ISE II INTERVIEW TOPICS

PUBLIC FIGURES PAST AND PRESENT

1. Which public figure do you admire most and why? (Can be dead or alive)
2. Does your country have any famous historical figures? What did they do?
3. Who is the most important public figure in your country at the moment?
4. Do you think that celebrities earn too much money these days?
5. Should celebrities have the right to a private life?
6. What do you imagine are the main advantages and disadvantages of being
famous?
7. Do you think that all politicians are corrupt?
Vocabulary
Legend
Hero
Genius
Privacy
Tabloids
To admire
To achieve
To be successful
To contribute
PERSONAL VALUES AND IDEALS
1. What are your ambitions, hopes and fears?
2. Are family and friends important to you?
3. What do you think are the best and worst traits a person can have?
4. Is there anyone (family member/friend or a famous person) that you admire for
his or her values and ideals?
5. What values do you think are important in work? (in a job)
6. What is the worst injustice for you?
7. Do you think that discrimination and prejudices still exist in your country?
8. Is freedom of speech a basic human right?
9. Do you think that the television is a means to influence young minds?
10. What motto do you live by?
Vocabulary
tolerance environmental
discrimination principles
ethical wealth/poverty
work ethical
love consumption
freedom compassion (for people in need/
friends charity)
a moral dilemma environmental
moral principles
code/ creed/ ethics/ rules/ beliefs honesty/dishonesty
family betray/lie to/ double cross
respect/disrespect integrity/hypocrisy
selfish/selfless loyal/ trustworthy

WORD BANK: TABLE OF IDEAS/SUGGESTIONS
Achievement Friendships Physical challenge
Advancement and Growth Pleasure
promotion
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Adventure Having a family Power and authority

Affection (love and Helping other people Privacy
caring)
Arts Helping society Public service
Challenging problems Honesty Purity
Change and variety Independence Quality of what I take
part in
Close relationships Influencing others Quality relationships
Community Inner harmony Recognition (respect
from others, status)
Competence Integrity Religion
Competition Intellectual status Reputation
Cooperation Involvement Responsibility and
accountability
Country Job tranquility Security
Creativity Knowledge Self-Respect
Decisiveness Leadership Serenity
Democracy Location Sophistication
Ecological awareness Loyalty Stability
Economic security Market position Status
Effectiveness Meaningful work Supervising others
Efficiency Merit Time freedom
Ethical practice Money Truth
Excellence Nature Wealth
Excitement Being around people Wisdom
who
are open and honest
Fame Order (tranquility, Work under pressure
stability, conformity)
Fast living Personal development Work with others
Financial gain Freedom Working alone

SOCIETY AND LIVING STANDARDS

Questions
1. How do you think your current lifestyle and living standards compare with that
of your parents?
2. At what age should a son or daughter be allowed to leave home?
3. Do you think there are more single-parent families now?
4. Which aspects of society are improving?
5. Are there any aspects of society that are getting worse?
6. Should unemployed people get state benefits?
7. Do you believe in a high tax economy?
8. Is immigration a problem in your country?
9. What do you think are the characteristics of a good member of society?
10. Do you have a vision of a better society? What changes would you make?
Vocabulary
Get better/improve mejorar
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Get worse/worsen empeorar

Decrease reducir
Increase aumentar
Deserve merecer
Poverty la pobreza

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS

1. Are you worried about climate change?
2. What do you do to prevent climate change/to protect the environment?
3. Do your consumption habits destroy the habitats of other species?
4. Should cars be banned from city, town and village centres?
5. Are you for or against nuclear power?
6. Are your countrys seas, rivers and / or lakes clean to swim in?
7. What government and private campaigns are there in your country to protect and
improve the environment?
8. Do you think that these types of campaigns are successful?
Vocabulary
biodegradable extinction
biodiversity flood
carbon monoxide fumes
carbon dioxide natural resources
climate global warming
climate change greenhouse effect
deforestation green peace
desertification renewable energy
drought ozone layer
earthquake pollution
endangered species recycle waste
energy tsunami
energy conservation volcano
environment waste
Phrases
I try to recycle
Protect the environment
Prevent global warming
Look after our planet
Lots of animals are at risk of becoming extinct
Use up natural resources = The degradation of natural resources because of
human pressure

THE WORLD OF WORK

1.) What job/ profession do you want when you are older?
2.) Have you ever had a part time job?
3.) What would be your dream job and why?
4.) Do you think that women and men are equal in the workplace today? Or are
there still prejudices?
5.) What values do you think are important when working in a team?
6.) What would you prefer: a poorly paid job that you love, or a well paid job that
you hate?
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7.) What do you think needs to be done in Spain in order to combat unemployment?
8.) Which jobs do you think are overpaid?
9.) Which jobs do you think are underpaid?
Vocab
Profession = job
Dream job = best/ ideal job
Workplace
Office
Prejudices
Team work
Poorly paid job // well paid job
Combat
Unemployment
Overpaid // underpaid
UNEXPLAINED PHENOMENA AND EVENTS
1. Do you believe in ghosts?
2. Do you believe that aliens exist?
3. Do you think that there is something else out there other than human beings?
4. Do you believe stories about people seeing UFOs?
5. Have you ever had an experience that seemed unusual or spooky?
Vocabulary
Fairy hada
Ghost fantasma
Haunt obsesionar
Magic magia
Orbs light orbes de luz
Paranormal paranormal
Solstice solsticio
Sorcerer hechicero
Sorcery hechicera
Soul alma
Spirit espritu
Spiritual espiritual
Supernatural sobrenatural
Telepathy telepata
Warlock brujo
Witch bruja
Witchcraft brujera
Zombie Zombi