How do your grandparents’ childhoods compare to your own? Discuss: • Education • Economically • In the home

Describe a teacher that had a powerful effect on your education. You should: • Say what subject the teacher taught you • Describe the teacher’s personality • Explain what effect the teacher had on you

What are the advantages or disadvantages of going on school/university field trips?. • Educationally • Socially • Financially

You have to give a presentation about our planet to a visiting alien delegation. You should talk about: • Some basic features • Positive and negative characteristics of humans • How the earth can be improved

Describe your current (or past) place of work or school. You should talk about: • Positive and negative aspects of it • Your overall opinion of it • Ways in which you think it could be improved

Compare two countries, two cities or two areas of a town. You should talk about: • How they are different • Why they are different • Which you prefer

Give reasons why the divorce rate has or hasn’t changed in your country. Discuss: • The main causes of divorce • Social factors that affect the divorce rate • The changing roles of men and women

Imagine a job you would like to do. • What the job involves • How you would get the job • What might happen during a typical day

What effect has modern living had on our environment? Discuss: • Various standards of living around the world • What we are doing to protect the environment • What will happen in the future

Who in your family are you most like?. You should discuss: • Appearance • Personality • Habits

Describe an important celebration in your life. You should say: • When it was • What happened • How you felt

Why do people emigrate to a foreign country?. You should discuss: • Possible reasons to emigrate • Advantages of living in a foreign country • Disadvantages of living in a foreign country