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    The document provides topics and questions for seven speaking exercises: 1) Homelessness, immigration, and dress codes. 2) A short story discussing old-fashioned schools, characters, and mechanical teachers. 3) A short story about a returning soldier, his family, and what catches his attention. 4) Making decisions about university, jobs, family, and moving countries. The importance of motivation in different situations. 5) Preferences for spending free time and holidays, benefits of the Internet for various activities. 6) Potential disagreements between teenagers and parents over home activities and the advantages and disadvantages of different activities.

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    The document provides topics and questions for seven speaking exercises: 1) Homelessness, immigration, and dress codes. 2) A short story discussing old-fashioned schools, characters, and mechanical teachers. 3) A short story about a returning soldier, his family, and what catches his attention. 4) Making decisions about university, jobs, family, and moving countries. The importance of motivation in different situations. 5) Preferences for spending free time and holidays, benefits of the Internet for various activities. 6) Potential disagreements between teenagers and parents over home activities and the advantages and disadvantages of different activities.

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    The document provides topics and questions for seven speaking exercises: 1) Homelessness, immigration, and dress codes. 2) A short story discussing old-fashioned schools, characters, and mechanical teachers. 3) A short story about a returning soldier, his family, and what catches his attention. 4) Making decisions about university, jobs, family, and moving countries. The importance of motivation in different situations. 5) Preferences for spending free time and holidays, benefits of the Internet for various activities. 6) Potential disagreements between teenagers and parents over home activities and the advantages and disadvantages of different activities.

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    Speaking Cards

    Cpi Intermediate
    SPEAKING 1: Homelessness
    Discuss the following:

    Dangers homeless children face in the streets

    What activities children miss the most

    Events that led to having more families living in the streets

    Government´s Contribution to Crisis

    How does the situation affect people psychologically

    SPEAKING 2: Immigration
    Discuss the following:

    Border family separation policies

    How are immigrants seen

    Asylums

    Unsanitary Conditions

    SPEAKING 3: Dress Codes

    It´s origin

    Why are Dress Codes necessary?

    What do dress Codes have to contemplate?

    Two ways Dress Codes can discriminate

    How can the implementation of a dress code be informed or communicated?

    SPEAKING 4: The fun they had . –Isaac Asimov


    Discuss:

    About the author

    Setting in time and Place

    Characters – Age
    What did Margie write in her diary?

    What is a telebook?

    Where was Margie´s school? Did she have any friends?

    What subjects did they learn?

    Who found what in the attic?

    Why did Margie´s mother send for the County Inspector?

    How were the old kind of schools and teachers described in the story?

    Mechanical Teachers

    SPEAKING 5: Soldier´s Home.- Hemingway

    Discuss:

    About the author

    Setting in time and Place

    Characters (round or flat)

    Why is he considered an antihero?

    Why is he called by his surname in the story?

    What are the things that call his attention?

    What is the relationship with his family?

    Extra Practice:

    SPEAKING A

    Choosing a university
    Finding a job

    What might people have


    to consider when making
    these decisions?

    Starting a family
    Getting marr

    Moving to another country

    SPEAKING B

    Training for a
    Working in a factory
    How important is motivation in
    these situations?

    Climbing a mountain

    Studying for an exam


    Working in an office

    SPEAKING C

    What are the pros and cons


    among teenagers and
    adults as to technological
    changes?
    SPEAKING D

    Visiting new touristic places

    Sharing time with friends


    What is important when
    having a short holiday?

    Just resting Spending time

    Reading and watching TV


    Doing shopping

    SPEAKING E

    Meeting up friends
    Watching Netflix

    Reading magazine How would you prefer


    to spend your free
    time?
    Sleeping

    Watching gossip programmes


    Taking up a sport
    Doing crosswords

    SPEAKING F

    Booking a flight
    Social Aspect

    Search for information What are the benefits of


    Internet in these situations?

    Contacts
    Studies

    Online
    Games

    SPEAKING G
     Sometimes teenagers and parents disagree about the activities
    they do at home.” State your point of view.
     What are the advantages and disadvantages of the activities
    below?
    Watching NETFLIX
    Listening to music
    Surfing the Internet
    Reading magazines /
    comics
    Playing computer
    games
    Texting friends
    Meeting up friends

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