GEP 4- IN CLASS SPEAKING-MINI TALKS

Short Talk Topic Card – EIC 3 - Unit 1A (1st)

YOUR FAVOURITE FOOD
You should say:
 what the food is
 whether it is a healthy kind of food
 when and how often you eat it
 why you like it
and other relevant information (if any).
Short Talk Topic Card – EIC 3 - Unit 1A (2nd)
YOUR DIET
You should say:
 what you normally have for breakfast/lunch/dinner
 how healthy the food/drink you have throughout the day is
 whether you watch your diet carefully
 what changes, if any, you think you should make to improve your diet
and other relevant information (if any).
Short Talk Topic Card – EIC 3 - Unit 1B (1st)
YOUR FAMILY
You should say:
 how many members your family has
 what they do
 how close you are to your family
 why your family is important to you
and other relevant information (if any).
Short Talk Topic Card – EIC 3 - Unit 1B (2nd)
SOMEONE IN YOUR FAMILY
You should say:
 what his/her relationship is to you
 what your memories of this person are
 how often you see him/her
 whether you admire him/her
and other relevant information (if any).

Short Talk Topic Card – EIC 3 - Unit 2A (1st)

SOMETHING SPECIAL THAT YOU SAVED MONEY TO BUY
You should say:
 what it was
 why you bought it
 how long you saved money for it
 how you saved the money
 how you felt after you bought it
and other relevant information (if any).
Short Talk Topic Card – EIC 3 - Unit 2A (2nd)
A FAMOUS FIGURE THAT YOU ADMIRE MOST
You should say:
 who the person is
 what he or she is like
 why you admire him or her
 what you would do if you met him/her
and other relevant information (if any).
Short Talk Topic Card – EIC 3 - Unit 2B (1st)
A PERSON WHO HAS DONE A LOT OF WORK TO HELP PEOPLE
You should say:
 who this person is
 how you know about him/her
 what he/she has done to help people
 how you feel about him/her
and other relevant information (if any).
Short Talk Topic Card – EIC 3 - Unit 2B (2nd)
AN UNUSUAL / EXCITING EXPERIENCE YOU’VE HAD
You should say:
 what you did
 where and when you did it
 who you shared the activity with
 why this activity was exciting for you
and other relevant information (if any).
Short Talk Topic Card – EIC 3 - Unit 3A (1st)
A COMMON FORM OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN YOUR CITY
You should say:
 what kind of transport it is
 what it is like
 when and how often you use it
 whether you like to use this form of transport
and other relevant information (if any).
Short Talk Topic Card – EIC 3 - Unit 3A (2nd)
A TRAFFIC RULE OR LAW YOU KNOW ABOUT
You should say:
 what it is
 whether you follow this rule/law
 how you feel about this law
 why this rule/law is important
and other relevant information (if any).
Short Talk Topic Card – EIC 3 - Unit 3B (1st)
MEN’S AND WOMEN’S ROLES IN THE FAMILY
You should say:
 what traditional roles of men and women in the family are
 who can be the better parent, men or women
 whether traditional gender role are gradually changing
 how you think it would change in the future
and other relevant information (if any).
 Short Talk Topic Card – EIC 3 - Unit 3B (2nd)
STEREOTYPES ABOUT GENDER AND WORK
You should say:
 what jobs men and women are expected to carry out
 whether men and women are equally good at all jobs
 what the negative effects of such stereotypes in the workplace are
 how we can fight occupational gender stereotypes
and other relevant information (if any).

Short Talk Topic Card – EIC 3 - Unit 4A (1st)

SOMETHING YOU LEARNT TO DO AFTER A LOT OF EFFORT
You should say:
 what it was
 why it was difficult to learn
 when and how often you learnt it
 why you decided to learn it and other relevant information (if any).

Short Talk Topic Card – EIC 3 - Unit 4A (2nd)

TIPS TO LEARN ENGLISH
You should say:
 if you know any tips to learn English
 which you think is the best tip
 which tip you could easily put into practice
 what other things you do to improve your English outside class and other
relevant information (if any).

Short Talk Topic Card – EIC 3 - Unit 4B (1st)

YOU AND YOUR PHONE
You should say:
 what make your phone is and how long you have had it
 what you often use your phone for
 when you often set your phone to silent mode
 what you shouldn’t do with your phone in public and other relevant information (if
any).

Short Talk Topic Card – EIC 3 - Unit 4B (2nd)

GOOD MANNERS
You should say:
 what manners you should have when greeting people
 what manners you should have when you are invited to somebody’s house
 what manners you should have in class
 what manners you should have on social networking sites and other relevant
information (if any).