are flatmates. As the cost of living has increased recently, you need to discuss what you can do to cut your expenses. Discuss the points below and come up
with at least 3 measures you agree on.
Bills (electricity, gas, water, broadband, streaming platforms, etc.)
Food
Home repairs and maintenance\
What’s your structure of this speaking topic?
Points of the topic and Tenses may be used in this topic
Each aspect + explanation + solution-> Present simple tense, present perfect, future tense, passive voice\
Vocabulary & phrases:
Price, fee, charges, discount, bargain
Increased, decreased, slightly, gradually, sharply, dramatically
Budgeting, calculate, sum, reduce, decrease
Pay as it goes, go Dutch, divide
On a regular basis, routine
Grocery shopping, run errands
Daily, weekly, biweekly, every other week, once a month, monthly, every quarter, seasonal, yearly, twice a year
Electricity appliances
