Rules

There will always be people who break rather than obey rules.

Discuss this topic with the examiner.

Use the following prompts, in the order given below, to develop the conversation:

● rules that you have in your home life

● rules that you have broken or someone you know has broken
● rules that you think are sensible, and some rules that you think are unnecessary
● people who break very serious rules, such as criminals, and how society should react
to them
● the idea that a completely free society would be the most dangerous to live in.

You may introduce related ideas of your own to expand on these prompts.
Remember, you are not allowed to make any written notes.
 Competition

Being competitive is often thought to be a positive quality, but competition may also have
negative effects on people.

Discuss this topic with the examiner.

Use the following prompts, in the order given below, to develop the conversation:

● competition you have entered and how you felt about the experience
● positive and negative aspects of competition/competing
● how competitive the society in which you live is
● what drives some people to achieve great success
● the suggestion that competition should be reduced in school life.

You may introduce related ideas of your own to expand on these prompts.
Remember, you are not allowed to make any written notes.
 Language

Across the world, there are thousands of different languages. Some people say this makes
the world a more interesting place.

Discuss this topic with the examiner.

Use the following prompts, in the order given below, to develop the conversation:

● what you like about your own language

● a new language that you would like to learn, and why
● the skills a person needs to learn a new language
● how people and animals communicate without using spoken language
● the idea that the world would be a better place if we all spoke one language.

You may introduce related ideas of your own to expand on these prompts.
Remember, you are not allowed to make any written notes.
 Sport

Most of us have taken part in sport at some time.

Discuss this topic with the examiner.

Use the following prompts, in the order given below, to develop the conversation:

● team sports versus individual sports

● unusual sports that you know or take part in
● sporting success and failure
● the amount of money that some sportspeople now receive
● the effects on a country of hosting a major sporting event.

You may introduce related ideas of your own to expand on these prompts.
Remember, you are not allowed to make any written notes.
 Films

What do you want from a film?

Discuss this topic with the examiner.

Use the following prompts, in the order given below, to develop the conversation:

● the types of films you usually watch and some specific examples
● how you prefer to watch films (e.g. at the cinema, on DVD, on video)
● how you feel when the film has finished
● how and why you might be disappointed with a film
● the film you would make if you were given a large budget.

You may introduce related ideas of your own to expand on these prompts.
Remember, you are not allowed to make any written notes.