EL 217 speaking test
Questions:
What kind of health problems are becoming more common in the 21st century? Which are becoming less common? Why? (p57)
Why do you think there has been a significant increase in childhood allergies worldwide? (p63)
Why do you think people are now surviving diseases that they did not in the past? (p63)
Why do you think the incidence of obesity has been increasing worldwide? (p63)
What do you think is most important: to be healthy, happy or rich? Explain your opinion. (p77)
Which do you think drives people more: rewards or punishments? Why? (p77)
Do you consider yourself neat or a messy person? (p78)
Do you think there are any needs that possessions cannot satisfy? What are they? Why can’t possessions satisfy them? (p81)
Are your friends as important to you as your family? Why / why not? (p84)
What do you think life will be like for young people in 50 years’ time? (adapted from p97)
What are some future events that you’re looking forward to? Is there anything that you’re not looking forward to? (p97)
How are old people treated in Thailand? What is your opinion of this? (adapted from p99)
How can technology improve life in the future? How could it make life in the future worse? (p101)
What do you think the world will be like when you are 75? What is your opinion on this? (adapted from p103).
Would you want to live on another planet? Why or why not? Give three reasons. (adapted from p101)
What effect do you think an ageing population will have on the environment? (adapted from p101)
Would you like to live to the age of 100? Why or why not? (adapted from unit 10 theme)
Would you want to keep on living if you were unable to take care of yourself because of illness or old age? (adapted from unit 6 / unit 10 theme)
Do you think that some businesspeople are too greedy? Why / why not? (adapted from unit 8 theme)
Do you think it is acceptable to be dishonest in business if you later give the money to charity? (adapted from unit 8 theme)